All-Time NFL Rushing First Downs Leaders

Frank Gore is the all-time NFL leader in rushing first downs with 728, 23 clear of Adrian Peterson (705). He did it in 16 seasons, from 2005 to 2020. The top ten runs from 728 down to 503.

All-time NFL leader Frank Gore 2005–2020 · 16 seasons

728 Rushing First Downs 23 clear of Adrian Peterson

Showing Rushing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Seasons	1D	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Frank Gore	2005–2020 (16)	728	240	3,736	16,000	81
2	Adrian Peterson	2007–2021 (15)	705	184	3,232	14,921	120
3	LaDainian Tomlinson	2001–2011 (11)	684	170	3,176	13,686	145
4	Edgerrin James	1999–2009 (11)	667	148	3,027	12,254	80
5	Derrick Henry	2016–2026 (11)	656	155	2,728	13,319	128
6	LeSean McCoy	2009–2020 (12)	552	168	2,457	11,102	73
7	Steven Jackson	2004–2015 (12)	540	160	2,766	11,447	69
8	Marshawn Lynch	2007–2019 (12)	521	149	2,453	10,424	85
9	Ezekiel Elliott	2016–2024 (9)	514	135	2,139	9,130	74
10	Thomas Jones	2000–2011 (12)	503	179	2,680	10,586	68
11	Shaun Alexander	2000–2008 (9)	496	123	2,187	9,445	100
12	Ricky Williams	1999–2011 (11)	491	147	2,432	10,009	66
13	Clinton Portis	2002–2010 (9)	490	113	2,230	9,923	75
14	Jamal Lewis	2000–2009 (9)	470	131	2,544	10,603	58
15	Matt Forte	2008–2017 (10)	458	146	2,355	9,789	54
16	Tiki Barber	1999–2006 (8)	450	126	2,029	9,771	52
17	Willis McGahee	2004–2013 (10)	442	139	2,095	8,474	65
18	Cam Newton	2011–2021 (11)	433	147	1,118	5,628	75
19	Jonathan Taylor	2020–2026 (7)	428	87	1,617	7,856	73
20	Maurice Jones-Drew	2006–2014 (9)	424	125	1,847	8,167	68
21	Josh Jacobs	2019–2025 (7)	414	105	1,840	7,803	74
22	Mark Ingram	2011–2022 (12)	402	155	1,819	8,129	66
23	Christian McCaffrey	2017–2026 (10)	398	115	1,693	7,755	65
24	Josh Allen	2018–2026 (9)	397	129	899	4,835	85
25	Lamar Jackson	2018–2026 (9)	396	119	1,098	6,646	36
26	Chris Johnson	2008–2017 (10)	394	130	2,163	9,651	55
27	Joe Mixon	2017–2024 (8)	389	111	1,816	7,428	60
28	Alvin Kamara	2017–2026 (10)	387	128	1,692	7,301	61
29	Aaron Jones	2017–2026 (10)	380	127	1,616	7,829	53
30	Saquon Barkley	2018–2026 (9)	372	109	1,860	8,530	55
31	Jonathan Stewart	2008–2018 (11)	368	134	1,704	7,334	51
32	Jamaal Charles	2008–2018 (11)	368	118	1,407	7,563	44
33	Latavius Murray	2014–2023 (10)	365	148	1,560	6,552	59
34	DeMarco Murray	2011–2017 (7)	364	99	1,604	7,174	49
35	DeAngelo Williams	2006–2016 (11)	361	141	1,731	8,099	61
36	James Conner	2017–2025 (9)	360	108	1,393	6,065	60
37	David Montgomery	2019–2026 (8)	360	108	1,514	6,218	61
38	Le'Veon Bell	2013–2021 (8)	357	96	1,595	6,554	42
39	Russell Wilson	2012–2025 (14)	352	205	1,042	5,568	31
40	Melvin Gordon	2015–2023 (9)	351	112	1,593	6,543	56
41	Michael Turner	2004–2012 (9)	349	122	1,640	7,338	66
42	Kareem Hunt	2017–2025 (9)	345	121	1,393	5,775	55
43	Mike Vick	2001–2015 (13)	343	142	872	6,122	36
44	Nick Chubb	2018–2025 (8)	339	100	1,462	7,349	54
45	Arian Foster	2009–2016 (8)	336	79	1,475	6,525	54
46	Jalen Hurts	2020–2026 (7)	325	95	795	3,641	64
47	Todd Gurley	2015–2020 (6)	325	88	1,460	6,082	67
48	Larry Johnson	2003–2011 (9)	323	82	1,427	6,204	55
49	Brian Westbrook	2002–2010 (9)	315	119	1,386	6,320	41
50	Rudi Johnson	2001–2008 (8)	310	92	1,517	5,991	49

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