1.

Emmitt Smith

18,355

2.

Walter Payton

16,726

3.

Barry Sanders

15,269

4.

Curtis Martin

14,101

5.

Jerome Bettis

13,653

6.

Eric Dickerson

13,259

7.

Tony Dorsett

12,739

8.

Jim Brown

12,312

9.

Marshall Faulk

12,279

10.

Marcus Allen

12,243

11.

Franco Harris

12,120

12.

Thurman Thomas

12,074

13.

Edgerrin James

11,607

14.

John Riggins

11,352

15.

Corey Dillon

11.238

16.

O.J. Simpson

11,236

17.

Fred Taylor

10,715

18.

Ricky Watters

10,741

19.

Ladainian Tomlinson

10,650

20.

Tiki Barber

10,449