| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell, HOU | 302 | 1450 | 4.8 | 13 |
| Walter Payton, CHI | 333 | 1395 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Tony Dorsett, DAL | 290 | 1325 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Del Williams, MIA | 272 | 1258 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 259 | 1220 | 4.7 | 9 |
| Terdell Middleton, GB | 284 | 1116 | 3.9 | 11 |
| Franco Harris, PIT | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 8 |
| Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 270 | 1080 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Terry Miller, BUF | 238 | 1060 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Tony Reed, KC | 206 | 1053 | 5.1 | 5 |
| John Riggins, WAS | 248 | 1014 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Roland Harper, CHI | 240 | 992 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Greg Pruitt, CLE | 176 | 960 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Joe Washington, BAL | 240 | 956 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Kevin Long, NYJ | 214 | 954 | 4.5 | 10 |
| Dexter Bussey, DET | 225 | 924 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Lydell Mitchell, SD | 214 | 820 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Sherman Smith, SEA | 165 | 805 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Sam Cunningham, NE | 199 | 768 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Pete Johnson, CIN | 180 | 762 | 4.2 | 7 |
| David Sims, SEA | 174 | 752 | 4.3 | 14 |
| Chuck Foreman, MIN | 237 | 749 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Bubba Bean, ATL | 193 | 707 | 3.7 | 3 |
| Horace Ivory, NE | 141 | 693 | 4.9 | 11 |
| Scott Dierking, NYJ | 170 | 681 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Ricky Bell, TB | 185 | 679 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Billy Ryckman, ATL | 45 | 679 | 15.1 | 2 |
| Andy Johnson, NE | 147 | 675 | 4.6 | 3 |
| Jim Otis, STL | 197 | 664 | 3.4 | 8 |
| Art Whittington, OAK | 172 | 661 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Horace King, DET | 155 | 660 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Cullen Bryant, LAM | 178 | 658 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Tony Galbreath, NO | 186 | 635 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Rocky Bleier, PIT | 165 | 633 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Wayne Morris, STL | 174 | 631 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Ted McKnight, KC | 104 | 627 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Doug Kotar, NYG | 149 | 625 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Mike Hogan, PHI | 145 | 607 | 4.2 | 4 |
| John Cappelletti, LAM | 174 | 604 | 3.5 | 3 |
| O. J. Simpson, SF | 161 | 593 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Arnold Morgado, KC | 160 | 593 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Curtis Brown, BUF | 128 | 591 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Haskel Stanback, ATL | 188 | 588 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL | 140 | 587 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Barty Smith, GB | 154 | 567 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Mike Pruitt, CLE | 135 | 560 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Chuck Muncie, NO | 160 | 557 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Bob Hammond, NYG | 131 | 554 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan, NE | 81 | 539 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Mike Thomas, WAS | 161 | 533 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Don Woods, SD | 151 | 514 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Leroy Harris, MIA | 123 | 512 | 4.2 | 2 |
| John Reaves, CIN | 6 | 500 | 83.3 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin, CIN | 132 | 484 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Bob Ferrell, SF | 125 | 471 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Paul Hofer, SF | 121 | 465 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Lonnie Perrin, DEN | 108 | 455 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Jon Keyworth, DEN | 112 | 444 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Tim Wilson, HOU | 126 | 431 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 118 | 420 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Rickey Young, MIN | 134 | 417 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Steve Jones, STL | 105 | 392 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Don Calhoun, NE | 76 | 391 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Mike Strachan, NO | 108 | 388 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Otis Armstrong, DEN | 112 | 381 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Ron Lee, BAL | 81 | 374 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis, TB | 97 | 370 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Larry Canada, DEN | 79 | 365 | 4.6 | 3 |
| Greg Boykin, SF | 102 | 361 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Jimmy DuBose, TB | 93 | 358 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Roland Hooks, BUF | 76 | 358 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Al Hunter, SEA | 105 | 348 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Rob Carpenter, HOU | 82 | 348 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Rob Lytle, DEN | 81 | 341 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Cleo Miller, CLE | 89 | 336 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Deacon Turner, CIN | 84 | 333 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Gary Davis, MIA | 62 | 313 | 5.0 | 3 |
| Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 75 | 312 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Larry Csonka, NYG | 91 | 311 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Dan Doornink, NYG | 60 | 306 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Hank Bauer, SD | 85 | 304 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Bruce Harper, NYJ | 58 | 303 | 5.2 | 2 |
| Mark Bailey, KC | 83 | 298 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Dave Preston, DEN | 66 | 296 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA | 59 | 290 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Calvin Hill, CLE | 80 | 289 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Bo Matthews, SD | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 0 |
| MacArthur Lane, KC | 52 | 277 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Louis Carter, TB | 81 | 275 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 83 | 266 | 3.2 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton, PIT | 71 | 264 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Billy Taylor, NYG | 73 | 250 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield, PHI | 61 | 247 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman, BAL | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson, BUF | 55 | 222 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Robert Miller, MIN | 70 | 213 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Ricky Patton, ATL | 68 | 206 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Pat Haden, LAM | 33 | 206 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Archie Manning, NO | 38 | 202 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Norm Bulaich, MIA | 40 | 196 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Terry Robiskie, OAK | 49 | 189 | 3.9 | 2 |
| Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 61 | 188 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Boobie Clark, CIN | 40 | 187 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Mike Rae, TB | 20 | 186 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach, DAL | 42 | 182 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Lawrence Gaines, DET | 54 | 178 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS | 37 | 177 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Cleveland Franklin, PHI | 60 | 167 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 1 |
| Don Testerman, SEA | 43 | 155 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines, NYJ | 44 | 154 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Rick Kane, DET | 44 | 153 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Rick Moser, PIT | 42 | 153 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon, WAS | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak, OAK | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Will Harrell, STL | 35 | 134 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton, BUF/MIA | 50 | 121 | 2.4 | 2 |
| George Ragsdale, TB | 25 | 121 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Benny Malone, MIA/WAS | 33 | 110 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Don McCauley, BAL | 44 | 107 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Preston Pearson, DAL | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Scott Bull, SF | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat, LAM | 26 | 100 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Ray Strong, ATL | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Tony Samuels, KC | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson, DAL | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 2 |
| Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Randy Dean, NYG | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 32 | 93 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Gary Danielson, DET | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Jim Culbreath, GB | 30 | 92 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe, CLE | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Tony Green, WAS | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Rod Phillips, LAM | 28 | 81 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI | 30 | 79 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Horace Belton, KC | 24 | 79 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Darnell Powell, NYJ | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 1 |
| James McAlister, NE | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams, SD | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott, CIN | 29 | 75 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Doug Dennison, DAL | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Jerry Latin, STL/LAM | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Craig Morton, DEN | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF | 17 | 70 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Joe Pisarcik, NYG | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 |
| David Whitehurst, GB | 28 | 67 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Terry Nelson, LAM | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 |
| Booker Russell, OAK | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Larry Collins, CLE | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Mark Miller, CLE | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 |
| Willie Spencer, NYG | 38 | 61 | 1.6 | 2 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 33 | 60 | 1.8 | 2 |
| Nate Simpson, GB | 27 | 58 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Tony Davis, CIN | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Bob Avellini, CHI | 34 | 54 | 1.6 | 2 |
| Freddie Scott, DET | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 |
| Mel Gray, STL | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 |
| Mike Livingston, KC | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | 1 |
| Jack Deloplaine, WAS/PIT | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Norris Weese, DEN | 17 | 48 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Wendell Tyler, LAM | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Tom Newton, NYJ | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Harold Hart, OAK | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts, SD | 20 | 43 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Charlie White, TB | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson, MIN | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Walt Landers, GB | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Bert Jones, BAL | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Alois Blackwell, DAL | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Mike Kirkland, BAL | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker, TB | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps, CHI | 13 | 34 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Mark Kellar, MIN | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 |
| James Betterson, PHI | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Rich Caster, HOU | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Kim Jones, NO | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy, LAM | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch, DEN | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Sammy White, MIN | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Greg Landry, DET | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson, DAL | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Frank LeMaster, PHI | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan, MIN | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Bill Troup, BAL | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Aundra Thompson, GB | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| John McDaniel, WAS | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Ed O'Neil, DET | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson, NYJ | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Doug Williams, TB | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Don Strock, MIA | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Gordon Bell, STL | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Vince Evans, CHI | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass, GB | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
| Ike Harris, NO | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman, MIN | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito, ATL | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael, PHI | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg, SF | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Tom Dinkel, CIN | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Rufus Crawford, SEA | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Dave Williams, SF | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Richard Todd, NYJ | 14 | 18 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Eric Torkelson, GB | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Greg McCrary, WAS/SD | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Tony Hill, DAL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Robin Earl, CHI | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Ken Payne, PHI | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 |
| Rick Engles, PHI | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Tony Adams, KC | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Mike Barber, HOU | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker, CLE | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley, DEN | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant, BUF | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| James Lofton, GB | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Steve Raible, SEA | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Reggie Haynes, WAS | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Larry Barnes, SD/STL/PHI | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 |
| David Hill, DET | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Evans, CLE | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini, HOU | 18 | 11 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Jim Hart, STL | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 2 |
| John Sciarra, PHI | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Rickey Anderson, SD | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Art Best, CHI | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan, NE | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese, MIA | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Gary Huff, TB | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler, NO | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Steve Myer, SEA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Luther Blue, DET | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Alvin Maxson, PIT/HOU/TB /NYG | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro, HOU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson, STL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin, DET | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| James Harris, SD | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek, PIT | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Tom Sullivan, CLE | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Danny White, DAL | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis, HOU/LAM | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Jesse Thompson, DET | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann, PIT | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| John Jefferson, SD | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson, DET | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson, NE | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Tony Benjamin, SEA | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona, PHI | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu, NE | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Charlie Young, LAM | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms, DEN | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Andy Bolton, DET | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Willie Shelby, CIN | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Dave Casper, OAK | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw, OAK | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers, SD | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis, OAK | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Ike Forte, WAS | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Robert Woods, HOU | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes, NO | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Johhny Perkins, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Brian Kelley, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Earl Carr, SF | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis, CIN | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer, WAS | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Dennis Pearson, ATL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Ernest Pough, NYG | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler, OAK | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Walton, PHI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard, NO | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sproul, GB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Reed, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Beverly, GB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jerrel Wilson, NE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dave Jennings, NYG | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Roger Wehrli, STL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steve Little, STL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan, HOU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff West, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dave Green, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rob Hertel, CIN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott, NO | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Craig Penrose, DEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Michel, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zenon Andrusyshyn, KC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bruce Elia, SF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steve Pisarkiewicz, STL | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty, BAL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles, TB | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Dennis Law, CIN | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney, NYJ | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Guy Benjamin, MIA | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook, NE | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| June Jones, ATL | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Nat Moore, MIA | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker, NYJ | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Cliff Olander, SD | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Jerry Golsteyn, NYG | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| David Humm, OAK | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 0 |
| Henry Childs, NO | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Don Bass, CIN | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Herman Weaver, SEA | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
| Henry Marshall, KC | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton, MIN | 24 | -6 | -0.3 | 1 |
| George Roberts, MIA | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Willie Miller, LAM | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Dave Stief, STL | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| George Franklin, ATL | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Larry Jones, SF | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough, HOU | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis, ATL | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 |
| Rusty Jackson, BUF | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 |