most rushing yards per game by a single player in a single nfl season

Kenneth Walker has the most rushing yards per game in a season, with 173.0 per game this season.

	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Kenneth Walker K. Walker	173.0	2026	KC	1	173	23	7.5	1	18	3	6	6.0	18.0	1
2	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	156.0	2026	DET	1	156	29	5.4	2	30	5	5	6.0	30.0	0
3	Derrick Henry D. Henry	144.0	2026	BAL	1	144	24	6.0	3	19	1	1	19.0	19.0	0
4	O.J. Simpson	143.1	1973	BUF	14	2,003	332	6.0	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	133.1	1963	CLE	14	1,863	291	6.4	12	268	24		11.2	19.1	3
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	132.3	1977	CHI	14	1,852	339	5.5	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	131.6	1984	RAM	16	2,105	379	5.6	14	139	21		6.6	8.7	0
8	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	131.1	2012	MIN	16	2,097	348	6.0	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
9	O.J. Simpson	129.8	1975	BUF	14	1,817	329	5.5	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
10	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	129.1	2003	BAL	16	2,066	387	5.3	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
11	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	128.9	1980	HOU	15	1,934	373	5.2	13	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
12	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	128.3	1997	DET	16	2,053	335	6.1	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
13	Jim Brown J. Brown	127.3	1958	CLE	12	1,527	257	5.9	17	138	16		8.6	11.5	1
14	Derrick Henry D. Henry	126.7	2020	TEN	16	2,027	378	5.4	17	114	19	31	6.0	7.1	0
15	Terrell Davis T. Davis	125.5	1998	DEN	16	2,008	392	5.1	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
16	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	125.4	2009	TEN	16	2,006	358	5.6	14	503	50	71	10.1	31.4	2
17	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	125.3	2024	PHI	16	2,005	345	5.8	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
18	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	124.0	2026	CHI	1	124	18	6.9	3	10	1	1	10.0	10.0	0
19	Clinton Portis C. Portis	122.4	2003	DEN	13	1,591	290	5.5	14	314	38	51	8.3	24.2	0
20	Greg Hill G. Hill	120.0	1998	STL	2	240	40	6.0	4	6	1		6.0	3.0	0
21	Ahman Green A. Green	117.7	2003	GB	16	1,883	355	5.3	15	367	50	60	7.3	22.9	5
22	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	117.7	1994	DET	16	1,883	331	5.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
23	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	117.5	2005	SEA	16	1,880	370	5.1	27	78	15	29	5.2	4.9	1
24	Derrick Henry D. Henry	117.1	2021	TEN	8	937	219	4.3	10	154	18	20	8.6	19.3	0
25	Terrell Davis T. Davis	116.7	1997	DEN	15	1,750	369	4.7	15	287	42		6.8	19.1	0

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PASS

184

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RUSH

173

Walker

REC

71

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

8th

OPP PPG

10.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

220.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

184.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM

Last Game

Broncos

0 - 1

Final

Chiefs

1 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	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)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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