most career rushing yards by an nfl player with less than 3052 rushing yards

Mario Bates has rushed for the most career yards when rushing for <3,052 yards, with 3,048 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Mario Bates M. Bates	3,048	98	841	3.6	31.1	38	419	65	27	6.4	4.3	0
2	Roland Harper R. Harper	3,044	89	757	4.0	34.2	15	1,013	128		7.9	11.4	3
3	Boobie Clark B. Clark	3,032	94	802	3.8	32.3	25	1,197	157		7.6	12.7	2
4	John Fuqua J. Fuqua	3,031	100	719	4.2	30.3	21	1,247	135		9.2	12.5	3
5	Chris Brown C. Brown	3,024	68	722	4.2	44.5	19	741	90	129	8.2	10.9	2
6	Charlie Harraway C. Harraway	3,019	110	822	3.7	27.4	20	1,304	158		8.3	11.9	7
7	Pat Harder P. Harder	3,016	86	740	4.1	35.1	33	864	92		9.4	10.0	5
8	Cid Edwards C. Edwards	3,006	94	698	4.3	32.0	15	1,492	144		10.4	15.9	4
9	Derrick Fenner D. Fenner	2,996	120	804	3.7	25.0	32	1,578	202		7.8	13.2	10
10	Rod Bernstine R. Bernstine	2,990	84	670	4.5	35.6	22	1,384	149		9.3	16.5	2
11	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	2,985	82	670	4.5	36.4	26	1,201	87		13.8	14.6	10
12	Larry Garron L. Garron	2,981	99	759	3.9	30.1	14	2,502	185		13.5	25.3	26
13	Tim Hightower T. Hightower	2,977	77	752	4.0	38.7	32	1,208	162	226	7.5	15.7	2
14	Anthony Johnson A. Johnson	2,966	159	816	3.6	18.7	9	2,422	284	34	8.5	15.2	7
15	Mark Higgs M. Higgs	2,959	90	794	3.7	32.9	14	303	40		7.6	3.4	0
16	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	2,951	105	824	3.6	28.1	24	1,233	135		9.1	11.7	4
17	Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell	2,950	110	685	4.3	26.8	24	1,628	186		8.8	14.8	8
18	Paul Robinson P. Robinson	2,947	79	737	4.0	37.3	24	612	90		6.8	7.7	2
19	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	2,946	70	700	4.2	42.1	18	544	69	77	7.9	7.8	2
20	Matt Suhey M. Suhey	2,946	148	828	3.6	19.9	20	2,113	260		8.1	14.3	5
21	Correll Buckhalter C. Buckhalter	2,944	103	655	4.5	28.6	21	1,410	144	193	9.8	13.7	6
22	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	2,941	68	612	4.8	43.3	12	1,370	180	219	7.6	20.1	2
23	Eddie Lee Ivery E. Lee Ivery	2,933	72	667	4.4	40.7	23	1,612	162		10.0	22.4	7
24	Brad Baxter B. Baxter	2,928	94	779	3.8	31.1	35	587	80		7.3	6.2	0
25	Scott Dierking S. Dierking	2,915	110	734	4.0	26.5	18	1,028	124		8.3	9.3	5

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PASS

917

Shough

RUSH

128

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REC

375

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Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

27.7

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RUSH YDS/G

101.3

16th

PASS YDS/G

305.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

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Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

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3 - 0

Final

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1 - 2

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999

Rodgers

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Young

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Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Olave

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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127.3

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Sack Leaders

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

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Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000