This is a list of National Football League running backs by total career rushing attempts. This list includes all running backs with at least 2,500 attempts.
Active players listed in bold type.
Players with at least 2,500 rushing attempts
RankRank is through season. Player AttemptsTotal is through season. 1 4,409 2 3,838 3 3,735 4 3,518 5 3,479 6 3,210 7 3,174 8 3,0629 3,02810 3,02211 2,99612 2,94913 2,93614 2,91615 2,87716 2,865172,83618 2,76419 2,75120 2,67821 2,66922 Ricky Watters 2,62223 Corey Dillon 2,61824 2,56225 2,54226 2,534
Active player with at least 2,000 attempts Through season; numbers in attempts.
Players with at least 200 postseason rushing attempts RankRank is through season. Player AttemptsTotal is through season. 1 400 2 349 3 339 4 302 5 267 6 251 7 229 8 225 9 218 10 211 11 208 12 206 13 204
Notes
See also List of NFL rushing champions List of NFL career rushing yards leaders List of NFL career rushing touchdowns leaders
External links Pro-football-reference.com enumeration of career rushing attempts leaders