nfl player most rushing plus receiving yards average per game

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards + yards per reception per game played, with 18,355.03.

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	NAME	YDS+AVG/GP	RUSH YDS	AVG	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355.03	18,355	6.3	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726.05	16,726	9.2	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000.03	16,000	8.2	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269.05	15,269	8.3	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918.04	14,918	8.1	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101.04	14,101	6.9	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684.04	13,684	7.6	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662.04	13,662	7.2	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.5	3
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,392.06	13,392	9.4	157	2,751	4.9	85.3	129	1,845	196	252	11.8	5
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259.05	13,259	7.6	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		14.6	6
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739.05	12,739	8.9	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312.08	12,312	9.5	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279.05	12,279	9.0	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246.05	12,246	7.8	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	22.7	11
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243.04	12,243	9.2	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		24.4	21
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120.04	12,120	7.4	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		13.2	9
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074.05	12,074	9.4	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	24.5	23
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695.05	11,695	8.2	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	15.6	8
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438.05	11,438	8.0	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	23.0	9
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352.05	11,352	8.4	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		11.9	12
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241.05	11,241	7.8	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	12.8	7
22	O.J. Simpson	11,236.08	11,236	10.6	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		15.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102.04	11,102	7.5	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	22.9	16
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967.05	10,967	8.5	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	24.0	15
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643.06	10,643	9.1	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	29.5	13

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,381

Prescott

RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

9th

OPP PPG

27.2

26th

RUSH YDS/G

81.6

28th

PASS YDS/G

276.2

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	3	.400
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

1 - 4

Final

Cowboys

2 - 3

Thu 8 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