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.
| Rank[1] | Player | Attempts[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,409 | ||
| 2 | 3,838 | ||
| 3 | 3,735 | ||
| 4 | 3,518 | ||
| 5 | 3,479 | ||
| 6 | 3,210 | ||
| 7 | 3,174 | ||
| 8 | 3,062 | ||
| 9 | 3,028 | ||
| 10 | 3,022 | ||
| 11 | 2,996 | ||
| 12 | 2,949 | ||
| 13 | 2,936 | ||
| 14 | 2,916 | ||
| 15 | 2,877 | ||
| 16 | 2,865 | ||
| 17 | 2,836 | ||
| 18 | 2,764 | ||
| 19 | 2,678 | ||
| 20 | 2,669 | ||
| 21 | Ricky Watters | 2,622 | |
| 22 | Corey Dillon | 2,618 | |
| 23 | 2,562 | ||
| 24 | 2,542 | ||
| 25 | 2,534 |
Through season; numbers in attempts.
| Ezekiel Elliot (2065) and Derrick Henry (2030) are the only active players with at least 2000 career rushing attempts.[3] [4] |