Ezekiel Elliott has the most career rushing yards by a 21-year-old player, with 1,631 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	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Edgerrin James E. James	1,553	16	369	4.2	97.1	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
3	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,508	16	273	5.5	94.3	15	364	33	48	11.0	22.8	2
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,470	15	280	5.3	98.0	14	282	24		11.8	18.8	0
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,429	16	294	4.9	89.3	7	244	26		9.4	15.3	0
6	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	1,364	16	309	4.4	85.3	6	296	27	36	11.0	18.5	0
7	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
8	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,282	16	314	4.1	80.1	11	522	52		10.0	32.6	1
9	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	15	232	5.0	77.9	11	299	36	39	8.3	19.9	1
10	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,150	13	242	4.8	88.5	7	166	20	27	8.3	12.8	0
11	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	1,115	13	280	4.0	85.8	7	184	18	26	10.2	14.2	0
12	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,106	13	229	4.8	85.1	10	188	21	26	9.0	14.5	0
13	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	1,050	15	293	3.6	70.0	7	82	11		7.5	5.5	1
14	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	976	17	214	4.6	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
15	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	945	15	182	5.2	63.0	10	316	52	71	6.1	21.1	1
16	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	941	16	166	5.7	58.8	13	436	46	62	9.5	27.3	2
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	937	16	241	3.9	58.6	11	228	24		9.5	14.3	0
18	Javonte Williams J. Williams	903	17	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
19	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	860	13	244	3.5	66.2	8	399	45	66	8.9	30.7	0
20	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	836	16	184	4.5	52.3	10	47	8	17	5.9	2.9	0
21	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	803	13	181	4.4	61.8	4	297	36	54	8.3	22.8	1
22	Beanie Wells B. Wells	793	16	176	4.5	49.6	7	143	12	16	11.9	8.9	0
23	Kevin Smith K. Smith	773	14	186	4.2	55.2	6	279	36	48	7.8	19.9	0
24	Tre Mason T. Mason	765	12	179	4.3	63.8	4	148	16	26	9.3	12.3	1
25	Laurence Maroney L. Maroney	745	14	175	4.3	53.2	6	194	22	30	8.8	13.9	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

4th

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

26th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

421

Cook

374

Henry

360

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

405

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

119.6

Jackson

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Anderson

4.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.7

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

13.7

16.3

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

416.3

399.3

395.0

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

153.5

153.3

139.0

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

276.0

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

76.2

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

36.2

McBride

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

47

McPherson

41

Aubrey

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

0-4

0-2-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	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