active nfl players with the most average rushing yards per game played

Jack Strand has the most career rushing yards per attempt per game played by an active player, with 8.

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	NAME	YPC/GP	YPC	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jack Strand J. Strand	8	8.0	1	16	2	16.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Athan Kaliakmanis A. Kaliakmanis	5.33	5.3	1	16	3	16.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
3	Shane Buechele S. Buechele	4	4.0	1	4	1	4.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
4	Jacardia Wright J. Wright	4	4.0	1	20	5	20.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Phil Mafah P. Mafah	3.6	3.6	1	18	5	18.0	1	11	2	2	5.5	11.0	0
6	Jalon Daniels J. Daniels	3.56	7.1	2	64	9	32.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Stetson Bennett IV S. Bennett IV	3	9.0	3	9	1	3.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Dohnte Meyers D. Meyers	2.5	10.0	4	10	1	2.5	0	129	11	16	11.7	32.3	0
9	Amar Johnson A. Johnson	2	4.0	2	8	2	4.0	0	0	0	1		0.0	0
10	Jonah Coleman J. Coleman	1.95	3.9	2	39	10	19.5	1	19	3	3	6.3	9.5	0
11	Deion Burks D. Burks	1.75	7.0	4	14	2	3.5	0	6	1	2	6.0	1.5	0
12	Frank Gore Jr. F. Gore Jr.	1.5	3.0	2	3	1	1.5	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Jadarian Price J. Price	1.42	4.3	3	119	28	39.7	0	21	4	7	5.3	7.0	0
14	Mike Washington Jr. M. Washington Jr.	1.25	5.0	4	120	24	30.0	1	-1	1	3	-1.0	-0.3	0
15	Jawhar Jordan J. Jordan	1.12	4.5	4	193	43	48.3	0	34	7	7	4.9	8.5	0
16	CJ Donaldson	1.04	4.1	4	29	7	7.3	0	3	3	4	1.0	0.8	0
17	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	1.01	4.1	4	223	55	55.8	1	36	11	13	3.3	9.0	1
18	Kaelon Black K. Black	0.97	3.9	4	120	31	30.0	0	5	1	2	5.0	1.3	0
19	Nate Carter N. Carter	0.95	6.7	7	60	9	8.6	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	Sincere McCormick S. McCormick	0.94	4.7	5	183	39	36.6	0	29	6	7	4.8	5.8	0
21	Seth McGowan S. McGowan	0.94	3.8	4	45	12	11.3	0	7	2	3	3.5	1.8	0
22	Riley Leonard R. Leonard	0.9	4.5	5	27	6	5.4	2	-3	0	0		-0.6	0
23	Shedeur Sanders S. Sanders	0.89	8.0	9	169	21	18.8	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Joe Milton III J. Milton III	0.88	4.4	5	66	15	13.2	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Emmett Johnson E. Johnson	0.88	3.5	4	56	16	14.0	0	74	5	5	14.8	18.5	0

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PASS

479

Penix

RUSH

494

Robinson

REC

370

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

15th

OPP PPG

23.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

181.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

191.8

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	2	2	.500
Panthers	2	2	.500
Saints	1	3	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM

Last Game

Falcons

2 - 2

Final

Saints

1 - 3

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

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4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000