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The Top Ranked Running Backs of the 2000s
Notes: Ranking Explanation
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | LaDainian Tomlinson | 8 |
| 2 | Shaun Alexander | 14 |
| 3 | Tiki Barber | 32 |
| 4 | Clinton Portis | 41 |
| 5 | Edgerrin James | 51 |
| 6 | Ahman Green | 52 |
| 7 | Ricky Williams | 56 |
| 8 | Brian Westbrook | 59 |
| 9 | Marshall Faulk | 69 |
| 10 | Frank Gore | 72 |
| 11 | Maurice Jones-Drew | 75 |
| 12 | Steven Jackson | 86 |
| 13 | Curtis Martin | 90 |
| 14 | Thomas Jones | 91 |
| 15 | Priest Holmes | 92 |
| 16 | Jamal Lewis | 95 |
| 17 | Deuce McAllister | 104 |
| 18 | Fred Taylor | 106 |
| 19 | Rudi Johnson | 108 |
| 20 | Corey Dillon | 112 |
| 21 | Warrick Dunn | 127 |
| 22 | Eddie George | 134 |
| 23 | Willis McGahee | 139 |
| 24 | Marion Barber III | 145 |
| 25 | Stephen Davis | 151 |
| 26 | Larry Johnson | 154 |
| 27 | Joseph Addai | 161 |
| 28 | Charlie Garner | 172 |
| 29 | Travis Henry | 180 |
| 30 | Willie Parker | 195 |
| 31 | Michael Pittman | 207 |
| 32 | DeAngelo Williams | 212 |
| 33 | Jerome Bettis | 213 |
| 34 | Mike Anderson | 217 |
| 35 | Adrian Peterson | 226 |
| 36 | Emmitt Smith | 239 |
| 37 | Duce Staley | 250 |
| 38 | Brandon Jacobs | 252 |
| 39 | Kevin Jones | 255 |
| 40 | Chester Taylor | 267 |
| 41 | Kevan Barlow | 272 |
| 42 | Antowain Smith | 273 |
| 43 | Reuben Droughns | 278 |
| 44 | Reggie Bush | 285 |
| 45 | Anthony Thomas | 300 |
| 46 | Ron Dayne | 323 |
| 47 | DeShaun Foster | 333 |
| 48 | Kevin Faulk | 334 |
| 49 | Julius Jones | 340 |
| 50 | Domanick Williams | 342 |
| 51 | Cedric Benson | 347 |
| 52 | T.J. Duckett | 358 |
| 53 | Michael Turner | 360 |
| 54 | Dominic Rhodes | 362 |
| 55 | Mike Alstott | 363 |
| 56 | Michael Bennett (RB) | 366 |
| 57 | LaMont Jordan | 367 |
| 58 | Ryan Grant | 403 |
| 59 | Chris Brown | 411 |
| 60 | Moe Williams | 415 |
| 61 | Sammy Morris | 422 |
| 62 | Amos Zereoue | 453 |
| 63 | Lamar Smith | 454 |
| 64 | Tyrone Wheatley | 455 |
| 65 | Correll Buckhalter | 456 |
| 66 | Mewelde Moore | 462 |
| 67 | Justin Fargas | 466 |
| 68 | Shawn Bryson | 483 |
| 69 | Marcel Shipp | 492 |
| 70 | Ladell Betts | 501 |
| 71 | James Stewart | 506 |
| 72 | LenDale White | 513 |
| 73 | Marshawn Lynch | 536 |
| 74 | Jamel White | 544 |
| 75 | Richie Anderson | 545 |
| 76 | Jerious Norwood | 546 |
| 77 | Kenny Watson | 548 |
| 78 | Maurice Morris | 554 |
| 79 | Ronnie Brown | 556 |
| 80 | Chris D. Johnson | 559 |
| 81 | Laurence Maroney | 587 |
| 82 | Garrison Hearst | 588 |
| 83 | Troy Hambrick | 589 |
| 84 | Zack Crockett | 624 |
| 85 | Najeh Davenport | 626 |
| 86 | Matt Forte | 641 |
| 87 | Cadillac Williams | 658 |
| 88 | Tony Fisher | 663 |
| 89 | Pierre Thomas | 665 |
| 90 | Tony Richardson | 679 |
| 91 | Aaron Stecker | 689 |
| 92 | Dorsey Levens | 711 |
| 93 | Tatum Bell | 739 |
| 94 | James Allen | 747 |
| 95 | Jonathan Stewart | 771 |
| 96 | Leon Washington | 790 |
| 97 | Steve Slaton | 799 |
| 98 | Jonathan Wells | 814 |
| 99 | Earnest Graham | 817 |
| 100 | Cory Schlesinger | 820 |
| 101 | Travis Minor | 834 |
| 102 | Brad Hoover | 844 |
| 103 | Kevin Smith | 854 |
| 104 | Greg Jones | 856 |
| 105 | Nick Goings | 867 |
| 106 | Adrian N. Peterson | 868 |
| 107 | Larry Centers | 879 |
| 108 | Darren Sproles | 886 |
| 109 | Rock Cartwright | 887 |
| 110 | Brandon Bennett | 898 |
| 111 | William Henderson | 899 |
| 112 | Justin Griffith | 923 |
| 113 | Robert Smith | 943 |
| 114 | Leonard Weaver | 946 |
| 115 | Fred Beasley | 949 |
| 116 | Tim Hightower | 951 |
| 117 | Mack Strong | 953 |
| 118 | J.J. Arrington | 962 |
| 119 | Marc Edwards | 964 |
| 120 | Ray Rice | 986 |
| 121 | Jerald Sowell | 990 |
| 122 | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 991 |
| 123 | Derrick Ward | 1002 |
| 124 | Jason Wright | 1003 |
| 125 | Bob Christian | 1013 |
| 126 | Mike Sellers | 1039 |
| 127 | Rashard Mendenhall | 1040 |
| 128 | Onterrio Smith | 1041 |
| 129 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 1059 |
| 130 | Jamaal Charles | 1065 |
| 131 | Arlen Harris | 1076 |
| 132 | Knowshon Moreno | 1082 |
| 133 | Jesse Chatman | 1099 |
| 134 | Stanley Pritchett | 1109 |
| 135 | Robert Holcombe | 1114 |
| 136 | Stacey Mack | 1117 |
| 137 | Le'Ron McClain | 1120 |
| 138 | Lorenzo Neal | 1127 |
| 139 | Verron Haynes | 1132 |
| 140 | Jerome Harrison | 1139 |
| 141 | Heath Evans | 1149 |
| 142 | Patrick Pass | 1152 |
| 143 | Lamar Gordon | 1161 |
| 144 | Trung Canidate | 1165 |
| 145 | Vernand Morency | 1168 |
| 146 | Derrick Blaylock | 1176 |
| 147 | Rob Konrad | 1179 |
| 148 | Terrell Fletcher | 1181 |
| 149 | Terry B. Jackson | 1190 |
| 150 | Vonta Leach | 1191 |
| 151 | Maurice Hicks | 1198 |
| 152 | William Green | 1202 |
| 153 | Aveion Cason | 1205 |
| 154 | Jon Ritchie | 1207 |
| 155 | Jamal Anderson | 1208 |
| 156 | J.R. Redmond | 1211 |
| 157 | Brandon Jackson | 1213 |
| 158 | Fred Jackson | 1216 |
| 159 | Richard Huntley | 1219 |
| 160 | Mike Karney | 1232 |
| 161 | Mike Cloud | 1240 |
| 162 | Jason McKie | 1273 |
| 163 | Jeremi Johnson | 1274 |
| 164 | James Jackson | 1281 |
| 165 | Michael Robinson | 1283 |
| 166 | Ovie Mughelli | 1313 |
| 167 | Michael Wiley | 1314 |
| 168 | Darren McFadden | 1322 |
| 169 | Musa Smith | 1325 |
| 170 | Chad Morton | 1327 |
| 171 | Michael Bush | 1339 |
| 172 | Fred McCrary | 1348 |
| 173 | Terrelle Smith | 1388 |
| 174 | Dan Kreider | 1389 |
| 175 | Ahmard Hall | 1398 |
| 176 | Mike Bell (RB) | 1399 |
| 177 | Beanie Wells | 1401 |
| 178 | Lawrence Vickers | 1412 |
| 179 | B.J. Askew | 1426 |
| 180 | Tashard Choice | 1434 |
| 181 | Lousaka Polite | 1437 |
| 182 | Justin Forsett | 1444 |
| 183 | Artose Pinner | 1448 |
| 184 | Jameel Cook | 1450 |
| 185 | Daimon Shelton | 1463 |
| 186 | Chris Hetherington | 1473 |
| 187 | Greg Comella | 1474 |
| 188 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | 1476 |
| 189 | Kyle Johnson | 1478 |
| 190 | LeSean McCoy | 1482 |
| 191 | Bryan Johnson | 1490 |
| 192 | Jim Finn | 1501 |
| 193 | Darnell Autry | 1509 |
| 194 | Terry Allen | 1510 |
| 195 | Reno Mahe | 1515 |
| 196 | Moran Norris | 1523 |
| 197 | Cecil Martin | 1524 |
| 198 | Chris Warren | 1530 |
| 199 | Jason Brookins | 1531 |
| 200 | Cecil Sapp | 1540 |
| 201 | Leon Johnson | 1544 |
| 202 | Travis Prentice | 1547 |
| 203 | Kris Wilson | 1552 |
| 204 | Paul Smith III | 1554 |
| 205 | Randy Jordan | 1564 |
| 206 | Madison Hedgecock | 1575 |
| 207 | Chris Perry | 1581 |
| 208 | Nick Luchey | 1584 |
| 209 | Wali Lundy | 1589 |
| 210 | John Kuhn | 1608 |
| 211 | Brian Mitchell | 1610 |
| 212 | Maurice Smith | 1612 |
| 213 | Kenton Keith | 1623 |
| 214 | Napoleon Kaufman | 1624 |
| 215 | Joe Burns | 1634 |
| 216 | LaBrandon Toefield | 1636 |
| 217 | Brian Leonard | 1653 |
| 218 | Lamont Warren | 1659 |
| 219 | Olandis Gary | 1666 |
| 220 | Jason Snelling | 1671 |
| 221 | Mike Tolbert | 1681 |
| 222 | Jermaine Fazande | 1697 |
| 223 | Joel Makovicka | 1727 |
| 224 | Ryan Moats | 1737 |
| 225 | Kimble Anders | 1744 |
| 226 | Peyton Hillis | 1770 |
| 227 | Ricky Watters | 1796 |
| 228 | Elvis Joseph | 1800 |
| 229 | James Hodgins | 1811 |
| 230 | Rabih Abdullah | 1813 |
| 231 | James Mungro | 1835 |
| 232 | Kenneth Darby | 1849 |
| 233 | Alan Ricard | 1860 |
| 234 | Fred McAfee | 1863 |
| 235 | Shonn Greene | 1867 |
| 236 | Alvin Pearman | 1869 |
| 237 | Delanie Walker | 1872 |
| 238 | Donald Brown | 1885 |
| 239 | Frank Moreau | 1888 |
| 240 | Sam Gash | 1914 |
| 241 | Stephen Trejo | 1922 |
| 242 | Ricky A. Williams | 1924 |
| 243 | Dee Brown | 1933 |
| 244 | Patrick Cobbs | 1938 |
| 245 | ReShard Lee | 1939 |
| 246 | Mario Bates | 1948 |
| 247 | Antonio Pittman | 1951 |
| 248 | Rodney Thomas | 1957 |
| 249 | Samkon Gado | 1983 |
| 250 | Troy Fleming | 1995 |
| 251 | Anthony Johnson | 2014 |
| 252 | John Simon (RB) | 2018 |
| 253 | Robert Thomas | 2026 |
| 254 | Tim Biakabutuka | 2027 |
| 255 | Selvin Young | 2028 |
| 256 | Lee Suggs | 2031 |
| 257 | Felix Jones | 2032 |
| 258 | Mike L. Green | 2036 |
| 259 | Naufahu Tahi | 2042 |
| 260 | Chad Simpson | 2048 |
| 261 | Rod Smart | 2049 |
| 262 | Korey Hall | 2063 |
| 263 | Garrett Wolfe | 2071 |
| 264 | Jacob Hester | 2072 |
| 265 | Lex Hilliard | 2108 |
| 266 | Luke Lawton | 2123 |
| 267 | Tony Carter | 2140 |
| 268 | Gary Russell | 2142 |
| 269 | Bernard Scott | 2153 |
| 270 | Robert Edwards | 2162 |
| 271 | Bernie Parmalee | 2178 |
| 272 | Rashad Jennings | 2184 |
| 273 | Justin Watson | 2194 |
| 274 | Kolby Smith | 2195 |
| 275 | Glen Coffee | 2202 |
| 276 | Darian Barnes | 2220 |
| 277 | J.J. Johnson | 2225 |
| 278 | Thomas Tapeh | 2242 |
| 279 | Cedric Houston | 2243 |
| 280 | Spencer Havner | 2256 |
| 281 | William Floyd | 2258 |
| 282 | Noah Herron | 2285 |
| 283 | Aaron Brown (RB) | 2317 |
| 284 | Howard Griffith | 2324 |
| 285 | Jerome Felton | 2328 |
| 286 | Justin Green | 2331 |
| 287 | Josh Parry | 2334 |
| 288 | Ki-Jana Carter | 2341 |
| 289 | Charles Stackhouse | 2356 |
| 290 | Carey Davis | 2361 |
| 291 | Jerald Moore | 2370 |
| 292 | Damien Anderson | 2385 |
| 293 | Andre Hall | 2389 |
| 294 | Quentin Griffin | 2390 |
| 295 | Josh Scobey | 2391 |
| 296 | Deon Anderson | 2411 |
| 297 | Doug Chapman | 2414 |
| 298 | Ciatrick Fason | 2424 |
| 299 | Ben Gay | 2426 |
| 300 | Curtis Enis | 2430 |
| 301 | Tyson Thompson | 2445 |
| 302 | Jarrett Payton | 2455 |
| 303 | Montell Owens | 2467 |
| 304 | De De Dorsey | 2471 |
| 305 | Mike Cox | 2478 |
| 306 | Harold Morrow | 2490 |
| 307 | Kyle Eckel | 2493 |
| 308 | Jonathan Linton | 2514 |
| 309 | Marcus Mason | 2516 |
| 310 | Autry Denson | 2525 |
| 311 | Omar Easy | 2537 |
| 312 | Derrick Wimbush | 2551 |
| 313 | Owen Schmitt | 2553 |
| 314 | Adrian Murrell | 2596 |
| 315 | LaRod Stephens-Howling | 2599 |
| 316 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2601 |
| 317 | Skip Hicks | 2621 |
| 318 | Danny Woodhead | 2622 |
| 319 | Quinton Ganther | 2624 |
| 320 | Shaud Williams | 2641 |
| 321 | Clifton Dawson | 2642 |
| 322 | Curtis Keaton | 2647 |
| 323 | Detron Smith | 2656 |
| 324 | Donnell Bennett | 2661 |
| 325 | Joey Goodspeed | 2669 |
| 326 | Shyrone Stith | 2690 |
| 327 | Jarrod Baxter | 2691 |
| 328 | Brian Milne | 2733 |
| 329 | Tony Hollings | 2743 |
| 330 | Terry Kirby | 2745 |
| 331 | Delvin Joyce | 2746 |
| 332 | Eldra Buckley | 2754 |
| 333 | Lorenzo Booker | 2763 |
| 334 | Jamal Robertson | 2765 |
| 335 | Travis Jervey | 2769 |
| 336 | Dwayne Wright | 2782 |
| 337 | Marlon Barnes | 2784 |
| 338 | Brock Olivo | 2787 |
| 339 | Phillip Crosby | 2788 |
| 340 | James Fenderson | 2824 |
| 341 | Patrick Washington | 2843 |
| 342 | Dennis McKinley | 2844 |
| 343 | Andrew Pinnock | 2853 |
| 344 | David Allen | 2859 |
| 345 | Damon Washington | 2862 |
| 346 | Kerry Carter | 2886 |
| 347 | B.J. Sams | 2910 |
| 348 | Tim Castille | 2921 |
| 349 | Jon Witman | 2926 |
| 350 | Brandon Miree | 2940 |
| 351 | Michael Bates | 2943 |
| 352 | Ronney Jenkins | 2950 |
| 353 | Boomer Grigsby | 2954 |
| 354 | Clifton Smith | 2962 |
| 355 | Ronnie Cruz | 2963 |
| 356 | Gartrell Johnson | 2973 |
| 357 | Kenny Bynum | 2988 |
| 358 | Terrell Davis | 2993 |
| 359 | DeShawn Wynn | 2994 |
| 360 | Rondell Mealey | 3009 |
| 361 | Jermaine Williams | 3013 |
| 362 | Jamar Martin | 3022 |
| 363 | Harold Shaw | 3034 |
| 364 | Alex Haynes | 3043 |
| 365 | Chris Floyd | 3044 |
| 366 | Charles Ali | 3064 |
| 367 | Reggie D. Brown (RB) | 3067 |
| 368 | Deon Dyer | 3079 |
| 369 | Jay Graham | 3081 |
| 370 | Glyn Milburn | 3100 |
| 371 | Corey McIntyre | 3119 |
| 372 | Reagan Mauia | 3122 |
| 373 | Mike Hart | 3133 |
| 374 | Brock Forsey | 3134 |
| 375 | Tony Hunt | 3147 |
| 376 | Marquis Weeks | 3161 |
| 377 | DJ Ware | 3168 |
| 378 | Dantrell Savage | 3170 |
| 379 | Jamie Reader | 3179 |
| 380 | Larry Ned | 3182 |
| 381 | Oliver Hoyte | 3183 |
| 382 | Oren O'Neal | 3199 |
| 383 | Arian Foster | 3218 |
| 384 | Herbert Goodman | 3228 |
| 385 | Spencer Nead | 3246 |
| 386 | Derrick Harris | 3258 |
| 387 | Errict Rhett | 3259 |
| 388 | Charlie Rogers | 3269 |
| 389 | Chris Massey | 3270 |
| 390 | Chris Jennings | 3287 |
| 391 | Lynell Hamilton | 3311 |
| 392 | Thurman Thomas | 3314 |
| 393 | Jackie Battle | 3321 |
| 394 | KaRon Coleman | 3330 |
| 395 | P.J. Pope | 3331 |
| 396 | Kahlil Bell | 3363 |
| 397 | Sedrick Irvin | 3368 |
| 398 | De'Mond Parker | 3379 |
| 399 | Leonard Henry | 3380 |
| 400 | Chris J. Henry | 3393 |
| 401 | Clif Groce | 3431 |
| 402 | Cory Ross | 3432 |
| 403 | Larry Croom | 3435 |
| 404 | Rafael Cooper | 3437 |
| 405 | Brian Calhoun | 3448 |
| 406 | Adimchinobe Echemandu | 3458 |
| 407 | Ron Rivers | 3462 |
| 408 | Tyrell Sutton | 3464 |
| 409 | Sean Bennett | 3478 |
| 410 | Eric Shelton | 3492 |
| 411 | Lennox Gordon | 3494 |
| 412 | Ran Carthon | 3495 |
| 413 | Kay-Jay Harris | 3512 |
| 414 | John Avery | 3525 |
| 415 | Louis Rankin | 3526 |
| 416 | David Palmer | 3538 |
| 417 | Kevin McDougal | 3541 |
| 418 | Mike Goodson | 3542 |
| 419 | Woody Dantzler | 3546 |
| 420 | Chauncey Washington | 3558 |
| 421 | Derrick Ross | 3560 |
| 422 | Albert Young | 3569 |
| 423 | Avon Cobourne | 3570 |
| 424 | Byron Storer | 3588 |
| 425 | Jason Davis | 3606 |
| 426 | Javon Ringer | 3607 |
| 427 | Xavier Omon | 3618 |
| 428 | Jasen Isom | 3633 |
| 429 | Jalen Parmele | 3679 |
| 430 | Quinn Johnson | 3716 |
| 431 | Matt Lawrence | 3734 |
| 432 | Chris Pressley | 3752 |
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