most rushing yards in a season since 2016

Since 2016, Derrick Henry has rushed for the most yards 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	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,653	2022	LV	17	340	4.9	97.2	12	400	53	64	7.5	23.5	0
6	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
7	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
8	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,595	2025	BAL	17	307	5.2	93.8	16	150	15	21	10.0	8.8	0
9	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,585	2025	IND	17	323	4.9	93.2	18	378	46	55	8.2	22.2	2
10	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	1,557	2020	MIN	14	312	5.0	111.2	16	361	44	54	8.2	25.8	1
11	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,540	2019	TEN	15	303	5.1	102.7	16	206	18	24	11.4	13.7	2
12	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,538	2022	TEN	16	349	4.4	96.1	13	398	33	41	12.1	24.9	0
13	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,525	2022	CLE	17	302	5.0	89.7	12	239	27	37	8.9	14.1	1
14	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	1,494	2019	CLE	16	298	5.0	93.4	8	278	36	49	7.7	17.4	0
15	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,478	2025	ATL	17	287	5.1	86.9	7	820	79	103	10.4	48.2	4
16	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,459	2023	SF	16	272	5.4	91.2	14	564	67	83	8.4	35.3	7
17	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,456	2024	ATL	17	304	4.8	85.6	14	431	61	72	7.1	25.4	1
18	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,434	2018	DAL	15	304	4.7	95.6	6	567	77	95	7.4	37.8	3
19	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,431	2024	IND	14	303	4.7	102.2	11	136	18	31	7.6	9.7	1
20	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	1,412	2024	DET	17	250	5.6	83.1	16	517	52	63	9.9	30.4	4
21	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,387	2019	CAR	16	287	4.8	86.7	15	1,005	116	142	8.7	62.8	4
22	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,357	2019	DAL	16	301	4.5	84.8	12	420	54	71	7.8	26.3	2
23	De'Von Achane D. Achane	1,350	2025	MIA	16	238	5.7	84.4	8	488	67	85	7.3	30.5	4
24	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,329	2024	GB	17	301	4.4	78.2	15	342	36	43	9.5	20.1	1
25	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	1,327	2017	KC	16	272	4.9	82.9	8	455	53	63	8.6	28.4	3

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PPG

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
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

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2 - 0

Final

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0 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

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225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

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6

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6

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4

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4

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Rec TD Leaders

4

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4

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3

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QB Rating Leaders

127.3

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125.9

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125.8

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4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

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35.5

32.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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8.5

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12.5

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15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

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Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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Fantasy K Rankings

31

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27

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Best Record ATS

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

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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)
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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