Ten Best Running Backs of All Time in NFL

#2 Walter Payton

Walter Payton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003

Durability is the perfect middle name for Walter Payton, playing in a position most susceptible to injuries, Payton holds the record for the most consecutive games played by a running back in the NFL(170).

Payton was drafted fourth overall in the 1975 draft by the Chicago Bears, he underwhelmed in his rookie season rushing for a paltry 679 yards with seven TD's.

He made a comeback the following year rushing for 1,390 yards with 13 TD's. In 1997 he rushed for a league-leading 1,852 yards and 14 TD's which helped him win the NFL MVP award.

In the remaining nine seasons from 1978 to 1987, Payton rushed for 1200+ yards in seven of them except for his last season and in 1982, when the league was shortened to nine games due to a 57-day player strike. He won the Super Bowl in 1985 when he rushed for 1,551 yards with nine TD's.

Walter Payton finished with 16,726 rushing yards and 110 TD's along with 4,653 receiving yards and 15 TD's.

He was nine-time Pro-Bowler, seven-time First-Team All-Pro member and one time NFL rushing yards and rushing TD's leader in 1977.

Walter was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.