most rushing yards by a fifth round draft pick

Herschel Walker has the most career rushing yards by a 5th round pick, with 8,225 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
2	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	7,626	126	1,564	4.9	60.5	52	2,683	351	467	7.6	21.3	21
3	Michael Turner M. Turner	7,338	134	1,639	4.5	54.8	66	528	70	108	7.5	3.9	1
4	Sammy Winder S. Winder	5,427	127	1,495	3.6	42.7	39	1,302	197		6.6	10.3	9
5	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	5,199	122	1,375	3.8	42.6	23	1,369	214	97	6.4	11.2	5
6	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	4,955	144	1,243	4.0	34.4	36	2,334	304	197	7.7	16.2	17
7	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	4,630	112	1,036	4.5	41.3	46	3,535	287		12.3	31.6	20
8	Jordan Howard J. Howard	4,362	73	1,019	4.3	59.8	37	653	85	129	7.7	8.9	2
9	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	4,196	77	1,087	3.9	54.5	19	2,011	192		10.5	26.1	11
10	Barry Foster B. Foster	3,943	62	915	4.3	63.6	26	804	93		8.6	13.0	2
11	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	3,886	119	899	4.3	32.7	30	1,794	182		9.9	15.1	9
12	Kyren Williams K. Williams	3,834	55	838	4.6	69.7	36	745	111	150	6.7	13.5	8
13	Jim Kiick J. Kiick	3,759	115	1,029	3.7	32.7	29	2,302	233		9.9	20.0	4
14	Wayne Morris W. Morris	3,387	120	899	3.8	28.2	38	1,190	156		7.6	9.9	5
15	Keith Lincoln K. Lincoln	3,383	99	758	4.5	34.2	19	2,250	165		13.6	22.7	19
16	Sammy Morris S. Morris	3,053	144	736	4.1	21.2	26	1,258	166	231	7.6	8.7	1
17	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	2,985	82	670	4.5	36.4	26	1,201	87		13.8	14.6	10
18	Tim Hightower T. Hightower	2,977	77	752	4.0	38.7	32	1,208	162	226	7.5	15.7	2
19	Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell	2,950	110	685	4.3	26.8	24	1,628	186		8.8	14.8	8
20	Tom Tracy T. Tracy	2,912	89	808	3.6	32.7	17	1,468	113		13.0	16.5	14
21	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	2,876	67	676	4.3	42.9	18	516	61	69	8.5	7.7	2
22	Mel Triplett M. Triplett	2,856	97	685	4.2	29.4	14	439	43		10.2	4.5	4
23	Haskel Stanback H. Stanback	2,662	83	728	3.7	32.1	25	786	98		8.0	9.5	1
24	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	2,546	45	572	4.5	56.6	13	419	63	87	6.7	9.3	1
25	Ron Springs R. Springs	2,519	112	694	3.6	22.5	28	2,259	249		9.1	20.2	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,552

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,429

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	DAL	@	NYG	8:20 PM
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

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

Final

Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176