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John Sigler

Alvin Kamara poised to climb higher in Saints rushing leaders rankings

Don’t tell Alvin Kamara it takes a long time to build a legacy. He has only spent five years with the New Orleans Saints but he’s already one of the highest-decorated players in team history, earning five consecutive Pro Bowl nods and high placement in the franchise record books with 47 touchdown carries — he’s closing in on Mark Ingram’s team-record 51 scoring runs, surpassing Deuce McAllister (49) along the way.

But Kamara has done more than score touchdowns at a torrid pace. He’s also the team’s fourth-leading rusher all-time (with 4,328 career rushing yards), narrowly trailing the great George Rogers (4,267) for third-place. Once he’s leapfrogged Rogers he’ll face a tall task in eclipsing McAllister and Ingram, but something tells me he’s up for the challenge.

Still, this is a good opportunity to look back on Saints history and see which other players round out the top-10 rushers in the record book. Let’s dig in:

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