most yards from scrimmage per game in last 30 years

Between September 27, 1996 and September 27, 2026, Barry Sanders has the most scrimmage yards per game, with 122.3 per game.

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	NAME	YDS/G	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	122.3	44	4,694	906	5.2	106.7	23	686	88		7.8	15.6	3
2	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	115.2	114	7,680	1,678	4.6	67.4	64	5,453	635	790	8.6	47.8	36
3	Terrell Davis T. Davis	114.3	60	6,029	1,330	4.5	100.5	49	830	110	26	7.5	13.8	4
4	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	113.2	54	4,259	871	4.9	78.9	27	1,856	211	277	8.8	34.4	10
5	Domanick Williams D. Williams	111.8	40	3,195	770	4.1	79.9	23	1,276	154	200	8.3	31.9	5
6	Arian Foster A. Foster	110.9	80	6,527	1,476	4.4	81.6	54	2,346	255	355	9.2	29.3	14
7	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	110.2	142	9,848	2,211	4.5	69.4	77	5,805	653	606	8.9	40.9	32
8	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	108.6	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
9	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	108.4	86	7,788	1,594	4.9	90.6	73	1,532	194	247	7.9	17.8	7
10	Clinton Portis C. Portis	105.7	113	9,923	2,230	4.4	87.8	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
11	Edgerrin James E. James	105.5	148	12,246	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
12	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	104.5	51	3,788	720	5.3	74.3	41	1,540	192	241	8.0	30.2	11
13	Ricky Watters R. Watters	103.8	81	6,132	1,551	4.0	75.7	38	2,276	254	176	9.0	28.1	4
14	Robert Smith R. Smith	103.6	61	5,309	1,063	5.0	87.0	22	1,010	127	74	8.0	16.6	6
15	Curtis Martin C. Martin	103.5	148	12,314	3,060	4.0	83.2	74	3,001	443	409	6.8	20.3	7
16	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	102.8	108	8,448	1,845	4.6	78.2	55	2,659	360	493	7.4	24.6	16
17	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	102.5	96	6,554	1,595	4.1	68.3	42	3,289	399	502	8.2	34.3	9
18	Tiki Barber T. Barber	101.5	154	10,449	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
19	Ray Rice R. Rice	100.2	92	6,180	1,430	4.3	67.2	37	3,034	369	487	8.2	33.0	6
20	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	100.1	45	240	33	7.3	5.3	2	4,265	318	441	13.4	94.8	19
21	Matt Forte M. Forte	99.1	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
22	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	98.5	113	8,172	1,780	4.6	72.3	86	2,962	339	376	8.7	26.2	8
23	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	98.5	66	4,959	1,251	4.0	75.1	33	1,539	142	64	10.8	23.3	7
24	De'Von Achane D. Achane	97.7	46	3,167	575	5.5	68.8	22	1,326	179	220	7.4	28.8	13
25	Derrick Henry D. Henry	97.2	155	13,230	2,702	4.9	85.4	126	1,839	193	249	9.5	11.9	5

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Lions	1	1	.500
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Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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32.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

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Sack Leaders

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Henry

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Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000