Rushing First Downs Leaders - All Players
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | 20+ | TD | YDS/G | FUM | 1DN |
| 1 | Chris Johnson, RB | TEN | 358 | 2,006 | 5.6 | 91 | 22 | 14 | 125.4 | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | Adrian Peterson, RB | MIN | 314 | 1,383 | 4.4 | 64 | 12 | 18 | 86.4 | 6 | 74 |
| 3 | Maurice Jones-Drew, RB | JAC | 312 | 1,391 | 4.5 | 80 | 8 | 15 | 86.9 | 2 | 68 |
| 4 | Thomas Jones, RB | NYJ | 331 | 1,402 | 4.2 | 71 | 8 | 14 | 87.6 | 2 | 64 |
| 5 | Steven Jackson, RB | STL | 324 | 1,416 | 4.4 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 94.4 | 2 | 61 |
| Ryan Grant, RB | GB | 282 | 1,253 | 4.4 | 62 | 8 | 11 | 78.3 | 0 | 61 | |
| 7 | Marion Barber, RB | DAL | 214 | 932 | 4.4 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 62.1 | 1 | 58 |
| 8 | Cedric Benson, RB | CIN | 301 | 1,251 | 4.2 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 96.2 | 1 | 57 |
| 9 | Ricky Williams, RB | MIA | 241 | 1,121 | 4.7 | 68 | 4 | 11 | 70.1 | 4 | 55 |
| 10 | Jonathan Stewart, RB | CAR | 221 | 1,133 | 5.1 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 70.8 | 3 | 54 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | 20+ | TD | YDS/G | FUM | 1DN |
| Ray Rice, RB | BAL | 254 | 1,339 | 5.3 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 83.7 | 2 | 54 | |
| Jamaal Charles, RB | KC | 190 | 1,120 | 5.9 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 74.7 | 2 | 54 | |
| 13 | Knowshon Moreno, RB | DEN | 247 | 947 | 3.8 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 59.2 | 2 | 52 |
| 14 | DeAngelo Williams, RB | CAR | 216 | 1,117 | 5.2 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 85.9 | 3 | 51 |
| 15 | Rashard Mendenhall, RB | PIT | 242 | 1,108 | 4.6 | 60 | 9 | 7 | 69.3 | 3 | 48 |
| 16 | Frank Gore, RB | SF | 229 | 1,120 | 4.9 | 80 | 11 | 10 | 80.0 | 4 | 47 |
| 17 | Ahmad Bradshaw, RB | NYG | 163 | 778 | 4.8 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 51.9 | 3 | 46 |
| 18 | Laurence Maroney, RB | NE | 194 | 757 | 3.9 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 50.5 | 3 | 44 |
| Joseph Addai, RB | IND | 219 | 828 | 3.8 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 55.2 | 1 | 44 | |
| 20 | Michael Turner, RB | ATL | 178 | 871 | 4.9 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 79.2 | 4 | 43 |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | 20+ | TD | YDS/G | FUM | 1DN |
| Cadillac Williams, RB | TB | 211 | 823 | 3.9 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 51.4 | 1 | 43 | |
| Brandon Jacobs, RB | NYG | 224 | 835 | 3.7 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 55.7 | 2 | 43 | |
| Fred Jackson, RB | BUF | 237 | 1,062 | 4.5 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 66.4 | 2 | 43 | |
| 24 | LaDainian Tomlinson, RB | SD | 223 | 730 | 3.3 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 52.1 | 1 | 40 |
| 25 | Beanie Wells, RB | ARI | 176 | 793 | 4.5 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 49.6 | 4 | 39 |
| Matt Forte, RB | CHI | 258 | 929 | 3.6 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 58.1 | 5 | 39 | |
| 27 | Jerome Harrison, RB | CLE | 194 | 862 | 4.4 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 61.6 | 2 | 37 |
| Jason Snelling, RB | ATL | 142 | 613 | 4.3 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 43.8 | 1 | 37 | |
| 29 | Pierre Thomas, RB | NO | 147 | 793 | 5.4 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 56.6 | 1 | 36 |
| Kevin Smith, RB | DET | 217 | 747 | 3.4 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 57.5 | 3 | 36 | |
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | ATT | YDS | YDS/A | LONG | 20+ | TD | YDS/G | FUM | 1DN |
| 31 | Mike Bell, RB | NO | 172 | 654 | 3.8 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 50.3 | 2 | 33 |
| Tim Hightower, RB | ARI | 143 | 598 | 4.2 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 37.4 | 5 | 33 | |
| 33 | Julius Jones, RB | SEA | 177 | 663 | 3.7 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 47.4 | 0 | 32 |
| Ronnie Brown, RB | MIA | 147 | 648 | 4.4 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 72.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| 35 | David Garrard, QB | JAC | 77 | 323 | 4.2 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 20.2 | 5 | 31 |
| 36 | Correll Buckhalter, RB | DEN | 120 | 642 | 5.4 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 45.9 | 3 | 29 |
| Justin Forsett, RB | SEA | 114 | 619 | 5.4 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 38.7 | 2 | 29 | |
| 38 | LeSean McCoy, RB | PHI | 155 | 637 | 4.1 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 39.8 | 2 | 28 |
| Willis McGahee, RB | BAL | 109 | 544 | 5.0 | 77 | 3 | 12 | 34.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Larry Johnson, RB | CIN/KC | 178 | 581 | 3.3 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 41.5 | 2 | 28 |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
