Where Derrick Henry Ranks Among NFL All-Time Rushing Leaders After Historic Game

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry is officially a top-10 all-time NFL rusher.

Henry passed Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett for 10th place on the league's rushing yards leaderboard with one of the best performances of his career during a 41-24 win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.

He racked up a career-high 36 carries for 216 yards and four rushing touchdowns in the victory.

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Here's where Henry now ranks among the NFL's all-time rushing leaders after Saturday's historic performance, courtesy of Pro Football Reference.

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1. Emmitt Smith: 18,355 rushing yards
2. Walter Payton: 16,726 rushing yards
3. Frank Gore: 16,000 rushing yards
4. Barry Sanders: 15,269 rushing yards
5. Adrian Peterson: 14,918 rushing yards
6. Curtis Martin: 14,101 rushing yards
7. LaDainian Tomlinson: 13,684 rushing yards
8. Jerome Bettis: 13,662 rushing yards
9. Eric Dickerson: 13,259 rushing yards
10. Derrick Henry: 12,892 rushing yards

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Seven of the nine players ahead of Henry on the NFL's all-time rushing yards leaderboard are in the Hall of Fame. Of the remaining two, Frank Gore is a semifinalist for the 2026 class and Adrian Peterson is not eligible to join until 2027.

Henry climbed another NFL leaderboard in the second quarter Saturday, when he scored his third touchdown of the game to pass Adrian Peterson for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns of all time.

He needs three more to pass Marcus Allen for the third-most in NFL history.

The game also marked Henry's 32nd career game with multiple rushing touchdowns, which ranks behind only Emmitt Smith and LaDanian Tomlinson for the most in NFL history.

He also leads all NFL running backs by recording seven career games with at least 200 rushing yards.

Henry went into Saturday's game with 12,676 career rushing yards, including 1,253 rushing yards through 15 games this season.

With star quarterback Lamar Jackson out against the Packers, the Ravens turned to Henry to carry his team's game-opening series.

Henry responded by running in touchdowns on both the Ravens' first and second drives of the game. He added his third touchdown late in the second quarter and capped off the game with a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth.

The Ravens needed a win or tie against the Packers on Saturday night to maintain hope of qualifying for the playoffs by winning the AFC North title.

Jackson was then sidelined by a back contusion for the must-win game, putting Henry on track to help out backup Tyler Huntley by taking on a larger workload.

After Saturday night's win, Henry within 368 yards of overtaking Eric Dickerson for ninth place on the NFL's all-time leaderboard while helping keep Baltimore's playoff hopes alive.

The Ravens could now stay in the postseason race if the Cleveland Browns defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.