highest fumble percentage among running backs nfl history minimum 12000 yards

Tony Dorsett and Franco Harris are tied for the most career fumbles by a running back when rushing for 12,000+ yards, with 90 fumbles.

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	NAME	FUM	RUSH YDS	LOST	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	90	12,739		173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
2	Franco Harris F. Harris	90	12,120		173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	86	16,726		190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	78	13,259		146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	65	12,243		222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
6	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	61	18,355		226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	57	12,312		118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
8	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	50	12,074		182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	49	14,918	29	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
10	Frank Gore F. Gore	46	16,000	30	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
11	Edgerrin James E. James	44	12,246		148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	41	13,662		192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	41	15,269		153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
14	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	36	12,279		176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
15	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	31	13,684		170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	29	14,101		168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
17	Derrick Henry D. Henry	24	13,230	13	155	2,702	4.9	85.4	126	1,839	193	249	9.5	11.9	5

StatMuse has season-level data for fumbles going back to the 1945 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

454

Prescott

RUSH

71

Williams

REC

197

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

28.5

8th

OPP PPG

24.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

67.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

227.0

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM

Last Game

Commanders

0 - 2

Final

Cowboys

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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