highest rushing yards per game first 3 seasons

Lionel Vital had the most rushing yards per game in his first 3 seasons, with 115.3 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Lionel Vital L. Vital	115.3	3	346	80	4.3	2	13	1		13.0	4.3	0
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	111.9	46	5,147	1,061	4.9	44	669	92		7.3	14.5	2
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	110.5	46	5,081	1,043	4.9	45	189	39		4.8	4.1	0
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	105.5	36	3,798	749	5.1	40	383	56		6.8	10.6	2
5	Edgerrin James E. James	103.3	38	3,924	907	4.3	29	1,373	149	203	9.2	36.1	9
6	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	101.2	40	4,048	868	4.7	28	1,199	135	173	8.9	30.0	6
7	Clinton Portis C. Portis	100.3	44	4,414	906	4.9	34	913	111	156	8.2	20.8	4
8	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	99.1	48	4,757	1,004	4.7	26	943	100	134	9.4	19.6	1
9	Terrell Davis T. Davis	97.9	45	4,405	951	4.6	35	964	127		7.6	21.4	3
10	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	97.8	47	4,598	925	5.0	34	1,008	137	190	7.4	21.4	4
11	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	97.5	46	4,484	915	4.9	40	829	83	124	10.0	18.0	1
12	George Rogers G. Rogers	95.8	35	3,353	756	4.4	21	216	32		6.8	6.2	0
13	Walter Payton W. Payton	95.6	41	3,921	846	4.6	34	631	75		8.4	15.4	2
14	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	95.1	48	4,564	1,024	4.5	37	1,581	238	312	6.6	32.9	5
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	94.0	46	4,322	877	4.9	43	1,069	101		10.6	23.2	4
16	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	90.3	48	4,333	960	4.5	26	1,003	128		7.8	20.9	2
17	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	89.3	43	3,841	756	5.1	33	802	104	130	7.7	18.7	3
18	Arian Foster A. Foster	88.5	35	3,097	659	4.7	29	1,314	127	165	10.3	37.5	4
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	88.3	38	3,354	715	4.7	32	744	90	68	8.3	19.6	5
20	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	87.8	48	4,213	979	4.3	41	821	132		6.2	17.1	2
21	Billy Sims B. Sims	86.6	39	3,379	781	4.3	30	1,414	113		12.5	36.3	5
22	Eddie George E. George	84.6	48	4,061	1,040	3.9	19	536	67		8.0	11.2	2
23	Curtis Martin C. Martin	84.4	45	3,799	958	4.0	32	890	117		7.6	19.8	5
24	Kevin Willhite K. Willhite	83.7	3	251	53	4.7	0	37	6		6.2	12.3	0
25	Alfred Morris A. Morris	82.5	48	3,962	876	4.5	28	310	37	54	8.4	6.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

340

Mariota

RUSH

157

Croskey-Merritt

REC

170

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

15th

OPP PPG

30.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

8th

PASS YDS/G

196.5

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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