most career points by a running back

Emmitt Smith has the most career points by a running back, with 1,052 points.

NAME PTS GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,052
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
972
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
872
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
4 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
830
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
5 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
760
104
3,711
893
4.2
35.7
50
1,480
130
11.4
14.2
12
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
758
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7 Jim Brown
J. Brown
756
118
12,312
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
8 Walter Payton
W. Payton
750
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
9 John Riggins
J. Riggins
696
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
10 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
672
123
9,453
2,187
4.3
76.9
100
1,520
215
316
7.1
12.4
12
11 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
670
136
11,423
2,355
4.9
84.0
106
1,651
174
224
9.5
12.1
5
12 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
654
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
13 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
606
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
14 Frank Gore
F. Gore
602
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
15 Franco Harris
F. Harris
600
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
16 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
576
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
17 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
570
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
18 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
568
149
10,413
2,453
4.2
69.9
85
2,214
287
391
7.7
14.9
9
19 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
566
113
8,172
1,780
4.6
72.3
86
2,962
339
376
8.7
26.2
8
20 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
558
129
8,597
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
21 Edgerrin James
E. James
556
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
22 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
548
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
23 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
546
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
24 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
540
170
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
25 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
540
136
7,274
1,727
4.2
53.5
74
2,281
190
12.0
16.8
13
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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
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7
10
0
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3
14
0
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
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Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
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Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647