Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards in his first 11 seasons, with 15,269 yards.

Showing

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

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	15,166	171	3,537	4.3	88.7	145	2,807	453	46	6.2	16.4	11
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	14,860	162	3,371	4.4	91.7	98	3,939	422		9.3	24.3	11
4	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,707	162	2,837	4.8	84.6	130	1,876	201	259	9.3	11.6	6
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	12,353	165	3,119	4.0	74.9	69	1,363	190	88	7.2	8.3	3
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
10	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	12,276	133	2,574	4.8	92.3	99	2,015	252	352	8.0	15.2	5
11	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
12	Frank Gore F. Gore	12,040	164	2,702	4.5	73.4	70	3,150	376	560	8.4	19.2	12
13	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,036	157	2,755	4.4	76.7	72	3,432	382		9.0	21.9	13
14	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	11,987	160	2,771	4.3	74.9	100	6,584	723	548	9.1	41.2	35
15	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,786	168	2,813	4.2	70.2	65	4,304	453		9.5	25.6	21
16	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,388	158	2,743	4.2	72.1	68	3,663	460	626	8.0	23.2	9
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,271	140	2,428	4.6	80.5	62	2,361	286	342	8.3	16.9	8
18	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
19	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
20	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,071	160	2,447	4.5	69.2	73	3,797	503	646	7.5	23.7	16
21	Franco Harris F. Harris	10,943	149	2,602	4.2	73.4	86	2,006	272		7.4	13.5	7
22	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
23	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,607	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	10,449	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
25	Eddie George E. George	10,441	141	2,865	3.6	74.0	68	2,227	268	269	8.3	15.8	10

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit-and-run

Nov 11, 2026

Falcons release veteran kicker Nick Folk and sign Jake Moody off Ravens' practice squad

Nov 11, 2026

Watson to start for Browns against Texans after sitting out with concussion, watching Sanders

Nov 11, 2026

Lopsided divisions leave 6-3 Packers in last place and 3-5 Panthers in first place

Nov 11, 2026

Vikings bring Cousins back to try to keep the season on track, putting O'Connell under scrutiny

Nov 11, 2026

Bills GM Beane takes aggressive approach in acquiring safety Amani Hooker in a trade

Nov 11, 2026

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,134

Goff

RUSH

847

Gibbs

REC

657

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

5th

OPP PPG

23.6

17th

RUSH YDS/G

127.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

268.1

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	TEN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

6 - 2

Final

Dolphins

1 - 7

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000