most seasons with 500 rushing yard between 1986 to 1995

From 1986 through 1995, Herschel Walker played the most seasons when rushing for 500+ yards, with 9 seasons.

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	NAME	SEAS	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9	7,996	139	1,907	4.2	57.5	60	4,387	460	9.5	31.6	18
2	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	8	9,729	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371	9.8	29.4	20
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	7	10,172	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258	8.4	20.8	7
4	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	7	6,020	102	1,480	4.1	59.0	51	2,683	298	9.0	26.3	19
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	7	5,389	101	1,412	3.8	53.4	53	2,152	249	8.6	21.3	7
6	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	7	8,021	96	1,909	4.2	83.6	46	1,410	183	7.7	14.7	4
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	6	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301	6.5	21.0	4
8	Marion Butts M. Butts	6	5,000	92	1,274	3.9	54.3	39	461	66	7.0	5.0	1
9	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	6	3,781	90	544	7.0	42.0	28	-3	1	-3.0	0.0	0
10	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	5	5,534	72	1,438	3.8	76.9	45	953	127	7.5	13.2	0
11	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	5	4,078	72	1,046	3.9	56.6	21	1,513	177	8.5	21.0	5
12	Earnest Byner E. Byner	5	4,421	80	1,124	3.9	55.3	27	1,959	217	9.0	24.5	6
13	James Brooks J. Brooks	5	4,832	78	955	5.1	61.9	27	1,896	186	10.2	24.3	18
14	Roger Craig R. Craig	5	4,791	77	1,162	4.1	62.2	26	2,259	289	7.8	29.3	3
15	Kevin Mack K. Mack	5	3,371	64	899	3.7	52.7	34	1,211	155	7.8	18.9	5
16	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	5	3,370	76	806	4.2	44.3	12	2,488	263	9.5	32.7	7
17	Chris Warren C. Warren	4	4,980	62	1,139	4.4	80.3	34	803	107	7.5	13.0	3
18	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4	4,113	59	990	4.2	69.7	36	1,884	202	9.3	31.9	9
19	Terry Allen T. Allen	4	4,104	63	979	4.2	65.1	33	907	103	8.8	14.4	4
20	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	4	3,160	60	880	3.6	52.7	22	627	80	7.8	10.5	2
21	Harold Green H. Green	4	3,151	60	809	3.9	52.5	6	647	106	6.1	10.8	1
22	Brad Baxter B. Baxter	4	2,462	63	634	3.9	39.1	30	387	44	8.8	6.1	0
23	Merril Hoge M. Hoge	4	2,708	64	724	3.7	42.3	20	1,479	173	8.5	23.1	7
24	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	4	2,782	38	515	5.4	73.2	16	352	40	8.8	9.3	2
25	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	4	3,976	55	997	4.0	72.3	31	238	33	7.2	4.3	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

11th

OPP PPG

26.5

25th

RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

Packers

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000