most receiving yards by a running back before 2004

Before 2004, Marshall Faulk had the most receiving yards by a running back, with 6,274 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,274	146	673	483	9.3	43.0	34	11,213	2,576	4.4	76.8	97
2	Larry Centers L. Centers	6,194	182	761	386	8.1	34.0	25	2,036	590	3.5	11.2	14
3	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	6,076	181	582		10.4	33.6	24	2,774	615	4.5	15.3	10
4	Keith Byars K. Byars	5,661	189	610		9.3	30.0	31	3,109	865	3.6	16.4	23
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	5,411	222	587		9.2	24.4	21	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123
6	Roger Craig R. Craig	4,911	165	566		8.7	29.8	17	8,189	1,991	4.1	49.6	56
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	4,859	187	512		9.5	26.0	21	8,225	1,954	4.2	44.0	61
8	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	4,656	149	546		8.5	31.2	19	5,006	1,245	4.0	33.6	18
9	Earnest Byner E. Byner	4,605	211	512		9.0	21.8	15	8,261	2,095	3.9	39.2	56
10	Walter Payton W. Payton	4,538	190	492		9.2	23.9	15	16,726	3,838	4.4	88.0	110
11	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	4,458	182	472	29	9.4	24.5	23	12,074	2,877	4.2	66.3	65
12	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4,248	144	467	176	9.1	29.5	13	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78
13	Lenny Moore L. Moore	4,087	111	248		16.5	36.8	29	4,016	859	4.7	36.2	50
14	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	4,066	170	490		8.3	23.9	9	4,072	1,031	3.9	24.0	34
15	John David Crow J. David Crow	3,699	125	258		14.3	29.6	35	4,963	1,157	4.3	39.7	38
16	Charlie Garner C. Garner	3,649	144	410	442	8.9	25.3	12	6,986	1,507	4.6	48.5	39
17	James Brooks J. Brooks	3,621	162	383		9.5	22.4	30	7,962	1,685	4.7	49.1	49
18	Tiki Barber T. Barber	3,610	106	422	477	8.6	34.1	8	5,409	1,211	4.5	51.0	28
19	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	3,592	123	383		9.4	29.2	16	3,543	732	4.8	28.8	16
20	Ray Renfro R. Renfro	3,576	90	174		20.6	39.7	35	682	137	5.0	7.6	4
21	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	3,554	173	398		8.9	20.5	13	12,739	2,936	4.3	73.6	77
22	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	3,535	112	287		12.3	31.6	20	4,630	1,036	4.5	41.3	46
23	James Wilder J. Wilder	3,500	129	431		8.1	27.1	10	6,008	1,586	3.8	46.6	37
24	Joe Washington J. Washington	3,413	119	395		8.6	28.7	18	4,839	1,195	4.0	40.7	12
25	Timmy Brown T. Brown	3,399	108	235		14.5	31.5	26	3,862	889	4.3	35.8	31

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PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

15th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

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Final

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

52

Reichard

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000