Davis vs. HOF RBs

Enshrinement Published on : 1/17/2015

If 2015 Finalist Terrell Davis is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he would become the 30th running back from the modern era to make it to Canton. He currently owns the Denver Broncos franchise record for most career rushing yards (7,607) and most rushing yards in a season (2,008). Here’s how Davis stacks up against those runners enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
 

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    Rushing   Receiving   Punt Returns   Kickoff Returns   Scoring
Player Yrs. No. Yds TD   No. Yds TD   No. Yds. TD   No. Yds. TD   TD PAT FG TOT
Terrell Davis 7 1,655 7,607 60   169 1,280 4   - - -   - - -   64 0 0 390
HOF RBs
Marcus Allen 16 3,022 12,243 123   587 5,411 21   - - -   - - -   145 2 0 872
Jim Brown 9 2,359 12,312 106   262 2,499 20   - - -   29 648 0   126 0 0 756
Earl Campbell 8 2,187 9,407 74   121 806 0   - - -   - - -   74 0 0 444
Larry Csonka 11 1,891 8,081 64   106 820 4   - - -   - - -   68 0 0 408
Eric Dickerson 11 2,996 13,259 90   281 2,137 6   - - -   - - -   96 0 0 576
Tony Dorsett 12 2,936 12,739 77   398 3,554 13   - - -   - - -   91 0 0 546
Marshall Faulk 12 2,836 12,279 100   767 6,875 36   - - -   - - -   136 0 0 830
Frank Gifford 12 840 3,609 34   367 5,434 43   25 121 0   23 594 0   78 10 2 484
Franco Harris 13 2,949 12,120 91   307 2,287 9   - - -   10 233 0   100 0 0 600
Paul Hornung 9 893 3,711 50   130 1,480 12   - - -   10 248 0   62 190 66 760
John Henry Johnson 13 1,571 6,803 48   186 1,478 7   1 6 0   4 59 0   55 0 0 330
Leroy Kelly 10 1,727 7,274 74   190 2,281 13   94 990 3   76 1,784 0   90 0 0 540
Floyd Little 9 1,641 6,323 43   215 2,418 9   81 893 2   104 2,523 0   54 0 0 324
Curtis Martin 11 3,518 14,101 90   484 3,329 10   - - -   - - -   100 0 0 606
Ollie Matson 14 1,170 5,173 40   222 3,285 23   65 595 3   143 3,746 6   73 0 0 438
Hugh McElhenny 13 1,124 5,281 38   264 3,247 20   126 920 2   83 1,921 0   60 0 0 360
Lenny Moore 12 1,068 5,174 63   363 6,039 48   14 56 0   49 1,180 1   113 0 0 678
Marion Motley* 9 828 4,720 31   85 1,107 7   1 0 0   48 1,122 0   39 0 0 234
Walter Payton 13 3,838 16,726 110   492 4,538 15   - - -   17 539 0   125 0 0 750
Joe Perry* 16 1,929 9,723 71   260 2,021 12   - - -   33 758 1   84 6 1 513
John Riggins 14 2,916 11,352 104   250 2,090 12   - - -   - - -   116 0 0 696
Barry Sanders 10 3,062 15,269 99   352 2,921 10   - - -   5 118 0   109 0 0 654
Gale Sayers 7 991 4,956 39   112 1,307 9   27 391 2   91 2781 6   56 0 0 336
O.J. Simpson 11 2,404 11,236 61   203 2,142 14   - - -   33 990 1   76 0 0 456
Emmitt Smith 15 4,409 18,355 164   515 3,224 11   - - -   - - -   175 0 0 1,052
Jim Taylor 10 1,941 8,597 83   225 1,756 10   - - -   7 185 0   93 0 0 558
Thurman Thomas 13 2,877 12,074 65   472 4,458 23   - - -   - - -   88 0 0 528
Charley Trippi 9 687 3,506 23   130 1,321 11   63 864 2   66 1,457 0   37 0 0 222
Doak Walker 6 309 1,520 12   152 2,539 21   18 284 1   38 968 0   34 183 49 534
*Includes statistics from the All-America Football Conference (1946-49)
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