lions rb rushing yards leaders past 20 years

Between October 1, 2005 and October 1, 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs has the most rushing yards by a Lions running back, with 2,628 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
2,628
36
490
5.4
73.0
30
912
124
155
7.4
25.3
5
2 Kevin Smith
K. Smith
2,346
54
598
3.9
43.4
17
1,082
123
171
8.8
20.0
5
3 Joique Bell
J. Bell
2,235
63
561
4.0
35.5
22
1,638
162
219
10.1
26.0
1
4 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
2,035
32
447
4.6
63.6
28
493
58
69
8.5
15.4
0
5 Kevin Jones
K. Jones
1,825
36
487
3.7
50.7
19
812
110
146
7.4
22.6
2
6 D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
1,680
40
364
4.6
42.0
18
1,198
156
205
7.7
30.0
7
7 Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
1,667
30
415
4.0
55.6
20
230
38
44
6.1
7.7
0
8 Reggie Bush
R. Bush
1,303
25
299
4.4
52.1
6
759
94
136
8.1
30.4
3
9 Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
1,251
35
327
3.8
35.7
6
420
57
80
7.4
12.0
3
10 Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
1,225
34
283
4.3
36.0
8
527
61
80
8.6
15.5
3
11 Maurice Morris
M. Morris
1,036
44
263
3.9
23.5
8
610
77
104
7.9
13.9
1
12 Theo Riddick
T. Riddick
1,023
84
288
3.6
12.2
5
2,238
285
369
7.9
26.6
14
13 Jahvid Best
J. Best
945
22
255
3.7
43.0
6
774
85
120
9.1
35.2
3
14 Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
807
17
217
3.7
47.5
9
214
34
48
6.3
12.6
0
15 Zach Zenner
Z. Zenner
685
36
174
3.9
19.0
8
263
27
37
9.7
7.3
0
16 Craig Reynolds
C. Reynolds
654
51
153
4.3
12.8
1
255
24
28
10.6
5.0
0
17 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
604
16
156
3.9
37.8
7
101
12
18
8.4
6.3
0
18 LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
418
16
154
2.7
26.1
5
67
10
15
6.7
4.2
0
19 Bo Scarbrough
B. Scarbrough
377
6
89
4.2
62.8
1
5
1
4
5.0
0.8
0
20 Artose Pinner
A. Pinner
349
14
106
3.3
24.9
3
181
21
25
8.6
12.9
0
21 T.J. Duckett
T.J. Duckett
335
12
65
5.2
27.9
3
54
4
7
13.5
4.5
0
22 Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
309
17
110
2.8
18.2
1
76
12
17
6.3
4.5
0
23 Shawn Bryson
S. Bryson
301
20
59
5.1
15.1
1
374
43
54
8.7
18.7
1
24 Ty Johnson
T. Johnson
273
18
63
4.3
15.2
0
109
24
32
4.5
6.1
0
25 Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
237
14
76
3.1
16.9
1
88
12
14
7.3
6.3
1
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PPG

34.3

1st

OPP PPG

22.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

6th

PASS YDS/G

232.3

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM