most rushing and recieving yards player nfl history

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards, with 18,355 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	REC YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	3,224	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	4,538	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	3,985	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	2,921	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	2,474	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	3,329	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	4,772	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	1,449	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	2,137	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	281		7.6	14.6	6
10	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,162	1,820	154	2,686	4.9	85.5	125	190	246	9.6	11.8	5
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	3,554	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	2,499	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	262		9.5	21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	6,875	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	3,364	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	5,411	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	587		9.2	24.4	21
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	2,287	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	307		7.4	13.2	9
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	4,458	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	2,384	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	3,683	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	2,090	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	250		8.4	11.9	12
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	1,913	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
22	O.J. Simpson	11,236	2,142	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	203		10.6	15.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	3,898	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	4,339	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	4,248	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	467	176	9.1	29.5	13

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PASS

175

Prescott

RUSH

41

Williams

REC

44

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

28.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

69.0

28th

PASS YDS/G

175.0

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2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

0 - 1

Final

Giants

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

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Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

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3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

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Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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