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Ezekiel Elliott has the most rushing yards by a rookie for the Cowboys, with 1,631 yards in 2016.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	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	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,007	1977	DAL	14	208	4.8	71.9	12	273	29		9.4	19.5	1
3	Calvin Hill C. Hill	942	1969	DAL	13	204	4.6	72.5	8	232	20		11.6	17.8	0
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	937	1990	DAL	16	241	3.9	58.6	11	228	24		9.5	14.3	0
5	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	897	2011	DAL	13	164	5.5	69.0	2	183	26	35	7.0	14.1	0
6	Julius Jones J. Jones	819	2004	DAL	8	197	4.2	102.4	7	109	17	26	6.4	13.6	0
7	Don Perkins D. Perkins	815	1961	DLC	14	200	4.1	58.2	4	298	32		9.3	21.3	1
8	Duane Thomas D. Thomas	803	1970	DAL	14	151	5.3	57.4	5	73	10		7.3	5.2	0
9	Herschel Walker H. Walker	737	1986	DAL	16	151	4.9	46.1	12	837	76		11.0	52.3	2
10	Marion Barber M. Barber	538	2005	DAL	13	138	3.9	41.4	5	115	18	25	6.4	8.8	0
11	Tashard Choice T. Choice	472	2008	DAL	16	92	5.1	29.5	2	185	21	30	8.8	11.6	0
12	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	455	2019	DAL	15	86	5.3	30.3	2	107	15	20	7.1	7.1	1
13	Amos Marsh A. Marsh	379	1961	DLC	14	84	4.5	27.1	1	189	21		9.0	13.5	2
14	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	302	1989	DAL	11	38	7.9	27.5	0	-13	1		-13.0	-1.2	0
15	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	282	2016	DAL	16	57	4.9	17.6	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	J.W. Lockett	280	1961	DLC	12	66	4.2	23.3	0	114	15		7.6	9.5	2
17	Derrick Lassic D. Lassic	269	1993	DAL	10	75	3.6	26.9	3	37	9		4.1	3.7	0
18	Felix Jones F. Jones	266	2008	DAL	6	30	8.9	44.3	3	10	2	2	5.0	1.7	0
19	Ron Springs R. Springs	248	1979	DAL	16	67	3.7	15.5	2	251	25		10.0	15.7	1
20	Daryl Johnston D. Johnston	212	1989	DAL	16	67	3.2	13.3	0	133	16		8.3	8.3	3
21	Sherman Williams S. Williams	205	1995	DAL	11	48	4.3	18.6	1	28	3		9.3	2.5	0
22	Charley Young C. Young	205	1974	DAL	14	33	6.2	14.6	0	73	11		6.6	5.2	0
23	Amos Bullocks A. Bullocks	196	1962	DLC	11	33	5.9	17.8	2	46	3		15.3	4.2	1
24	Tyson Thompson T. Thompson	182	2005	DAL	15	46	4.0	12.1	0	16	3	4	5.3	1.1	0
25	Joseph Randle J. Randle	164	2013	DAL	13	54	3.0	12.6	2	61	8	10	7.6	4.7	0

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PASS

2,046

Prescott

RUSH

528

Williams

REC

709

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.4

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OPP PPG

26.6

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RUSH YDS/G

94.1

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PASS YDS/G

255.8

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
Mon 12/7	DAL	@	SEA	8:15 PM

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2,246

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2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

8

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

17.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

390.7

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

154.3

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

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Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

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Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-6

2-6

2-5

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3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000