most rushing yards plus receiving yards in nfl history by a rb

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards + receiving yards by a running back, with 21,579.

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	NAME	YDS+YDS	RUSH YDS	REC YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	21,579	18,355	3,224	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	21,264	16,726	4,538	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	19,985	16,000	3,985	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	19,154	12,279	6,875	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	18,456	13,684	4,772	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	18,190	15,269	2,921	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	352		8.3	19.1	10
7	Marcus Allen M. Allen	17,654	12,243	5,411	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	587		9.2	24.4	21
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	17,430	14,101	3,329	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	17,392	14,918	2,474	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	16,532	12,074	4,458	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	16,293	12,739	3,554	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Tiki Barber T. Barber	15,632	10,449	5,183	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
13	Edgerrin James E. James	15,610	12,246	3,364	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
14	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	15,396	13,259	2,137	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	281		7.6	14.6	6
15	Derrick Henry D. Henry	15,357	13,494	1,863	158	2,775	4.9	85.4	129	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
16	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	15,306	10,967	4,339	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
17	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	15,121	11,438	3,683	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
18	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	15,111	13,662	1,449	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
19	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	15,000	11,102	3,898	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	14,891	10,643	4,248	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
21	Jim Brown J. Brown	14,811	12,312	2,499	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	262		9.5	21.2	20
22	Matt Forte M. Forte	14,468	9,796	4,672	146	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
23	Franco Harris F. Harris	14,407	12,120	2,287	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	307		7.4	13.2	9
24	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	14,079	11,695	2,384	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
25	John Riggins J. Riggins	13,442	11,352	2,090	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	250		8.4	11.9	12

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

7th

OPP PPG

27.2

26th

RUSH YDS/G

81.6

30th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000