most yards from scrimmage by a rb 1988 to 2000

From 1988 through 2000, Barry Sanders gained the most scrimmage yards by a running back, with 18,190 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	18,190	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	17,973	171	15,166	3,537	4.3	88.7	145	2,807	453	46	6.2	16.4	11
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	16,532	182	12,074	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
4	Ricky Watters R. Watters	14,466	139	10,325	2,550	4.0	74.3	77	4,141	456	154	9.1	29.8	13
5	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,742	107	8,060	1,895	4.3	75.3	67	4,682	465	216	10.1	43.8	22
6	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	10,976	125	9,804	2,461	4.0	78.4	49	1,172	162	47	7.2	9.4	3
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9,904	159	6,597	1,594	4.1	41.5	42	3,307	376		8.8	20.8	18
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	9,776	92	7,754	2,010	3.9	84.3	54	2,022	275	158	7.4	22.0	8
9	Chris Warren C. Warren	9,631	162	7,696	1,791	4.3	47.5	52	1,935	273	89	7.1	11.9	5
10	Terry Allen T. Allen	9,489	119	7,956	1,984	4.0	66.9	70	1,533	187	20	8.2	12.9	6
11	Earnest Byner E. Byner	9,271	160	6,124	1,580	3.9	38.3	36	3,147	367		8.6	19.7	9
12	Marcus Allen M. Allen	8,336	140	6,092	1,533	4.0	43.5	69	2,244	253		8.9	16.0	6
13	Eddie George E. George	8,321	80	6,874	1,763	3.9	85.9	42	1,447	164	129	8.8	18.1	8
14	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	8,206	104	6,897	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174		7.5	12.6	2
15	Terrell Davis T. Davis	8,117	70	6,906	1,488	4.6	98.7	60	1,211	157	5	7.7	17.3	5
16	Robert Smith R. Smith	8,110	98	6,818	1,411	4.8	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
17	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	7,985	121	3,968	1,003	4.0	32.8	17	4,017	475		8.5	33.2	16
18	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	7,650	91	5,434	1,351	4.0	59.7	48	2,216	251		8.8	24.4	16
19	Keith Byars K. Byars	7,546	163	2,106	572	3.7	12.9	19	5,440	578		9.4	33.4	30
20	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	7,531	155	2,117	445	4.8	13.7	8	5,414	504		10.7	34.9	21
21	Larry Centers L. Centers	6,818	141	1,738	524	3.3	12.3	10	5,080	619	184	8.2	36.0	22
22	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	6,680	85	5,146	1,274	4.0	60.5	33	1,534	153	60	10.0	18.0	6
23	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	6,429	119	5,092	1,347	3.8	42.8	23	1,337	210	93	6.4	11.2	5
24	Leroy Hoard L. Hoard	6,394	144	3,964	1,008	3.9	27.5	36	2,430	238	20	10.2	16.9	15
25	Charlie Garner C. Garner	6,376	98	4,632	994	4.7	47.3	28	1,744	199	170	8.8	17.8	5

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PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000