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Dallas Cowboys Rushing Yards Leaders

Career totals with the Cowboys 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.

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Emmitt Smith holds the Cowboys career record with 17,162 rushing yards. The single-season record is 1,845, by DeMarco Murray in 2014.

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

All-time Cowboys leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YDS G
1 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1990–2002 17,162 201
2 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1977–1987 12,036 157
3 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 2016–2024 8,488 118
4 Don Perkins Don Perkins 1961–1968 6,217 107
5 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill 1969–1974 5,009 73
6 Robert Newhouse Robert Newhouse 1972–1983 4,784 168
7 DeMarco Murray DeMarco Murray 2011–2014 4,526 53
8 Marion Barber Marion Barber 2005–2010 4,356 88
9 Walt Garrison Walt Garrison 1966–1974 3,886 119
10 Tony Pollard Tony Pollard 2019–2023 3,621 78
11 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker 1986–1997 3,491 81
12 Julius Jones Julius Jones 2004–2007 3,480 53
13 Felix Jones Felix Jones 2008–2012 2,728 64
14 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach 1969–1979 2,264 131
15 Dak Prescott Dak Prescott 2016–2026 2,188 145
16 Ron Springs 1979–1984 2,180 88
17 Amos Marsh Amos Marsh 1961–1964 2,065 54
18 Dan Reeves Dan Reeves 1965–1972 1,990 100
19 Troy Hambrick 2000–2003 1,896 50
20 Duane Thomas Duane Thomas 1970–1971 1,596 25
21 Javonte Williams Javonte Williams 2025–2026 1,518 22
22 Rico Dowdle Rico Dowdle 2020–2024 1,464 39
23 Timmy Newsome 1980–1988 1,226 121
24 Don Meredith Don Meredith 1960–1968 1,216 104
25 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson 1975–1980 1,207 79

Single-season Cowboys records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YDS G
1 DeMarco Murray DeMarco Murray 2014 1,845 16
2 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1995 1,773 16
3 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1992 1,713 16
4 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1981 1,646 16
5 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 2016 1,631 15
6 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1991 1,563 16
7 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker 1988 1,514 16
8 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1993 1,486 14
9 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1994 1,484 15
10 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 2018 1,434 15
11 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1999 1,397 15
12 Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott 2019 1,357 16
13 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1998 1,332 16
14 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1978 1,325 16
15 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1983 1,321 16
16 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1985 1,307 16
17 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 1996 1,204 15
18 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith 2000 1,203 16
19 Javonte Williams Javonte Williams 2025 1,201 16
20 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1984 1,189 16
21 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1980 1,185 15
22 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill 1973 1,142 14
23 DeMarco Murray DeMarco Murray 2013 1,121 14
24 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett 1979 1,107 14
25 Darren McFadden Darren McFadden 2015 1,089 16