2000s nfl running back yard leaders

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 12,490 yards.

Interpreted as:
2000s NFL running back rushing yard leaders
NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12,490
141
2,880
4.3
88.6
138
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
2 Edgerrin James
E. James
10,693
132
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
3 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,607
131
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
4 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,696
108
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
5 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,585
121
2,068
4.6
79.2
46
1,874
234
330
8.0
15.5
5
6 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
9,514
110
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
7 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,453
123
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
8 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
9,217
148
2,280
4.0
62.3
62
1,858
289
383
6.4
12.6
3
9 Ahman Green
A. Green
8,876
118
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
10 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
8,347
134
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
10
11 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
8,008
103
1,911
4.2
77.7
60
2,210
282
376
7.8
21.5
7
12 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
7,782
104
1,860
4.2
74.8
63
1,186
158
229
7.5
11.4
5
13 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
7,551
92
1,824
4.1
82.1
45
1,815
279
348
6.5
19.7
4
14 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
6,707
84
1,548
4.3
79.8
41
2,287
281
378
8.1
27.2
7
15 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
6,658
81
1,458
4.6
82.2
78
2,598
283
359
9.2
32.1
7
16 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
6,219
82
1,421
4.4
75.8
55
1,373
154
227
8.9
16.7
6
17 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
6,096
97
1,429
4.3
62.8
49
1,720
234
310
7.4
17.7
5
18 Travis Henry
T. Henry
6,086
90
1,488
4.1
67.6
38
951
141
199
6.7
10.6
2
19 Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
5,995
107
1,308
4.6
56.0
37
3,790
426
580
8.9
35.4
29
20 Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
5,979
95
1,517
3.9
62.9
49
676
113
152
6.0
7.1
2
21 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
5,832
87
1,457
4.0
67.0
43
986
117
167
8.4
11.3
2
22 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
5,787
90
1,441
4.0
64.3
50
992
150
204
6.6
11.0
3
23 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
5,578
83
1,194
4.7
67.2
51
3,023
383
503
7.9
36.4
22
24 Frank Gore
F. Gore
5,561
73
1,168
4.8
76.2
32
1,831
224
318
8.2
25.1
7
25 Willie Parker
W. Parker
5,378
79
1,253
4.3
68.1
24
697
84
121
8.3
8.8
5
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Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

18th

OPP PPG

14.5

1st

RUSH YDS/G

121.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

221.0

20th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
9
1
0
.900
Chargers Chargers
7
3
0
.700
Broncos Broncos
6
5
0
.545
Raiders Raiders
2
8
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/25
BAL BAL
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
12/1
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Sun
12/15
TB TB
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

7-3-0

34

Final

27

CIN Bengals

4-7-0

Sun 17 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
7
4
0
.636
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
9
1
0
.900
Vikings Vikings
8
2
0
.800
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
5
0
.545
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
6
0
.400
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
6
4
0
.600
Rams Rams
5
5
0
.500
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
9
2
0
.818
Dolphins Dolphins
4
6
0
.400
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
8
2
0
.800
Ravens Ravens
7
4
0
.636
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
7
4
0
.636
Colts Colts
5
6
0
.455
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
9
1
0
.900
Chargers Chargers
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/17
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
34-10
Sat
11/16
CIN CIN
@
LAC LAC
27-34
Sat
11/16
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
21-30
Sat
11/16
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
6-38
Sat
11/16
SEA SEA
@
SF SF
20-17

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/21
PIT PIT
@
CLE CLE
8:15 PM
Sun
11/24
TB TB
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
DET DET
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM