Colts All-Time Rushing Leaders
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Colts All-Time Rushing Leaders
- Edgerrin James holds the franchise record for career rushing yards with 9,226 yards.
- Jonathan Taylor, who has played for the Colts since 2020, is quickly ascending the ranks and had 1,585 rushing yards in the 2025 season.
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The Indianapolis Colts have a rich history of talented running backs, with several players leaving a significant mark on the franchise’s rushing records. Edgerrin James currently stands as the all-time leading rusher for the Colts, amassing an impressive 9,226 yards during his tenure from 1999 to 2005. James also holds the franchise record for rushing touchdowns with 64. He was a dominant force, leading the NFL in rushing in both his rookie season in 1999 with 1,553 yards and again in 2000 with 1,709 yards. James was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
Following James, Lydell Mitchell ranks second in career rushing yards with 5,487. Marshall Faulk, another Hall of Famer, is third on the list with 5,320 rushing yards in 77 games for the Colts from 1994 to 1998. Faulk was an immediate impact player, rushing for 1,282 yards and 11 touchdowns in his rookie season in 1994.
Eric Dickerson, who played for the Colts for four and a half seasons, is fourth all-time with 5,194 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns. He notably led the league in rushing in 1988 with 1,659 yards, becoming the first Colt to do so since Alan Ameche in 1955. Lenny Moore, a versatile player for the Baltimore Colts from 1956 to 1967, accumulated 5,174 rushing yards and 63 rushing touchdowns. Moore was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975.
More recently, Jonathan Taylor has rapidly climbed the Colts’ rushing leaderboards since joining the team in 2020. He recorded 1,169 rushing yards in his rookie season and led the NFL in rushing yards in 2021 with 1,811. In the 2025 season, Taylor rushed for 1,585 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also broke Edg