1990’s
Marshall Faulk
Teams/Seasons: Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams. 12 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, Super Bowl Champion, NFL MVP, 4x Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2836 Rushes, 12279 yards, 4.1 yards-per-attempt, 100 touchdowns.
Barry Sanders
Teams/Seasons: Detroit Lions. 10 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, NFL MVP, 10x Pro-Bowl, 6x All-Pro, 2x Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3062 Rushes, 15269 yards, 5-yards-per-attempt, 99 touchdowns.
Emmit Smith
Teams/Seasons: Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals. 15 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, 3x Super Bowl Champion, NFL MVP, 8x Pro-Bowl, 4x All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 4409 Rushes, 18355 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 164 touchdowns.
Jerome Bettis “The Bus”
Teams/Seasons: St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers. 13 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, Super Bowl Champion, 6x Pro-Bowl, 2x All-Pro, Walter Payton Man-of-the-Year award, Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3479 Rushes, 13662 yards, 3.9-yards-per-attempt, 91 touchdowns.
Thurman Thomas
Teams/Seasons: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins. 13 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, NFL MVP, 5x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2877 Rushes, 12074 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 65 touchdowns.
Terrell Davis
Teams/Seasons: Denver Broncos. Seven seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, 2x Super Bowl Champion, NFL MVP, 3x Pro-Bowl, 3x All-Pro, 2x Offensive Player of the Year.
Career stats: 1655 Rushes, 7607 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 60 touchdowns.
Curtis Martin
Teams/Seasons: New England Patriots, New York Jets. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, 5x Pro-Bowl, All-Pro, Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3518 Rushes, 14101 yards, 4-yards-per-attempt, 90 touchdowns.
Ricky Watters
Teams/Seasons: San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks. 10 seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 5x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 2622 Rushes, 10643 yards, 4.1-yards-per-attempt, 78 touchdowns.
Correy Dillon
Teams/Seasons: Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots. 10 seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 4x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 2618 Rushes, 11241 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 82 touchdowns.
Eddie George
Teams/Seasons: Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys. Nine seasons.
Rundown: 4x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2865 Rushes, 10441 yards, 3.6-yards-per-attempt, 68 touchdowns.
Runner-Ups: Jamal Anderson, Warrick Dunn.
2000’s
Ladainian Tomilson
Teams/Seasons: San Diego Chargers, New York Jets. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-Of-Fame, NFL MVP, 5x Pro-Bowler, 3x All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player-of the-Year and Walter Payton Man-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3174 Rushes, 13684 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 145 touchdowns.
Edgrrin James
Teams/Seasons: Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Hall-of-Fame, 4x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3028 Rushes, 12246 yards, 4-yards-per-attempt, 80 touchdowns.
Shaun Alexander
Teams/Seasons: Seattle Seahawks, Washington Nationals. Nine seasons.
Rundown: NFL MVP, 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2187 Rushes, 9453 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 100 touchdowns.
Frank Gore
Teams/Seasons: San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills. 15 seasons.
Rundown: 5x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 3548 Rushes, 15347 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 79 touchdowns.
Priest Holmes
Teams/Seasons: Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs. 10 seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 3x Pro-Bowl, 3x All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 1780 Rushes, 8172 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 86 touchdowns.
Tiki Barber
Teams/Seasons: New York Giants. 10 seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 2217 Rushes, 10449 yards, 4.7-yards-per-attempt, 55 touchdowns.
Steven Jackson
Teams/Seasons: St. Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots. 12 seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro Bowler.
Career stats: 2764 Rushes, 11438 yards, 4.1-yards-per-attempt, 69 touchdowns.
Fred Taylor
Teams/Seasons: Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots. 13 seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 2534 Rushes, 11695 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 66 touchdowns.
Jamal Lewis
Teams/Seasons: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns. Nine seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2542 Rushes, 10607 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 58 touchdowns.
Ricky Williams
Teams/Seasons: New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Orioles. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 2431 Rushes, 10009 yards, 4.1 yards-per-attempt, 66 touchdowns.
Runner-Ups: Clinton Portis, Ahman Green, Brian Westbrook, DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart, Thomas Jones, Marion Barber, Willie Parker, Mike Anderson, Brandon Jacobs, Joseph Adaii, Cedric Benson, Larry Johnson, Shonn Greene.
2010
Adrian Peterson
Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins. 14 seasons.
Rundown: NFL MVP, 7x Pro-Bowler, 4x All-Pro, 2x Offensive Player-of-the-Year, NFL Comeback Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 3036 Rushes, 14216 yards, 4.7-yards-per-attempt, 111 touchdowns.
LeSean McCoy
Teams/Seasons: Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs. 11 seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 6x Pro-Bowler, 2x All-Pro.
Career stats: 2447 Rushes, 11071 yards, 4.5-yards-per-attempt, 73 touchdowns.
Marshawn Lynch
Teams/Seasons: Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders. 13 seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 5x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 2453 Rushes, 10413 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 85 touchdowns.
Maurice Jones-Drew
Teams/Seasons: Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders. Nine seasons
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 1847 Rushes, 8167 yards, 4.4-yards-per-attempt, 68 touchdowns.
Demarco Murray
Teams/Seasons: Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles. Seven seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 1604 Rushes, 7174 yards, 4.5-yards-per-attempt, 49 touchdowns.
Jamal Charles
Teams/Seasons: Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars. 11 seasons.
Rundown: 4x Pro-Bowler, 2x All-Pro.
Career stats: 1407 Rushes, 7563 yards, 54-yards-per-attempt, 44 touchdowns.
Arian Foster
Teams/Seasons: Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins. Eight seasons.
Rundown: 4x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 1476 Rushes, 6527 yards, 4.4-yards-per-attempt, 54 touchdowns.
Chris Johnson
Teams/Seasons: Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals. 10 seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 2163 Rushes, 9651 yards, 4.5-yards-per-attempt, 55 touchdowns.
Matt Forte
Teams/Seasons: Chicago Bears, New York Jets. 10 seasons.
Rundown: 2x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 2356 Rushes, 9796 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 54 touchdowns.
Ray Rice
Teams/Seasons: Baltimore Ravens. Six seasons.
Rundown: Super Bowl Champion, 3x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 1430 Rushes, 6180 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 37 touchdowns.
Runner-Ups: Eddie Lacy, Ahmad Bradshaw, Darren McFadden, Doug Martin, LeGarrette Blount, Reggie Bush, Darren Sproles.
Present
Todd Gurley
Teams/Seasons: Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons. Five seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, 2x All-Pro, Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year, Offensive Player-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 1265 Rushes, 5404 yards, 4.3-yards-per-attempt, 58 touchdowns.
Le’Veon Bell
Teams/Seasons: Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets. Six seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, 2x All-Pro.
Career stats: 1474 Rushes, 6125 yards, 4.2-yards-per-attempt, 38 touchdowns.
Zeke Elliott
Teams/Seasons: Dallas Cowboys. Four seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 1169 Rushes, 5405 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 40 touchdowns.
Derrick Henry
Teams/Seasons: Tennessee Titan. Four-seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 804 Rushes, 3833 yards, 4.8-yards-per-attempt, 38 touchdowns.
Saquan Barkley
Teams/Seasons: New York Giants. Two Seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler, Offensive Rookie-of-the-Year.
Career stats: 478 Rushes, 2310 yards, 4.8-yards-per-attempt, 17 touchdowns.
Christian McCaffrey
Teams/Seasons: Carolina Panthers. Three seasons.
Rundown: Pro Bowler, All-Pro.
Career stats: 623 Rushes, 2920 yards, 4.7-yards-per-attempt, 24 touchdowns.
Nick Chubb
Teams/Seasons: Cleveland Browns. Two seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 490 Rushes, 2490 yards, 5.1-yards-per-attempt, 16 touchdowns.
Dalvin Cook
Teams/Seasons: Minnesota Vikings. Three seasons.
Rundown: Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 457 Rushes, 2104 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 17 touchdowns.
Josh Jacobs
Teams/Seasons: Oakland Raiders. A season.
Career stats: 242 Rushes, 1150 yards, 4.8-yards-per-attempt, 7 touchdowns.
Mark Ingram
Teams/Seasons: New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens. Nine seasons.
Rundown: 3x Pro-Bowler.
Career stats: 1523 Rushes, 7025 yards, 4.6-yards-per-attempt, 60 touchdowns.
Runner-Ups: Alvin Kamara, Melvin Gordon, Chris Carson, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, Marlon Mack, Phillip Lindsey, David Johnson, Latavius Murray, Leonard Fournette, Devonta Freeman.
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