most rushing yards by fifth round draft pick

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

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

	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.	8,100	134	1,679	4.8	60.4	54	2,778	367	489	7.6	20.7	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	Kyren Williams K. Williams	4,427	64	965	4.6	69.2	42	1,003	147	196	6.8	15.7	9
9	Jordan Howard J. Howard	4,362	73	1,019	4.3	59.8	37	653	85	129	7.7	8.9	2
10	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	4,196	77	1,087	3.9	54.5	19	2,011	192		10.5	26.1	11
11	Barry Foster B. Foster	3,943	62	915	4.3	63.6	26	804	93		8.6	13.0	2
12	Walt Garrison W. Garrison	3,886	119	899	4.3	32.7	30	1,794	182		9.9	15.1	9
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	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	3,245	76	765	4.2	42.7	20	644	84	94	7.7	8.5	3
17	Sammy Morris S. Morris	3,053	144	736	4.1	21.2	26	1,258	166	231	7.6	8.7	1
18	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	2,985	82	670	4.5	36.4	26	1,201	87		13.8	14.6	10
19	Tim Hightower T. Hightower	2,977	77	752	4.0	38.7	32	1,208	162	226	7.5	15.7	2
20	Earl Ferrell E. Ferrell	2,950	110	685	4.3	26.8	24	1,628	186		8.8	14.8	8
21	Tom Tracy T. Tracy	2,912	89	808	3.6	32.7	17	1,468	113		13.0	16.5	14
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	Chase Brown C. Brown	2,585	53	608	4.3	48.8	14	1,160	176	213	6.6	21.9	10
25	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	2,546	45	572	4.5	56.6	13	419	63	87	6.7	9.3	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,381

Prescott

RUSH

629

Williams

REC

904

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.3

6th

OPP PPG

26.2

25th

RUSH YDS/G

103.6

21st

PASS YDS/G

264.6

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 12/20	DAL	@	LAR	4:25 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

4 - 5

Final

Colts

2 - 7

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000