most rushing yds through first 8 seasons

Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards in his first 8 seasons, with 11,903 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	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,903	116	2,616	4.6	102.6	86	1,725	220		7.8	14.9	4
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	11,760	127	2,657	4.4	92.6	126	3,801	510	698	7.5	29.9	15
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11,725	121	2,384	4.9	96.9	84	2,327	282		8.3	19.2	7
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388		6.3	19.6	7
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	10,768	104	2,070	5.2	103.5	89	2,171	228		9.5	20.9	16
6	Edgerrin James E. James	10,385	112	2,525	4.1	92.7	70	3,056	394	525	7.8	27.3	11
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	10,361	124	2,604	4.0	83.6	71	2,704	377	277	7.2	21.8	8
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	10,204	114	2,352	4.3	89.5	72	2,481	275		9.0	21.8	7
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	10,190	104	2,054	5.0	98.0	86	1,715	208	291	8.2	16.5	5
10	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,107	122	2,399	4.2	82.8	58	1,791	213	287	8.4	14.7	4
11	Eddie George E. George	10,009	128	2,733	3.7	78.2	64	2,144	259	256	8.3	16.8	10
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	9,804	125	2,461	4.0	78.4	49	1,172	162	47	7.2	9.4	3
13	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,729	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371		9.8	29.4	20
14	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,696	108	2,176	4.5	89.8	73	1,963	242	329	8.1	18.2	5
15	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	9,696	122	2,210	4.4	79.5	57	1,585	207	236	7.7	13.0	6
16	O.J. Simpson	9,626	105	1,997	4.8	91.7	57	1,786	159		11.2	17.0	12
17	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9,525	116	2,136	4.5	82.1	59	2,539	292		8.7	21.9	8
18	Derrick Henry D. Henry	9,502	119	2,030	4.7	79.8	90	1,458	155	202	9.4	12.3	3
19	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	9,442	122	2,093	4.5	77.4	54	2,212	302	417	7.3	18.1	9
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	9,442	121	2,155	4.4	78.0	79	5,447	548	320	9.9	45.0	31
21	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9,429	119	2,176	4.3	79.2	100	1,511	214	315	7.1	12.7	12
22	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
23	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	9,093	115	2,138	4.3	79.1	52	3,003	369	497	8.1	26.1	8
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,083	123	2,272	4.0	73.8	70	3,528	393	62	9.0	28.7	11
25	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	8,954	117	1,898	4.7	76.5	60	2,930	382	489	7.7	25.0	13

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,189

Stafford

RUSH

294

Williams

REC

390

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

18th

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

126.8

7th

PASS YDS/G

300.5

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Rams

2 - 2

Final

Eagles

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

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

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
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