most rushing yards by a runningback since 2005

Since 2005, Frank Gore has rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 16,000 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	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
3	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,392	157	2,751	4.9	85.3	129	1,845	196	252	9.4	11.8	5
4	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
5	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	10,765	146	2,630	4.1	73.7	65	3,494	442	603	7.9	23.9	9
6	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	10,413	149	2,453	4.2	69.9	85	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9
7	Matt Forte M. Forte	9,796	146	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
8	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	9,651	130	2,163	4.5	74.2	55	2,255	307	424	7.3	17.3	9
9	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	9,130	135	2,139	4.3	67.6	74	2,718	368	483	7.4	20.1	14
10	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	8,538	110	1,862	4.6	77.6	55	2,659	362	496	7.3	24.2	16
11	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	8,167	126	1,847	4.4	64.8	68	2,944	346	464	8.5	23.4	11
12	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	8,111	156	1,817	4.5	52.0	65	2,125	303	376	7.0	13.6	10
13	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	8,096	142	1,730	4.7	57.0	61	2,106	236	318	8.9	14.8	9
14	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	7,951	88	1,637	4.9	90.4	75	1,538	197	254	7.8	17.5	7
15	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	7,923	130	1,636	4.8	60.9	53	2,751	360	482	7.6	21.2	21
16	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	7,807	116	1,708	4.6	67.3	66	5,512	642	800	8.6	47.5	36
17	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	7,803	105	1,840	4.2	74.3	74	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2
18	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	7,785	107	1,811	4.3	72.8	91	2,750	333	490	8.3	25.7	11
19	Thomas Jones T. Jones	7,752	111	1,939	4.0	69.8	49	944	155	207	6.1	8.5	3
20	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	7,563	119	1,407	5.4	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
21	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	7,428	111	1,816	4.1	66.9	60	2,448	319	399	7.7	22.1	14
22	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	7,349	100	1,462	5.0	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
23	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	7,346	126	1,811	4.1	58.3	52	1,170	188	249	6.2	9.3	5
24	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	7,335	134	1,705	4.3	54.7	51	1,295	162	236	8.0	9.7	7
25	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	7,324	129	1,699	4.3	56.8	63	4,995	617	781	8.1	38.7	25

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

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