most rush yards in a career before the age of 27

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards by a player younger than 27, with 8,956 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	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301		6.5	21.0	4
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	8,672	89	1,763	4.9	97.4	62	1,782	210		8.5	20.0	6
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	8,386	89	1,865	4.5	94.2	65	1,791	202		8.9	20.1	5
4	Edgerrin James E. James	7,720	81	1,828	4.2	95.3	51	2,502	312	414	8.0	30.9	10
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	7,715	84	1,710	4.5	91.8	63	1,688	205	281	8.2	20.1	4
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	7,598	84	1,551	4.9	90.5	69	1,469	187	239	7.9	17.5	7
7	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	7,386	88	1,650	4.5	83.9	56	2,244	288	380	7.8	25.5	12
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	7,372	93	1,807	4.1	79.3	34	965	128		7.5	10.4	3
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	7,361	79	1,702	4.3	93.2	72	2,392	342	455	7.0	30.3	8
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	6,968	62	1,465	4.8	112.4	55	874	118		7.4	14.1	2
11	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	6,874	90	1,606	4.3	76.4	61	1,790	233	297	7.7	19.9	1
12	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	6,854	93	1,484	4.6	73.7	62	2,473	278	370	8.9	26.6	10
13	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	6,792	90	1,461	4.6	75.5	44	2,282	300	382	7.6	25.4	10
14	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	6,752	73	1,406	4.8	92.5	64	1,309	137	197	9.6	17.9	3
15	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	6,707	84	1,548	4.3	79.8	41	2,287	281	378	8.1	27.2	7
16	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,701	93	1,642	4.1	72.1	49	3,852	384	103	10.0	41.4	14
17	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	6,669	75	1,508	4.4	88.9	36	1,250	142	190	8.8	16.7	2
18	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,624	65	1,410	4.7	101.9	58	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
19	Curtis Martin C. Martin	6,550	76	1,694	3.9	86.2	45	1,514	205	61	7.4	19.9	6
20	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,457	62	1,404	4.6	104.1	55	345	75		4.6	5.6	0
21	Ricky Williams R. Williams	6,354	70	1,589	4.0	90.8	41	1,806	229	304	7.9	25.8	4
22	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	6,316	78	1,376	4.6	81.0	35	2,666	247		10.8	34.2	16
23	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	6,190	71	1,401	4.4	87.2	34	1,568	196		8.0	22.1	3
24	Ray Rice R. Rice	6,180	92	1,430	4.3	67.2	37	3,034	369	487	8.2	33.0	6
25	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	6,160	73	1,184	5.2	84.4	48	933	113	151	8.3	12.8	3

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PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

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OPP PPG

27.3

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RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

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

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2 - 1

Final

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999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

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349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

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Pass TD Leaders

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9

Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

4

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Rec TD Leaders

6

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

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127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

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PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

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

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kelce

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Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

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McLaughlin

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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