most combined yds in first 5 seasons of career by a rb

LaDainian Tomlinson accounted for the most yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 9,859 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

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Data note: Total Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	TOTALYDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	9,859	79	5	7	71.4	106	15.1	1.3	4	0	153.3	57.1	0.0	1	1
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	9,316	74	1	2	50.0	15	7.5	0.2	1	1	75.0	50.0	50.0	0	0
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	8,982	78	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,759	77	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
5	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	8,546	79	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	8,404	73	1	2	50.0	54	27.0	0.7	1	1	95.8	50.0	50.0	0	0
7	William Andrews W. Andrews	8,384	72	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	1	2
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	8,366	70	7	17	41.2	212	12.5	3.0	3	0	127.9	17.6	0.0	4	28
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,341	71	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
10	Eddie George E. George	8,321	80	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	8,288	73	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
12	Ray Rice R. Rice	8,234	77	1	2	50.0	1	0.5	0.0	1	0	95.8	50.0	0.0	0	0
13	Ricky Williams R. Williams	8,194	70	1	2	50.0	34	17.0	0.5	0	0	95.8	0.0	0.0	0	0
14	Edgerrin James E. James	8,191	65	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
15	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	8,124	77	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	8,064	76	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
17	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	8,061	73	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
18	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	7,996	62	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
19	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	7,919	75	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
20	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	7,918	75	1	3	33.3	34	11.3	0.5	0	0	77.1	0.0	0.0	0	0
21	Ricky Watters R. Watters	7,852	75	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
22	Terrell Davis T. Davis	7,831	65	0	0		0		0.0	0	0				0	0
23	Clinton Portis C. Portis	7,784	68	2	4	50.0	32	8.0	0.5	2	0	116.7	50.0	0.0	0	0
24	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,758	71	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
25	Matt Forte M. Forte	7,652	75	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0

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1,141

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289

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REC

225

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Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

32nd

OPP PPG

25.2

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

119.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

190.2

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	.833
Broncos	5	2	.714
Raiders	3	4	.429
Chargers	0	6	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

Last Game

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0 - 6

Final

Chiefs

5 - 0

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

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