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|
1
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Jerry Rice |
23,546
|
|
2
|
Brian Mitchell |
23,330
|
|
3
|
Walter Payton* |
21,803
|
|
4
|
Emmitt Smith |
21,564
|
|
5
|
Tim Brown |
19,682
|
|
6
|
Marshall Faulk |
19,190
|
|
7
|
Barry Sanders* |
18,308
|
|
8
|
Herschel Walker |
18,168
|
|
9
|
Marcus Allen* |
17,648
|
|
10
|
Curtis Martin |
17,421
|
|
11
|
Tiki Barber |
17,359
|
|
12
|
Eric Metcalf |
17,230
|
|
13
|
Thurman Thomas* |
16,532
|
|
14
|
Tony Dorsett* |
16,326
|
|
15
|
Henry Ellard |
15,718
|
|
16
|
Warrick Dunn |
15,665
|
|
17
|
Irving Fryar |
15,594
|
|
18
|
LaDainian Tomlinson |
15,561
|
|
19
|
Edgerrin James |
15,466
|
|
20
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Jim Brown* |
15,459
|
* - Hall of Famer
Italics - players active during 2008 season
Source: Elias Sports Bureau
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