most rushing yards in lions history after 1981

Since 1982, Barry Sanders has rushed for the most yards for the Lions, with 15,269 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	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	3,933	53	755	5.2	74.2	44	1,636	203	256	8.1	30.9	12
3	James Jones J. Jones	3,452	85	960	3.6	40.6	23	2,318	285		8.1	27.3	10
4	Kevin Jones K. Jones	3,067	53	761	4.0	57.9	24	1,006	141	191	7.1	19.0	3
5	James Stewart J. Stewart	2,890	41	713	4.1	70.5	15	862	101	144	8.5	21.0	4
6	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	2,506	45	562	4.5	55.7	33	650	76	91	8.6	14.4	0
7	Billy Sims B. Sims	2,366	30	522	4.5	78.9	16	1,000	107		9.3	33.3	0
8	Kevin Smith K. Smith	2,346	54	598	3.9	43.4	17	1,082	123	171	8.8	20.0	5
9	Joique Bell J. Bell	2,235	63	561	4.0	35.5	22	1,638	162	219	10.1	26.0	1
10	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	1,680	40	364	4.6	42.0	18	1,198	156	205	7.7	30.0	7
11	Jamaal Williams J. Williams	1,667	30	415	4.0	55.6	20	230	38	44	6.1	7.7	0
12	Garry James G. James	1,510	40	423	3.6	37.8	12	816	89		9.2	20.4	2
13	Reggie Bush R. Bush	1,303	25	299	4.4	52.1	6	759	94	136	8.1	30.4	3
14	Ameer Abdullah A. Abdullah	1,251	35	327	3.8	35.7	6	420	57	80	7.4	12.0	3
15	Kerryon Johnson K. Johnson	1,225	34	283	4.3	36.0	8	527	61	80	8.6	15.5	3
16	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	1,198	165	345	3.5	7.3	14	-3	2	3	-1.5	0.0	0
17	Shawn Bryson S. Bryson	1,177	54	274	4.3	21.8	4	1,044	143	184	7.3	19.3	1
18	Maurice Morris M. Morris	1,036	44	263	3.9	23.5	8	610	77	104	7.9	13.9	1
19	Theo Riddick T. Riddick	1,023	84	288	3.6	12.2	5	2,238	285	369	7.9	26.6	14
20	Jahvid Best J. Best	945	22	255	3.7	43.0	6	774	85	120	9.1	35.2	3
21	Rodney Peete R. Peete	884	47	171	5.2	18.8	13	0	0			0.0	0
22	Mikel Leshoure M. Leshoure	807	17	217	3.7	47.5	9	214	34	48	6.3	12.6	0
23	Ron Rivers R. Rivers	722	69	167	4.3	10.5	3	264	28	24	9.4	3.8	1
24	Zach Zenner Z. Zenner	685	36	174	3.9	19.0	8	263	27	37	9.7	7.3	0
25	Craig Reynolds C. Reynolds	654	55	153	4.3	11.9	1	255	24	28	10.6	4.6	0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

4th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

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