16,726.
Walter payton has 16,726 rushing yards
16,727. Walter Payton ended his career with 16,726 yards rushing.
In Walter Payton's first NFL season (1975) he had 196 rushing attempts for 679 yards and caught 33 passes for 213 yards.
Walter Payton
All-time rushing yards (16,726; now surpassed), Most 100-yard rushing games (77), and Most yards gained rushing in a game (275; now surpassed).
21,803 ... 16,726 rushing, 4,538 receiving, and 539 on kick returns.
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Walter Payton played a total of 180 games in his career.
61 yards on 22 carries with his longest run being 7 yards
At the time of his retirement in 1998, Barry Sanders needed 1,458 rushing yards to pass Walter Payton and become the NFL's all-time leading rusher. If Sanders were to return to the NFL, he would need 3,087 rushing yards to pass Emmitt Smith, who currently holds the all-time record.
Sanders had 76 career 100+ yard rushing games, one behind all time leader Walter Payton who had 77. Sanders also holds the NFL record with 14 consecutive 100+ rushing yard games in the 1997 season.