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Career college + NFL yards from scrimmage for SEC RBs (10K+ yards)
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:04 pm
25 920 - Emmitt Smith 4,341 + 21,579 (Florida)
18,586 - Herschel Walker 5,502 + 13,084 (Georgia)
17,871 - Fred Taylor 3,792 + 14,079 (Florida #2)
16,789 - Derrick Henry 3,876 + 12,913 (Alabama)
15,638 - Jamal Lewis 3,152 + 12,486 (Tennessee)
15,336 - Shaun Alexander 4,363 + 10,973 (Alabama #2)
15,325 - James Brooks 3,742 + 11,583 (Auburn)
14,167 - Mark Ingram 3,931 + 10,236 (Alabama #3)
13,809 - Garrison Hearst 3,778 + 10,031 (Georgia #2)
13,518 - Alvin Kamara 1,977 + 11,541 (Tennessee #2)
13,015 - Nick Chubb 5,130 + 7,885 (Georgia #3)
13,003 - Charlie Garner 2,195 + 10,808 (Tennessee #3)
12,934 - John L. Williams 3,272 + 9,662 (Florida #3)
12,873 - George Rogers 5,329 + 7,544 (South Carolina)
12,699 - Stephen Davis 3,153 + 9,546 (Auburn #2)
12,688 - Neal Anderson 3,759 + 8,929 (Florida #4)
12,579 - Arian Foster 3,706 + 8,873 (Tennessee #4)
12,490 - Darren McFadden 4,955 + 7,535 (Arkansas)
12,465 - Kevin Faulk 5,157 + 7,308 (LSU)
12,236 - Todd Gurley 3,900 + 8,336 (Georgia #4)
11,714 - Jim Taylor 1,361 + 10,353 (LSU #2)
11,580 - Dalton Hilliard 5,183 + 6,397 (LSU #3)
11,492 - Deuce McAllister 3,676 + 7,816 (Ole Miss)
11,312 - Rodney Hampton 3,106 + 8,206 (Georgia #5)
11,191 - Joe Cribbs - 3,636 + 7,555 (Auburn #3)
11,093 - Leonard Fournette 4,356 + 6,737 (LSU #4)
11,073 - Terrell Davis 2,186 + 8,887 (Georgia #6)
10,909 - James Stewart 3,353 + 7,556 (Tennessee #5)
10,713 - Duce Staley 2,341 + 8,372 (South Carolina #2)
10,611 - Josh Jacobs 2,062 + 8,549 (Alabama #4)
10,214 - Travis Henry - 3,177 + 7,037 (Tennessee #6)
10,148 - William Andrews 1,515 + 8,633 (Auburn #4)
10,088 - Errict Rhett 5,393 + 4,695 (Florida #5)
10,029 - Najee Harris 4,624 + 5,405 (Alabama #5)
7,709 - Bo Jackson 4,575 + 3,134 (Auburn *)
Active players (not retired) in bold
NFL postseason yardage not included (I may add it later)
College yardage only while playing at SEC school (at the time yardage was gained) included
Georgia - 6
Tennessee - 6
Florida - 5
Alabama - 5
Auburn - 4*
LSU - 4
South Carolina - 2
Arkansas - 1
Ole Miss - 1
Total - 34
List was compiled manually via data at football-reference.com
Any omissions were not intentional. Please reply with any players that I may have overlooked.
ETA - I had to remove Randall Cobb since his NFL yardage was as a WR. Hines Ward is another that had NFL yardage as a WR.
18,586 - Herschel Walker 5,502 + 13,084 (Georgia)
17,871 - Fred Taylor 3,792 + 14,079 (Florida #2)
16,789 - Derrick Henry 3,876 + 12,913 (Alabama)
15,638 - Jamal Lewis 3,152 + 12,486 (Tennessee)
15,336 - Shaun Alexander 4,363 + 10,973 (Alabama #2)
15,325 - James Brooks 3,742 + 11,583 (Auburn)
14,167 - Mark Ingram 3,931 + 10,236 (Alabama #3)
13,809 - Garrison Hearst 3,778 + 10,031 (Georgia #2)
13,518 - Alvin Kamara 1,977 + 11,541 (Tennessee #2)
13,015 - Nick Chubb 5,130 + 7,885 (Georgia #3)
13,003 - Charlie Garner 2,195 + 10,808 (Tennessee #3)
12,934 - John L. Williams 3,272 + 9,662 (Florida #3)
12,873 - George Rogers 5,329 + 7,544 (South Carolina)
12,699 - Stephen Davis 3,153 + 9,546 (Auburn #2)
12,688 - Neal Anderson 3,759 + 8,929 (Florida #4)
12,579 - Arian Foster 3,706 + 8,873 (Tennessee #4)
12,490 - Darren McFadden 4,955 + 7,535 (Arkansas)
12,465 - Kevin Faulk 5,157 + 7,308 (LSU)
12,236 - Todd Gurley 3,900 + 8,336 (Georgia #4)
11,714 - Jim Taylor 1,361 + 10,353 (LSU #2)
11,580 - Dalton Hilliard 5,183 + 6,397 (LSU #3)
11,492 - Deuce McAllister 3,676 + 7,816 (Ole Miss)
11,312 - Rodney Hampton 3,106 + 8,206 (Georgia #5)
11,191 - Joe Cribbs - 3,636 + 7,555 (Auburn #3)
11,093 - Leonard Fournette 4,356 + 6,737 (LSU #4)
11,073 - Terrell Davis 2,186 + 8,887 (Georgia #6)
10,909 - James Stewart 3,353 + 7,556 (Tennessee #5)
10,713 - Duce Staley 2,341 + 8,372 (South Carolina #2)
10,611 - Josh Jacobs 2,062 + 8,549 (Alabama #4)
10,214 - Travis Henry - 3,177 + 7,037 (Tennessee #6)
10,148 - William Andrews 1,515 + 8,633 (Auburn #4)
10,088 - Errict Rhett 5,393 + 4,695 (Florida #5)
10,029 - Najee Harris 4,624 + 5,405 (Alabama #5)
7,709 - Bo Jackson 4,575 + 3,134 (Auburn *)
Active players (not retired) in bold
NFL postseason yardage not included (I may add it later)
College yardage only while playing at SEC school (at the time yardage was gained) included
Georgia - 6
Tennessee - 6
Florida - 5
Alabama - 5
Auburn - 4*
LSU - 4
South Carolina - 2
Arkansas - 1
Ole Miss - 1
Total - 34
List was compiled manually via data at football-reference.com
Any omissions were not intentional. Please reply with any players that I may have overlooked.
ETA - I had to remove Randall Cobb since his NFL yardage was as a WR. Hines Ward is another that had NFL yardage as a WR.
This post was edited on 12/26/24 at 9:13 pm
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Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:05 pm to NorthEndZone
Add USFL
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:09 pm to NorthEndZone
quote:
List was compiled manually via data at football-reference.com
Quality work, sir.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:15 pm to NorthEndZone
Nm
This post was edited on 12/26/24 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:22 pm to Lolathon234
No problem. I made my intent clearer in OP. I'm sure the new SEC schools will eventually add to the list at some point.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:55 pm to NorthEndZone
Nobody is catching Emmitt
Posted on 12/26/24 at 9:30 pm to NorthEndZone
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Arkansas - 1
That shocks me considering some of the great college backs Arkansas has had.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 11:05 pm to NorthEndZone
BS list with no Texas or Oklahoma players listed
Posted on 12/26/24 at 11:34 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
No, it isn't.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 12:02 am to NorthEndZone
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This post was edited on 12/27/24 at 12:04 am
Posted on 12/27/24 at 5:07 am to WG_Dawg
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Add USFL
This is something people do forget about Herschel.
He played the most productive period for a pro-RB in the USFL rather than the NFL. He did this by leaving college early (before the NFL drafted Juniors).
In his 3 USFL seasons he had 5554 rushing yards (54 TD) and 1484 yards receiving (7 TD).
His body took the punishment that is associated with those carries. It is funny that if you add those 7,000 yards, he ends up neck and neck with Emmitt.
This post was edited on 12/27/24 at 5:10 am
Posted on 12/27/24 at 7:31 am to NorthEndZone
Herschel Walker had 5,749 all-purpose yards in college
and 25,283 all-purpose yards professionally (NFL & USFL)
That's return yards (KO & Punt returns) in college and pro plus rushing and receiving yards
That's 31,038 total all purpose yards, I would imagine that's pretty high on the all time list..
and 25,283 all-purpose yards professionally (NFL & USFL)
That's return yards (KO & Punt returns) in college and pro plus rushing and receiving yards
That's 31,038 total all purpose yards, I would imagine that's pretty high on the all time list..
Posted on 12/27/24 at 7:42 am to NorthEndZone
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25 920 - Emmitt Smith 4,341 + 21,579 (Florida)
18,586 - Herschel Walker 5,502 + 13,084 (Georgia)
Now you've gone and done it.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 7:42 am to DaWGfan01
Some other interesting facts about Hershel
Walker broke a world record in the 60-yard dash
represented the United States in the 1992 Winter Olympics in bobsledding
earned a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
went undefeated as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter
Herschel has also performed in the Fort Worth Ballet
competed on The Apprentice
and won the Celebrity Cook-Off on the Food Network
Quite the portfolio...
Walker broke a world record in the 60-yard dash
represented the United States in the 1992 Winter Olympics in bobsledding
earned a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
went undefeated as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter
Herschel has also performed in the Fort Worth Ballet
competed on The Apprentice
and won the Celebrity Cook-Off on the Food Network
Quite the portfolio...
Posted on 12/27/24 at 8:12 am to DawginSC
Walker had 5,199 yards from scrimmage in his first three NFL seasons.
Using that projection to replace the USFL seasons would give him 18,283 NFL yards and 23,785 total.
Emmitt had 25,920 on 5,680 total touches.
Herschel with the projection I used above would have had 23,785 on 4,396 total touches.
Using that projection to replace the USFL seasons would give him 18,283 NFL yards and 23,785 total.
Emmitt had 25,920 on 5,680 total touches.
Herschel with the projection I used above would have had 23,785 on 4,396 total touches.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 8:16 am to NorthEndZone
Jamal Lewis was another Tennessee thug who helped invent the Fulmer cup.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 8:34 am to DaWGfan01
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Some other interesting facts about Hershel
Walker broke a world record in the 60-yard dash
represented the United States in the 1992 Winter Olympics in bobsledding
earned a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
went undefeated as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter
Herschel has also performed in the Fort Worth Ballet
competed on The Apprentice
and won the Celebrity Cook-Off on the Food Network
Quite the portfolio...
He lost the only thing that truly mattered though.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 9:01 am to NorthEndZone
Nice research OP with some surprising results. Never imagined Fournette had rushed for 4k in the NFL.
PS - Herschel / Derrick still rate as the running backs this old defensive back wouldn't want to try bringing down.
PS - Herschel / Derrick still rate as the running backs this old defensive back wouldn't want to try bringing down.
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