Best NFL Running Backs of The 21st Century

The Top Ten
1 Adrian Peterson Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back who originally played for the Minnesota Vikings and currently plays for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
2 LaDainian Tomlinson LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is a former professional American football player who was a running back in the National Football League for eleven seasons.
3 Marshall Faulk Marshall William Faulk is a former college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for twelve seasons.
4 Priest Holmes
5 Frank Gore Franklin Delano Gore is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
6 Fred Taylor
7 Shaun Alexander Shaun Edward Alexander is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League.
8 Steven Jackson
9 Matt Forte Matthew Garrett Forte is an American football running back for the New York Jets in the National Football League.
10 Brian Westbrook
The Contenders
11 Jamaal Charles Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
12 Emmitt Smith Emmitt James Smith III is a former college and professional American football running back who became the National Football League's all-time leading rusher during his fifteen seasons in the league during the 1990s and 2000s.

Leader in rushing yards and touchdowns. He belongs here because he was still a 1000+ yard rusher in 2001 and 2002 which was the 21st century.

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