Ten Best Running Backs of All Time in NFL

#7 Eric Dickerson

Dickerson set the NFL on fire in his rookie season by leading the league in rushing yards with 1,808 yards

Eric Dickerson was drafted second overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1983 NFL draft and is one of the six Hall of Famers selected from the first round in that year.

Dickerson set the NFL on fire in his rookie season by leading the league in rushing yards with 1,808 yards alongside 18 TD's (second highest for the season). He was selected as the rookie of the year for his superlative performances.

He continued his rushing prowess the following season by entering the exclusive 2000-yard club as he rushed for 2,105 yards at an average of 5.2 yards per carry and thereby breaking the record of most rushing yards in a season which still stands to this day. He also broke the record for most games with 100 rushing yards in season (12).

In 1987, after representing the Los Angeles Rams for four fruitful years he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts due to a contract dispute. He played the first three games of the season for the rams where he rushed for 277 yards before moving to the Colts where he collected an extra 1,011 yards and finished as the league's leader in rushing yards.

In 1988, he rushed for 1,659 yards and became the first colt since Alan Ameche in 1955 to lead the league in rushing yards. The following year he rushed for 1,311 yards in the process crossed the 10,000-yard mark, that too in the fewest games played (91).

Dickerson finished with 13,259 yards and is currently 8th on the all-time list. He was a six-time pro-bowler and a five-time first-team all-pro member, he also led the NFL four times in rushing yards.

Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.