Top 20 Combined Net Yardage Leaders
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Published on : 2/21/2005
Pro Football Hall of Fame Top 20 - Combined Net Yards Leaders
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(At the Start of the 2005 Season)
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Rank | Player |
Yrs.
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Rush
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Rec.
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Int.
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PR
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KOR
|
FR
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Total
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1 | (2) | JERRY RICE |
20
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645
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22,895
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-
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-
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6
|
-
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23,546
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2 | (1) | Brian Mitchell |
14
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1,967
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2,336
|
-
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4,999
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14,014
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14
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23,330
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3 | (3) | Walter Payton * |
13
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16,726
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4,538
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-
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-
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539
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-
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21,803
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4 | (4) | EMMITT SMITH |
15
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18,355
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3,224
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-
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-
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-
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-15
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21,564
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5 | (5) | TIM BROWN |
17
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190
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14,934
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-
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3,320
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1,235
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3
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19,682
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6 | (9) | MARSHALL FAULK |
11
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11,987
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6,584
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-
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-
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18
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18
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18,607
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7 | (6) | Barry Sanders * |
10
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15,269
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2,921
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-
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-
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118
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-
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18,308
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8 | (7) | Herschel Walker |
12
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8,225
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4,859
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-
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-
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5,084
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-
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18,168
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9 | (8) | Marcus Allen * |
16
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12,243
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5,411
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-
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-
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-
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-6
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17,648
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10 | (10) | Eric Metcalf |
13
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2,392
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5,572
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-
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3,453
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5,813
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-
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17,230
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11 | (20) | CURTIS MARTIN |
10
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13,366
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3,211
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-
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-
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-
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-9
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16,568
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12 | (11) | Thurman Thomas |
13
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12,074
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4,458
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-
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-
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-
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-
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16,532
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13 | (12) | Tony Dorsett * |
12
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12,739
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3,554
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-
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-
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-
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33
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16,326
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14 | (13) | Henry Ellard |
16
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50
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13,777
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-
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1,527
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364
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-
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15,718
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15 | (14) | Irving Fryar |
17
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242
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12,785
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-
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2,055
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505
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7
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15,594
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16 | (15) | Jim Brown * |
9
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12,312
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2,499
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-
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-
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648
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-
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15,459
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17 | (16) | Eric Dickerson * |
11
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13,259
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2,137
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-
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-
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-
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15
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15,411
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18 | (17) | Glyn Milburn |
9
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817
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1,322
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-
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2,984
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9,788
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-
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14,911
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19 | (18) | James Brooks |
12
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7,962
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3,621
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-
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565
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2,762
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-
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14,910
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20 | (19) | Ricky Watters |
10
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10,643
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4,248
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-
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-
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-
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-
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14,891
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2004 Notes: | ||||||||||
No new players entered the Top 20 during the 2004 NFL Season. | ||||||||||
Next in Line: | ||||||||||
Players active in 2004 who rank closest to a Top Twenty ranking: JEROME BETTIS (14,705), TIKI BARBER (12,842), and EDDIE GEORGE (12,669). | ||||||||||
ACTIVE IN 2004 | ||||||||||
* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member | ||||||||||
( ) - indicates rank at the start of the 2004 season |