nfl career rushing leaders between 1920 to 1979

From 1920 through 1979, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards, with 12,312 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
2	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203	10.6	15.9	14
3	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225	7.8	13.6	10
4	Franco Harris F. Harris	8,563	111	2,012	4.3	77.1	72	1,311	174	7.5	11.8	4
5	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241	7.5	11.5	8
6	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	8,081	146	1,891	4.3	55.3	64	820	106	7.7	5.6	4
7	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7,274	136	1,727	4.2	53.5	74	2,281	190	12.0	16.8	13
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	6,926	73	1,548	4.5	94.9	59	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
9	John Riggins J. Riggins	6,822	111	1,666	4.1	61.5	42	1,891	216	8.8	17.0	12
10	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	6,803	143	1,571	4.3	47.6	48	1,478	186	7.9	10.3	7
11	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6,518	109	1,668	3.9	59.8	30	3,182	374	8.5	29.2	17
12	Floyd Little F. Little	6,323	117	1,641	3.9	54.0	43	2,418	215	11.2	20.7	9
13	Don Perkins D. Perkins	6,217	107	1,500	4.1	58.1	42	1,310	146	9.0	12.2	3
14	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	6,186	89	1,435	4.3	69.5	23	1,683	184	9.1	18.9	12
15	Ken Willard K. Willard	6,105	132	1,622	3.8	46.3	45	2,184	277	7.9	16.5	17
16	Calvin Hill C. Hill	6,049	127	1,447	4.2	47.6	42	2,328	227	10.3	18.3	15
17	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336	9.1	32.9	23
18	Larry Brown L. Brown	5,875	102	1,530	3.8	57.6	35	2,485	238	10.4	24.4	20
19	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	5,860	83	1,320	4.4	70.6	69	523	45	11.6	6.3	3
20	Bill Brown B. Brown	5,838	194	1,649	3.5	30.1	52	3,183	286	11.1	16.4	23
21	Rick Casares R. Casares	5,797	130	1,431	4.1	44.6	49	1,588	191	8.3	12.2	11
22	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	5,481	104	1,308	4.2	52.7	35	2,010	238	8.4	19.3	13
23	Dick Bass D. Bass	5,417	112	1,218	4.4	48.4	34	1,841	204	9.0	16.4	7
24	Jim Nance J. Nance	5,401	101	1,341	4.0	53.5	45	870	133	6.5	8.6	1
25	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	5,281	143	1,124	4.7	36.9	38	3,247	264	12.3	22.7	20

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Team Leaders

PASS

855

Watson

RUSH

177

Judkins

REC

284

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

22nd

OPP PPG

23.8

19th

RUSH YDS/G

93.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

213.8

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

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119.6

111.2

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NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

76.1

60.3

48.4

39.2

36.6

54

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48

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