| Rank | Player | Yds | Years | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Emmitt Smith+ | 1,586 | 1990-2004 | dal |
| 2. | Franco Harris+ | 1,556 | 1972-1984 | pit |
| 3. | Thurman Thomas+ | 1,442 | 1988-2000 | buf |
| 4. | Tony Dorsett+ | 1,383 | 1977-1988 | dal |
| 5. | Marcus Allen+ | 1,347 | 1982-1997 | 2TM |
| 6. | Terrell Davis | 1,140 | 1995-2001 | den |
| 7. | John Riggins+ | 996 | 1971-1985 | was |
| 8. | Larry Csonka+ | 891 | 1968-1979 | mia |
| 9. | Chuck Foreman | 860 | 1973-1980 | min |
| 10. | Edgerrin James | 852 | 1999-2009 | 2TM |
| 11. | Roger Craig | 841 | 1983-1993 | 2TM |
| 12. | Earnest Byner | 839 | 1984-1997 | 2TM |
| 13. | Curtis Martin+ | 795 | 1995-2005 | 2TM |
| 14. | Eddie George | 776 | 1996-2004 | oti |
| 15. | Ray Rice (24) | 750 | 2008-2012 | rav |
| 16. | Eric Dickerson+ | 724 | 1983-1993 | 2TM |
| 17. | Dorsey Levens | 702 | 1994-2004 | 2TM |
| 18. | Lawrence McCutcheon | 687 | 1972-1981 | ram |
| 19. | Jerome Bettis | 674 | 1993-2005 | pit |
| 20. | Ricky Watters | 666 | 1992-2001 | 3TM |
| 21. | Robert Newhouse | 651 | 1972-1983 | dal |
| 22. | Natrone Means | 650 | 1993-2000 | 2TM |
| 23. | Walter Payton+ | 632 | 1975-1987 | chi |
| Freeman McNeil | 632 | 1981-1992 | nyj | |
| 25. | Mark van Eeghen | 624 | 1974-1983 | 2TM |
| 26. | Joseph Addai | 621 | 2006-2011 | clt |
| 27. | Fred Taylor | 613 | 1998-2010 | 2TM |
| 28. | Marshall Faulk+ | 602 | 1994-2005 | 2TM |
| 29. | Steve Young+ | 594 | 1985-1999 | sfo |
| 30. | Brian Westbrook | 591 | 2002-2010 | phi |
| 31. | Robert Smith | 590 | 1993-2000 | min |
| 32. | Wendell Tyler | 575 | 1977-1986 | 2TM |
| 33. | Shaun Alexander | 564 | 2000-2008 | sea |
| 34. | Edgar Bennett | 561 | 1992-1999 | gnb |
| 35. | Joe Morris | 553 | 1982-1991 | nyg |
| 36. | Antowain Smith | 550 | 1997-2005 | 2TM |
| 37. | Kenneth Davis | 549 | 1986-1994 | buf |
| 38. | Warrick Dunn | 529 | 1997-2008 | 2TM |
| 39. | Ahman Green | 521 | 1998-2009 | gnb |
| 40. | Duane Thomas | 518 | 1970-1974 | dal |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 518 | 1977-1985 | phi | |
| 42. | Chuck Muncie | 516 | 1976-1984 | sdg |
| 43. | Arian Foster (25) | 515 | 2009-2012 | htx |
| 44. | Thomas Jones | 513 | 2000-2011 | 3TM |
| 45. | Corey Dillon | 508 | 1997-2006 | nwe |
| Jim Taylor+ | 508 | 1958-1967 | gnb | |
| 47. | Clarence Davis | 506 | 1971-1978 | rai |
| 48. | Shonn Greene (26) | 502 | 2009-2012 | nyj |
| 49. | Larry Brown | 499 | 1969-1976 | was |
| 50. | Walt Garrison | 493 | 1966-1974 | dal |