most touchdowns by a running back in their first three seasons

Jahmyr Gibbs had the most total touchdowns by a running back in his first 3 seasons, with 49 touchdowns.

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	NAME	TD	GP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY	PTS	PPG
1	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	49	49	39	10	0	0	0	0	0	294	6.0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	47	46	43	4	0	0	0		0	282	6.1
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	46	46	44	2	0	0	0		0	276	6.0
4	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	46	41	29	9	8	0	0		0	276	6.7
5	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	45	46	45	0	0	0	0		0	270	5.9
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	44	41	33	10	1	0	0		0	264	6.4
7	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	44	42	31	12	1	0	0		0	264	6.3
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	43	48	41	2	0	0	0		0	258	5.4
9	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	43	39	26	17	0	0	0		0	258	6.6
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	42	48	37	5	0	0	0	0	0	252	5.3
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	42	36	40	2	0	0	0		0	252	7.0
12	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	41	46	40	1	0	0	0	0	0	246	5.3
13	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	40	47	34	4	2	0	0	0	0	240	5.1
14	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	39	48	24	15	0	0	0	1	0	236	4.9
15	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	38	45	27	10	1	0	0	4	0	236	5.2
16	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	38	47	34	4	0	0	0	1	0	230	4.9
17	Clinton Portis C. Portis	38	44	34	4	0	0	0	1	0	230	5.2
18	Edgerrin James E. James	38	38	29	9	0	0	0	2	0	232	6.1
19	Terrell Davis T. Davis	38	45	35	3	0	0	0	3	0	234	5.2
20	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	37	38	32	5	0	0	0	0	0	222	5.8
21	Curtis Martin C. Martin	37	45	32	5	0	0	0	2	0	226	5.0
22	Roger Craig R. Craig	37	48	24	13	0	0	0		0	222	4.6
23	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	36	43	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	216	5.0
24	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	36	48	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	216	4.5
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	36	41	34	2	0	0	0		0	216	5.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

5th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

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

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

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

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

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
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
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