most yards from scrimmage for a runningback first ten seasons

Barry Sanders gained the most scrimmage yards by a running back in his first 10 seasons, with 18,190 yards.

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	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	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	17,727	156	13,404	3,099	4.3	85.9	144	4,323	582	807	7.4	27.7	15
3	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	17,487	146	11,213	2,576	4.4	76.8	97	6,274	673	483	9.3	43.0	34
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,765	146	13,309	3,047	4.4	91.2	89	3,456	373		9.3	23.7	9
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	16,691	155	13,963	3,243	4.3	90.1	136	2,728	442	32	6.2	17.6	11
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	16,577	156	13,366	3,298	4.1	85.7	85	3,211	460	379	7.0	20.6	10
7	Tiki Barber T. Barber	15,632	154	10,449	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
8	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	15,489	154	11,405	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427		9.6	26.5	20
9	Edgerrin James E. James	15,466	141	12,121	2,982	4.1	86.0	80	3,345	430	581	7.8	23.7	11
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	15,247	142	13,168	2,970	4.4	92.7	90	2,079	275		7.6	14.6	6
11	Ricky Watters R. Watters	14,891	144	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
12	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	14,835	145	11,580	2,625	4.4	79.9	71	3,255	363		9.0	22.4	12
13	Derrick Henry D. Henry	14,819	153	13,018	2,662	4.9	85.1	122	1,801	189	245	9.5	11.8	5
14	Jim Brown J. Brown	14,811	118	12,312	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
15	Matt Forte M. Forte	14,468	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
16	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	14,222	147	10,606	2,346	4.5	72.1	69	3,616	475	612	7.6	24.6	15
17	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	14,196	143	10,681	2,553	4.2	74.7	62	3,515	440	599	8.0	24.6	9
18	Frank Gore F. Gore	13,956	148	11,073	2,442	4.5	74.8	64	2,883	342	502	8.4	19.5	11
19	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	13,692	123	11,747	2,418	4.9	95.5	97	1,945	241	333	8.1	15.8	5
20	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	13,319	116	7,807	1,708	4.6	67.3	66	5,512	642	800	8.6	47.5	36
21	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	13,232	150	9,461	2,256	4.2	63.1	43	3,771	426	467	8.9	25.1	15
22	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	13,154	150	11,241	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
23	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	12,978	127	10,715	2,285	4.7	84.4	61	2,263	270	320	8.4	17.8	8
24	O.J. Simpson	12,872	122	10,776	2,284	4.7	88.3	58	2,096	196		10.7	17.2	14
25	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	12,819	149	11,542	2,873	4.0	77.5	62	1,277	177	66	7.2	8.6	3

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RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

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PPG

29.8

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

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2026 Division Standings

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

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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

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2 - 2

Final

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1,268

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Rush Yards Leaders

537

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494

Robinson

421

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Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

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Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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	1	4	0	.200
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