fb with highest rushing yard per attempt career

Michael Vick has the most career rushing yards per attempt, with 7.0 per attempt.

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750+ rush attempts

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Michael Vick M. Vick	7.0	873	143	6,109	42.7	36	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
2	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	6.4	775	161	4,928	30.6	35	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
3	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	6.1	1,100	120	6,666	55.6	36	0	0	2		0.0	0
4	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
5	Josh Allen J. Allen	5.4	904	132	4,839	36.7	86	20	2	3	10.0	0.2	2
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	5.3	1,042	205	5,568	27.2	31	21	5	5	4.2	0.1	1
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
8	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
9	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	912	70	4,680	66.9	35	1,198	136	174	8.8	17.1	9
10	Cam Newton C. Newton	5.0	1,118	148	5,631	38.0	75	68	3	3	22.7	0.5	1
11	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
12	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
13	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
14	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
15	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.9	871	54	4,259	78.9	27	1,856	211	277	8.8	34.4	10
17	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
18	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,751	157	13,392	85.3	129	1,845	196	252	9.4	11.8	5
19	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.9	1,637	88	7,951	90.4	75	1,538	197	254	7.8	17.5	7
20	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.8	1,616	129	7,829	60.7	53	2,717	356	474	7.6	21.1	21
21	Lenny Moore L. Moore	4.8	1,069	143	5,174	36.2	63	6,039	363		16.6	42.2	48
22	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
23	Joe Perry J. Perry	4.8	1,737	156	8,378	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
24	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	4.8	951	103	4,544	44.1	23	628	85		7.4	6.1	1
25	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	4.7	1,344	108	6,378	59.1	50	1,816	202		9.0	16.8	16

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Team Leaders

PASS

256

Penix

RUSH

349

Robinson

REC

274

London

Team Rankings

PPG

17.0

28th

OPP PPG

22.7

15th

RUSH YDS/G

173.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

181.3

30th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
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

Last Game

Falcons

1 - 2

Final

Packers

1 - 2

Thu 24 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

421

Cook

374

Henry

360

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

405

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

119.6

Jackson

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Anderson

4.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.7

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

13.7

16.3

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

416.3

399.3

395.0

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

153.5

153.3

139.0

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

276.0

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

76.2

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

36.2

McBride

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

47

McPherson

41

Aubrey

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

0-4

0-2-1

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	3	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
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	3	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	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000