most rushing yards by active player in one season

Derrick Henry has the most rushing yards by an active player in a season, with 2,027 yards in 2020.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Derrick Henry D. Henry	2,027	2020	TEN	16	378	5.4	126.7	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
2	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	2,005	2024	PHI	16	345	5.8	125.3	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
3	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,921	2024	BAL	17	325	5.9	113.0	16	193	19	22	10.2	11.4	2
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,811	2021	IND	17	332	5.5	106.5	18	360	40	51	9.0	21.2	2
5	James Cook III J. Cook III	1,621	2025	BUF	17	309	5.2	95.4	12	291	33	40	8.8	17.1	2
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,595	2025	BAL	17	307	5.2	93.8	16	150	15	21	10.0	8.8	0
7	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,585	2025	IND	17	323	4.9	93.2	18	378	46	55	8.2	22.2	2
8	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,540	2019	TEN	15	303	5.1	102.7	16	206	18	24	11.4	13.7	2
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,538	2022	TEN	16	349	4.4	96.1	13	398	33	41	12.1	24.9	0
10	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,478	2025	ATL	17	287	5.1	86.9	7	820	79	103	10.4	48.2	4
11	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,459	2023	SF	16	272	5.4	91.2	14	564	67	83	8.4	35.3	7
12	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,456	2024	ATL	17	304	4.8	85.6	14	431	61	72	7.1	25.4	1
13	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,431	2024	IND	14	303	4.7	102.2	11	136	18	31	7.6	9.7	1
14	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	1,412	2024	DET	17	250	5.6	83.1	16	517	52	63	9.9	30.4	4
15	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,387	2019	CAR	16	287	4.8	86.7	15	1,005	116	142	8.7	62.8	4
16	De'Von Achane D. Achane	1,350	2025	MIA	16	238	5.7	84.4	8	488	67	85	7.3	30.5	4
17	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,312	2022	NYG	16	295	4.4	82.0	10	338	57	76	5.9	21.1	0
18	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	2018	NYG	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
19	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,299	2024	LAR	16	316	4.1	81.2	14	182	34	40	5.4	11.4	2
20	Kyren Williams K. Williams	1,252	2025	LAR	17	259	4.8	73.6	10	281	36	50	7.8	16.5	3
21	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	1,223	2025	DET	17	243	5.0	71.9	13	616	77	94	8.0	36.2	5
22	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	1,206	2019	BAL	15	176	6.9	80.4	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,202	2025	SF	17	311	3.9	70.7	10	924	102	129	9.1	54.4	7
24	Javonte Williams J. Williams	1,201	2025	DAL	16	252	4.8	75.1	11	137	35	51	3.9	8.6	2
25	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3

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PASS

504

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RUSH

173

Pollard

REC

123

Tate

Team Rankings

PPG

12.3

30th

OPP PPG

19.7

10th

RUSH YDS/G

90.3

29th

PASS YDS/G

168.0

30th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	.667
Colts	1	2	.333
Titans	0	3	.000
Texans	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	TEN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Titans

0 - 3

Final

Giants

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

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

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

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