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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PPG

19.3

17th

OPP PPG

11.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

152.0

7th

PASS YDS/G

141.0

31st

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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
3
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
2
1
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/29
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Sun
10/13
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Mon
10/21
LAC LAC
@
ARI ARI
9:00 PM
Sun
10/27
NO NO
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Sun
11/3
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

3-0-0

20

Final

10

LAC Chargers

2-1-0

Sun 22 Sep 2024

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AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Jets Jets
2
1
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
0
0
1.000
Ravens Ravens
1
2
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
2
1
0
.667
Colts Colts
1
2
0
.333
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
3
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
2
1
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Eagles Eagles
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Vikings Vikings
3
0
0
1.000
Lions Lions
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Saints Saints
2
1
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
2
1
0
.667
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
3
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/25
DAL DAL
@
NYG NYG
20-15
Sun
9/22
WAS WAS
@
CIN CIN
38-33
Sun
9/22
JAX JAX
@
BUF BUF
10-47
Sat
9/21
KC KC
@
ATL ATL
22-17
Sat
9/21
BAL BAL
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DAL DAL
28-25

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/29
PIT PIT
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
JAX JAX
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/29
LAR LAR
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM