lions rb rushing yards leaders past 10 years

Between May 14, 2016 and May 14, 2026, Jahmyr Gibbs has the most rushing yards by a Lions running back, with 3,580 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
3,580
49
675
5.3
73.1
39
1,449
181
228
8.0
29.6
10
2David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
2,506
45
562
4.5
55.7
33
650
76
91
8.6
14.4
0
3D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
1,680
40
364
4.6
42.0
18
1,198
156
205
7.7
30.0
7
4Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,667
30
415
4.0
55.6
20
230
38
44
6.1
7.7
0
5Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
1,225
34
283
4.3
36.0
8
527
61
80
8.6
15.5
3
6Theo Riddick
T. Riddick
814
40
216
3.8
20.4
4
1,199
167
212
7.2
30.0
7
7Craig Reynolds
C. Reynolds
654
55
153
4.3
11.9
1
255
24
28
10.6
4.6
0
8Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
654
19
184
3.6
34.4
4
237
32
42
7.4
12.5
2
9Zach Zenner
Z. Zenner
625
30
157
4.0
20.8
8
252
25
34
10.1
8.4
0
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
604
16
156
3.9
37.8
7
101
12
18
8.4
6.3
0
11LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
418
16
154
2.7
26.1
5
67
10
15
6.7
4.2
0
12Bo Scarbrough
B. Scarbrough
377
6
89
4.2
62.8
1
5
1
4
5.0
0.8
0
13Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
309
17
110
2.8
18.2
1
76
12
17
6.3
4.5
0
14Ty Johnson
T. Johnson
273
18
63
4.3
15.2
0
109
24
32
4.5
6.1
0
15J.D. McKissic
J.D. McKissic
205
16
38
5.4
12.8
0
233
34
42
6.9
14.6
1
16Justin Jackson
J. Jackson
170
16
42
4.0
10.6
1
101
12
19
8.4
6.3
1
17Tion Green
T. Green
165
5
42
3.9
33.0
2
14
2
2
7.0
2.8
0
18Godwin Igwebuike
G. Igwebuike
118
17
18
6.6
6.9
1
60
7
10
8.6
3.5
0
19Jermar Jefferson
J. Jefferson
96
9
21
4.6
10.7
2
33
5
6
6.6
3.7
0
20C.J. Anderson
C.J. Anderson
43
2
16
2.7
21.5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Justin Forsett
J. Forsett
38
2
13
2.9
19.0
0
15
2
3
7.5
7.5
0
22Tra Carson
T. Carson
34
1
12
2.8
34.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Paul Perkins
P. Perkins
29
4
12
2.4
7.3
0
9
1
1
9.0
2.3
0
24Jason Cabinda
J. Cabinda
27
26
5
5.4
1.0
0
21
5
11
4.2
0.8
1
25Wes Hills
W. Hills
21
1
10
2.1
21.0
2
1
2
2
0.5
1.0
0
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Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/17
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

19

Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/12
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29-27
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10/12
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27-30
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10/12
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10/12
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10-20
Sun
10/12
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18-27

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9/13
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9/14
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Thu
9/17
@
8:15 PM
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9/27
@
4:25 PM