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The Daily Ranker: Who are the 10 greatest running backs of all time?

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Emmitt Smith was arguably the most important part of the Cowboys ' dynasty in the 1990s .

Walter Payton held the NFL 's all-time rushing yards record.

Adrian Peterson won MVP in 2012 , rushing for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012 .

Tomlinson 's 2006 season might be the best ever for a running back.

The Hall of Famer finished his career seventh in rushing ( 13,684 ) and third in total touchdowns ( 162 ) Faulk finished with 19,190 all-purpose yards ( eighth -most of all time) and 136 total touchdowns.

No one has ever rushed for more yards in a single season than Eric Dickerson .

Curtis Martin rushed for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first 10 seasons .

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