Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards when playing 5+ seasons, with 18,355 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEAS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	15	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	13	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	16	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	10	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	15	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	11	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	11	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	13	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,552	11	159	2,792	4.9	85.2	129	1,865	198	255	9.4	11.7	6
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	11	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	12	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	9	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	12	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	11	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	16	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	13	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	13	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	13	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	12	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	14	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	10	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
22	O.J. Simpson	11,236	11	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	12	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	12	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	10	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13

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More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

11th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

Packers

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000