a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
Vision, power, and rushing yards — rank the backfield.
What counts: Seeded with approximate real-world figures — the crowd's votes decide the order from here.
Emmitt Smith
Super Bowls: 3Rushing yards: 18,355
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Walter Payton
Super Bowls: 1Rushing yards: 16,726
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Barry Sanders
Super Bowls: 0Rushing yards: 15,269
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Jim Brown
Super Bowls: 1Rushing yards: 12,312
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Adrian Peterson
Super Bowls: 0Rushing yards: 14,918
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Marshall Faulk
Super Bowls: 1Rushing yards: 12,279
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Eric Dickerson
Super Bowls: 0Rushing yards: 13,259
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LaDainian Tomlinson
Super Bowls: 0Rushing yards: 13,684
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You can't compare eras like this, but here we are, and I love it.
The eye test and the stats finally agree on this one.
Rings aren't everything, look at the supporting casts.
Longevity has to count for more than peak. This order underrates it.
No debate for me — Emmitt Smith at the top is exactly right.