1991 NFL Rushing
| Rushing |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
| Emmitt Smith, DAL |
365 |
1563 |
4.3 |
12 |
| Barry Sanders, DET |
342 |
1548 |
4.5 |
16 |
| Thurman Thomas, BUF |
288 |
1407 |
4.9 |
7 |
| Rodney Hampton, NYG |
256 |
1059 |
4.1 |
10 |
| Earnest Byner, WAS |
274 |
1048 |
3.8 |
5 |
| Gaston Green, DEN |
261 |
1037 |
4.0 |
4 |
| Christian Okoye, KC |
225 |
1031 |
4.6 |
9 |
| Leonard Russell, NE |
266 |
959 |
3.6 |
4 |
| Mark Higgs, MIA |
231 |
905 |
3.9 |
4 |
| Marion Butts, SD |
193 |
834 |
4.3 |
6 |
| Herschel Walker, MIN |
198 |
825 |
4.2 |
10 |
| Rod Bernstine, SD |
159 |
766 |
4.8 |
8 |
| Reggie Cobb, TB |
196 |
752 |
3.8 |
7 |
| Neal Anderson, CHI |
210 |
747 |
3.6 |
6 |
| John L. Williams, SEA |
188 |
741 |
3.9 |
4 |
| Harold Green, CIN |
158 |
731 |
4.6 |
2 |
| Blair Thomas, NYJ |
189 |
728 |
3.9 |
3 |
| Kevin Mack, CLE |
197 |
726 |
3.7 |
8 |
| Allen Pinkett, HOU |
171 |
720 |
4.2 |
9 |
| Robert Delpino, LAM |
214 |
688 |
3.2 |
9 |
| Barry Word, KC |
160 |
684 |
4.3 |
4 |
| Ricky Ervins, WAS |
145 |
680 |
4.7 |
3 |
| Johnny Johnson, PHO |
196 |
666 |
3.4 |
4 |
| Brad Baxter, NYJ |
184 |
666 |
3.6 |
11 |
| Kenneth Davis, BUF |
129 |
624 |
4.8 |
4 |
| Merril Hoge, PIT |
165 |
610 |
3.7 |
2 |
| Roger Craig, LAI |
162 |
590 |
3.6 |
1 |
| James Brooks, CIN |
152 |
571 |
3.8 |
2 |
| Terry Allen, MIN |
120 |
563 |
4.7 |
2 |
| Keith Henderson, SF |
137 |
561 |
4.1 |
2 |
| Ronnie Harmon, SD |
89 |
544 |
6.1 |
1 |
| Eric Dickerson, IND |
167 |
536 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Fred McAfee, NO |
190 |
494 |
2.6 |
2 |
| Barry Foster, PIT |
96 |
488 |
5.1 |
1 |
| Gill Fenerty, NO |
139 |
477 |
3.4 |
3 |
| Darrell Thompson, GB |
141 |
471 |
3.3 |
1 |
| Lorenzo White, HOU |
110 |
465 |
4.2 |
4 |
| Steve Broussard, ATL |
99 |
449 |
4.5 |
4 |
| Harvey Williams, KC |
97 |
447 |
4.6 |
1 |
| James Joseph, PHI |
135 |
440 |
3.3 |
3 |
| Steve Young, SF |
66 |
415 |
6.3 |
4 |
| Brad Muster, CHI |
90 |
412 |
4.6 |
6 |
| Keith Byars, PHI |
94 |
383 |
4.1 |
1 |
| Dexter Carter, SF |
85 |
379 |
4.5 |
2 |
| Anthony Thompson, PHO |
126 |
376 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Greg Lewis, DEN |
99 |
376 |
3.8 |
4 |
| Ken Clark, IND |
114 |
366 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Mike Rozier, ATL |
96 |
361 |
3.8 |
0 |
| Erric Pegram, ATL |
101 |
349 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Johnny Hector, NYJ |
62 |
345 |
5.6 |
0 |
| Jim Harbaugh, CHI |
70 |
338 |
4.8 |
2 |
| Keith Woodside, GB |
84 |
326 |
3.9 |
1 |
| Nick Bell, LAI |
78 |
307 |
3.9 |
3 |
| Freeman McNeil, NYJ |
51 |
300 |
5.9 |
2 |
| Sammie Smith, MIA |
83 |
297 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Joe Morris, CLE |
93 |
289 |
3.1 |
2 |
| Lewis Tillman, NYG |
65 |
287 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Marcus Allen, LAI |
63 |
287 |
4.6 |
2 |
| Heath Sherman, PHI |
106 |
279 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Jeff Hostetler, NYG |
42 |
273 |
6.5 |
2 |
| Derrick Fenner, SEA |
91 |
267 |
2.9 |
4 |
| Steve Smith, LAI |
62 |
265 |
4.3 |
1 |
| Gary Anderson, TB |
72 |
263 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Warren Williams, PIT |
57 |
262 |
4.6 |
4 |
| Craig Heyward, NO |
76 |
260 |
3.4 |
4 |
| John Elway, DEN |
55 |
255 |
4.6 |
6 |
| Dalton Hilliard, NO |
79 |
252 |
3.2 |
4 |
| Gerald Riggs, WAS |
78 |
248 |
3.2 |
11 |
| Cleveland Gary, LAM |
68 |
245 |
3.6 |
1 |
| Harry Sydney, SF |
57 |
245 |
4.3 |
5 |
| Vince Workman, GB |
71 |
237 |
3.3 |
7 |
| Rich Gannon, MIN |
43 |
236 |
5.5 |
2 |
| Chris Miller, ATL |
32 |
229 |
7.2 |
0 |
| Mark Green, CHI |
61 |
217 |
3.6 |
3 |
| Steve Sewell, DEN |
50 |
211 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Darrin Nelson, MIN |
28 |
210 |
7.5 |
2 |
| Tom Rathman, SF |
63 |
183 |
2.9 |
6 |
| Marcus Dupree, LAM |
49 |
179 |
3.7 |
1 |
| Robert Wilson, TB |
42 |
179 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Jeff Kemp, SEA/PHI |
38 |
179 |
4.7 |
0 |
| John Stephens, NE |
63 |
163 |
2.6 |
2 |
| James Jones, SEA |
45 |
154 |
3.4 |
3 |
| Leroy Hoard, CLE |
37 |
154 |
4.2 |
2 |
| Craig Taylor, CIN |
33 |
153 |
4.6 |
2 |
| Dave Meggett, NYG |
29 |
153 |
5.3 |
1 |
| Buford Jordan, NO |
47 |
150 |
3.2 |
2 |
| Carwell Gardner, BUF |
42 |
146 |
3.5 |
4 |
| Jon Vaughn, NE |
31 |
146 |
4.7 |
2 |
| Tim Manoa, IND |
27 |
144 |
5.3 |
1 |
| Ottis Anderson, NYG |
53 |
141 |
2.7 |
1 |
| Andre Reed, BUF |
12 |
136 |
11.3 |
0 |
| Pat Chaffey, ATL |
29 |
127 |
4.4 |
1 |
| Keith Jones, ATL |
35 |
126 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Rodney Peete, DET |
25 |
125 |
5.0 |
2 |
| Thomas Sanders, PHI |
54 |
122 |
2.3 |
1 |
| Alfred Anderson, MIN |
26 |
118 |
4.5 |
1 |
| Tim Worley, PIT |
22 |
117 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Anthony Carter, MIN |
13 |
117 |
9.0 |
1 |
| Chris Chandler, TB/PHO |
26 |
111 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Napoleon McCallum, LAI |
31 |
110 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Maurice Carthon, NYG |
32 |
109 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Don Majkowski, GB |
25 |
108 |
4.3 |
2 |
| Eric Metcalf, CLE |
30 |
107 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Vinny Testaverde, TB |
32 |
101 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Allen Rice, GB |
30 |
100 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Rick Fenney, MIN |
23 |
99 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Ickey Woods, CIN |
36 |
97 |
2.7 |
4 |
| Tom Tupa, PHO |
28 |
97 |
3.5 |
1 |
| Anthony Johnson, IND |
22 |
94 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Mike Tomczak, GB |
17 |
93 |
5.5 |
1 |
| Hugh Millen, NE |
31 |
92 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Mike Dingle, CIN |
21 |
91 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Gary Brown, HOU |
8 |
85 |
10.6 |
1 |
| Neil O'Donnell, PIT |
18 |
82 |
4.6 |
1 |
| Ricky Blake, DAL |
15 |
80 |
5.3 |
1 |
| Jay Schroeder, LAI |
28 |
76 |
2.7 |
0 |
| James Rouse, CHI |
27 |
74 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Bernie Kosar, CLE |
26 |
74 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Derek Loville, SEA |
22 |
69 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Warren Moon, HOU |
33 |
68 |
2.1 |
2 |
| Boomer Esiason, CIN |
24 |
66 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Donald Hollas, CIN |
12 |
66 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Buford McGee, LAM |
19 |
65 |
3.4 |
0 |
| Ken O'Brien, NYJ |
23 |
60 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Leroy Thompson, PIT |
20 |
60 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Don Overton, DET |
14 |
59 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Dave Krieg, SEA |
13 |
59 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Aaron Craver, MIA |
20 |
58 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Dennis Gentry, CHI |
9 |
58 |
6.4 |
0 |
| Bobby Hebert, NO |
18 |
56 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Jim McMahon, PHI |
22 |
55 |
2.5 |
1 |
| Cedric Jackson, DET |
17 |
55 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Daryl Johnston, DAL |
17 |
54 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Ivy Joe Hunter, NE |
18 |
53 |
2.9 |
0 |
| Todd McNair, KC |
10 |
51 |
5.1 |
0 |
| Marvin Allen, NE |
13 |
50 |
3.8 |
0 |
| D. J. Dozier, DET |
9 |
48 |
5.3 |
0 |
| Ricky Sanders, WAS |
7 |
47 |
6.7 |
1 |
| Steve Bono, SF |
17 |
46 |
2.7 |
0 |
| Blair Kiel, GB |
4 |
46 |
11.5 |
0 |
| Bob Perryman, DEN |
21 |
45 |
2.1 |
0 |
| Jim Kelly, BUF |
20 |
45 |
2.3 |
1 |
| Jim Everett, LAM |
27 |
44 |
1.6 |
0 |
| Larry Centers, PHO |
14 |
44 |
3.1 |
0 |
| Vernon Turner, LAM |
7 |
44 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Johnny Bailey, CHI |
15 |
43 |
2.9 |
1 |
| Phil Simms, NYG |
9 |
42 |
4.7 |
1 |
| Spencer Tillman, SF |
13 |
40 |
3.1 |
1 |
| Jeff George, IND |
16 |
36 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Darren Lewis, CHI |
15 |
36 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Wade Wilson, MIN |
13 |
33 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Bobby Humphrey, DEN |
11 |
33 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Dan Marino, MIA |
27 |
32 |
1.2 |
1 |
| Scott Secules, MIA |
4 |
30 |
7.5 |
1 |
| Ernest Givins, HOU |
4 |
30 |
7.5 |
0 |
| Robert Drummond, PHI |
12 |
27 |
2.3 |
2 |
| Shawn Jefferson, SD |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
0 |
| Erik Kramer, DET |
35 |
26 |
0.7 |
1 |
| Tracy Johnson, ATL |
8 |
26 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Tony Paige, MIA |
10 |
25 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Jeff Carlson, TB |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Ernie Jones, PHO |
5 |
24 |
4.8 |
0 |
| Jim Arnold, DET |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Stan Gelbaugh, PHO |
9 |
23 |
2.6 |
0 |
| Troy Taylor, NYJ |
7 |
23 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Eric Ball, CIN |
10 |
21 |
2.1 |
1 |
| Marcus Wilson, LAI |
6 |
21 |
3.5 |
0 |
| Alonzo Highsmith, DAL/TB |
5 |
21 |
4.2 |
0 |
| Ricky Proehl, PHO |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Tommie Agee, DAL |
9 |
20 |
2.2 |
1 |
| Vince Evans, LAI |
8 |
20 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Art Monk, WAS |
9 |
19 |
2.1 |
0 |
| Bob Gagliano, SD |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| Terance Mathis, NYJ |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| John Friesz, SD |
10 |
18 |
1.8 |
0 |
| Anthony Morgan, CHI |
3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Mark Jackson, DEN |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Louie Aguiar, NYJ |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| Bubby Brister, PIT |
11 |
17 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Eric Bieniemy, SD |
3 |
17 |
5.7 |
0 |
| Brian Blades, SEA |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
| Al Edwards, BUF |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| Tim Brown, LAI |
5 |
16 |
3.2 |
0 |
| Shannon Sharpe, DEN |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| Lee Rouson, CLE |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Brian Mitchell, WAS |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Todd Marinovich, LAI |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
| Chris Warren, SEA |
11 |
13 |
1.2 |
0 |
| James Saxon, KC |
6 |
13 |
2.2 |
0 |
| Quinn Early, NO |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
0 |
| Bruce Perkins, IND |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
0 |
| Gary Kubiak, DEN |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| Mel Gray, DET |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Irving Fryar, NE |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Ron Brown, LAM |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| Brett Perriman, DET |
4 |
10 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Nate Lewis, SD |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Chris Samuels, SD |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Ernie Thompson, LAM |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Erik Wilhelm, CIN |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Lawrence Dawsey, TB |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
1 |
| Eddie Brown, CIN |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| Bobby Morse, NO |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Terrence Flagler, PHO |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Troy Stradford, KC |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Mark Rypien, WAS |
15 |
6 |
0.4 |
1 |
| Frank Reich, BUF |
13 |
6 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver, ATL |
9 |
6 |
0.7 |
0 |
| Andre Ware, DET |
4 |
6 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Peter Tom Willis, CHI |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Troy Aikman, DAL |
16 |
5 |
0.3 |
1 |
| Marc Logan, MIA |
4 |
5 |
1.3 |
0 |
| Reggie Rivers, DEN |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Craig Kupp, PHO |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Sterling Sharpe, GB |
4 |
4 |
1.0 |
0 |
| A. B. Brown, NYJ |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
1 |
| Curvin Richards, DAL |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Clarence Verdin, IND |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Charles Wilson, GB |
3 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |
| George Adams, NE |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Steve Hendrickson, SD |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Brad Goebel, PHI |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Dwight Stone, PIT |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Jerry Rice, SF |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Jackie Harris, GB |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Drew Hill, HOU |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Steve Walsh, NO |
8 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Tom Hodson, NE |
4 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Gene Chilton, NE |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jarrod Bunch, NYG |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Fred Barnett, PHI |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Gary Clark, WAS |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jeff Feagles, PHI |
3 |
-1 |
-0.3 |
0 |
| Alexander Wright, DAL |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| Mark Vlasic, KC |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Mark Herrmann, IND |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Todd Philcox, CLE |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Browning Nagle, NYJ |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| Chris Burkett, NYJ |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Lee Johnson, CIN |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Pat Ryan, PHI |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Cody Carlson, HOU |
4 |
-3 |
-0.8 |
0 |
| Michael Timpson, NE |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| Ben Coates, NE |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| Darvell Huffman, IND |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| Andre Rison, ATL |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
0 |
| Joe Prokop, SF |
1 |
-10 |
-10.0 |
0 |
| Jeff Rutledge, WAS |
8 |
-13 |
-1.6 |
0 |
| Rohn Stark, IND |
1 |
-13 |
-13.0 |
0 |
| Steve Beuerlein, DAL |
7 |
-14 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Steve DeBerg, KC |
21 |
-15 |
-0.7 |
0 |