**Official** Top Ten RBs of All Time series (1 Viewer)

[Evilgrin 72]

I voted for Bettis and Franco to offset the anti-Steeler bias.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

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What ever happened to Marcus Dupree??

Football fans needs to watch this:http://30for30.espn.com/film/the-best-that-never-was.html

Yeah, he could have been the best.

But it's not just talent that gets you there.

Walker had a greater ypc in the USFL than this dude. Could Walker have been the best ever too? Anyone that wasn't the best, could have been the best if situations were different. I don't know why people like to daydream about this stuff.

Dupree's injuries and how he got them are part of the story.

It's no daydream.

Dupree's Freshman year at OU was fantastic. Supposedly the guy hardly practiced or worked out. Put out 260+ in the bowl game, pulled a muscle or two, then he went pro.

Speaking of Walker, in the couldabeen category.... good point, his first 3 years in the USFL:

Rushing:

Season League Team Age GP Att Yards TD % A/G Y/G LNG

1983 USFL New Jersey Generals 21 18 412 1812 17 4.4 22.9 100.7

1984 USFL New Jersey Generals 22 18 293 1339 16 4.6 16.3 74.4 0

1985 USFL New Jersey Generals 23 18 438 2411 21 5.5 24.3 133.9

Receiving:

Season League Team GP Age Rec Yards TD % R/G Y/G

1983 USFL New Jersey Generals 18 21 53 489 1 9.2 2.9 27.2

1984 USFL New Jersey Generals 18 22 40 528 5 13.2 2.2 29.3

1985 USFL New Jersey Generals 18 23 37 467 1 12.6 2.1 25.9

That last season 1985 is just plain insane - forget the competition - in terms of how much he ran, for 18 games, for that many games, on the old artifical turf of the Meadowlands. The next year with the Cowboys they ran him a THIRD of that number.

In 1988 he had over 2000 total yards but besides that he was relatively little used but always produced.

 

[Tanner9919]

I voted Tomlinson #1 overall in first poll, Thurman Thomas #1 in second poll..

in nearly every category LT was in the top 5.

2nd highest TD total of all RB's listed in poll #1 - while playing in only 156 games thus far..that is a staggering number when you think about it. For Example, Emmitt played in 226 games and scored 164 TDs..it took him 70 more games to score 20 more TDs than LT2...

Tomlinson is all ready 6th on the list in terms of career rushing yards.

2nd in total receptions.

3rd in total rec yards.

4th in rec TD's.

2nd in receptions/gm

2nd in rec yards/gm

5th in total yards from scrimmage

4th in yards from scrimmage/gm

2nd total RushRecTD

4th lowest fumbles/career

Payton was great and all, he also played with the best defense of all-time, meaning the Bears probably had (many) more offensive possessions then your typical NFL team..

 

[Carolina Hustler]

I voted Tomlinson #1 overall in first poll, Thurman Thomas #1 in second poll..in nearly every category LT was in the top 5. 2nd highest TD total of all RB's listed in poll #1 - while playing in only 156 games thus far..that is a staggering number when you think about it. For Example, Emmitt played in 226 games and scored 164 TDs..it took him 70 more games to score 20 more TDs than LT2...Tomlinson is all ready 6th on the list in terms of career rushing yards.2nd in total receptions.3rd in total rec yards.4th in rec TD's.2nd in receptions/gm2nd in rec yards/gm5th in total yards from scrimmage4th in yards from scrimmage/gm2nd total RushRecTD4th lowest fumbles/careerPayton was great and all, he also played with the best defense of all-time, meaning the Bears probably had (many) more offensive possessions then your typical NFL team..

Tomlinson is definitely high on my list. Hard to rank those guy up top in specific order thoughIn no specific order - Tier 1 - Top 5:Walter PaytonBarry SandersJim BrownEarl CampbellLaDainian TomlinsonTier 2 - 6-10:Thurman ThomasMarcus AllenMarshall FaulkGale SayersEmmitt Smithlol, just easier for me that way..