nfl rushing leaders since 1980 before age 30

Since 1980, Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards by a player younger than 30, with 13,778 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	RUSH YDS	Age	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13,778	29	137	2,719	5.1	100.6	95	2,632	315		8.4	19.2	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	12,566	29	140	2,914	4.3	89.8	125	2,609	415		6.3	18.6	9
3	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	11,760	29	127	2,657	4.4	92.6	126	3,801	510	698	7.5	29.9	15
4	Edgerrin James E. James	11,607	29	128	2,849	4.1	90.7	77	3,260	418	563	7.8	25.5	11
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,226	29	105	2,450	4.6	106.9	82	1,633	202		8.1	15.6	4
6	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	10,876	29	136	2,686	4.0	80.0	53	1,220	170	57	7.2	9.0	3
7	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	10,395	29	135	2,367	4.4	77.0	87	5,984	628	422	9.5	44.3	33
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	10,361	29	124	2,604	4.0	83.6	71	2,704	377	277	7.2	21.8	8
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	10,190	29	104	2,054	5.0	98.0	86	1,715	208	291	8.2	16.5	5
10	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	10,138	29	131	2,396	4.2	77.4	56	3,324	407	550	8.2	25.4	8
11	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,107	29	122	2,399	4.2	82.8	58	1,791	213	287	8.4	14.7	4
12	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	10,092	29	133	2,185	4.6	75.9	66	3,378	441	566	7.7	25.4	15
13	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,923	29	113	2,230	4.4	87.8	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
14	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,729	29	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371		9.8	29.4	20
15	Derrick Henry D. Henry	9,349	29	118	2,011	4.6	79.2	89	1,458	155	202	9.4	12.4	3
16	Eddie George E. George	9,166	30	115	2,485	3.7	79.7	60	2,008	241	230	8.3	17.5	10
17	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	9,130	29	135	2,139	4.3	67.6	74	2,718	368	483	7.4	20.1	14
18	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	9,112	29	127	2,144	4.3	71.7	74	1,979	252	340	7.9	15.6	9
19	Frank Gore F. Gore	8,839	29	116	1,911	4.6	76.2	51	2,631	315	457	8.4	22.7	10
20	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	8,737	30	113	1,927	4.5	77.3	51	2,154	296	406	7.3	19.1	9
21	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	8,713	29	106	1,969	4.4	82.2	96	1,435	200	290	7.2	13.5	11
22	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	8,630	29	112	1,882	4.6	77.1	57	2,692	365	499	7.4	24.0	16
23	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	8,583	30	112	1,972	4.4	76.6	48	1,510	198	223	7.6	13.5	5
24	Ahman Green A. Green	8,491	29	126	1,871	4.5	67.4	54	2,710	350	458	7.7	21.5	14
25	Matt Forte M. Forte	8,380	30	116	1,989	4.2	72.2	44	3,994	474	620	8.4	34.4	17

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,964

Goff

RUSH

773

Gibbs

REC

571

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

3rd

OPP PPG

25.7

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

131.4

7th

PASS YDS/G

280.6

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	6	2	.750
Lions	5	2	.714
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6 - 1

Final

Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000