most yards per carry by a runn8ng back in nfl history

Michael Vick has the most career rushing yards per attempt, with 7.0 per attempt.

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Assumption:750+ ATT
Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Michael Vick M. Vick	7.0	873	143	6,109	42.7	36	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
2	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	6.4	775	161	4,928	30.6	35	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
3	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	6.1	1,100	120	6,666	55.6	36	0	0	2		0.0	0
4	Josh Allen J. Allen	5.4	919	134	4,961	37.0	87	20	2	3	10.0	0.1	2
5	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	5.3	1,042	205	5,568	27.2	31	21	5	5	4.2	0.1	1
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
8	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	5.2	809	55	4,200	76.4	46	1,719	213	268	8.1	31.3	12
9	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
10	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	959	72	4,886	67.9	38	1,263	140	178	9.0	17.5	9
11	Cam Newton C. Newton	5.0	1,118	148	5,631	38.0	75	68	3	3	22.7	0.5	1
12	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
14	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.9	936	58	4,614	79.6	29	1,941	223	293	8.7	33.5	10
17	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
18	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
19	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.8	2,809	160	13,597	85.0	129	1,869	199	257	9.4	11.7	6
20	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.8	1,691	91	8,185	89.9	77	1,647	204	265	8.1	18.1	7
21	Lenny Moore L. Moore	4.8	1,069	143	5,174	36.2	63	6,039	363		16.6	42.2	48
22	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
23	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.8	1,669	132	8,062	61.1	54	2,755	364	486	7.6	20.9	21
24	Joe Perry J. Perry	4.8	1,737	156	8,378	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
25	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	4.8	951	103	4,544	44.1	23	628	85		7.4	6.1	1

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PASS

1,157

Penix

RUSH

704

Robinson

REC

616

London

Team Rankings

PPG

24.4

10th

OPP PPG

24.7

20th

RUSH YDS/G

139.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

211.3

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	3	.500
Falcons	3	4	.429
Saints	2	5	.286
Buccaneers	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

49ers

6 - 1

Final

Falcons

3 - 4

Sun 25 Oct 2026

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

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

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

27.0

26.5

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

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5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
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