Barry Sanders has rushed for the most career yards for the Lions by a running back, with 15,269 yards.

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Regular season

	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	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	3,933	53	755	5.2	74.2	44	1,636	203	256	8.1	30.9	12
6	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	3,933	89	938	4.2	44.2	28	1,323	134		9.9	14.9	2
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	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	2,506	45	562	4.5	55.7	33	650	76	91	8.6	14.4	0
14	Steve Owens S. Owens	2,451	53	635	3.9	46.2	20	861	99		8.7	16.2	2
15	Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer	2,439	59	553	4.4	41.3	17	951	96		9.9	16.1	7
16	Kevin Smith K. Smith	2,346	54	598	3.9	43.4	17	1,082	123	171	8.8	20.0	5
17	Ernie Caddel E. Caddel	2,311	64	443	5.2	36.1	20	641	54		11.9	10.0	5
18	Dan Lewis D. Lewis	2,247	71	541	4.2	31.6	12	681	60		11.4	9.6	3
19	Joique Bell J. Bell	2,235	63	561	4.0	35.5	22	1,638	162	219	10.1	26.0	1
20	Horace King H. King	2,081	123	549	3.8	16.9	9	1,579	198		8.0	12.8	5
21	Bill Shepherd B. Shepherd	1,699	51	450	3.8	33.3	11	168	18		9.3	3.3	1
22	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	1,680	40	364	4.6	42.0	18	1,198	156	205	7.7	30.0	7
23	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	1,667	30	415	4.0	55.6	20	230	38	44	6.1	7.7	0
24	Glenn Presnell G. Presnell	1,593	60	413	3.9	26.6	15	192	13		14.8	3.2	2
25	Tom Watkins T. Watkins	1,582	64	425	3.7	24.7	10	524	51		10.3	8.2	3

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

4th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

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

29.0

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

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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	1	4	0	.200
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