Putting Up Numbers· NFL

Most rushing yards through the first 150 games of an NFL career, playoffs included

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Barry Sanders leads with 14,929 rushing yards through his first 150 games, playoffs included, first of 295 careers.

Most rushing yards through the first 150 games of an NFL career, playoffs included
#Player and seasonsValue
Barry Sanders1989 – 199814,929
Eric Dickerson1983 – 199313,902
Emmitt Smith1990 – 199813,710
Walter Payton1975 – 198413,632
Adrian Peterson2007 – 201813,547
LaDainian Tomlinson2001 – 201012,957
Derrick Henry2016 – 202512,864
Edgerrin James1999 – 200812,745
Curtis Martin1995 – 200412,636
Tony Dorsett1977 – 198612,240
Fred Taylor1998 – 200912,059
Thurman Thomas1988 – 199611,793
Jerome Bettis1993 – 200211,698
Franco Harris1972 – 198111,430
Corey Dillon1997 – 200611,393
O.J. Simpson1969 – 1979inactive after 136 games11,285
Marshall Faulk1994 – 200311,280
Frank Gore2005 – 201411,261
Eddie George1996 – 200411,217
Jamal Lewis2000 – 2009inactive after 137 games11,029
Steven Jackson2004 – 201410,996
Ricky Watters1992 – 200010,991
LeSean McCoy2009 – 201810,802
Marshawn Lynch2007 – 201710,679
Clinton Portis2002 – 2010inactive after 117 games10,137
Ricky Williams1999 – 201110,067
Shaun Alexander2000 – 2008inactive after 132 games10,009
Matt Forte2008 – 2017inactive after 148 games9,939
Earl Campbell1978 – 1985inactive after 121 games9,827
Tiki Barber1997 – 20069,771
Chris Johnson2008 – 2017inactive after 131 games9,723
John Riggins1971 – 19839,679

Method

  • Box scores start in 1950, so 257 careers that began earlier aren't here.