NFL: Top Ten Rushing QBs 100521
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1. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 10: GREG LANDRY, 2,655 YARDS
AP Photo/RASLandry, who spent most of his career with the Detroit Lions, often called his own number. He once audibled out of a pass to run a QB sneak and rambled 76 yards before being caught at the Green Bay Packers' 11-yard line. -
2. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 9: JIM HARBAUGH, 2,787 YARDS
Rick Stewart/Getty ImagesNicknamed "Captain Comeback" for his knack for sparking rallies, Harbaugh was nimble enough to buy time against pass rushes. He also endured 361 sacks in 14 seasons with five teams. -
3. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 8: KORDELL STEWART, 2,874 YARDS
George Gojkovich/Getty ImagesAfter playing multiple positions early in his career, "Slash" Stewart led the Steelers to two AFC title games playing QB exclusively. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry during his NFL career. -
4. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 7: DONOVAN MCNABB, 3,249 YARDS
Drew Hallowell/Getty ImagesNow a member of the Washington Redskins, McNabb is one of just four players in NFL history to have at least 30,000 passing yards, 200 TD passes, 3,000 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns. (The others are John Elway, Fran Tarkenton and Steve Young.) -
5. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 6: JOHN ELWAY, 3,407 YARDS
Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesAccording to the Broncos' website, Elway owns NFL records for most QB career sacks endured (516) and most QB rushing attempts (774). He ranks fifth on the Broncos' career rushing list and scored 31 touchdowns. -
6. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 5: STEVE MCNAIR, 3,590 YARDS
Elsa/Getty ImagesAccording to the Titans' media guide, McNair produced at least one touchdown while either rushing or passing in 112 of 148 games. That spanned his emergence as a starter in 1997 to the end of his career as a Baltimore Raven in 2007. -
7. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 4: FRAN TARKENTON, 3,674 YARDS
Focus on Sport/Getty ImagesAdd his career rushing total to his 47,003 passing yards, and Tarkenton accounted for 50,677 yards of offense, almost 29 miles or 500 football fields. He was the central figure in two blockbuster trades between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. -
8. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 3: MICHAEL VICK, 3,954 YARDS
Scott Boehm/Getty ImagesNow a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick was an Atlanta Falcon when he became the first signal-caller to rush for at least 1,000 yards (1,039 to be exact) in a season. He also has an NFL QB career-record nine games of rushing for at least 100 yards. -
9. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 2: STEVE YOUNG, 4,239 YARDS
Michael Zagaris/Getty ImagesA winner of six passing titles, Young kept defenses honest with his feet. Case in point: In pacing the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl XXIX win over the San Diego Chargers, he threw a game-record six TD passes and led all rushers with 49 yards. -
10. NFL CAREER QB RUSHING LEADERS: NO. 1: RANDALL CUNNINGHAM, 4,928 YDS.
Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty ImagesCunningham played 11 of his 16 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Former Rams coach John Robinson once said of Cunningham's skills: "He's their leading passer, rusher and punter. Other than that, I don't know that he does a whole hell of a lot."