Putting Up Numbers· NFL

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

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Barry Sanders leads with 15,105 rushing yards through his first 150 games, first of 237 careers.

Most rushing yards through the first 150 games of an NFL career
#Player and seasonsValue
Barry Sanders1989 – 199815,105
Emmitt Smith1990 – 199913,544
Walter Payton1975 – 198513,536
Adrian Peterson2007 – 201913,346
Eric Dickerson1983 – 1993inactive after 146 games13,259
LaDainian Tomlinson2001 – 201013,148
Curtis Martin1995 – 200412,741
Derrick Henry2016 – 202512,676
Edgerrin James1999 – 2009inactive after 148 games12,254
Tony Dorsett1977 – 198711,855
Fred Taylor1998 – 201011,647
Jerome Bettis1993 – 200311,563
Marshall Faulk1994 – 200411,523
Corey Dillon1997 – 2006inactive after 149 games11,241
O.J. Simpson1969 – 1979inactive after 135 games11,236
Thurman Thomas1988 – 199711,221
Frank Gore2005 – 201511,161
Steven Jackson2004 – 201410,975
Franco Harris1972 – 198310,970
LeSean McCoy2009 – 201910,764
Ricky Watters1992 – 2001inactive after 144 games10,643
Jamal Lewis2000 – 2009inactive after 131 games10,603
Eddie George1996 – 2004inactive after 141 games10,441
Tiki Barber1997 – 20069,956
Ottis Anderson1979 – 19909,732
John Riggins1971 – 19849,534
Warrick Dunn1997 – 20069,461
Thomas Jones2000 – 20109,429
Marcus Allen1982 – 19938,804
Saquon Barkley2018 – 2026112 of 150 games8,630
Jonathan Taylor2020 – 202692 of 150 games8,208
Herschel Walker1986 – 19958,104
Aaron Jones2017 – 2026131 of 150 games8,084
Mark Ingram2011 – 20228,022
Roger Craig1983 – 19928,016

Method

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