nfl rushing yard leaders in first 2 games in 2026

Kenneth Walker III has the most rushing yards in 2026 in his first 2 games, with 290 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	290	2	47	6.2	145.0	1	79	9	16	8.8	39.5	1
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	212	2	40	5.3	106.0	4	38	4	4	9.5	19.0	0
3	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	208	2	45	4.6	104.0	2	91	11	13	8.3	45.5	1
4	James Cook III J. Cook III	192	2	34	5.6	96.0	1	16	4	7	4.0	8.0	0
5	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	190	2	43	4.4	95.0	4	63	7	8	9.0	31.5	0
6	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	169	2	34	5.0	84.5	3	64	6	7	10.7	32.0	0
7	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	155	2	37	4.2	77.5	0	99	11	14	9.0	49.5	1
8	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	150	2	44	3.4	75.0	0	60	10	13	6.0	30.0	2
9	Kyle Monangai K. Monangai	147	2	20	7.4	73.5	1	35	4	4	8.8	17.5	0
10	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	145	2	35	4.1	72.5	1	0	0	1		0.0	0
11	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	137	2	35	3.9	68.5	2	21	2	2	10.5	10.5	0
12	Chase Brown C. Brown	136	2	36	3.8	68.0	1	24	8	11	3.0	12.0	0
13	Bucky Irving B. Irving	134	2	25	5.4	67.0	1	49	11	11	4.5	24.5	0
14	Blake Corum B. Corum	133	2	22	6.0	66.5	0	13	1	1	13.0	6.5	0
15	Breece Hall B. Hall	131	2	38	3.4	65.5	1	79	7	7	11.3	39.5	0
16	Bhayshul Tuten B. Tuten	131	2	28	4.7	65.5	1	19	3	3	6.3	9.5	0
17	Kyren Williams K. Williams	126	2	23	5.5	63.0	1	36	5	5	7.2	18.0	1
18	Cam Skattebo C. Skattebo	117	2	30	3.9	58.5	1	19	4	4	4.8	9.5	0
19	De'Von Achane D. Achane	110	2	31	3.5	55.0	0	49	7	11	7.0	24.5	0
20	Caleb Williams C. Williams	107	2	15	7.1	53.5	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Jacory Croskey-Merritt J. Croskey-Merritt	106	2	28	3.8	53.0	1	-2	2	2	-1.0	-1.0	0
22	Jadarian Price J. Price	104	2	23	4.5	52.0	0	14	3	4	4.7	7.0	0
23	Chuba Hubbard C. Hubbard	102	2	22	4.6	51.0	1	49	5	5	9.8	24.5	2
24	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	100	2	12	8.3	50.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	99	2	24	4.1	49.5	1	6	1	1	6.0	3.0	0

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

5th

OPP PPG

19.3

8th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	.600
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

1,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

537

Olave

507

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

12

Cousins

11

Purdy

11

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

108.6

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

18.3

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

392.4

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

181.0

173.2

162.3

153.5

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.5

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

16.0

15.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

48.4

Kittle

47.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
Lions	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	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	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000