All-time rushing leaders sec
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Playoff Run
While the passing offense has been the headliner during the NFL postseason lately, it's hard to overlook some of the rushing legends through playoff history.
From Marshawn Lynch going "Beast Mode" to the rushing mastery of Derrick Henry, Roger Craig, Marcus Allen, Emmitt Smith and more, these 20 running backs were game-changers come playoff time
Lawrence McCutcheon
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Dorsey Levens
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Eric Dickerson
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Ray Rice
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Eddie George
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Curtis Martin
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Earnest Byner
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Roger Craig
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Edgerrin James
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Chuck Foreman
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9. Derrick Henry
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8. Marshawn Lynch
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The Southeastern Conference is the top institutional alliance in college football, with a storied history dating to
The league has produced thousands of NFL players over the decades, so it should come as no surprise that its record books are dotted with famous names.
Najee Harris, Bo Jackson, Darren McFadden, Emmitt Smith and Herschel Walker are just a few of the prominent running backs who have plowed their way across SEC gridirons and into the national spotlight over the years.
With all that in mind, Razorbacks Wire celebrates the SECs top 20 leaders in career rushing yards with the photo gallery below.
[Source: Southeastern Conference football media guide.]
Also see:
• Top 20 passing leaders in SEC history
• Top 20 receiving leaders in SEC history
The SEC Wires websites:
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1. Herschel Walker, Georgia — 5, yards in 33 games ()
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NCAA Division I FBS rushing leaders
The NCAA Division I FBS rushing leaders are career, single-season, and single-game leaders in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.[1] These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since , seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
- The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in [2] This affects many players from before that time period, most notably Ron Dayne.
- In recent decades, starting with the Southeastern Conference in , FBS conferences have introduced their own championship games, which have always counted fully toward single-season and career statistics.
- The NCAA ruled that the season, heavily disrupted by COVID, would not coun