most yards by a running back in first 40 career games

Eric Dickerson has rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 40 games, with 4,509 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	4,509	40	939	4.8	112.7	39	653	90		7.3	16.3	2
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	4,101	40	802	5.1	102.5	35	592	61	93	9.7	14.8	1
3	Clinton Portis C. Portis	4,095	40	818	5.0	102.4	31	867	101	146	8.6	21.7	3
4	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	4,088	40	872	4.7	102.2	28	1,173	131	168	9.0	29.3	6
5	Edgerrin James E. James	4,087	40	948	4.3	102.2	29	1,414	153	211	9.2	35.4	9
6	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	4,027	40	798	5.0	100.7	32	881	116	162	7.6	22.0	3
7	Terrell Davis T. Davis	3,915	40	832	4.7	97.9	30	855	118		7.2	21.4	3
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	3,874	40	831	4.7	96.9	34	608	69		8.8	15.2	2
9	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	3,821	40	736	5.2	95.5	43	439	64		6.9	11.0	1
10	George Rogers G. Rogers	3,734	40	854	4.4	93.4	23	255	37		6.9	6.4	0
11	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	3,700	40	828	4.5	92.5	37	217	40		5.4	5.4	0
12	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	3,699	40	867	4.3	92.5	29	1,137	185	234	6.1	28.4	1
13	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	3,685	40	760	4.8	92.1	32	777	90	68	8.6	19.4	6
14	Arian Foster A. Foster	3,676	40	789	4.7	91.9	35	1,401	143	184	9.8	35.0	5
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	3,676	40	736	5.0	91.9	36	935	87		10.7	23.4	4
16	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	3,667	40	714	5.1	91.7	32	752	96	121	7.8	18.8	3
17	Jim Brown J. Brown	3,661	40	750	4.9	91.5	30	1,180	112		10.5	29.5	9
18	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	3,640	40	814	4.5	91.0	21	833	87	117	9.6	20.8	1
19	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	3,513	40	786	4.5	87.8	21	857	106		8.1	21.4	2
20	Eddie George E. George	3,507	40	879	4.0	87.7	16	364	45		8.1	9.1	2
21	Curtis Martin C. Martin	3,446	40	849	4.1	86.2	35	752	99		7.6	18.8	5
22	Alfred Morris A. Morris	3,408	40	742	4.6	85.2	23	194	25	35	7.8	4.9	0
23	Billy Sims B. Sims	3,398	40	787	4.3	85.0	30	1,482	119		12.5	37.1	5
24	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	3,289	40	623	5.3	82.2	23	502	63	86	8.0	12.6	2
25	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	3,285	40	695	4.7	82.1	32	1,192	138	171	8.6	29.8	3

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,374

Stafford

RUSH

593

Williams

REC

715

Nacua

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

20.1

8th

RUSH YDS/G

125.3

9th

PASS YDS/G

265.2

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	7	1	.875
Rams	5	4	.556
Seahawks	5	4	.556
Cardinals	3	6	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 12/13	LAR	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/20	DAL	@	LAR	4:25 PM

Last Game

Rams

5 - 4

Final

Commanders

2 - 5 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

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7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000