detroit lions rushing yards career leaders

Barry Sanders has the most career rushing yards for the Lions, with 15,269 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Billy Sims B. Sims	5,106	60	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186		11.1	34.5	5
3	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	5,105	150	1,203	4.2	34.0	18	1,616	193		8.4	10.8	5
4	Altie Taylor A. Taylor	4,297	91	1,165	3.7	47.2	24	1,523	173		8.8	16.7	6
5	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	3,933	89	938	4.2	44.2	28	1,323	134		9.9	14.9	2
6	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	3,887	52	740	5.3	74.8	43	1,605	199	249	8.1	30.9	12
7	James Jones J. Jones	3,452	85	960	3.6	40.6	23	2,318	285		8.1	27.3	10
8	Ace Gutowsky A. Gutowsky	3,077	77	864	3.6	40.0	20	64	3		21.3	0.8	0
9	Mel Farr M. Farr	3,072	69	739	4.2	44.5	26	1,374	146		9.4	19.9	10
10	Kevin Jones K. Jones	3,067	53	761	4.0	57.9	24	1,006	141	191	7.1	19.0	3
11	James Stewart J. Stewart	2,890	41	713	4.1	70.5	15	862	101	144	8.5	21.0	4
12	Dutch Clark D. Clark	2,772	64	606	4.6	43.3	27	341	28		12.2	5.3	6
13	Dan Lewis D. Lewis	2,698	84	651	4.1	32.1	16	799	68		11.8	9.5	3
14	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	2,506	45	562	4.5	55.7	33	650	76	91	8.6	14.4	0
15	Greg Landry G. Landry	2,502	102	389	6.4	24.5	19	0	0			0.0	0
16	Steve Owens S. Owens	2,451	53	635	3.9	46.2	20	861	99		8.7	16.2	2
17	Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer	2,439	59	553	4.4	41.3	17	951	96		9.9	16.1	7
18	Kevin Smith K. Smith	2,346	54	598	3.9	43.4	17	1,082	123	171	8.8	20.0	5
19	Ernie Caddel E. Caddel	2,311	64	443	5.2	36.1	20	641	54		11.9	10.0	5
20	Joique Bell J. Bell	2,235	63	561	4.0	35.5	22	1,638	162	219	10.1	26.0	1
21	Horace King H. King	2,081	123	549	3.8	16.9	9	1,579	198		8.0	12.8	5
22	Bobby Layne B. Layne	1,793	97	432	4.2	18.5	13	0	0			0.0	0
23	Bill Shepherd B. Shepherd	1,699	51	450	3.8	33.3	11	168	18		9.3	3.3	1
24	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	1,680	40	364	4.6	42.0	18	1,198	156	205	7.7	30.0	7
25	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	1,667	30	415	4.0	55.6	20	230	38	44	6.1	7.7	0

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PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	.667
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

844

Love

812

Mahomes

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

284

Watson

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

8

Goff

7

Young

7

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

4

Gibbs

4

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.6

Purdy

117.1

Prescott

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

31.0

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

10.0

12.0

12.5

13.5

16.5

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

416.3

409.0

401.7

392.7

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

155.0

153.3

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

313.0

281.3

279.5

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

8.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

68.2

Walker

64.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.1

Kelce

30.3

Kincaid

26.6

Sadiq

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

38

Shrader

33

Fitzgerald

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

2-0

2-0-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000