top 10 rushing yards leaders of the 2000s

From 2000 through 2009, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for the most yards, with 12,490 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	12,490	141	2,880	4.3	88.6	138	3,955	530	728	7.5	28.0	15
2	Edgerrin James E. James	10,693	132	2,659	4.0	81.0	67	2,778	371	497	7.5	21.0	7
3	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,607	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
4	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,696	108	2,176	4.5	89.8	73	1,963	242	329	8.1	18.2	5
5	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	9,585	121	2,068	4.6	79.2	46	1,874	234	330	8.0	15.5	5
6	Tiki Barber T. Barber	9,514	110	1,967	4.8	86.5	52	3,927	444	616	8.8	35.7	6
7	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9,453	123	2,187	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
8	Thomas Jones T. Jones	9,217	148	2,280	4.0	62.3	62	1,858	289	383	6.4	12.6	3
9	Ahman Green A. Green	8,876	118	1,995	4.4	75.2	59	2,881	375	493	7.7	24.4	14
10	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	8,347	134	2,005	4.2	62.3	43	2,944	363	511	8.1	22.0	10
11	Ricky Williams R. Williams	8,008	103	1,911	4.2	77.7	60	2,210	282	376	7.8	21.5	7
12	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	7,782	104	1,860	4.2	74.8	63	1,186	158	229	7.5	11.4	5
13	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7,551	92	1,824	4.1	82.1	45	1,815	279	348	6.5	19.7	4
14	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	6,707	84	1,548	4.3	79.8	41	2,287	281	378	8.1	27.2	7
15	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	6,658	81	1,458	4.6	82.2	78	2,598	283	359	9.2	32.1	7
16	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	6,219	82	1,421	4.4	75.8	55	1,373	154	227	8.9	16.7	6
17	Deuce McAllister D. McAllister	6,096	97	1,429	4.3	62.8	49	1,720	234	310	7.4	17.7	5
18	Travis Henry T. Henry	6,086	90	1,488	4.1	67.6	38	951	141	199	6.7	10.6	2
19	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	5,995	107	1,308	4.6	56.0	37	3,790	426	580	8.9	35.4	29
20	Rudi Johnson R. Johnson	5,979	95	1,517	3.9	62.9	49	676	113	152	6.0	7.1	2
21	Stephen Davis S. Davis	5,832	87	1,457	4.0	67.0	43	986	117	167	8.4	11.3	2
22	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	5,787	90	1,441	4.0	64.3	50	992	150	204	6.6	11.0	3
23	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5,578	83	1,194	4.7	67.2	51	3,023	383	503	7.9	36.4	22
24	Frank Gore F. Gore	5,561	73	1,168	4.8	76.2	32	1,831	224	318	8.2	25.1	7
25	Willie Parker W. Parker	5,378	79	1,253	4.3	68.1	24	697	84	121	8.3	8.8	5

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Team Leaders

PASS

627

Herbert

RUSH

193

Hampton

REC

183

McConkey

Team Rankings

PPG

14.7

29th

OPP PPG

25.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

113.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

209.0

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000