most rushing yards by a rb before turning 28

Barry Sanders has rushed for the most career yards by a running back younger than 28, with 10,172 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	Age	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10,172	27	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258		8.4	20.8	7
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10,160	27	108	2,334	4.4	94.1	108	2,200	348		6.3	20.4	7
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	9,608	27	105	2,204	4.4	91.5	71	2,170	243		8.9	20.7	7
4	Edgerrin James E. James	9,226	27	96	2,188	4.2	96.1	64	2,839	356	464	8.0	29.6	11
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,202	27	100	2,052	4.5	92.0	72	1,906	233	317	8.2	19.1	4
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	9,176	27	95	2,050	4.5	96.6	100	2,900	398	535	7.3	30.5	11
7	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	8,849	27	89	1,754	5.0	99.4	76	1,526	177	248	8.6	17.1	4
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	8,463	27	109	2,106	4.0	77.6	41	1,075	149	28	7.2	9.9	3
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,262	27	103	1,881	4.4	80.2	68	2,336	305	403	7.7	22.7	12
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	8,256	27	74	1,748	4.7	111.6	61	1,045	136		7.7	14.1	2
11	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	8,060	27	107	1,895	4.3	75.3	67	4,682	465	216	10.1	43.8	22
12	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	7,951	27	88	1,637	4.9	90.4	75	1,538	197	254	7.8	17.5	7
13	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	7,948	27	100	1,878	4.2	79.5	47	2,670	327	439	8.2	26.7	7
14	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	7,803	27	105	1,840	4.2	74.3	74	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2
15	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	7,801	27	91	1,822	4.3	85.7	45	1,365	160	216	8.5	15.0	2
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7,754	27	92	2,010	3.9	84.3	54	2,022	275	158	7.4	22.0	8
17	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	7,687	27	102	1,664	4.6	75.4	47	2,574	332	432	7.8	25.2	12
18	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	7,631	27	94	1,731	4.4	81.2	41	3,053	295		10.3	32.5	16
19	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	7,389	27	104	1,753	4.2	71.0	58	1,532	202	271	7.6	14.7	5
20	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,364	27	86	1,690	4.4	85.6	40	2,179	266		8.2	25.3	5
21	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	7,268	27	99	1,570	4.6	73.4	63	2,559	292	388	8.8	25.8	11
22	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	7,216	27	90	1,546	4.7	80.2	48	2,378	321	439	7.4	26.4	14
23	Ahman Green A. Green	7,177	27	107	1,528	4.7	67.1	49	2,190	285	368	7.7	20.5	13
24	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	7,144	28	82	1,532	4.7	87.1	44	1,660	232	321	7.2	20.2	4
25	Eddie George E. George	7,002	28	82	1,801	3.9	85.4	42	1,482	169	136	8.8	18.1	8

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

4th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
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	4	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	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000