most targets per game nfl running backs in 2026

Jahmyr Gibbs has the most targets per game played by a running back in 2026, with 6.8.

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	NAME	TRG/GP	TRG	GP	SEASON	TM	REC	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	6.8	34	5	2026	DET	27	243	9.0	48.6	2	504	105	4.8	100.8	7
2	Kyren Williams K. Williams	6.5	39	6	2026	LAR	30	217	7.2	36.2	1	393	80	4.9	65.5	4
3	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	6	36	6	2026	LV	26	251	9.7	41.8	2	313	98	3.2	52.2	1
4	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	5.83	35	6	2026	SF	28	190	6.8	31.7	0	350	77	4.5	58.3	7
5	Chase Brown C. Brown	5.6	28	5	2026	CIN	24	124	5.2	24.8	0	246	71	3.5	49.2	1
6	RJ Harvey	5.2	26	5	2026	DEN	23	163	7.1	32.6	0	81	21	3.9	16.2	1
7	Dameon Pierce D. Pierce	5	10	2	2026	PHI	6	13	2.2	6.5	0	49	23	2.1	24.5	1
8	Pierre Strong Jr. P. Strong Jr.	5	10	2	2026	GB	8	50	6.3	25.0	0	35	16	2.2	17.5	0
9	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	5	30	6	2026	PIT	21	258	12.3	43.0	1	460	84	5.5	76.7	1
10	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.5	27	6	2026	ATL	20	144	7.2	24.0	1	641	111	5.8	106.8	4
11	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	4.4	22	5	2026	KC	14	95	6.8	19.0	2	665	106	6.3	133.0	6
12	Travis Etienne Jr. T. Etienne Jr.	4.33	13	3	2026	NO	11	51	4.6	17.0	0	128	30	4.3	42.7	0
13	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	4	20	5	2026	NO	15	76	5.1	15.2	1	120	35	3.4	24.0	2
14	De'Von Achane D. Achane	4	12	3	2026	MIA	7	49	7.0	16.3	0	127	34	3.7	42.3	0
15	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	4	20	5	2026	CLE	18	102	5.7	20.4	0	221	73	3.0	44.2	1
16	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	3.83	23	6	2026	IND	15	163	10.9	27.2	0	492	122	4.0	82.0	7
17	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	3.67	22	6	2026	CHI	18	140	7.8	23.3	0	398	94	4.2	66.3	6
18	Rico Dowdle R. Dowdle	3.67	11	3	2026	PIT	7	37	5.3	12.3	0	77	22	3.5	25.7	0
19	Javonte Williams J. Williams	3.67	22	6	2026	DAL	19	103	5.4	17.2	1	317	85	3.7	52.8	7
20	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	3.6	18	5	2026	MIN	12	72	6.0	14.4	0	410	97	4.2	82.0	2
21	Bucky Irving B. Irving	3.5	21	6	2026	TB	17	74	4.4	12.3	1	452	96	4.7	75.3	2
22	Breece Hall B. Hall	3.33	10	3	2026	NYJ	10	102	10.2	34.0	0	163	51	3.2	54.3	1
23	Rhamondre Stevenson R. Stevenson	3.17	19	6	2026	NE	15	111	7.4	18.5	0	263	71	3.7	43.8	2
24	Ty Johnson T. Johnson	3	12	4	2026	BUF	12	155	12.9	38.8	0	6	2	3.0	1.5	0
25	Rachaad White R. White	3	15	5	2026	WAS	14	83	5.9	16.6	2	145	36	4.0	29.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

2nd

OPP PPG

29.6

30th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 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

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 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Jahmyr Gibbs has the most targets per game played by a running back in 2026, with 6.8.

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118.1

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7.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

108.5

115.9

89.8

83.1

70.3

63.7

54.2

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68

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