| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Dickerson, LAM | 390 | 1808 | 4.6 | 18 |
| William Andrews, ATL | 331 | 1567 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Curt Warner, SEA | 335 | 1449 | 4.3 | 13 |
| Walter Payton, CHI | 314 | 1421 | 4.5 | 6 |
| John Riggins, WAS | 375 | 1347 | 3.6 | 24 |
| Tony Dorsett, DAL | 289 | 1321 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Earl Campbell, HOU | 322 | 1301 | 4.0 | 12 |
| Ottis Anderson, STL | 296 | 1270 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Mike Pruitt, CLE | 293 | 1184 | 4.0 | 10 |
| George Rogers, NO | 256 | 1144 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Joe Cribbs, BUF | 263 | 1131 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Curtis Dickey, BAL | 254 | 1122 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Tony Collins, NE | 219 | 1049 | 4.8 | 10 |
| Billy Sims, DET | 220 | 1040 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Marcus Allen, LAI | 266 | 1014 | 3.8 | 9 |
| Franco Harris, PIT | 279 | 1007 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Chuck Muncie, SD | 235 | 886 | 3.8 | 12 |
| Butch Woolfolk, NYG | 246 | 857 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Wendell Tyler, SF | 176 | 856 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Randy McMillan, BAL | 198 | 802 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Wayne Wilson, NO | 199 | 787 | 4.0 | 9 |
| Joe Washington, WAS | 145 | 772 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson, CIN | 210 | 763 | 3.6 | 14 |
| Sammy Winder, DEN | 196 | 757 | 3.9 | 3 |
| Cliff Stoudt, PIT | 77 | 749 | 9.7 | 4 |
| Andra Franklin, MIA | 224 | 746 | 3.3 | 8 |
| Roger Craig, SF | 176 | 725 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Gerry Ellis, GB | 141 | 696 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Tony Nathan, MIA | 151 | 685 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Matt Suhey, CHI | 149 | 681 | 4.6 | 4 |
| Freeman McNeil, NYJ | 160 | 654 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson, MIN | 154 | 642 | 4.2 | 1 |
| James Wilder, TB | 161 | 640 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Rob Carpenter, NYG | 170 | 624 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Frank Pollard, PIT | 135 | 608 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Dwayne Crutchfield, NYJ/HOU | 140 | 578 | 4.1 | 3 |
| Mosi Tatupu, NE | 106 | 578 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Ron Springs, DAL | 149 | 541 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Frank Hawkins, LAI | 110 | 526 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Charles Alexander, CIN | 153 | 523 | 3.4 | 3 |
| James Brooks, SD | 127 | 516 | 4.1 | 3 |
| Billy Jackson, KC | 152 | 499 | 3.3 | 2 |
| Boyce Green, CLE | 104 | 497 | 4.8 | 3 |
| Theotis Brown, SEA/KC | 130 | 481 | 3.7 | 8 |
| Ted Brown, MIN | 120 | 476 | 4.0 | 10 |
| James Jones, DET | 135 | 475 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Tony Galbreath, MIN | 113 | 474 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Walter Abercrombie, PIT | 112 | 446 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Mike Pagel, BAL | 54 | 441 | 8.2 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs, ATL | 100 | 437 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Hubie Oliver, PHI | 121 | 434 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Robert Weathers, NE | 73 | 418 | 5.7 | 1 |
| Hokie Gajan, NO | 81 | 415 | 5.1 | 4 |
| David Overstreet, MIA | 85 | 392 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Michael Williams, PHI | 103 | 385 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell, STL | 68 | 373 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Barry Redden, LAM | 75 | 372 | 5.0 | 2 |
| Mark van Eeghen, NE | 95 | 358 | 3.8 | 2 |
| Bruce Harper, NYJ | 51 | 354 | 6.9 | 1 |
| Melvin Carver, TB | 114 | 348 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery, GB | 86 | 340 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Jessie Clark, GB | 71 | 328 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Larry Moriarty, HOU | 65 | 321 | 4.9 | 3 |
| David Hughes, SEA | 83 | 313 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Jim McMahon, CHI | 55 | 307 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Kenny King, LAI | 82 | 294 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Joe Montana, SF | 61 | 284 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Booker Moore, BUF | 60 | 275 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson, CIN | 56 | 267 | 4.8 | 1 |
| James Owens, TB | 96 | 266 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Wayne Morris, STL | 75 | 257 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Bill Ring, SF | 64 | 254 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Dexter Bussey, DET | 57 | 249 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole, DEN | 81 | 246 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Joe Theismann, WAS | 37 | 234 | 6.3 | 1 |
| Dave Preston, DEN | 57 | 222 | 3.9 | 1 |
| Michael Haddix, PHI | 91 | 220 | 2.4 | 2 |
| Alvin Moore, BAL | 57 | 205 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Mike Meade, GB | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett, MIA | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Gerald Willhite, DEN | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 3 |
| Timmy Newsome, DAL | 44 | 185 | 4.2 | 2 |
| Harian Huckleby, GB | 50 | 182 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Eric Hipple, DET | 41 | 171 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Roosevelt Leaks, BUF | 58 | 157 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew, CIN | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Greg Pruitt, LAI | 26 | 154 | 5.9 | 2 |
| Donnie Craft, HOU | 55 | 147 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson, CIN | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 1 |
| John Elway, DEN | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Joe Morris, NYG | 35 | 145 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Vince Evans, CHI | 22 | 142 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 29 | 139 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Vince Thompson, DET | 40 | 138 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Ron Jaworski, PHI | 25 | 129 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Neil Lomax, STL | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Marc Wilson, LAI | 13 | 122 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert, CIN | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 2 |
| Jewerl Thomas, KC | 44 | 115 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking, NYJ | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 3 |
| Steve Grogan, NE | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 2 |
| Randy Love, STL | 35 | 103 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Richard Todd, NYJ | 35 | 101 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Dwight Walker, CLE | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink, SEA | 40 | 99 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Perry Harrington, PHI | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Rick Parros, DEN | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Sherman Smith, SD | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Rickey Young, MIN | 39 | 90 | 2.3 | 2 |
| Otis Wonsley, WAS | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson, BUF | 20 | 88 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant, SEA | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Johnny Hector, NYJ | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Billy Johnson, ATL | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Rogers, NO | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett, LAI | 26 | 78 | 3.0 | 0 |
| David Woodley, MIA | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Newton Williams, BAL | 28 | 77 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate, CIN | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Marion Barber, NYJ | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Leonard Thompson, DET | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 1 |
| Jim Zorn, SEA | 30 | 71 | 2.4 | 1 |
| Dennis Gentry, CHI | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner, NYG | 26 | 64 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain, ATL | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Jeff Hayes, WAS | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 |
| Bill Kenney, KC | 23 | 59 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Brian Sipe, CLE | 26 | 56 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Oliver Luck, HOU | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg, SEA | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 2 |
| Ken Thomas, KC | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto, WAS | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Earl Ferrell, STL | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Charlie Brown, WAS | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 |
| Jesse Myles, DEN | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Mike Augustyniak, NYJ | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 2 |
| John Tuggle, NYG | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Roy Green, STL | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine, MIN | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne, PIT | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 |
| Dan Marino, MIA | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 2 |
| Herkie Walls, HOU | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore, SF | 15 | 43 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Gifford Nielsen, HOU | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis, CLE | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Mike Guman, LAM | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Terry LeCount, MIN | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 |
| Stan Edwards, HOU | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Tony Eason, NE | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Earnest Jackson, SD | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Tom Orosz, SF | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 1 |
| James Lofton, GB | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse, DAL | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Zachary Dixon, BAL/SEA | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Danny White, DAL | 18 | 31 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Willie Gault, CHI | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 |
| David Verser, CIN | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong, TB | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Lawrence Ricks, KC | 21 | 28 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Steve Dils, MIN | 16 | 28 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg, DEN | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Robert Alexander, LAM | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tony Hunter, BUF | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Clarence Weathers, NE | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson, TB | 26 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge, NYG | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons, CHI | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 |
| Michael Morton, TB | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas, CHI | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Kenny Lewis, NYJ | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler, BUF | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler, SD | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Carl Monroe, SF | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Pat Ryan, NYJ | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
| Rick Berns, LAI | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson, NO | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Mike Martin, CIN | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Billy Campfield, NYG | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Carlos Carson, KC | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch, LAI | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch, DEN | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Rick Kane, DET | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones, CLE | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick, BUF | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark, SF | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 22 | 17 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak, DEN | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Paul McDonald, CLE | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Steve Watson, DEN | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Gary Lewis, GB | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Cliff Austin, NO | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Tim Smith, HOU | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Guido Merkens, NO | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Groth, NO | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Mike Kerrigan, NE | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hutchison, CHI | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Bob Holly, WAS | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Will Harrell, STL | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson, DAL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Ralph Giacomarro, ATL | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Mark Nichols, DET | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan, NE | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Lynn Dickey, GB | 21 | 12 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Jim Hart, STL | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Archie Manning, HOU/MIN | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill, MIA | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Paul Johns, SEA | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski, ATL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Barnwell, LAI | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Reggie Evans, WAS | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Van Williams, BUF | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Jeff Komlo, TB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Luis Sharpe, STL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Jim Hadnot, KC | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Lam Jones, NYJ | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Rick Walker, WAS | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson, ATL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton, MIA | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Rusty Lisch, STL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mike Jones, MIN | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Gary Danielson, DET | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Harry Holt, CLE | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Rohn Stark, BAL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh, SF | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Major Everettt, PHI | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard, LAM | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Henry Odom, PIT | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum, CHI | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Sammy White, MIN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Luke Prestridge, DEN | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead, CHI | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Horace King, DET | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Max Runager, PHI | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Richard Williams, ATL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti, SD | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Derrick Jensen, LAI | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Ron Crosby, NYJ | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Gary Allen, HOU/DAL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Terdell Middleton, TB | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kramer, MIN | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Dave Wilson, NO | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Jerry Golsteyn, TB | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Eason Ramson, SF | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Chris Dressel, HOU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon, SF | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro, HOU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin, BUF | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Eugene Goodlow, NO | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Floyd Eddings, NYG | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth, CIN | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Junior Miller, ATL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Leon Bright, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Willis Adams, CLE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Dino Hall, CLE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider, CIN | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis, MIN | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy, MIA | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Tony Hill, DAL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Mike Miller, NYG | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Eric Lane, SEA | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Willie Scott, KC | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Guy Benjamin, SF | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Mark Reed, BAL | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Chester Willis, LAI | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown, HOU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Alvin Garrett, WAS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Herrmann, BAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mathison, SD | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nolan Cromwell, LAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Benny Perrin, STL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Todd Blackledge, KC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John James, HOU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson, DAL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris, MIA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Pisarcik, PHI | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 |
| David Humm, LAI | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Barry Krauss, BAL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Kemp, LAM | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Jeff Christensen, CIN | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney, PIT | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson, MIN | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
| David Whitehurst, GB | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Kevin House, TB | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts, SD | 12 | -5 | -0.4 | 1 |
| Stacey Bailey, ATL | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 |
| Rocky Belk, CLE | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Eric Sievers, SD | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| Russell Erxleben, NO | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 |
| George Farmer, LAM | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman, MIN | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom, DAL | 6 | -10 | -1.7 | 0 |
| Otis Grant, LAM | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Mike Black, DET | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 |
| James Wright, DEN | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 |
| Ray Guy, LAI | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 |
| Ed Luther, SD | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler, NO | 9 | -14 | -1.6 | 0 |
| Don Strock, MIA | 6 | -16 | -2.7 | 0 |
| Kenny Duckett, NO | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Art Monk, WAS | 3 | -19 | -6.3 | 0 |