| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Dickerson, LAM | 379 | 2105 | 5.6 | 14 |
| Walter Payton, CHI | 381 | 1684 | 4.4 | 11 |
| James Wilder, TB | 407 | 1544 | 3.8 | 13 |
| Gerald Riggs, ATL | 353 | 1486 | 4.2 | 13 |
| Wendell Tyler, SF | 246 | 1262 | 5.1 | 7 |
| John Riggins, WAS | 32 | 1239 | 38.7 | 14 |
| Tony Dorsett, DAL | 302 | 1189 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Earnest Jackson, SD | 296 | 1179 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Ottis Anderson, STL | 289 | 1174 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Marcus Allen, LAI | 275 | 1168 | 4.2 | 13 |
| Sammy Winder, DEN | 296 | 1153 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Greg Bell, BUF | 262 | 1100 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Freeman McNeil, NYJ | 229 | 1070 | 4.7 | 5 |
| George Rogers, NO | 239 | 914 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Frank Pollard, PIT | 213 | 851 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Rob Carpenter, NYG | 250 | 795 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Craig James, NE | 160 | 790 | 4.9 | 1 |
| Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 201 | 789 | 3.9 | 2 |
| Larry Moriarty, HOU | 189 | 785 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Alfred Anderson, MIN | 201 | 773 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Randy McMillan, IND | 163 | 705 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Billy Sims, DET | 130 | 687 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Herman Heard, KC | 165 | 684 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Boyce Green, CLE | 202 | 673 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Roger Craig, SF | 155 | 649 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Larry Kinnebrew, CIN | 154 | 623 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Hokie Gajan, NO | 102 | 615 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Walter Abercrombie, PIT | 145 | 610 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett, MIA | 144 | 606 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Gerry Ellis, GB | 123 | 581 | 4.7 | 4 |
| Tony Nathan, MIA | 118 | 558 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu, NE | 133 | 553 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery, GB | 99 | 552 | 5.6 | 6 |
| Tony Collins, NE | 138 | 550 | 4.0 | 5 |
| James Jones, DET | 137 | 532 | 3.9 | 3 |
| Johnny Hector, NYJ | 124 | 531 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Curtis Dickey, IND | 131 | 523 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Joe Morris, NYG | 133 | 510 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Mike Pruitt, CLE | 163 | 506 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Joe Carter, MIA | 100 | 495 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander, CIN | 132 | 479 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Earl Campbell, HOU/NO | 146 | 468 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Ted Brown, MIN | 98 | 442 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Stump Mitchell, STL | 81 | 434 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Earnest Byner, CLE | 72 | 426 | 5.9 | 2 |
| Matt Suhey, CHI | 124 | 424 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Keith Griffin, WAS | 97 | 408 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson, MIN | 80 | 406 | 5.1 | 3 |
| Rich Erenberg, PIT | 115 | 405 | 3.5 | 2 |
| James Brooks, CIN | 103 | 396 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Stanford Jennings, CIN | 79 | 379 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Frank Hawkins, LAI | 108 | 376 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Jessie Clark, GB | 87 | 375 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Gerald Willhite, DEN | 77 | 371 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Ken Jenkins, DET | 78 | 358 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Theotis Brown, KC | 97 | 337 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield, LAM | 73 | 337 | 4.6 | 1 |
| David Hughes, SEA | 94 | 327 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS | 62 | 314 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Eric Lane, SEA | 80 | 299 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Lynn Cain, ATL | 77 | 276 | 3.6 | 3 |
| Jim McMahon, CHI | 39 | 276 | 7.1 | 2 |
| Frank Middleton, IND | 92 | 275 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome, DAL | 66 | 268 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Stan Edwards, HOU | 60 | 267 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Hubie Oliver, PHI | 72 | 263 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson, NO | 74 | 261 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Kenny King, LAI | 67 | 254 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Barry Redden, LAM | 45 | 247 | 5.5 | 0 |
| John Elway, DEN | 56 | 237 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Buford McGee, SD | 67 | 226 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Billy Jackson, KC | 50 | 225 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Gary Danielson, DET | 41 | 218 | 5.3 | 3 |
| Dan Doornink, SEA | 57 | 215 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Warren Moon, HOU | 58 | 211 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Rick Parros, DEN | 46 | 208 | 4.5 | 2 |
| Pete Johnson, SD/MIA | 87 | 205 | 2.4 | 9 |
| Earl Ferrell, STL | 44 | 203 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Ron Springs, DAL | 68 | 197 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Joe Washington, WAS | 56 | 192 | 3.4 | 1 |
| Derrick Harmon, SF | 39 | 192 | 4.9 | 1 |
| Randall Morris, SEA | 58 | 189 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg, SEA | 46 | 186 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Calvin Thomas, CHI | 40 | 186 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Neil Lomax, STL | 35 | 184 | 5.3 | 3 |
| Speedy Neal, BUF | 49 | 175 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Franco Harris, SEA | 68 | 170 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Ray Crouse, GB | 53 | 169 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Ken Lacy, KC | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Phil Simms, NYG | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Bill Ring, SF | 38 | 162 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Tony Eason, NE | 40 | 154 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jeff Kemp, LAM | 34 | 153 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Zachary Dixon, SEA | 52 | 149 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Mike Pagel, IND | 26 | 149 | 5.7 | 1 |
| Marion Barber, NYJ | 31 | 148 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Harian Huckleby, GB | 35 | 145 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Art Schlichter, IND | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Cedric Minter, NYJ | 34 | 136 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Michael Haddix, PHI | 48 | 130 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Tony Paige, NYJ | 35 | 130 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Alvin Moore, IND | 38 | 127 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Rusty Lisch, CHI | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 0 |
| Joe Montana, SF | 39 | 118 | 3.0 | 2 |
| Lionel James, SD | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 0 |
| George Wonsley, IND | 37 | 111 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Richard Todd, NO | 28 | 111 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Edward Anthony, NO | 20 | 105 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge, KC | 18 | 102 | 5.7 | 1 |
| Mike Moroski, ATL | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath, NYG | 22 | 97 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Del Rodgers, GB | 25 | 94 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Butch Woolfolk, NYG | 40 | 92 | 2.3 | 1 |
| Pat Ryan, NYJ | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Dexter Bussey, DET | 32 | 91 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Randy Love, STL | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Anthony Corley, PIT | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Steve Fuller, CHI | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Elton Veals, PIT | 31 | 87 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Booker Moore, BUF | 24 | 84 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Michael Williams, PHI | 33 | 83 | 2.5 | 0 |
| James Lofton, GB | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler, BUF | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry, CHI | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Turk Schonert, CIN | 13 | 77 | 5.9 | 1 |
| Oliver Luck, HOU | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 1 |
| Andra Franklin, MIA | 20 | 74 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson, CIN | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Louis Lipps, PIT | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 |
| Donald Jordan, CHI | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason, CIN | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Charles White, CLE | 24 | 62 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg, TB | 28 | 59 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Cullen Bryant, SEA | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Allen Rice, MIN | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Marc Wilson, LAI | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 1 |
| Van Williams, BUF | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie, SD | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper, NYJ | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Dave D'Addido, DET | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 |
| Mike Jones, MIN | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 |
| Melvin Carver, TB | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Rick Kane, WAS | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Jewerl Thomas, SD | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 2 |
| Mark Malone, PIT | 25 | 42 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Archie Manning, MIN | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Gene Lang, DEN | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 2 |
| Andre Hardy, PHI | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Curt Warner, SEA | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hutchison, CHI | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Otis Wonsley, WAS | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 4 |
| David Archer, ATL | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson, TB | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton, MIA | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong, TB | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 2 |
| John Witkowski, DET | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Derrick Jensen, LAI | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 |
| Wade Wilson, MIN | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien, NYJ | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Chris Brewer, DEN | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson, NYG | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Michael Morton, TB | 16 | 27 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak, DEN | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols, DET | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Brookins, BUF | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Ron Brown, LAM | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Billy Waddy, MIN | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Willie Joyner, HOU | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Joe Dufek, BUF | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Danny White, DAL | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Herkie Walls, HOU | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom, DAL | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik, PHI | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Stephone Paige, KC | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Fernandars Gillespie, PIT | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Art Monk, WAS | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Floyd Hodge, ATL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter, TB | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps, ATL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis, CLE | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Jim Plunkett, LAI | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 1 |
| David Woodley, PIT | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking, TB | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin, DET | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| James Jones, DAL | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore, WAS | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Carl Monroe, SF | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Earl Cooper, SF | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes, WAS | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan, NE | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Wayne Morris, SD | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Dennis McKinnon, CHI | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Harry Holt, CLE | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Chadwick, DET | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Randy Wright, GB | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 |
| John Farley, CIN | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Ed Luther, SD | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis, MIN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman, MIN | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Steve Largent, SEA | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN | 15 | 9 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Mike Machurek, DET | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Cliff Benson, ATL | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson, ATL | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson, NO | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Will Harrell, STL | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Jesse Myles, DEN | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin, ATL | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 |
| David Humm, LAI | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Tony Hill, DAL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth, CIN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore, ATL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey, GB | 18 | 6 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Perry Harrington, STL | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bruce Davis, CLE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Tony Hunter, BUF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Rick McIvor, STL | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| David Verser, CIN | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Doug Donley, DAL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Charlie Young, SEA | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow, NO | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald, CLE | 22 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Chester Willis, LAI | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Glenn Dennison, NYJ | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan, MIN | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Robb Riddick, BUF | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple, DET | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nat Moore, MIA | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Joe McCall, LAI | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Mike Martin, CIN | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson, DEN | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Frank Cephous, NYG | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel, NYG | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Rich Campbell, GB | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| George Peoples, TB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Rick Walker, WAS | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Mike Guman, LAM | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Ed West, GB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Greg Landry, CHI | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Lawrence Ricks, KC | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Wesley Walker, NYJ | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| James Owens, TB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Cleo Montgomery, LAI | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt, LAI | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark, IND | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dave Finzer, CHI | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ralph Giacomarro, ATL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Todd Spencer, PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jim Arnold, KC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Eric Mullins, HOU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Craig Colquitt, PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler, NO | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper, HOU | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| M. L. Harris, CIN | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead, CHI | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Sandy Osiecki, KC | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA | 7 | -3 | -0.4 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett, NO | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers, PIT | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard, LAM | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Scott Campbell, PIT | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini, CHI | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Don Strock, MIA | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
| Doug Marsh, STL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Waddell Smith, DAL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Mike Quick, PHI | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Mike Black, DET | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Jim Hart, WAS | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Dan Marino, MIA | 28 | -7 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson, NO | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 |
| Leonard Thompson, DET | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin, BUF | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney, KC | 9 | -8 | -0.9 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson, KC | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker, CLE | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Phil Smith, IND | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Roy Green, STL | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh, SF | 4 | -11 | -2.8 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar, NE | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 |
| Dwight Collins, MIN | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring, NE | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts, SD | 12 | -29 | -2.4 | 0 |