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All time:
3rd in TDs
5th in rushing yards
5th in yards from scrimmage
61 in receptions
And maybe Marshall Faulk (again, can't stand the guy, but maybe the best dual-threat):
11th in rush yards
4th in yards from scrimmage
7th in TDs
34 in receptions - only one of two RB to have 1000+ yards rushing and receiving in a single season
I feel dirty reping those two...
I just don't know about these two. Not the runners per se, but the style. I think we're going to see many more of these types of yard accumulators going forward in the modern NFL.
For example, if you take any of the OP's top 10, made it a must they had to have hands too, and made them the primary short option on a modern offense heavy NFL team, what types of numbers would they put up comparatively to those two They'd all get more touches, more open field, and have longer careers. If it weren't for the death of the workhorse running back (of which they were among the last) these guys might already be out of the top 20.
Fair points. Longevity has to play a role in all-time rankings, so I'd take off Gale Sayers and Earl Campbell and replace them with LT and Faulk. They probably end up 9/10 on the list, but no way can I put Sayers and Campbell ahead of them.
Here's mine
1. Barry Sanders
2. Walter Payton
3. Jim Brown
4. Emmitt Smith
5. Earl Campbell
6. Eric ****serson
7. Gale Sayers
8. Thurman Thomas
9. Adrian Peterson
10. Tony Dorsett
Crazy that people have Faulk and LdT so high.
Can't believe they are ahead of the people below them.
I watched these guys play.
I mean, they are not in Brown or Simpson or ****erson's universe.
Here's mine
1. Barry Sanders
2. Walter Payton
3. Jim Brown
4. Emmitt Smith
5. Earl Campbell
6. Eric ****serson
7. Gale Sayers
8. Thurman Thomas
9. Adrian Peterson
10. Tony Dorsett