most scrimmage yards by a rb in their first 10 seasons

Barry Sanders gained the most scrimmage yards by a running back in his first 10 seasons, with 18,190 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	18,190	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	17,727	156	13,404	3,099	4.3	85.9	144	4,323	582	807	7.4	27.7	15
3	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	17,487	146	11,213	2,576	4.4	76.8	97	6,274	673	483	9.3	43.0	34
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,765	146	13,309	3,047	4.4	91.2	89	3,456	373		9.3	23.7	9
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	16,691	155	13,963	3,243	4.3	90.1	136	2,728	442	32	6.2	17.6	11
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	16,577	156	13,366	3,298	4.1	85.7	85	3,211	460	379	7.0	20.6	10
7	Tiki Barber T. Barber	15,632	154	10,449	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
8	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	15,489	154	11,405	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427		9.6	26.5	20
9	Edgerrin James E. James	15,466	141	12,121	2,982	4.1	86.0	80	3,345	430	581	7.8	23.7	11
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	15,247	142	13,168	2,970	4.4	92.7	90	2,079	275		7.6	14.6	6
11	Ricky Watters R. Watters	14,891	144	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
12	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	14,835	145	11,580	2,625	4.4	79.9	71	3,255	363		9.0	22.4	12
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	14,819	153	13,018	2,662	4.9	85.1	122	1,801	189	245	9.5	11.8	5
14	Jim Brown J. Brown	14,811	118	12,312	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
15	Matt Forte M. Forte	14,468	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
16	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	14,222	147	10,606	2,346	4.5	72.1	69	3,616	475	612	7.6	24.6	15
17	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	14,196	143	10,681	2,553	4.2	74.7	62	3,515	440	599	8.0	24.6	9
18	Frank Gore F. Gore	13,956	148	11,073	2,442	4.5	74.8	64	2,883	342	502	8.4	19.5	11
19	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13,692	123	11,747	2,418	4.9	95.5	97	1,945	241	333	8.1	15.8	5
20	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	13,619	119	7,978	1,742	4.6	67.0	70	5,641	660	820	8.5	47.4	36
21	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	13,232	150	9,461	2,256	4.2	63.1	43	3,771	426	467	8.9	25.1	15
22	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	13,154	150	11,241	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
23	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	12,978	127	10,715	2,285	4.7	84.4	61	2,263	270	320	8.4	17.8	8
24	O.J. Simpson	12,872	122	10,776	2,284	4.7	88.3	58	2,096	196		10.7	17.2	14
25	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	12,819	149	11,542	2,873	4.0	77.5	62	1,277	177	66	7.2	8.6	3

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PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

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Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000