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1999 NFL Rushing First Downs Leaders

First downs gained rushing

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Emmitt Smith led the whole NFL in rushing first downs in 1999 with 85, tied with Stephen Davis. It stands 19th among all single seasons in NFL history.

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Emmitt Smith Led the whole NFL in 1999 Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys
85 Rushing First Downs Tied with Stephen Davis
Showing Rushing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 1D G ATT YDS TD
1 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 85 15 329 1,397 11
2 Stephen Davis WAS 85 14 290 1,405 17
3 Curtis Martin Curtis Martin NYJ 84 16 367 1,464 5
4 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James IND 80 16 369 1,553 13
5 Eddie George Eddie George TEN 66 16 320 1,304 9
6 Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis PIT 64 16 299 1,091 7
7 Corey Dillon Corey Dillon CIN 61 15 263 1,200 5
8 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk LA 61 15 234 1,327 7
9 Olandis Gary DEN 60 12 276 1,159 7
10 Dorsey Levens Dorsey Levens GB 56 14 279 1,034 9
11 Curtis Enis CHI 54 15 287 916 3
12 Charlie Garner Charlie Garner SF 52 16 241 1,229 4
13 James Stewart James Stewart JAX 51 14 249 931 13
14 Duce Staley PHI 50 16 325 1,273 4
15 Ricky Watters Ricky Watters SEA 49 16 325 1,210 5
16 Mike Alstott Mike Alstott TB 47 16 242 949 7
17 Ricky Williams Ricky Williams NO 45 12 253 884 2
18 Jonathan Linton BUF 44 16 205 695 5
19 Terry Allen Terry Allen NE 43 16 254 896 8
20 Robert Smith Robert Smith MIN 40 13 221 1,015 2
21 Leroy Hoard Leroy Hoard MIN 39 15 138 555 10
22 Fred Taylor Fred Taylor JAX 39 10 159 732 6
23 Tyrone Wheatley LV 38 16 242 936 8
24 Errict Rhett BAL 38 14 236 852 5
25 Donnell Bennett KC 38 13 161 627 8
26 Steve McNair Steve McNair TEN 34 11 72 337 8
27 Napoleon Kaufman Napoleon Kaufman LV 32 16 138 714 2
28 Doug Flutie Doug Flutie BUF 31 15 88 476 1
29 Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn TB 29 15 195 616 0
30 Richard Huntley PIT 28 16 93 567 5
31 Tony Richardson Tony Richardson KC 28 16 84 387 1
32 Fred Lane CAR 28 15 115 475 1
33 Antowain Smith Antowain Smith BUF 27 14 165 614 6
34 Tim Biakabutuka CAR 27 11 138 718 6
35 Terry Kirby CLE 26 16 130 452 6
36 Chris Warren Chris Warren DAL 26 15 99 403 2
37 J.J. Johnson MIA 26 13 164 558 4
38 Adrian Murrell ARI 25 16 193 553 0
39 Jeff Blake Jeff Blake CIN 24 14 63 332 2
40 Mario Bates ARI 23 16 72 202 9
41 Ken Oxendine Ken Oxendine ATL 23 12 141 452 1
42 Joe Montgomery NYG 22 6 115 348 3
43 Greg Hill DET 20 14 144 542 2
44 Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar CLE 20 13 143 445 1
45 Byron Hanspard ATL 20 12 136 383 1
46 Cecil Collins MIA 20 8 131 414 2
47 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes BAL 19 7 77 454 1
48 Kenny Bynum LAC 18 16 92 287 1
49 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell JAX 18 15 47 208 1
50 Fred Beasley SF 18 13 58 276 4
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