most 1000 yd rushing and receiving seasons by a running back

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards by a running back, with 18,355 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	REC YDS	SEAS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	3,224	15	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	4,538	13	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	3,985	16	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	2,921	10	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	2,474	15	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	3,329	11	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	4,772	11	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	1,449	13	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,494	1,863	11	158	2,775	4.9	85.4	129	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	2,137	11	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	281		7.6	14.6	6
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	3,554	12	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	2,499	9	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	262		9.5	21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	6,875	12	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	3,364	11	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	5,411	16	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	587		9.2	24.4	21
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	2,287	13	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	307		7.4	13.2	9
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	4,458	13	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	2,384	13	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	3,683	12	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	2,090	14	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	250		8.4	11.9	12
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	1,913	10	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
22	O.J. Simpson	11,236	2,142	11	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	203		10.6	15.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	3,898	12	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	4,339	12	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	4,248	10	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	467	176	9.1	29.5	13

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

7th

OPP PPG

27.2

25th

RUSH YDS/G

81.6

30th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

60

Myers

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

1-3-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000