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James Cook III has rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 421 yards this season.

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2026 season
Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	James Cook III J. Cook III	421	2026	BUF	4	70	6.0	105.3	3	24	6	10	4.0	6.0	0
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	374	2026	BAL	4	89	4.2	93.5	7	44	7	7	6.3	11.0	0
3	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	360	2026	KC	3	65	5.5	120.0	2	82	11	18	7.5	27.3	2
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	353	2026	IND	4	86	4.1	88.3	6	69	10	15	6.9	17.3	0
5	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	349	2026	ATL	3	66	5.3	116.3	2	118	13	16	9.1	39.3	1
6	Kyle Monangai K. Monangai	324	2026	CHI	4	60	5.4	81.0	3	39	5	5	7.8	9.8	0
7	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	311	2026	CHI	4	69	4.5	77.8	3	84	10	12	8.4	21.0	0
8	Jaylen Warren J. Warren	309	2026	PIT	4	55	5.6	77.3	0	143	13	20	11.0	35.8	0
9	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	307	2026	DET	3	65	4.7	102.3	4	156	18	21	8.7	52.0	2
10	Kyren Williams K. Williams	294	2026	LAR	4	54	5.4	73.5	3	173	21	25	8.2	43.3	1
11	Bhayshul Tuten B. Tuten	277	2026	JAX	4	60	4.6	69.3	2	54	7	7	7.7	13.5	0
12	Bucky Irving B. Irving	241	2026	TB	4	56	4.3	60.3	1	61	13	15	4.7	15.3	0
13	Cam Skattebo C. Skattebo	235	2026	NYG	4	68	3.5	58.8	1	67	8	9	8.4	16.8	0
14	Javonte Williams J. Williams	231	2026	DAL	4	62	3.7	57.8	5	77	15	17	5.1	19.3	1
15	Jeremiyah Love J. Love	223	2026	ARI	4	55	4.1	55.8	1	36	11	13	3.3	9.0	1
16	Tony Pollard T. Pollard	221	2026	TEN	4	54	4.1	55.3	1	24	8	11	3.0	6.0	0
17	Chase Brown C. Brown	207	2026	CIN	4	58	3.6	51.8	1	103	21	24	4.9	25.8	0
18	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	206	2026	LV	3	63	3.3	68.7	0	97	13	16	7.5	32.3	2
19	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	203	2026	MIN	3	52	3.9	67.7	1	34	5	7	6.8	11.3	0
20	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	193	2026	LAC	3	50	3.9	64.3	2	21	2	3	10.5	7.0	0
21	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	184	2026	CAR	3	41	4.5	61.3	1	77	9	9	8.6	25.7	2
22	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	182	2026	PHI	4	36	5.1	45.5	0	8	4	7	2.0	2.0	0
23	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	177	2026	CLE	4	59	3.0	44.3	1	96	15	16	6.4	24.0	0
24	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	166	2026	SF	3	35	4.7	55.3	3	104	13	17	8.0	34.7	0
25	Rhamondre Stevenson R. Stevenson	163	2026	NE	4	44	3.7	40.8	1	90	12	16	7.5	22.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,039

Allen

RUSH

421

Cook

REC

270

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

2nd

OPP PPG

26.8

24th

RUSH YDS/G

139.0

5th

PASS YDS/G

259.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	2	2	.500
Jets	1	3	.250
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

2 - 2

Final

Bills

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,189

Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

421

Cook

374

Henry

360

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

405

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

119.6

Jackson

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Anderson

4.5

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.7

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

13.7

16.3

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

416.3

399.3

395.0

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

153.5

153.3

139.0

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

276.0

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

76.2

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

57.1

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

36.2

McBride

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

47

McPherson

41

Aubrey

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

0-4

0-2-1

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	3	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
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	3	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	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

James Cook III has rushed for the most yards by a running back, with 421 yards this season.

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