Derrick Henry hopes to make this historic list one day. Saquon Barkley could crack the top 10 by the time his career is over.

Walter Payton and Barry Sanders took over soon after ... (1977), Earl Campbell (1979), Allen (1985), Thurman Thomas (1991), Smith (1993), Sanders (1997, co-MVP with Brett Favre), Terrell Davis ...

Barry Sanders is one of nine men to rush for ... In the 1990s, running backs winning MVP was more common, with Sanders, Thurman Thomas, Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis all taking home the honor.

Sanders backed up future Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas during his first ... A few great examples are Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and, of course, Barry Sanders. Payton and Smith both ...

Walter Payton. Emmitt Smith. Jim Brown. However, if you ask who the most-exciting back ever is, there is only one player that pops to mind. That would be Barry Sanders. The Hall of Famer has a ...

If PFT Live had a guest Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith (an ... All the way up to where Barry Sanders and I sitting side to side. Thurman Thomas is in the mix, right?

Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders ... Fame running back Emmitt Smith has since taken ownership of the NFL’s rushing record at 18,355 career yards. Sanders’ 15,269 rushing ...