Top 10 Best NFL Running Backs of All Time

Rank     Name Born Position Birthplace

1. 1
   188

   53
   

   Barry Sanders

   1968
   Running back
   Wichita
2. 2
   188

   50
   

   Walter Payton

   1954
   Running back
   Columbia
   Most Listed
3. 3
   139

   35
   

   Jim Brown

   1936
   Fullback, Running back
   St. Simons
   Most Passionate
4. 4
   98

   76
   

   Emmitt Smith

   1969
   Running back
   Pensacola
   Controversial
5. 5
   105

   26
   

   Gale Sayers

   1943
   Running back, Return specialist
   Wichita
6. 6
   95

   31
   

   Eric Dickerson

   1960
   Running back
   Sealy
7. 7
   75

   26
   

   Earl Campbell

   1955
   Running back
   Tyler
8. 8
   59

   33
   

   Marshall Faulk

   1973
   Running back
   New Orleans
9. 9
   58

   56
   

   O. J. Simpson

   1947
   Running back
   San Francisco
   Controversial
10. 10
    56

    51
    

    LaDainian Tomlinson

    1979
    Running back
    Rosebud