Top 20 All-purpose yards - start of 2002

General Published on : 1/1/2005







Walter Payton
Walter Payton amassed nearly 22,000 yards in his Hall of Fame career.

Leading Lifetime All-Purpose Yards

Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring
Combined Net Yards| Top 20 Potpourri | Coaching
All-Time Passer Ratings | All-Time Passing Leaders

(At the Start of 2002 Season)

Rank Player Yrs Rush Rec Int. PR KOR FR Total
1 (1) Walter Payton* 13 16,726 4,538 0 - 539 0 21,803
2 (2) JERRY RICE 17 625 20,386 0 - 6 0 21,017
3 (3) BRIAN MITCHELL 12 1,947 2,298 0 4,278 11,735 5 20,263
4 (6) EMMITT SMITH 12 16,187 2,923 0 -

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0 19,110
5 (4) Barry Sanders 10 15,269 2,921 0 - 118 0 18,308
6 (5) Herschel Walker 12 8,225 4,859 0 - 5,084 0 18,168
7 (9) TIM BROWN 14 171 13,237 0 3,217 1,235 3 17,863
8 (7) Marcus Allen 16 12,243 5,411 0 -

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-6 17,648
9 (8) ERIC METCALF 12 2,385 5,572 0 3,454 5,772 0 17,183
10 (10) Thurman Thomas 13 12,074 4,458 0 -

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0 16,532
11 (11) Tony Dorsett* 12 12,739 3,554 0 -

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33 16,326
12 (12) Henry Ellard 16 50 13,777 0 1,527 364 0 15,718
13 (13) Irving Fryar 17 242 12,785 0 2,055 505 7 15,594
14 (14) Jim Brown* 9 12,312 2,499 0 - 648 0 15,459
15 (15) Eric Dickerson* 11 13,259 2,137 0 -

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15 15,411
16 (--) MARSHALL FAULK 8 9,442 5,447 0 - 18 13 14,920
17 (18) GLYN MILBURN 9 817 1,322 0 2,984 9,788 0 14,911
18 (16) James Brooks 12