nfl qb career rushing leaders before 2020

Before 2020, Michael Vick rushed for the most yards by a quarterback, with 6,109 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Michael Vick M. Vick	6,109	143	873	7.0	42.7	36	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
2	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	4,928	161	775	6.4	30.6	35	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
3	Cam Newton C. Newton	4,806	125	934	5.1	38.4	58	33	1	1	33.0	0.3	0
4	Steve Young S. Young	4,239	169	722	5.9	25.1	43	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
5	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,993	128	720	5.5	31.2	19	20	4	4	5.0	0.2	1
6	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	3,674	246	675	5.4	14.9	32	-12	0			0.0	0
7	Steve McNair S. McNair	3,590	161	669	5.4	22.3	37	4	1	1	4.0	0.0	0
8	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	3,459	167	616	5.6	20.7	29	-7	5	8	-1.4	0.0	0
9	John Elway J. Elway	3,407	234	774	4.4	14.6	33	61	3		20.3	0.3	1
10	Tobin Rote T. Rote	3,128	149	635	4.9	21.0	37	28	2		14.0	0.2	1
11	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	3,122	181	614	5.1	17.2	28	-1	1	1	-1.0	0.0	0
12	Jim Harbaugh J. Harbaugh	2,787	177	561	5.0	15.7	18	-8	2	0	-4.0	0.0	0
13	Greg Landry G. Landry	2,655	146	430	6.2	18.2	21	0	0			0.0	0
14	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	2,654	91	410	6.5	29.2	22	-2	1		-2.0	0.0	0
15	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	2,652	105	514	5.2	25.3	34	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0
16	Kordell Stewart K. Stewart	2,617	99	506	5.2	26.4	32	130	10	18	13.0	1.3	1
17	Alex Smith A. Smith	2,601	166	570	4.6	15.7	15	-7	3	3	-2.3	0.0	0
18	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	2,472	156	543	4.6	15.8	19	-3	2	2	-1.5	0.0	0
19	Bobby Layne B. Layne	2,451	175	611	4.0	14.0	25	0	0			0.0	0
20	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	2,449	157	521	4.7	15.6	21	-3	2	1	-1.5	0.0	0
21	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	2,421	193	513	4.7	12.5	15	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Colin Kaepernick C. Kaepernick	2,300	69	375	6.1	33.3	13	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	2,264	131	410	5.5	17.3	20	-13	1		-13.0	-0.1	0
24	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	2,257	168	444	5.1	13.4	32	1	0			0.0	0
25	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	2,220	192	397	5.6	11.6	20	0	0			0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	8	9	.471
Buccaneers	8	9	.471
Panthers	8	9	.471
Saints	6	11	.353

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM

Last Game

Saints

6 - 11

Final

Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176