NFL Rushing + receiving yards leaders — RB, 2000–2026

The running backs with the most rushing + receiving yards since 2000.

Player	POS	Team	GP	SCRYDS	RUYDS	RECYDS	CAR	REC	TGT	RUTD	RETD	TOUCH	FPS
#1Frank Gore	RB		240	19,985	16,000	3,985	3,736	484	696	81	18	4,220	3,016.5
#2LaDainian Tomlinson	RB		170	18,453	13,686	4,767	3,176	624	868	145	17	3,800
#3Adrian Peterson	RB		184	17,395	14,921	2,474	3,232	305	423	120	6	3,537
#4Derrick Henry	RB		156	15,237	13,392	1,845	2,751	196	252	129	5	2,947
#5Steven Jackson	RB		160	15,122	11,447	3,675	2,766	460	626	69	9	3,226
#6LeSean McCoy	RB		168	15,000	11,102	3,898	2,457	518	665	73	16	2,975
#7Matt Forte	RB		146	14,468	9,789	4,679	2,355	555	724	54	21	2,910
#8Edgerrin James	RB		132	13,471	10,701	2,770	2,658	372	498	67	7	3,030
#9Tiki Barber	RB	NYG	110	13,440	9,513	3,927	1,967	444	610	52	6	2,411
#10Christian McCaffrey	RB		116	13,319	7,807	5,512	1,708	642	800	66	36	2,350
#11Marshawn Lynch	RB		149	12,638	10,424	2,214	2,453	287	393	85	9	2,740
#12Thomas Jones	RB		179	12,609	10,586	2,023	2,680	308	410	68	3	2,988
#13Jamal Lewis	RB		131	12,482	10,603	1,879	2,544	221	298	58	4	2,765
#14Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	129	12,319	7,324	4,995	1,699	617	781	63	25	2,316
#15Clinton Portis	RB		113	11,941	9,923	2,018	2,230	247	339	75	5	2,477
#16Chris Johnson	RB		130	11,906	9,651	2,255	2,163	307	424	55	9	2,470
#17Ezekiel Elliott	RB		135	11,848	9,130	2,718	2,139	368	483	74	14	2,507
#18Ahman Green	RB		117	11,764	8,876	2,888	1,995	376	493	59	14	2,371
#19Fred Taylor	RB		128	11,620	9,740	1,880	2,111	236	333	46	5	2,347
#20Ricky Williams	RB		135	11,559	9,125	2,434	2,179	314	426	64	8	2,493
#21Warrick Dunn	RB		134	11,288	8,345	2,943	2,006	363	512	43	10	2,369
#22Saquon Barkley	RB		110	11,197	8,538	2,659	1,862	362	496	55	16	2,224
#23Maurice Jones-Drew	RB		125	11,111	8,167	2,944	1,847	346	464	68	11	2,193
#24Shaun Alexander	RB		123	10,965	9,445	1,520	2,187	215	316	100	12	2,402
#25Aaron Jones	RB		128	10,674	7,923	2,751	1,636	360	482	53	21	1,996
#26Brian Westbrook	RB		119	10,268	6,320	3,948	1,386	443	599	41	30	1,829
#27Mark Ingram	RB		155	10,236	8,111	2,125	1,817	303	376	65	10	2,120
#28DeAngelo Williams	RB		141	10,207	8,099	2,108	1,731	237	319	61	9	1,968
#29Jamaal Charles	RB		118	10,156	7,563	2,593	1,407	310	440	44	20	1,717
#30Joe Mixon	RB		111	9,876	7,428	2,448	1,816	319	399	60	14	2,135
#31Josh Jacobs	RB		105	9,875	7,803	2,072	1,840	269	341	74	2	2,109
#32Le'Veon Bell	RB		96	9,851	6,554	3,297	1,595	400	503	42	9	1,995
#33Willis McGahee	RB		139	9,813	8,474	1,339	2,095	210	286	65	5	2,305
#34Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	88	9,489	7,951	1,538	1,637	197	254	75	7	1,834
#35Curtis Martin	RB	NYJ	92	9,366	7,551	1,815	1,824	279	348	45	4	2,103
#36DeMarco Murray	RB		99	9,339	7,174	2,165	1,604	307	376	49	6	1,911
#37Priest Holmes	RB		81	9,256	6,658	2,598	1,458	283	359	78	7	1,741
#38Ray Rice	RB	BAL	91	9,214	6,180	3,034	1,430	369	486	37	6	1,799
#39Austin Ekeler	RB		116	9,093	4,794	4,299	1,085	481	606	43	30	1,566
#40Reggie Bush	RB		131	9,087	5,483	3,604	1,285	478	661	36	18	1,763
#41Melvin Gordon	RB		112	9,056	6,543	2,513	1,593	312	415	56	14	1,905
#42Corey Dillon	RB		103	8,968	7,782	1,186	1,860	158	229	63	5	2,018
#43Arian Foster	RB		79	8,871	6,525	2,346	1,475	255	355	54	14	1,730
#44Fred Jackson	RB		120	8,632	5,735	2,897	1,305	354	478	30	9	1,659
#45Jonathan Stewart	RB		134	8,629	7,334	1,295	1,704	162	236	51	7	1,866
#46Marshall Faulk	RB	LAR	82	8,601	5,578	3,023	1,194	383	503	51	22	1,577
#47Michael Pittman	RB		125	8,560	5,250	3,310	1,300	409	603	23	8	1,709
#48Nick Chubb	RB		100	8,458	7,349	1,109	1,462	141	193	54	5	1,603
#49Darren Sproles	RB		183	8,395	3,555	4,840	733	553	748	23	32	1,286
#50Todd Gurley	RB		88	8,336	6,082	2,254	1,460	243	336	67	12	1,703
#51James Conner	RB		108	8,320	6,065	2,255	1,393	289	347	60	12	1,682
#52David Montgomery	RB		109	8,199	6,242	1,957	1,524	238	292	61	5	1,762
#53Latavius Murray	RB		148	8,172	6,552	1,620	1,560	239	301	59	2	1,799
#54Dalvin Cook	RB		89	8,109	6,227	1,882	1,357	237	308	47	5	1,594
#55Kareem Hunt	RB		121	7,984	5,775	2,209	1,393	267	342	55	18	1,660
#56Michael Turner	RB		122	7,866	7,338	528	1,640	70	107	66	1	1,710
#57Deuce McAllister	RB	NO	97	7,820	6,100	1,720	1,430	234	311	50	5	1,664
#58Tony Pollard	RB		115	7,790	6,003	1,787	1,318	258	337	34	5	1,576
#59Larry Johnson	RB		82	7,577	6,204	1,373	1,427	154	226	55	6	1,581
#60Darren McFadden	RB		103	7,534	5,420	2,114	1,302	254	360	28	5	1,556
#61Lamar Miller	RB		102	7,435	5,864	1,571	1,354	211	274	32	8	1,565
#62Ronnie Brown	RB		126	7,354	5,388	1,966	1,282	246	314	38	2	1,528
#63D'Andre Swift	RB		93	7,267	5,086	2,181	1,138	281	365	41	9	1,419
#64Chester Taylor	RB		150	7,056	4,732	2,324	1,160	299	398	26	6	1,459
#65Travis Henry	RB		87	7,034	6,083	951	1,489	141	199	38	2	1,630
#66Kevin Faulk	RB	NE	149	6,985	3,382	3,603	798	419	554	15	14	1,217
#67Devonta Freeman	RB		98	6,983	4,720	2,263	1,138	298	375	38	12	1,436
#68David Johnson	RB		90	6,876	4,071	2,805	1,007	277	401	39	18	1,284
#69Cedric Benson	RB		96	6,854	6,021	833	1,601	120	162	32	1	1,721
#70Stephen Davis	RB		86	6,815	5,829	986	1,456	117	167	43	2	1,573
#71Giovani Bernard	RB		129	6,772	3,783	2,989	937	367	487	22	14	1,304
#72LeGarrette Blount	RB		128	6,760	6,306	454	1,495	64	89	56	2	1,559
#73Leonard Fournette	RB		80	6,737	4,518	2,219	1,144	312	388	34	7	1,456
#74Alfred Morris	RB		112	6,686	6,173	513	1,429	68	99	35	1	1,497
#75Rudi Johnson	RB		92	6,667	5,991	676	1,517	113	151	49	2	1,630
#76Ryan Mathews	RB		86	6,629	5,258	1,371	1,183	179	227	37	3	1,362
#77Doug Martin	RB		84	6,563	5,356	1,207	1,322	148	216	30	2	1,470
#78Pierre Thomas	RB		109	6,501	3,808	2,693	831	338	400	28	12	1,169
#79Ahmad Bradshaw	RB		101	6,421	4,928	1,493	1,083	187	243	36	12	1,270
#80Devin Singletary	RB		112	6,404	4,948	1,456	1,129	218	279	29	5	1,347
#81Eddie George	RB		77	6,309	5,076	1,233	1,505	154	205	40	4	1,659
#82Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	55	6,262	4,404	1,858	890	212	279	29	10	1,102
#83Charlie Garner	RB		65	6,221	3,607	2,614	801	288	380	18	10	1,089
#84Chris Ivory	RB		108	6,155	5,237	918	1,227	106	152	29	3	1,333
#85Marion Barber	RB		99	6,108	4,778	1,330	1,156	179	232	53	6	1,335
#86Julius Jones	RB		94	6,093	5,064	1,029	1,282	150	203	22	2	1,432
#87Willie Parker	RB	PIT	75	6,075	5,376	699	1,252	85	121	24	5	1,337
#88Joseph Addai	RB	IND	78	5,901	4,453	1,448	1,095	191	248	39	9	1,286
#89James Cook	RB	BUF	70	5,878	4,680	1,198	912	136	174	35	9	1,048
#90Carlos Hyde	RB		101	5,846	4,979	867	1,225	157	225	37	3	1,382
#91Brandon Jacobs	RB		108	5,839	5,096	743	1,139	82	138	60	4	1,221
#92Miles Sanders	RB		88	5,736	4,462	1,274	943	183	254	24	4	1,126
#93Najee Harris	RB		74	5,635	4,461	1,174	1,134	183	236	28	6	1,317
#94Jerome Bettis	RB	PIT	81	5,573	5,199	374	1,373	51	72	50	0	1,424
#95Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	53	5,569	3,933	1,636	755	203	256	44	12	958
#96Cordarrelle Patterson	RB		179	5,521	2,646	2,875	546	310	454	22	17	856
#96Kenyan Drake	RB		102	5,521	3,866	1,655	869	218	299	33	8	1,087
#98Jamaal Williams	RB		116	5,432	4,122	1,310	1,069	187	230	32	8	1,256
#99Travis Etienne	RB		69	5,315	3,926	1,389	927	179	235	25	7	1,106
#100Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	59	5,305	3,561	1,744	806	198	260	19	9	1,004