| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rogers, NO | 378 | 1674 | 4.4 | 13 |
| Tony Dorsett, DAL | 342 | 1646 | 4.8 | 4 |
| Billy Sims, DET | 296 | 1437 | 4.9 | 13 |
| Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 286 | 1402 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Ottis Anderson, STL | 382 | 1376 | 3.6 | 9 |
| Earl Campbell, HOU | 361 | 1376 | 3.8 | 10 |
| William Andrews, ATL | 289 | 1301 | 4.5 | 10 |
| Walter Payton, CHI | 339 | 1222 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Chuck Muncie, SD | 251 | 1144 | 4.6 | 19 |
| Joe Delaney, KC | 234 | 1121 | 4.8 | 3 |
| Mike Pruitt, CLE | 247 | 1103 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Joe Cribbs, BUF | 257 | 1097 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Pete Johnson, CIN | 274 | 1077 | 3.9 | 12 |
| Wendell Tyler, LAM | 260 | 1074 | 4.1 | 12 |
| Ted Brown, MIN | 274 | 1063 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Franco Harris, PIT | 242 | 987 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Joe Washington, WAS | 210 | 916 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Tony Collins, NE | 204 | 873 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Gerry Ellis, GB | 196 | 860 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Kenny King, OAK | 170 | 828 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter, HOU/NYG | 208 | 822 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Tony Nathan, MIA | 147 | 782 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Curtis Dickey, BAL | 164 | 779 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Rick Parros, DEN | 176 | 749 | 4.3 | 2 |
| John Riggins, WAS | 195 | 714 | 3.7 | 13 |
| Andra Franklin, MIA | 201 | 711 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Jerry Eckwood, TB | 172 | 651 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Dave Preston, DEN | 183 | 640 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Ron Springs, DAL | 175 | 625 | 3.6 | 10 |
| Freeman McNeil, NYJ | 137 | 623 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Jim Hadnot, KC | 140 | 603 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Randy McMillan, BAL | 149 | 597 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Theotis Brown, STL/SEA | 156 | 583 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Frank Pollard, PIT | 123 | 570 | 4.6 | 2 |
| Ricky Patton, SF | 152 | 543 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Lynn Cain, ATL | 156 | 542 | 3.5 | 4 |
| James Brooks, SD | 109 | 525 | 4.8 | 3 |
| Matt Suhey, CHI | 150 | 521 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Derrick Jensen, OAK | 117 | 456 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Dexter Bussey, DET | 105 | 446 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant, LAM | 109 | 436 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Mike Guman, LAM | 115 | 433 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Wayne Morris, STL | 109 | 417 | 3.8 | 5 |
| James Owens, TB | 91 | 406 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Billy Jackson, KC | 111 | 398 | 3.6 | 10 |
| Bruce Harper, NYJ | 81 | 393 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Harian Huckleby, GB | 139 | 381 | 2.7 | 5 |
| James Wilder, TB | 107 | 370 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Roosevelt Leaks, BUF | 91 | 357 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Charles White, CLE | 97 | 342 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Vagas Ferguson, NE | 78 | 340 | 4.4 | 3 |
| Mike Augustyniak, NYJ | 85 | 339 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Rick Kane, DET | 77 | 332 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Earl Cooper, SF | 98 | 330 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Hubie Oliver, PHI | 75 | 329 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Scott Dierking, NYJ | 74 | 328 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 1 |
| Johnny Davis, SF | 94 | 297 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Charles Alexander, CIN | 98 | 292 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Zachary Dixon, BAL | 73 | 285 | 3.9 | 0 |
| David Woodley, MIA | 63 | 272 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Russell Davis, PIT | 47 | 270 | 5.7 | 1 |
| Sam Cunningham, NE | 86 | 269 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Kevin Long, NYJ | 73 | 269 | 3.7 | 2 |
| Leon Perry, NYG | 72 | 257 | 3.6 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti, SD | 68 | 254 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Sherman Smith, SEA | 83 | 253 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Roland Hooks, BUF | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Tom Newton, NYJ | 73 | 244 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown, BUF | 62 | 226 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Walt Easley, SF | 76 | 224 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Art Whittington, OAK | 69 | 220 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Vince Evans, CHI | 43 | 218 | 5.1 | 3 |
| Vince Thompson, DET | 35 | 211 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Doug Williams, TB | 48 | 209 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Don Calhoun, NE | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton, PIT | 56 | 202 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Mosi Tatupu, NE | 38 | 201 | 5.3 | 2 |
| Tony Galbreath, MIN | 42 | 198 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Leon Bright, NYG | 51 | 197 | 3.9 | 2 |
| Ted McKnight, KC | 54 | 195 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Dan Doornink, SEA | 65 | 194 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Jack Holmes, NO | 58 | 194 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Paul Hofer, SF | 60 | 193 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Wilbur Jackson, WAS | 46 | 183 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler, NO | 36 | 183 | 5.1 | 0 |
| James Jones, DAL | 34 | 183 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Terdell Middleton, GB | 53 | 181 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS | 36 | 177 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Stump Mitchell, STL | 31 | 175 | 5.6 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple, DET | 41 | 168 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Cleo Miller, CLE | 52 | 165 | 3.2 | 2 |
| Frank Hawkins, OAK | 40 | 165 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin, CIN | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 38 | 162 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Tony Reed, DEN | 68 | 156 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Doug Kotar, NYG | 46 | 154 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Brian Sipe, CLE | 38 | 153 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 39 | 150 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Marc Wilson, OAK | 30 | 147 | 4.9 | 2 |
| Eddie Hill, MIA | 37 | 146 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Adger Armstrong, HOU | 31 | 146 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Perry Harrington, PHI | 34 | 140 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA | 30 | 140 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon, BUF | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson, NO | 44 | 137 | 3.1 | 1 |
| David Hughes, SEA | 47 | 135 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Calvin Murray, PHI | 23 | 134 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Richard Todd, NYJ | 32 | 131 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Rickey Young, MIN | 47 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI | 22 | 128 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt, CLE | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Booker Russell, PHI | 38 | 123 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Jewerl Thomas, LAM | 34 | 118 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller, KC | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito, MIA | 35 | 116 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Billy Campfield, PHI | 31 | 115 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Larry Canada, DEN | 33 | 113 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Billy Taylor, NYG/NYJ | 38 | 111 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Roland Harper, CHI | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 1 |
| Jim Jodat, SEA | 31 | 106 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle, DEN | 30 | 106 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Bill Ring, SF | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Danny White, DAL | 38 | 104 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett, MIA | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto, MIA/WAS | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax, STL | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 2 |
| Pat Haden, LAM | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona, PHI | 35 | 98 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Joe Montana, SF | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Matt Cavanaugh, NE | 17 | 92 | 5.4 | 3 |
| Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Bill Kenney, KC | 24 | 89 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Bert Jones, BAL | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell, TB | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen, GB | 27 | 79 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson, DET | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Willie McClendon, CHI | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Ike Forte, NYG | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery, GB | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Henry Marshall, KC | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Louie Jackson, NYG | 27 | 68 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Mark Malone, PIT | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 2 |
| James Mayberry, ATL | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jim Hargrove, CIN | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Curtis Bledsoe, KC | 20 | 65 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf, WAS | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Roy Green, STL | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne, PIT | 25 | 58 | 2.3 | 2 |
| Dan Fouts, SD | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg, SEA | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch, DEN | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 |
| Chester Willis, OAK | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Cleveland Franklin, BAL | 21 | 52 | 2.5 | 1 |
| David Whitehurst, GB | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Terry LeCount, MIN | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols, DET | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan, NE | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Wade Manning, DEN | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 |
| Amos Lawrence, SF | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Steve Largent, SEA | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Phil Simms, NYG | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert, CIN | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg, DEN | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome, DAL | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett, OAK | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Horace Ivory, SEA/NE | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Don McCauley, BAL | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers, NO | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson, HOU | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Steve Atkins, GB/PHI | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie, DAL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark, SF | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson, DAL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF | 20 | 29 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Lenvil Elliott, SF | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard, LAM | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick, BUF | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Sam Adkins, SEA | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Archie Manning, NO | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth, NO | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams, SD | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott, DET | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Horace King, DET | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Jeff West, SEA | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson, ATL | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson, DET | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 2 |
| Calvin Hill, CLE | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Eric Lane, SEA | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 |
| John Jefferson, GB | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Steve Howell, MIA | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan, NE | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider, CIN | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner, NYG | 14 | 20 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine, MIN | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome, CLE | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Rickey Claitt, WAS | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Dave Williams, CHI | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Craig Morton, DEN | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Kenny Lewis, NYJ | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski, ATL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer, BUF | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| John Stallworth, PIT | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis, MIN | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore, SEA | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith, PIT | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Steve Dils, MIN | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews, NYG/MIA | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Drew Hill, LAM | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 0 |
| John Reaves, HOU | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Tom Orosz, MIA | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Otis Wonsley, WAS | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Cliff Stoudt, PIT | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Randy Love, STL | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| David Verser, CIN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum, CHI | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Greg Landry, BAL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| James Wright, DEN | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben, NO | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Glenn Carano, DAL | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Jeff Kemp, LAM | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Kevin House, TB | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Don Bass, CIN | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Craig Colquitt, PIT | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis, ATL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 |
| Dave Stief, STL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer, SD | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Sam Harrell, MIN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Theo Bell, TB | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Frank LeMaster, PHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Ron Smith, SD/PHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey, GB | 19 | 6 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Will Harrell, STL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Ray Strong, ATL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Steve Watson, DEN | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Scott Stauch, NO | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini, LAM | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson, ATL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Tony Davis, TB | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith, PHI | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Rick Walker, WAS | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Mike Garrett, BAL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Terry Miller, SEA | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Mel Gray, STL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon, WAS | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Rick Moser, KC/PIT | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Eric Torkelson, GB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo, DET | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Chuck Fusina, TB | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Nat Moore, MIA | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pennywell, NE | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen, HOU | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini, CHI | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Jim Hart, STL | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| George Roberts, SD | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Joe Senser, MIN | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin, ATL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett, NYG/WAS | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson, GB/SD/NO | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik, PHI | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson, NO | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson, NE | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Harold Carmichael, PHI | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler, BUF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Guy Benjamin, SF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Chuck Ramsey, NYJ | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald, CLE | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams, KC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lam Jones, NYJ | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Connell, WAS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Sciarra, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kim Anderson, BAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Henry Childs, LAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler, NO/SD | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 |
| Johhny Perkins, NYG | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Sammy White, MIN | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens, NO | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 |
| June Jones, ATL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson, KC | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher, CLE | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Carl Birdsong, STL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Wally Henry, PHI | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson, BUF | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler, HOU | 10 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge, LAM | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 0 |
| Tom Myers, NO | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Tony Hill, DAL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Rich Caster, NO/WAS | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Scott, NO | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 |
| Pat Ryan, NYJ | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Al Dixon, KC | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Art Monk, WAS | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Rod Kush, BUF | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| Dan Neal, CHI | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 |
| John James, ATL | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Ed Luther, SD | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 |
| Larry Swider, TB | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin, BUF | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson, NE | 2 | -14 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Bob Grupp, KC | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | 0 |
| Don Strock, MIA | 14 | -26 | -1.9 | 0 |
| Pat McInally, CIN | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | 0 |