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Washington Commanders Rushing Yards Leaders

Career totals with the Commanders and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Boston Braves 1932, Boston Redskins 1933-1936; Washington Redskins 1937-2019, Washington Football Team 2020-2021.

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John Riggins holds the Commanders career record with 7,472 rushing yards. The single-season record is 1,613, by Alfred Morris in 2012.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

All-time Commanders leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YDS G
1 John Riggins John Riggins 1976–1985 7,472 114
2 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2004–2010 6,824 84
3 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1969–1976 5,875 102
4 Stephen Davis 1996–2002 5,790 99
5 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012–2015 4,713 64
6 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995–1998 4,086 52
7 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1989–1993 3,950 80
8 Cliff Battles Cliff Battles 1932–1937 3,511 60
9 Mike Thomas 1975–1978 3,359 53
10 Ladell Betts Ladell Betts 2002–2009 3,176 103
11 Don Bosseler Don Bosseler 1957–1964 3,112 96
12 George Rogers 1985–1987 2,909 41
13 Charlie Harraway 1969–1973 2,659 69
14 Antonio Gibson Antonio Gibson 2020–2023 2,643 61
15 Brian Robinson Brian Robinson 2022–2024 2,329 41
16 Rob Goode Rob Goode 1949–1955 2,257 51
17 Joe Washington Joe Washington 1981–1984 2,070 43
18 Ricky Ervins 1991–1994 2,026 62
19 Andy Farkas Andy Farkas 1938–1944 1,966 62
20 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2018–2019 1,940 31
21 Joe Theismann Joe Theismann 1974–1985 1,815 167
22 Brian Mitchell 1990–1999 1,751 159
23 Dick James Dick James 1956–1963 1,741 99
24 Dick Todd Dick Todd 1939–1948 1,573 79
25 Gerald Riggs Gerald Riggs 1989–1991 1,557 38

Single-season Commanders records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YDS G
1 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2012 1,613 16
2 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2005 1,516 16
3 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2008 1,487 16
4 Stephen Davis 2001 1,432 16
5 Stephen Davis 1999 1,405 14
6 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1996 1,353 16
7 John Riggins John Riggins 1983 1,347 15
8 Stephen Davis 2000 1,318 15
9 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2004 1,315 15
10 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1995 1,309 16
11 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2013 1,275 16
12 Clinton Portis Clinton Portis 2007 1,262 16
13 John Riggins John Riggins 1984 1,239 14
14 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1990 1,219 16
15 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1972 1,216 12
16 George Rogers 1986 1,203 15
17 Ladell Betts Ladell Betts 2006 1,154 16
18 John Riggins John Riggins 1979 1,153 16
19 Larry Brown Larry Brown 1970 1,125 13
20 Mike Thomas 1976 1,101 13
21 George Rogers 1985 1,093 15
22 Alfred Morris Alfred Morris 2014 1,074 16
23 Reggie Brooks 1993 1,063 16
24 Earnest Byner Earnest Byner 1991 1,048 16
25 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2018 1,042 16