which franchise has produced the greatest all-time ball carriers going back from the earliest days of pro football to the Stars we see today let's rank the NFL's running back rooms from worst to best number 32 the Houston Texans will kick it off the League's most recent team frankly the history is just not there yet but if you're talking Texans Runners the conversation starts with this guy Foster down the sideline Foster still running coach puy in the game touchdown Aran Foster went from undrafted to allpro in just his second season the Tennessee product is the team's all-time leader in touchdowns racking up more than Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins Foster led the NFL in rushing in 2010 and outpaced the entire league in total touchdowns from 2010 to 2012 a steep drop off from there as we get to Dominic Williams then known as Dominic Davis he played Just 3 years in the NFL after a knee injury derailed his career yet Williams still ranked second in franchise history in rushing he totaled nearly 4500 yards from scrimmage in his first three seasons so now Lamar Miller able to get out of the hole Miller could he Theo's chasing Lamar Miller all the way wire to wire 97 yd of Glory the longest run in Texans history belongs to this man after starting his career in Miami Lamar Miller signed with Houston and produced three respectable Seasons even making a Pro Bowl in 2018 Miller had over 1100 yards in every season he played with the Texans number 31 the Carolina Panthers call them smash and dash or double trouble the duo of D'Angelo Williams and Jonathan St highlight the Panthers all-time running back room we'll begin with Williams who had a slow start to his NFL career but the first round pick erupted in 2008 with a league High 20 touchdowns Williams will cut it to the outside pick up a first down he scored three touchdowns tonight and you can make it four his 1515 rushing yards that year are still a club record Williams played nine seasons in Carolina and ranked second only to Stewart in franchise rushing yards the panther took the bruising running back in the first round just two years after Williams Stewart scored 21 touchdowns over his first two campaigns never the flashiest Stewart just got the job done against Stewart who's inside the 10 inside the five and into the end zone Carolina touchdown he produced Seven Seasons with 700 plus rushing yards and made the Pro Bowl in 2015 during Carolina's Super Bowl run then we get to a recent cat turned 49er another first round hit Christian mcaffrey was undoubtedly the most talented back to ever suit up in Charlotte give mcaffrey trying to get around the right side he does mafre leaps and oh touchdown the numbers were off the charts he racked up 39 touchdowns over his first three seasons not to mention 303 total catches in 2019 mcaffrey became just the third player ever with a th rushing yards and receiving yards in the same season don't forget the underrated Steven Davis either who powered Carolina all the way to Super Bowl 38 he rushed for over 1,400 yards in that magical season number 30 the Baltimore Ravens one of only eight players to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season Jamal Lewis headlines this group of ravens rushers and it's Jamal Lewis got an opening I'd say he's going to get his touches after one he has six touchdown 82 yards after winning a Super Bowl in his rookie season Lewis took his game to new heights in 2003 he won offensive player of the year falling just short of the single season rushing record Lewis gained a th000 yards on the ground in five different seasons with Baltimore moving on to Ray Rice who also helped the Ravens capture Lombardi back in 2012 rice ranks second in team history in both rushing yards and touchdowns he was named of the Pearl Bowl three times and totaled the most scrimmage yards in the NFL from 2009 to 2012 shotgun formation for Flaco a minute 59 to go this is your ball game for Baltimore flacko in the pocket dump off rice has some room but can he really get to that first down line rice stays on his feet oh Ray Rice incredible Willis McGee had a fantastic start to his Raven stint earning a pro bowl KN in 2007 he scored 3 five touchdowns in his four years there none better than this one SAR Knocks The Defender down knock down high of Eugene and Mah's taking it the distance mahe is still third all time in rushing scores for Baltimore a quick shout out to the priest a young priest Holmes hit the thousand yard Mark in 1998 then won a Super Bowl with Lewis on that 2000 team not bad for an undrafted free agent number 29 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers they've been around since 1976 but running back hasn't been the strongest position for this franchise the late 90s were the peak with the two-headed monster of War Dunn and Mike allock the 48 yd line for a swing toss out to Dunn and dun stays in bounds and goes all the way for a touchdown Dunn was electric from the start in Tampa winning offensive Rookie of the Year in 1997 sadly he departed just before that Super Bowl team in 2002 but he still made two PE bowls with the Bucks totaling almost 8,000 yards and six seasons one of the most dynamic players in NFL history Mike allot was a unicorn in every sense at the Saints 26 all no hole trying to slip his way out gets outside look at those moves by the big man he's still going unbelievable all played his entire 11-year career in Tampa making six Pearl bowls in three First Team all pro selections yes he was listed at fullback but don't get it wrong the A train could Pound The Rock allst scored 51 times from 1997 to 2002 and still holds the team record for career rushing touchdowns from the eye pitch back Wilder fumbles but he retains it picks up the first down still at his feet the 20 to the 15 to the 10 and is in touchdown did you know James Wilder still owns the the record for total touches in a season he racked up 492 of them back in 1984 Wilder is the franchise leader in rushing and gained nearly 6,000 yards from scrimmage from 1983 to 1986 how about a couple standout rookies with Doug Martin and Cadillac Williams the latter won Rookie of the Year in 2005 with close to 1,200 rushing yards while Martin exploded onto the scene with almost 2,000 yards from scrimmage in his 2012 debut season if is there anything number 22 can't do number 28 the New England Patriots crazy to think that a team founded in 1960 could be this low right but we're not ready to totally discount the Pats here they have depth and a few gems albe it for shorter stretches Jem n Boston's Dynamic pullback leaves tacklers talking to themselves he rips through and scores a big bow is on the go Jim Nance not this Jim Nance led the AF fell in rushing twice in the late 60s and he was named Player of the Year in 1966 Nance is still the team's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns after all these years Sam bam Cunningham was another fantastic PowerBack for the Patriots in the 1970s he played 10 seasons in New England topping the list of all-time rushing yards with the team Sam Cunningham exploded for a 75 yd touchdown run on the game's first play from scrimmage and the Patriots seem to be in high gear perhaps the p Patriots would be higher on this countdown had the legendary Curtis Martin been around a little longer the future Hall of Famer played just three seasons in New England but boy did he make him count get to Curtis Martin up the middle inside the 10 juking inside down to the five spinning outside turning the corner cut down Martin made two Pearl bowls and was a pivotal piece to the Patriots 96 AFC Championship team he scored 32 touchdowns over his first two NFL seasons and W 1995 offensive Rookie of the Year let's not not forget Tony Collins a vital playmaker for the club in the 80s Collins produced Four Seasons with at least a th000 yards from scrimmage longtime Bengal Cory Dylan made an immediate impact for the Pats gaining over 1600 yards on the ground in their 2004 title defense to this day no player in team history has more rushing yards in a single season adding in a couple recent contributors starting with larett blunt whose 18 rushing touchdowns topped all NFL players in 2016 rers Anders blunt won two super bowls with the Patriots while James White earned three rings of his own white hul in a Super Bowl record 14 catches and scored the game winner in that 283 comeback TOS sweep right for James White tucks it under the right arm cuts it up field driving forward diving to the goal line a touchdown and a title for the Patriots number 27 the Cincinnati Bengals where we're on to Cincinnati now and we'll hit a player we just mentioned Cory Dylan is without question the team's best ever Runner and has the numbers to back it up 1100 yards in each of his first six seasons and he broke Walter Payton's 23-year-old record for rushing yards in a single game and Dylan takes it inside the 20 runs over another guy he's going in again he just made the National Football League alltime record for one- day performance Cory Dylan has had the kind of day dreams are made up Dylan had the third most rushing yards in the NFL from 1997 to 2002 moving on to James Brooks a Dynamo for Cincy in the late 80s he made four Pro bowls three of them after age 30 com back at the 50 to the 45 down to the 40 on the far side of the field and he is going to be running no he's still 205 10 5 yd line still on his feet plunging plunging plunging touchdown always a home run threat Brooks averaged at least five yards per carry in four different seasons he put together five campaigns with over 12200 yards from scrimmage and help the Bengals get to Super Bowl 23 Brooks was actually traded to Cincinnati for the seldom discussed Pete Johnson before bolting for San Diego Johnson scored a whopping 70 touchdowns during his seven-year Bengals career that's the most in team history regardless of position ding in motion on a second and nine Here Comes Pete Johnson he's got someone room Johnson to the 25 his second touchdown of the day Johnson played in Super Bowl 16 with Cincinnati and scored the second most touchdowns in the league from 1977 to 1983 Rudy Johnson holds the franchise Mark for rushing yards in a season in a phenomenal threeyear stretch from 2004 to 2006 Johnson produced over 4500 total yards and 36 touchdowns got to talk about Joe Mixon another Super Bowl back in tigers Stripes Mixon scored 62 touchdowns in his first seven years and finally we have the inventor of the icky shuffle Icky Woods rookie season was something out of a fairy tale he racked up 15 scores in 1988 playing a huge part with the AFC champions number 26 the Jacksonville Jaguars Freddy T and mjd two Elite ball carriers push the Jags into this spot Taylor leads the team in career rushing yards with over 11,000 one of the most underrated players in league history he made just a single Pro Bowl in his 13-year career draw Play Taylor skips two tackles and here we go yeah bye-bye Brock Maran chasing Brock Marion still chasing gets help from Smith touchdown no Flags a 90 yard run Taylor scored 37 touchdowns in his first three seasons and hosted six campaigns with over 1,200 rushing yards while Taylor has the most yards it's Maurice Jones Drew who leads all Jaguars in total touchdowns the undersized Phenom scored 81 of them in just eight seasons and if you wanted all purpose this was your guy they come blitzing again archeleta the throw is complete to Drew and Maurice Jones Drew up the middle all the way for a touchdown mjd amassed over 13,000 all allpurpose yards with the Jags in 2011 he was named First Team all pro after leading the NFL in rushing pretty potent Duo right there but then comes a big drop all the way down to James Stewart he was a member of Jacksonville's inaugural draft class back in 1995 Stewart was a solid hand scoring nine plus touchdowns in three different seasons in 1997 he set the team record with five touchdowns in a single game it would be his Fifth and it is his fifth touchdown of the game Leonard forette was drafted with Big Time expectations in 2017 the fourth overall pick averaged over 100 total yards per game in his three seasons in Duvall another first round rusher came along in 2021 with Travis etan making an early splash the Clemson product has gained close to 3,000 yards from scrimmage in its first two years number 25 the New Orleans Saints he's look deep covered comes back chamra m a man miss salvin chra cross Midfield still on his feet cra's got a bunch of room and some blockers cing a with the 25 inside the 50 what a run by camra who's all the way in for a touchdown the list of alltime saints back starts with Alvin chimra the Dual threat has been lights out since he stepped onto the field in 2017 making five straight Pearl bows to start his career chimra is one of only four players in the league with 10,000 yard yards from scrimmage since 2017 he scored an NFL High 21 touchdowns in 2020 including 6 and one game rushing yards per game the big difference and here's more Ingram what a move Mark Ingram touchdown New Orleans before chimra there was this man Mark Ingram leads All Saints in career rushing yards for now the former Heisman Trophy winner was a first round pick in 2011 Ingram scored at least five touchdowns in seven different seasons making two pro bowls in New Orleans Duce mallister seemed to fly under the radar during the Golden Age of running backs in the NFL you had guys like Marshall Faulk Shan Alexander Jamal Lewis priest Holmes shattering the record books but down in Nola Deuce was quietly producing at a high level dece mallister the theone for the saint touchdown mallister racked up over 2100 total yards in 2003 he made two pro bowls with the Saints and sits top three on the club's all-time rushing list who remembers these guys Dalton Hillyard scored the most touchdowns in the league in 1989 George Rogers led the NFL in rushing as a rookie in 1981 Ruben May's debut campaign resulted in an offensive Rookie of the Year award and we should mention Darren sprouls who gained over 5,500 all-purpose yards in three seasons with the saint number 24 the Atlanta Falcons we'll stay in the South for our next group of rushers Michael Turner is considered one of the best free agent signings in team history with Turner back in the back field he's the ball carrier skirts around a hole has a first down and more across Midfield there goes the burner LT I can do it by myself Turner played in Atlanta for just 5 years but leads the franchise in career rushing touchdowns he gained over 1300 yards on the ground in three separate Seasons even finishing second in MVP voting in 2008 the Workhorse back led the NFL in carries twice and made two PE bowls Gerald rigs had a sensational stretch of football from 1984 to 1987 rigs up the middle first down he breaks through Gerald rigs on his way 20 10 5 touchdown Atlanta only Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson averaged more rushing yards per game in that span Riggs also averaged 106 yards from scrimmage per game from 1984 to 1987 making three straight PE bows in the process he remains the club's all-time leading rusher almost 40 years after his playing days it took rigs three seasons before he saw regular playing time and that's because he was sitting behind the great William Andrews under some pressure swings it out the wide open man's William Andrews he gets across at 20 25 William Andrews breaks away for he's at Midfield Denver territory 30 yd line William Andrews is going to go the distance Andrews touchdown Atlanta the four-time pro bowler was of and running as soon as he was drafted from 1979 to 1983 no player in the league had more total yards than Andrews not pton not Campbell not Dorset he amassed an NFL High 2,36 yards from scrimmage in 1981 sadly a knee injury cut his career short short or else we're probably talking about a Hall of Famer Jamal Anderson and the 1998 Dirty Bird Falcons shocked the football World by getting the Super Bowl 33 Anderson rushed for a team record 1846 yards that year work done is fourth on the team's all-time rushing list he had a career year in 2005 with over 1,400 yards and most recently there's two-time pro bowler Devonte Freeman he scored 35 touchdowns from 2015 to 2017 tied for most in the NFL number 23 the New York Jets Martin right side following a block breaks through to the five oh touchdown we mentioned the great Curtis Martin briefly in New England but his Hall of Fame career was solidified with the mean green Martin is the team's all-time leader in rushing yards and touchdowns he made all pro at age 31 winning the 2004 NFL rushing title title Martin played eight seasons in New York in that span he averaged close to, 1600 yards from scrimmage per year here's mcneel right side stutter stubing through line breaks away the 20 the 15 the 10 the five touchdown touchdown New York J Frey mcneel Freeman mcneel showed flashes of greatness with the Jets he made three Pro bowls in his first five seasons and was a model of consistency seven campaigns with over 600 rushing yards and four with 12200 yards from scrimmage m played his entire 12year career in New York Emerson Boozer number 32 seems to get better every year Boozer has a very quick start and consistently is a dangerous trap type Runner who can make the abrupt cut once through the holes and when in top physical form is one of the best young runners in the game Emerson Boozer was a key component for the Jets in the 60s and 70s he led the AFL with 13 touchdowns in 1967 and tied for an NFL High 14 scores in 1972 like mcneel Boozer played his whole career with mean green and won a Super Bowl in 1968 as did Matt Snell in fact he was the only jet player to score in that 16 to7 upset win Snell was an instant sensation winning AFL Rookie of the Year in 1964 Thomas Jones led a potent ground game for the Jets in the late 2000s he had three straight 1,000 yard seasons from 2007 to 2009 and don't forget John Riggins before he was the diesel in washingt Washington Riggins was a pro bowler from New York in 1975 number 22 the Las Vegas Raiders one man sits at the head of this table here can you take a guess buet giving to Allen sending him wide left he has to reverse his field but he and he gets away for a moment comes back up the middle of 30 3540 break past 2 minutes the 50 down to the 40 picking up a blocker holy too touchdown Raiders 7 [Applause] Marcus Allen was a star from the time he stepped between the white lines in 1982 he won offensive Rookie of the Year and went on to score 57 touchdowns in his first four seasons after winning Super Bowl 18 MVP Allen won NFL MVP in 1985 leading the league in rushing he made five Pro bowls with the Raiders and holds team records for career rushing yards and touchdowns consistency was the key to Mark Van eagan's game he played every game from 19 1976 to 1980 totaling over 6,300 yards from scrimmage Ben Eagan won two super bowls with the silver and black and has the second most rushing scores in team history Jacobs Jacobs with Running Room right up the middle Jacobs is on his way the Raiders are going to win this game Josh Jacobs was a stalwart in the Raider backfield since getting picked in the first round of the 2019 draft Jacobs has touched the ball over 1,500 times in Five Seasons he won the 2022 NFL rushing title and scored 40 total touchdowns over his first four campaigns and B Jackson to the 20 and out in front and only one man defeat and easily can't run him down he had the angle but there goes B and nobody captures B touch down maybe the most athletic player to ever grace the grid iron Bo Jackson's career can be summed up in two words what if Clen Daniels has the third most rushing yards in team history and was a member of that Super Bowl two backfield and Pete bazak scored 16 rushing touchdowns in 1975 tied for most in the NFL he's second in Raiders history in that category number 21 the Miami Dolphins we'll start with the only Hall of Fame back in Dolphins history the one and only Larry zanka the five time pro bowler was known for being a Bruiser but he actually led the NFL in yards per carry from 1971 to 1972 third quarter when they've had the ball which hasn't been much another big hole open going through aska the 40 30 just bed one man out of the way Zano was the best player on the only team to go undefeated for a full season the following year he was named Super Bowl 8 MVP a legendary career in South Florida trailing only zanka on Miami's all-time rushing list is Ricky Williams in five full seasons with the fins Williams gained over 6,400 yards on the ground he had a mindboggling 872 total touches from 2002 to 2003 the most in the NFL he may pass him on this run yes he does green and brown in Pursuit forget about it Williams was named First Team all proo in 2002 when he won the NFL rushing title going back a few DEC ades for zona's running mate on those Powerhouse dolphin teams Mercury Morris was named to three Pearl bowls in his seven years in South Beach Morris had the most rushing scores in the league in 1972 then paced the NFL with 6.4 yards per carry in 1973 I started out in a kid's backyard playing touch football and I never abandoned the principal from the time I came to the pros if they can't touch you they can't tackle you teammates are a theme with this collection Ronnie Brown joined joed Ricky Williams in 2005 and had over 6,300 total yards in six seasons with the dolphins Jim kick the third member of that perfect backfield made two pro bowls and gained 1,000 total yards in each of his first four seasons number 20 the Kansas City Chiefs you won't find a bunch of Hall of Famers here but KC has a ton of depth in their alltime running back room continue to try to get the ins green underneath to Holmes Running Room room 15 10 5 touchdown my oh my priest holes we challenge you to find a more productive stretch from a running back from 2001 to 2004 priest Holmes scored a staggering 76 total touchdowns not to mention over 7600 yards from scrimmage Holmes won offensive player of the year in 2002 and ranks first alltime in career rushing touchdowns with Kansas City third and one for Kansas City Smith take the run the throw to Jamal Charles and Charles now a foot race goodbye it's touchdown number five Jamal Charles was at his peak in 2013 leading the NFL with 19 total touchdowns he sits at the top of the rushing list for all KC ball carriers and his 5.4 career yards per carry is an NFL alltime record the Speedy back was named allp Pro twice and had five seasons with a th000 rushing yards s we mentioned Holmes but many forget the man who replaced him Johnson breaks a tackle from Edwards oh look at him power try his weigh in picking up right where priest left off was Larry Johnson in a dominant stretch from 2005 to 2006 Johnson amassed close to 4,300 total yards and 40 touchdowns he had 457 touches in 2006 alone LJ ranks top three in both rushing yards and touchdowns in Chief's history rookie Phenom Abner Hayes took the AFL by storm winning Player of the Year back when they were the Dallas Texans the Nigerian Nightmare Christian NCO used his brute strength to win the NFL rushing title in 1989 longevity was the key to Marcus Allen's game the future Hall of Famer scored 47 total touchdowns with KC all after turning 33 years of age Super Bowl champ Ed Pac still holds the playoff record with 350 allpurpose yards in a single game in 1971 Mike Garrett scored the iconic 65 toss power trap play in Super Bowl 4 leading the Chiefs to their first Lombardi Trophy and Kareem hunt led the NFL in rushing as a rookie scoring 25 total touchdowns in his first two campaigns number 19 the Philadelphia Eagles for the championship riding on his shoulders Steve vanan blast off right for the game-winning touchdown that was the game-winning touchdown in the 1948 NFL Championship Hall of Famer Steve Van beeren still has the most rushing scores in franchise history nearly 75 years after his playing days he was named All Pro on five occasions and led the league in rushing four times van Bern was twice an NFL champ and scored 77 touchdowns from 1944 to 1951 most in the NFL gives it off to McCoy he's got Running Room steps over a man he's at the 20 he's at the 15 105 touchdown lesea McCoy was arguably the most talented back to ever suit up in Philly shady is the team's all-time rushing leader and had the most yards on the ground of any player from 2010 to 2014 McCoy led the NFL with 20 touchdowns in 2011 won the 2013 rushing Crown not to mention producing some of the nastiest Jukes of all time he's back he's looking he goes over the middle he completes it breaking a tackle Westbrook the 40 35 30 tou back the 2520 westbr 10 touchdown Brian Westbrook caught 426 passes with the Eagles the fourth most in team history one of the greatest dual threat backs of his era Westbrook leads the club in career yards from scrimmage he made two Pearl bows and led the NFL with over 2100 total yards in 2007 Westbrook was a big piece of the Eagles NFC title team in 2004 and just to put his production in perspective only leanian Tomlinson had more yards from scrimmage from 2004 to 2008 Wilbert Montgomery is second on Philly's list in career rushing yards and touchdowns he had over 2,000 total yards in 1979 and led the birds to Super Bowl 15 a year later du Staley had three 1,000 yard seasons and ranks in the top five for team rushing yards Ricky Waters made the most of his three years in Philadelphia putting up over 5,000 total yards making two PE Bowls in the process number 18 the Seattle Seahawks touchdown Seahawks and hand number 37 the record Shawn Alexander with 28 touchdowns this season his name goes into the NFL record books no player to that point had ever scored more touchdowns in a single season Shawn Alexander put up 20 8 of them in 2005 winning MVP and taking Seattle all the way to Super Bowl 40 he's the franchise leader in rushing yards and touchdowns and scored at least 16 times in every season from 2001 to 2005 one of the most potent stretches we've ever seen Alexander also led the NFL in total rushing yards in that span crowd silent now as opposed to when the saints had the ball oh look at this run what a run on Lynch still on his feet has blockers now he's dancing his way for the touchdown the Beast Quake arguably the best run in NFL history provided to us by the legendary Maran Lynch beast mode scored 56 touchdowns from 2011 to 2014 the most in the league the Skittles were flying in Seattle during the greatest era in team history Lynch helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl and made four Pro bowls in his Seahawks career he rushed for more yards than any player from 2011 to 2014 Seattle set to go with their first offensive play Warner gets a pitch from zor takes off around the left side slips a tackle of the 25 up the sidelines the 3540 he might go all the way he's at the 40 he's down the sideline former number two overall pick CTT Warner had a breakout rookie campaign with over 1,700 total yards unfortunately a knee injury in year two changed the course of his career yet in six full seasons played Warner scored 62 touchdowns and made three Pro bowls as did Chris Warren who quietly had four straight 1,000 yard seasons from 1992 to 1995 only EMT Smith and Barry Sanders had more rushing yards from 92 to 97 before Ricky Waters was an eagle he was a playmaker in the Pacific Northwest Waters had over a thousand touches and 5,000 yards from scrimmage in his first three seasons with Seattle and don't sleep on joh Williams the only player in team history with 4,000 rushing and receiving yards number 17 the Denver Broncos with a couple Hall of Famers in the running back room Denver gets a slight Edge over Philly and Seattle he's behind Elway by himself he takes the hand off running left Terrell breaks a tackle he's got it there it is he has just become only the fourth player in NFL history to go over 2,000 yards in a single season one of eight players in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season Terrell Davis was a machine for Denver in the late '90s he won MVP in that 98 season and Super Bowl 32 MVP the year before Davis was also the 1996 offensive player of the year and a two-time NFL rushing leader no player had more yards on the ground from 96 to 98 Floyd little sits just behind Davis on Denver's all-time rushing list the Hall of Famer was Electric in both the AFL and NFL little was named all proo in 1969 averaging 5 yards per carry in 1971 he led the NFL in rushing and in 1973 tied for the league lead in touchdowns to gain over a, yards rushing is the golden accomplishment of a runner in pro football Floyd is all world to all Denver and out of this world to empty-handed tacklers little was named to five Pro bowls or all-star teams in his 9-year career Sammy Winder was Denver's back back in the 80s he played in three Super Bowls and ranks third in career rushing yards and touchdowns with the Broncos Winder was named at the Pro Bowl twice and had over 1,400 total yards in 1984 pis inside the 10 inside the five into the end zone for another touchdown Clinton poris was a monster in his two years with Denver he won offensive Rookie of the Year putting up Gody numbers close to 1,00 total yards and 17 touchdowns in all poris racked up 31 scores with a 5.5 yards per carry average his first two seasons then there's Otis Armstrong who won the 1974 NFL rushing title he made two pro bowls in his eight-year Broncos career Mike Anderson went from an unknown draft pick to a star in his debut season he was named offensive Rookie of the Year in 2000 rushing for almost 1500 yds and 15 touchdowns number 16 the Arizona Cardinals we're going old school here so let's drop some knowledge on a few pre-desert Runners first up we have Ali Matson Matson played six seasons with the Cardinals who were then in Chicago he was named all proo in five of them the future Hall of Famer would score 50 touchdowns from 1952 to 1958 the most in the league he missed the 1953 season to serve in the Army talk about a legend everybody in tight here's Anderson to give ground LS over there and what an effort he's going to break it Anderson's going to take it for the touchdown a few decades later Otis Anderson came around for the St Louis Cardinals he won the 1979 offensive Rookie of the Year award gaining over 1,900 yards from scrimmage Anderson is the franchise leader in career rushing yards and touchdowns Between 1979 and 1984 only Walter Payton had more yards on the ground got another Hall of Famer here with Charlie trippy this guy could do it all he played five different positions including quarterback DB and punter trippy led the Cardinals to the 1947 NFL Championship still the last title the franchise has ever won he averaged 5.1 yards per carry over his 9-year NFL career and it's going to be metf and he's got it wide open to the 30 K Kyle can't get him he's gone before DK metf and Eric metf there was Terry metf the three-time pro bowler had the most combined allpurpose yards in the NFL from 1973 to 1977 he even finished top three in MVP voting two years in a row Hall of Famer Ernie never was an allpro and every season with the Chicago Cardinals he's best known for scoring 40 points in a single game six touchdowns four extra points stump Mitchell had over, 1500 total yards at 5.5 yards per carry in 1985 he's second alltime in career rush yards with the club number 15 the Los Angeles Chargers from the seven yd line of the Denver Broncos and the hand off to thinon left side and he will Gallop into the end zone charger fans are witnesses to history the list of chargers all-time great running backs begins with LT perhaps the greatest player to ever play for the franchise leanian Tomlinson was out of this world, 1500 plus scrimmage yards in each of his first eight seasons 624 career catches a two-time NFL rushing leader and third alltime in career touchdowns Tomlinson was at his best in his 2006 MVP year scoring 31 total touchdowns a single season record AFL great Paul low still ranked second in rushing yards in team history for now low helped San Diego win their first and only pro football title all the way back in 1963 he had three seasons with 1,200 total yard yards and led the AFL in rushing in 1965 Qui flip for Eckler Eckler inside his blocks 40 35 still on his feet and going to go the rest of the way he's not the biggest not the flashiest but Austin Eckler has the numbers to back up his place among alltime Chargers Legends Eckler had 38 touchdowns from 2021 to 2022 12 more than any other NFL player in that span three seasons with 1,500 total yards and the fourth most touchdowns in team history he's one of just five running backs ever with 100 catches in a season this Chargers list is deep so hang with us Chuck munzy is number two on the team's all-time rushing touchdown list he had a league High 19 scores in 1981 Keith Lincoln won an AFL crown with low back in the 60s Melvin Gordon made two pro bowls in 5 years with the bolts so did Maran buts who also led the league in rushing yards per game in 1990 big man nron me had over 1300 yards in 1994 leading San Diego all the way to Super Bowl 29 and don't forget little Darren sprouls who came up huge time and time again nearly 10,000 all-purpose yards in five full seasons with the Chargers here Scrolls scolls inside the 10 inside the five and the Chargers win the game number 14 the Minnesota Vikings like the Chargers Minnesota has a clear leader of the pack at running back position Adrien Peterson was ready to dominate from day one and just his eighth game ever Peterson set the Still Standing record for rush yards in a single game 296 yards for Adrien Peterson the greatest rushing performance in the history of the National Football League he was the clear-cut offensive Rookie of the Year and would go on to make seven Pro bowls and four all pro teams coming off a serious knee injury Peterson went on a tear in 2012 rushing for over 2,000 yards while taking home MVP no player had more rush yards between 2007 and 2021 greatness before Austin Eckler Marshall Faulk and Roger Craig there was Chuck Foreman back in the 1970s running backs weren't really used in the passing game nobody told the Vikings though Fran rolls to the right DPS it out caught by Foreman touchdown Chuck Forman number 44 set an NFL record for running backs with 73 catches for nearly 700 yard yards by the end of the season Chuck Foreman was closing in on the NFC Triple Crown Foreman averaged close to 50 catches per season in his 7even years with the Vikings he was the 1973 offensive Rookie of the Year and made five straight Pro bowls to start his career Foreman scored 51 total touchdowns from 1974 to 1976 most in the league cook has had a big day 115 yards in a touchdown he can add to the number here oh beautiful spin move head cook takes it to the outside oh what an effort Dalvin cook Dalvin cook had to come back from a torn ACL in his rookie season to join this list of Vikings great he finally got on track in 2019 and would go on to make four straight PE bowls cook ranks third on the club's all-time rushing list and scored 52 touchdowns in 73 career games in Minnesota Robert Smith is rarely discussed among the great backs of the90s but don't forget how good this guy was second most rush yards in team history and 1,000 plus in each of his last four seasons at 5 yards per carry the powerful Bill Brown was as tough as they come in the NFL's ground and pound era nobody in the league had more touches from 1963 to 1972 Brown Put up close to 6,000 total yards from 64 to 68 second most in the NFL number 13 the Washington commanders a couple Hall of Famers and a whole lot of depth Washington has had its share of fine Runners over the years there's the snap hand to Riggins good hold he's got the first down to the 40 he's gone the 35 the 30 the 20 he's gone he's gone touchdown Washington Redskins we'll kick it off with John Riggins who played 10 years in Washington all the way to age 36 the diesel powered the team to its first ever Super Bowl win in 1982 and followed that up with his best year ever in 1983 24 rushing scores a then single season record rigin sits a top the franchise in career rushing yards and touchdowns we mentioned Clinton pores' Stellar start in Denver he picked up right where he left off after getting traded for Champ Bailey ptis welcome to Washington Clinton ptis goodbye touchdown poris produced Four Seasons with 1200 rushing yards in Washington only Riggins has more yards on the ground in team history pis totaled over 6,100 yards on the ground from 2004 to 2008 second most in the league we don't hear the name Larry Brown very much but the Washington back won League MVP in 1972 taking his team all the way to Super Bowl 7 today Larry Brown is the most courageous runner in football and his body like his spirit is remarkably tough Brown had 1100 yards from scrimmage in each of his first five seasons he won the 1970 NFL rushing title and led the league with 14 touchdowns in 1973 Cliff battles was a Hall of Famer an NFL champion and the first player to rush for 200 yards in a game Steven Davis made two pro bowls in Washington and had the second most rushing yards in the league from 1999 to 2001 Griffin under Center givs to Morris no place to go fighting into the UN touchdown Redskins rookie Alfred Morris ran for a team record 1613 yards in 2012 he had three straight 1,000 yard seasons to begin his career known for the fumble Ernest biner recovered with back-to-back Pro bows in 90 and 91 Terry Allen gain over 3,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 32 touchdowns from 1995 to 96 George Rogers paced the league with 18 rushing scores in 1986 winning a Lombardi the following year and in that contest it was one game Wonder Timmy Smith who set a Super Bowl record with 204 yards in a Washington Victory number 12 the New York Giants number one overall pick NFL champion Hall of Famer pretty amazing career for the great Frank gford now gford shows why he became the all-time giant ground Gainer after blocks by desen Brown stylish striding GI goes 78 yd he still holds the record for most touchdowns in team history gford was named at eight PE bowls during his 13-year Giants career including at three different positions running back receiver and defensive back he led the NFL in yards from scrimmage in New York's 1956 Championship season back in at right for the Cardinals Barber slipping a couple of people tries the other side the chases on Barber heading for the corner touchdown the Giants all-time leading rusher is none other than Tiki Barber he also ranked second with 68 total touchdowns no player in the NFL had more total yards than Barber from 2000 to 2006 and talk about finishing strong Tiki had at least 1,200 rushing yards in each of his last five seasons Rodney Hampton set the tone for the gmen in the early 90s five straight thousand yard seasons from 91 to 95 Hampton gets the carry and Hampton is Off to the Races Hampton still on his feet Rodney Hampton touchdown Giants only EMT and Barry had more total rushing touchdowns in that stretch Hampton ranks top three in rushing yards and touchdowns in Giants history Tuffy leman's great name for a running back was the number two pick in the first ever NFL draft he led the NFL in rushing yards as a rookie and went on to have a Hall of Fame career Ken strong also in Canton he scored 17 points in the 1934 NFL championship game a record that stood for 20 years Joe Morris won Super Bowl 21 with New York he had 36 touchdowns from 1985 to 86 most in the NFL we all know saquan Barkley the 2018 offensive rookie of the year two pro bowls and Four Seasons with at least 1,200 total yards big Brandon Jacobs is a two-time champ in the team's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns and finally there's Otis Anderson MVP of Super Bowl 25 and a member of two championship teams in New York number 11 the Detroit Lions got it away to Barry off the right Barry to the 45 and bumps to the 40 breaks at 3530 he's gone unbelievable touchdown Lions Barry Sanders when we talk about Barry we say that's the greatest run that's the greatest run that might have been the greatest run that was unbelievable one of the greatest players to ever set foot on an NFL field Barry Sanders was as equally productive as he was exhilarating a 10-time pro bowler and six-time All Pro Sanders rushed for500 yards in five different seasons the only player to accomplish that feet he won offensive Rookie of the Year in 1989 co-mvp in 1997 and earned four rushing titles Barry is also a member of the 2,000 yard rushing club and retired at the top of his game in 1998 10 absolutely thrilling Seasons Cuts up field hurdles over a couple of people oh my goodness did you see that he hit Steve Brown with what looked like a karate kick before Sanders dawned the iconic number 20 in mtown there was Billy Sims the number one overall pick in the 1980 draft Sims impact was felt right away away he led the league with 16 touchdowns in his first season winning offensive Rookie of the Year Sims accumulated over 3800 yards from scrimmage and 31 scores in his first two campaigns but a devastating knee injury ended his career Midway through the 1984 season what could have been Walker's uncanny ability to produce big plays made him a Mythic figure what couldn't do Walker do the Hall of Famer charted stats in passing rushing receiving defense punting kicking and returning Walker won two NFL titles with the Lions and even kicked the game-winning extra point in the 1953 championship game he was named allp Pro in four of his six NFL seasons a legend indeed number 10 the Buffalo Bills USC Heisman Trophy winner OJ Simpson was the first overall pick in the 1969 NFL draft in 1973 he became the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season and that was when they played Just 14 games OJ Simpson he just set a new National Football League record of 261 yard in a game but 1975 was his best statistical season amassing over 2200 yards from scrimmage and 23 touchdowns Simpson led the league in rushing four times in a 5-year span he retired second all time in career rushing yards from one MVP to another as Thurman Thomas won the award in 1991 he's the club's all-time rushing leader and led the NFL in yards from scrimmage in four straight Seasons gives to Thomas and Thurman breaking tackles at the 22 inside the 10 touchdown Buffalo Thomas played in 21 playoff games including four Super Bowls the Hall of Famer averaged just under 2,000 total yards per season from 1989 to 1992 truly one of the best to ever play in Buffalo Joe cribs began his Bill's career red hot over 1600 yards from scrimmage and 10 plus touchdowns in three of his first four seasons cribs goes deep down the sideline he can bust it all the way crib cribs made three Pearl bowls in Buffalo and led the league in rushing yards per game in 1982 the always consistent Fred Jackson played eight years in West New York he's third on Buffalo's all-time rushing list and produced Five Seasons with 1,000 total yards Shady McCoy made three Pro Bulls in just four seasons with the bills over 5,000 yards from scrimmage in that span Travis Henry had over 3200 total yards and 25 touchdowns from 2002 to 2003 baby beast mode Marshon Lynch had back-to-back thousand yard seasons to start his career first round pick Willis mahe came back from a gruesome knee injury making a successful run with buffalo in the mid 20000s number nine the San Francisco 49er on a give Gore the alltime Ling Russell for the ners stiff Gore CS it inside Frank Gore is still going touchdown San Francisco he's the most productive runner in team history and sits third in all-time rushing yards among NFL backs Frank Gore was never the flashiest never the loudest but he made a career out of pounding the rock eight seasons with 1,000 rushing yards in fact no player in the league had more yards on the ground than Gore from 2006 to 2014 Canton will be calling soon hold on to your seats for this play folks for will be a long time before you see another like goes barreling down the sidelines hops into the end zone the first African-American player to be named MVP Joe the jet Perry was Sensational with the 49ers a member of San Francisco's million dooll backfield Perry became the first player ever to rush for a th000 yards in back-to-back Seasons he played in three different decades almost unheard of for running back the Hall of Famer is still the Niners all-time leader in rushing touchdowns Perry retired second only to Jim Brown in all-time rushing yards Roger Craig still on his feet still running what a run by Roger Craig you'll never see a better one than that San Fran back of the 80s was Roger Craig and where would they be without his versatility fitting perfectly in Bill Walsh's West Coast offense Craig would become the the first player ever with a th rushing and receiving yards in the same season he won offensive player of the year in 1988 and was a member of three Super Bowl teams in San Francisco the number of studs who lined up in a 49er backfield is absurd so buckle up Hall of Famer Hugh melany gained close to 7,000 total yards in nine Seasons sharing the ball with Perry pro bowler Garrison Hurst produced perhaps the greatest run in team history walking it off on an epic OT score back in 1998 that is the longest run from scrimmage in the history of the San Francisco 49ers and it wins on opening day here in freom park Ricky Waters made the Pro Bowl every year he played with the 49ers he won a Super Bowl in 1994 Ken Willard was one of only two players in the league with 8,000 total yards from 1965 to 1973 and that brings us to Christian mcaffrey who an offensive player of the year for them with 21 touchdowns in 2023 number eight the Green Bay Packers after the ball Jimmy Taylor off the right side finds daylight when you have a fullback such as Jim Taylor uh the fans especially Green Bay fans uh consider him of course a real Power House what is he's got the block he's inside the 10 he's at the five cuts into the end zone for the touchdown gold jackets abound in this group of Packer backs we'll start with Jim Taylor the NFL MVP in 1962 mastering Vince lombardy's patented sweep run R Taylor scored 71 touchdowns from 1960 to 1964 most in the league he was a member of four NFL championship teams in Green Bay and still ranks first all time in franchise rushing scores Taylor's Hall of Fame teammate Paul horning won MVP in 1961 paired with Taylor this lethal one-w punch set a new standard for running back Duos horning was named All Pro twice including in 1960 when he led the NFL with 15 touchdowns he's third all time in Packers history with 50 rushing TDS a few decades later came Aman green a vastly underrated back in the as green is the franchise leader in rushing yards and made four straight Pearl bowls from 2000 to 2003 bricks out of the pack and Aman green Aman green he was stopped and kept going he still holds the club single season record with 1883 rushing yards in 2003 green hit the, yard Mark in six of Seven Seasons with the pack shifting gears to another old school legend we have Tony canadao the gray ghost of Gonzaga the ninth round pick turned Hall of Famer was the third player ever to rush for a th000 yards in a season before canadeo there was Clark hle another Legend enshrined in Canton hle was the Green Bay version of Bronco nersi winning two NFL titles second and seven big running Lane and Jones takes off into the secondary and now sprinting down the sideline wi goes past McLoud and he's all the way to the end zone Aaron Jones amassed over 8,000 total yards from scrimmage in his Seven Seasons with the Packers John Brockington ranked second in rushing yards only behind OJ from 1971 to 1973 and can't forget dorsy Levens who won a Super Bowl with the pack in 1996 he had two seasons with over 00 total yards number seven the Pittsburgh Steelers looking for somebody to throw to fires it downfield and there's a collision has got that's caught out of the air the ball is pulled in by Franco Harris Harris is going for a touchdown for Pittsburgh frco Harris pulling the football I don't even know where it came from the author of arguably the greatest play in NFL history gets lead billing here Franco Harris W offensive Rookie of the year in 1972 and rattled off six straight thousand yard seasons the Steelers have enjoyed a ton of success over the years no more so than in the 70s though Franco helped Pittsburgh to four Super Bowl wins and scored 100 career touchdowns in the black and gold most of any player in team history they' played a tremendous game so far against the Bears second down and goal they go to Bettis again Bettis gets hit still driving touchdown they thought said it could be a jome bet kind of day and it is his second touchdown here the bus Trail's only Harris in career rushing yards and touchdowns in Steelers history Jerome Bettis made four Pro Bowls in the steel city and had six straight thousand yard seasons from 1996 to 2001 he would retire on top winning Super Bowl 40 in his hometown of Detroit a bit of a drop off as we get to Lev on Bell but make no mistake he had a superb 5-year stretch in Pittsburgh Le on the cut breaks a tackle Bell trying to go all the way wayon Bell touchdown Steelers Bell averaged 129 yards from scrimmage per game in his Steelers career three Pro Bowl and two allpro selections to boot he was Lethal in the pass game catching 75 passes in three different seasons from 2013 to 2017 he had more total catches than Mike Evans Rob gronowski and Travis Kelce fast Willie Parker still owns the longest run in Super Bowl history you're going to see Parker bursting one over the right side they call him Fast willly Parker and fast Willie Parker has just gone 75 yds for a touchdown he also had three straight Seasons with 1,200 rushing yards from 2005 to 2007 Hall of Famer John Henry Johnson made three Pro bowls with the Steelers in the 60s Rocky BL was a key member of those 70s Steelers Paving the way for Franco Harris he had over a th000 rushing yards in 1976 we should also mention Barry Foster who exploded with almost 1700 rushing yards in 1992 good enough for a second place MVP finish number six the Indianapolis Colts with a quartet of Hall of Famers in the running back room it's no wonder the Colts rank this high it's very apparent that dick lanch is covering him man for man how long he can do that remains to be seen Unitus is back Unitus throws four go for the touchdown a magnificent pass pattern with Johnny Unitus Moore scored the touchdown do it all back Lenny Moore as one of only four players in NFL history with 5,000 rushing and receiving yards he was named All Pro five times and won two NFL championships more retired with 113 career touchdowns second most all time here's Manning that's going to be well out of bounds James What A Catch Edan James hit the ground running with the Colts teamed up with pton Manning and Marvin Harrison the young Trio turned the tide in Indie James won offensive Rookie of the Year in 1999 and led the league in rushing in each of his first two seasons Edge is the Colts all-time leader in rushing yards and touchdowns we'll travel back to the 70s now in Spotlight light L Mitchell given a little room an innocent flare pass was a dangerous Colt weapon for Mitchell runs with power and one man is usually not not enough to stop him like Moore Mitchell was a big time threat in the past game in fact he led the entire NFL in catches in two separate Seasons Mitchell racked up 1,700 total yards every year from 1975 to 1977 as productive as it gets only Franco Harris and OJ Simpson touched the ball more throughout the 1970s Marshall Faulk was a thrilling young playmaker who still ranks third all time in franchise rushing yards the 1994 offensive rookie of the year would make three Pro bowls in 5 years with Indy 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 they caught it a touchdown he gained over 8,000 total yards in 77 games with the Colts from a future RAM to a former Ram Eric Dickerson also played a handful of years in the hooer state a little past his prime Dickerson still won the NFL rushing title in 1988 he totaled over 6,200 yards in 61 games with the club Chand will give to Dickerson off the left side cuts up the middle 35 30 25 20 50 10 5 two-time NFL champ Alan amichi scored the winning touchdown in the greatest game ever played and fun fact did you know Tom Matti invented the QB wristband long story but look it up he also had the most total yards and tied for the league lead and touchdowns in 1969 Jonathan Taylor has been tearing it up for the Colts since 2020 he led the league in rushing in 2021 scoring 20 touchdowns in the process shout out to Joseph Adai who won a Super Bowl as a rookie in 2006 he put up over 2800 total yards and 23 touchdowns in his first two seasons number five the Tennessee Titans 103 Los Angeles and here goes Errol Campbell he knock Robertson on his back beautiful beautiful one of the most iconic players in league history Earl Campbell was a force back in his days as a Houston Oiler the Tyler Rose came into the NFL and won offensive Rookie of the Year and player of the year he followed that up with an MVP trophy in 1979 no back in the league had more yards or touchdowns on the ground than Campbell from 1978 to 1983 dominant in every sense gives it to Henry Henry bounces it outside 5 10 15 stiff arm 20 2530 40 stiff arm 50 40 30 he's on his feet big chase 20 15 10 5 touchdown Titans 99 y tied for the longest run in NFL history King Henry is also a member of the exclusive 2K Club he led the league in rushing twice winning offensive player of the year in 20120 at 6'3 and almost 250 lbs Henry was downright scary when he got the ball he made three Pro bowls in Tennessee pacing all NFL players in rushing yards and touchdowns from 2016 to 2022 second and goal George again George breaking tackles into the end zone the only back in franchise history to start a Super Bowl Eddie George helped reshape the franchise in the late 9s the former Heisman winner won offensive Rookie of the Year in 1996 going on to become the team's all-time leading rusher George was an absolute Workhorse leading the NFL in total carries from 96 to 2003 he had a th000 rushing yards in seven of his eight seasons with the Titans on the Move now pitch Johnson trying to get him to the outside Johnson doubles back the other way Chris Johnson has some room to work with good block by Young on the near side and Johnson able to turn it up field and he goes all the way terrific individual effort by Chris Johnson CJ 2K the First Tennessee back to rush for 2000 in a single season one of the fastest players in league history Chris Johnson had at least 1,600 total yards in each of his first six seasons he won offensive player of the year in 2009 racking up 259 yards from scrimmage a record that still stands today fullback Hoy gr had the most total yards in the AFL from 1967 to 1969 Mike Rosier and Lorenzo white overlapped for the Oilers in the late 80s Rosier made two Pearl bowls in Houston while white played in seven playoff games and had close to 1,00 total yards in 1992 number four the Cleveland Browns gives to Jim Brown he gets away to the right side he gets a block from Hickerson Jim Brown to the 20 Jim Brown is in for the touchdown arguably the greatest to ever play the running back position or any position for that matter Jim Brown revolutionized the game of football he was simply bigger stronger and faster than the competition in nine NFL seasons Brown led the league in rushing eight times being named first team All Pro in each he was a three-time NFL MVP and the only rookie ever to win the award considered by most experts as the greatest pullback ever to play the game Jimmy's harder to bring down than a wild steer Brown retired with the most rushing yards and touchdowns in league history Leroy Kelly had the tall task of replacing Brown and to say he knocked it out of the park would be an understatement in 1967 Leroy Kelly was most often seen with a ball cradled in his arm single-handedly demoralizing if not demolishing his opponent transitioning from Return Man Kelly led the NFL in rushing twice and made three all proo teams from 1966 to 1973 there may not have been a better running back he led the league in rushing in total touchdowns in that stretch how often do we see one Hall of Famer replace another a current Brown is making a name for himself among all-time franchise greats goldity there on that first kick First Carry of the game for Nick chub chub is inside the 30 the 20 all the way 63 yards the rookie out of Georgia Nick chub already ranks third all time in rushing touchdowns among all Cleveland backs the four-time pro bowler gained a th000 yards on the ground in four of his first five campaigns chub had the second most rushing yards and touchdowns in the league from 2018 to 2022 not only is Maran Motley a Hall of Famer but he's also one of the most impactful players to ever play the sport a member of the Forgotten four Motley helped reintegrate pro football in 1946 he was a four-time aafc champion and was at his best when the Browns entered the NFL in 1950 B dops his helmet to the crowd as he jogs over the goal line to give the Browns a 17 to nothing lead Motley led the league in rushing yards and helped Cleveland win the championship 5.7 career yards per carry too the puits unrelated were fantastic in the 70s and 80s Mike puit rushed for a thousand yards in four different seasons while Greg puit made four proar bows before he broke out as a receiver in Washington Bobby Mitchell played running back at a high level for the Browns he total close to 6,000 allpurpose yards from 1958 to 1961 only his teammate Jim Brown had more we throw in Kevin Mack who played in three AFC Title Games with the Browns Mack made two Pearl bowls scoring 54 career touchdowns with the team number three the Dallas Cowboys America's team has a proud history of elite running backs none better than this one Amman handoff Smith coming right trying to out run the coverage makes a cut get it oh he's still going 25 points he's going to score he's got the five it's a touchdown em Smith and it's absolutely ridiculous it should never have happened but EMT Smith does the impossible this time from 29 yds out there aren't enough words to describe Smith's Hall of Fame career his consistency at the position is unmatched 11 straight Seasons with a th000 rushing yards his durability is unquestioned Smith missed just five games due to injury in his Cowboys career and he's as decorated as they get 1990 offensive Rookie of the Year 1993 MVP eight proar bows four time rushing champion and three Lombardi trophies How Sweet It Is and if that's not enough he's still the all-time leader in rushing yards and touchdowns big opening for Tony Dorset look out he's got great speed 99 yds and a half Dorset down the sideline stays in bounds can you believe that Tony Dorset is the cowboy second Le leading rusher producing eight seasons with 1,000 yards on the ground the former Heisman winner won offensive Rookie of the Year 1977 helping Dallas win Super Bowl 12 Dorset played 11 years with the Cowboys eventually going to the Hall of Fame in 1994 it's Elliot Elliott for the touchdown Ezekiel Elliott's remarkable rookie season helped Dallas finish with a 13 and3 record Zeke led the league with over, 1600 rushing yards in 20 16 two years later he won another rushing title in fact no player in the NFL had more yards on the ground from 2016 to 2021 ellot is third in franchise history in rushing yards and touchdowns we told you the Cowboys had quality at the position so try and keep up here Don Perkins made six Pearl bowls and played in two NFL championships with Dallas in the 60s DeMarco Murray was the 2014 offensive player of the year leading the league with over 1,800 rushing yards the inside and Murray to the end zone Touchdown Dallas those who were lucky enough to watch Maran Barber know what a beast he was Calvin Hill was the 1969 offensive Rookie of the Year and ranks top five in team rush yards Hershel Walker was phenomenal in Dallas racking up 5200 yards from scrimmage in his first three seasons and finally the powerful Walt Garrison helped get the Cowboys to two Super Bowls in the 70s number two the Los Angeles Rams you can't deny the running back greatness in this team's history starting with Marshall Faulk the 2000 MVP after getting traded from the Colts in his prime Faulk went on an absolute tear Marshall faul and f look at the move Marshall faul over 10,000 yards from scrimmage from 1999 to 2004 most in the NFL Faulk set a then single season record with 26 touchdowns in 2000 he was named offensive player of the year three times and produced Four Seasons with over 2,000 total yards tied for the most ever Barber Hill pitches back to Dickerson the lone set back and he cuts back got some good yardage Dickerson can run Eric Dickerson still going Dickerson will go 1983 offensive Rookie of the Year Eric Dickerson was a man amongst boys from the start in just his second season he set a single season rushing record that still stands today speaking of Records Dickerson's 248 rush yards in the 1985 divisional round are still the most ever in a playoff game hey man I'm going tell you something they call that play going to be a touchdown he gained over 7200 yards on the ground in just 65 games with the Rams and was the 1986 offensive player of the year just before the play clock expires it's Jackson again on the Quick Pass first down St Louis he spins away from tacklers down the sideline Steven Jackson no one wanted to tackle Steven Jackson perhaps the most physically imposing of all Rams Runners Jackson had the difficult task of replacing Faulk in the mid 2000s all he did next was become the team's all-time rushing leader from 2004 to 2012 Jackson LED all NFL players in total rushing yards he was at his peak in 2006 when he amassed over 20 300 yd from scrimmage and now on first down gol looking to Gurley and he will leave frog a defender in oh my goodness for Gurley from 2017 to 2018 there was no better running back in football than Todd Gurley he scored 40 touchdowns in that stretch leading the Rams all the way to Super Bowl 53 Gurley was the 27 offensive player of the year he scored 70 touchdowns in just 73 career games with the r RS Lawrence McCutchen made five Pro bowls during a great Rams era in the 70s he had the second most rush yards in the league from 1973 to 1977 before he was the bus Jerome Bettis was the Rookie of the Year in La he totaled almost 3,000 yards in his first two seasons number one the Chicago Bears okay we've reached the Pinnacle the team with the greatest collection of running backs in NFL lore helps to have over 100 years of history of course pton pton still on his feet W pton another piece of art it's no shock we start with sweetness Walter pton rewrote the record books in his 13 years with the Bears before retiring as the game's all-time leading rusher Payton helped Chicago capture its first and only Super Bowl victory he won MVP in 1977 and gained 12200 yards on the ground in 10 different seasons p and truly did it all the five-time allpro still leads the club in alltime catches as well he has a strong case to be called the goat that's Gail sers on the 15 yd line you can see him breaking away from that tackle and watch the moves here the quick move of Gail SS he's off 85 yds for a touchdown looking over his shoulder his six touchdown of the game he has just broken the National Football League touchdown record the Kansas comic gave us the greatest debut season in league history in 1965 Gail sers led the NFL with close to 2300 allpurpose yards and 22 touchdowns still a rookie record sers was named allp Pro in each of his first five seasons and won two NFL rushing titles while he played just seven seasons seers was still a first ballot Hall of Famer Matt Forte may not make it to Canton but don't forget how productive this guy was in the windy city and off to Forte and Forte picks up another first down and more he is inside the 10 and will take it in for a bears touchdown 32 yard that's the whole package right there Forte had the most yards from scrimmage in the league from 2008 to 2015 spanning his entire Bears career only Payton has caught more passes in team history that goes for receivers too Forte gained over 1,200 total yards in every season you can't tell the story of this iconic franchise without some Hall of Famers of yesterday year the Galloping ghost Red Grange was the NFL's first big-time College signing in 1925 he won two League titles with the Bears Bronco nersi one of the game's great power backs played both offense and defense winning three NFL championships George McAfee was an all-purpose star he also won three titles in Chicago scoring 36 touchdowns and picking off 25 passes not in Canton but still one of the club's best backs will go to Neil Anderson he ranks top three in history in both rushing yards and touchdowns show fourman rush and it's a fourman rush that coming over the middle goes PT Willis it's Anderson cutting left to the 20 to the 15 breaks a tackle to the 10 to the five touchdown Anderson scored 60 total touchdowns from 1988 to 1992 second only to Jerry Rice Rick caceras made five Pro bowls and led the NFL in rushing in 1956 and finally we go all the way back to Bey feathers who in 1934 became the first first player to ever rush for 1,000 yards in a season so there you have it who did we miss could our order be different drop us a line in the comment section as always a huge thank you for sticking around
