most return yards by a running back in a career

Brian Mitchell has gained the most career return yards by a running back, with 19,013 yards.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	RET YDS	GP	KR	KR YDS	KR AVG	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR AVG	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	19,013	223	607	14,014	23.1	62.8	4	463	4,999	10.8	22.4	9
2	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	11,313	183	332	8,352	25.2	45.6	2	311	2,961	9.5	16.2	7
3	Leon Washington L. Washington	9,346	126	292	7,553	25.9	59.9	8	181	1,793	9.9	14.2	0
4	Dave Meggett D. Meggett	9,274	146	252	5,566	22.1	38.1	1	349	3,708	10.6	25.4	7
5	Glyn Milburn G. Milburn	9,252	106	291	7,047	24.2	66.5	2	227	2,205	9.7	20.8	1
6	Bruce Harper B. Harper	7,191	99	243	5,407	22.3	54.6	0	183	1,784	9.7	18.0	1
7	Chad Morton C. Morton	6,832	93	229	5,401	23.6	58.1	3	155	1,431	9.2	15.4	1
8	Dexter Carter D. Carter	6,770	100	250	5,412	21.6	54.1	2	138	1,358	9.8	13.6	2
9	Vai Sikahema V. Sikahema	6,217	86	179	3,826	21.4	44.5	0	219	2,391	10.9	27.8	3
10	Eric Metcalf E. Metcalf	5,700	105	198	4,065	20.5	38.7	2	173	1,635	9.5	15.6	5
11	Rock Cartwright R. Cartwright	5,450	154	231	5,450	23.6	35.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
12	Timmy Brown T. Brown	5,420	108	184	4,781	26.0	44.3	5	71	639	9.0	5.9	1
13	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	5,384	116	177	4,007	22.6	34.5	0	156	1,377	8.8	11.9	1
14	Charlie Rogers C. Rogers	5,342	55	199	4,412	22.2	80.2	2	98	930	9.5	16.9	0
15	Al Carmichael A. Carmichael	5,342	78	175	4,488	25.6	57.5	2	115	854	7.4	10.9	0
16	Bobby Joe Edmonds B. Joe Edmonds	5,117	65	173	3,646	21.1	56.1	0	134	1,471	11.0	22.6	1
17	Herschel Walker H. Walker	5,084	187	215	5,084	23.6	27.2	2	0	0		0.0	0
18	Eddie Payton E. Payton	5,063	65	156	3,676	23.6	56.6	2	156	1,387	8.9	21.3	1
19	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	5,041	161	181	4,098	22.6	25.5	2	101	943	9.3	5.9	0
20	Maurice Hicks M. Hicks	4,932	66	214	4,932	23.0	74.7	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	4,550	156	174	4,459	25.6	28.6	0	10	91	9.1	0.6	0
22	Ronney Jenkins R. Jenkins	4,550	52	190	4,550	23.9	87.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
23	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	4,521	158	106	2,514	23.7	15.9	1	194	2,007	10.3	12.7	1
24	B.J. Sams	4,481	43	138	3,161	22.9	73.5	0	121	1,320	10.9	30.7	2
25	Ollie Matson O. Matson	4,341	142	143	3,746	26.2	26.4	6	65	595	9.2	4.2	3

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Packers booed in a Lambeau flop as they get blown out by Falcons in home opener

Sep 25, 2026

Bijan Robinson runs roughshod over the Packers as the Falcons breeze to a 35-14 victory

Sep 25, 2026

Vikings' Kyler Murray is grateful he's back from his concussion without much time lost

Sep 25, 2026

Seahawks' Sam Darnold hopes to return from glute injury and play against the Commanders

Sep 25, 2026

Packers' Javon Hargrave, Falcons' Tua Tagovailoa active for Green Bay's home opener

Sep 24, 2026

Kyle Juszczyk gets fined for chugging celebration that NFL says was beer and he says was juice

Sep 24, 2026

More Commanders Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

260

Daniels

RUSH

106

Croskey-Merritt

REC

102

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

21.0

18th

OPP PPG

30.5

27th

RUSH YDS/G

157.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

185.5

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	SEA	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM

Last Game

Commanders

0 - 2

Final

Cowboys

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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