Top 5 Greatest NFL Running Backs (All-Time)
Published:Who misses NFL football being on TV every Sunday as much as we do? Only a few more months to go until football is back, but until then, let’s talk about some of the NFL’s greatest all-time running backs!
1) Jim Brown
- Played in Pro Bowl in all nine of his seasons
- 1964 NFL Champion
- Three-time MVP (‘57, ‘58, ‘65)
- Named by Sporting News - greatest professional football player ever
- Eight-time NFL leader in rushing yards
2) Barry Sanders
- 10x Pro Bowler
- Third leading rusher in NFL history
- Averaged over 1,500 rushing yards per season
- NFL MVP (1997)
- Four-time NFL Rushing champion
3) Walter Payton
- 9x Pro Bowler
- NFL MVP (1977)
- Super Bowl Champion (1985)
- Has former NFL records in the following categories: Rush Yards, Rush TDs, Rush Attempts, Yards from Scrimmage, and All-Purpose Yards
- #2 All-Time Rush Yards leader - NFL
4) Earl Campbell
- 5x Pro Bowler
- One of only 3 players to win the Heisman, become the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, and be inducted into both the NCAA and NFL Hall of Fame
- NFL MVP (1979)
- Three-time AP NFL First Team
- Three-time NFL Rushing leader (in three consecutive seasons)
5) Emmitt Smith
- NFL All-Time Rushing Yards leader
- Only RB to ever win a Super Bowl, the NFL MVP award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl MVP award all in the same season (1993)
- One of only two non-kickers in NFL history to score more than 1,000 career points (Jerry Rice)
- 8x Pro Bowler
- Three-time Super Bowl Champion
