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San Francisco 49ers – Most Yards Rushing in a Career

San Francisco 49ers Franchise All-Time Career Rushing Leaders (as of 2025)
Rank	Player	Yards	Years Played	Games
1	Frank Gore	11073	2005-2014	148
2	*Joe Perry	8689	1948-1963	158
3	*Roger Craig	7064	1983-1990	121
4	Ken Willard	5930	1965-1973	125
5	Garrison Hearst	5535	1997-2003	73
6	J.D. Smith	4370	1956-1964	97
7	*Hugh McElhenny	4288	1952-1960	99
8	Kevan Barlow	3614	2001-2005	72
9	Christian McCaffrey	3609	2022-2025	48
10	*Steve Young	3581	1987-1999	150
11	Johnny Strzykalski	3415	1946-1952	81
12	Wendell Tyler	3112	1983-1986	48
13	Delvin Williams	2966	1974-1977	54
14	Wilbur Jackson	2955	1974-1979	72
15	Ricky Watters	2840	1992-1994	43
16	Carlos Hyde	2729	2014-2017	50
17	Charlie Garner	2371	1999-2000	32
18	Colin Kaepernick	2300	2011-2016	69
19	Tom Rathman	1902	1986-1993	115
20	Matt Breida	1902	2017-2019	43
21	Norm Standlee	1830	1946-1952	76
22	Vic Washington	1813	1971-1973	40
23	Paul Hofer	1746	1976-1981	77
24	Larry Schreiber	1734	1971-1975	60
25	Jeff Wilson	1733	2018-2022	45
26	Raheem Mostert	1610	2016-2021	46
27	*Joe Montana	1595	1979-1992	167
28	Jeff Garcia	1571	1999-2003	74
29	Elijah Mitchell	1523	2021-2023	27
30	Doug Cunningham	1498	1967-1973	82
31	John David Crow	1474	1965-1968	56
32	Gary Lewis	1421	1964-1969	72
33	Frankie Albert	1272	1946-1952	90
34	Jordan Mason	1253	2022-2024	45
35	Terry Kirby	1235	1996-1998	39
36	Kendall Hunter	1202	2011-2013	43
37	Len Eshmont	1181	1946-1949	48
38	John Brodie	1167	1957-1973	201
39	Earl Cooper	1152	1980-1985	88
40	Deebo Samuel	1143	2019-2024	81
41	Billy Kilmer	1123	1961-1966	39
42	O.J. Simpson	1053	1978-1979	23
43	Derek Loville	1051	1994-1996	42
44	*John Henry Johnson	1051	1954-1956	31
45	Dexter Carter	1042	1990-1996	90
46	Verl Lillywhite	1004	1948-1951	47
47	Joe Arenas	987	1951-1957	84
48	William Floyd	959	1994-1997	48
49	Joe Cribbs	890	1986-1987	25
50	Maurice Hicks	869	2004-2007	55
51	Jimmy Thomas	824	1969-1973	63
52	Alex Smith	761	2005-2012	80
53	Bill Ring	732	1981-1986	69
54	Bob Ferrell	692	1976-1980	68
55	Keith Henderson	642	1989-1992	24
56	Harry Sydney	642	1987-1991	69
57	*Y.A. Tittle	637	1951-1960	113
58	C.R. Roberts	637	1959-1962	27
59	Brock Purdy	627	2022-2025	49
60	*Jerry Rice	625	1985-2000	238

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