Chart: NFL rushing leaders

August 22, 2012 at 4:31AM

NFL RUSHING LEADERS

All time Yrs. Yards

1. Emmitt Smith 15 18,355

2. Walter Payton 13 16,726

3. Barry Sanders 10 15,269

4. Curtis Martin 11 14,101

5. LaDainian Tomlinson 11 13,664

Active Yrs. Yards 32. Steven Jackson 8 9,093

46. Frank Gore 7 7,625

49. Willis McGahee 8 7,366

55. Maurice Jones-Drew 6 6,854

60. Adrian Peterson 5 6,752

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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