top rushing running backs first 8 years

Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 8 seasons, with 11,903 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
11,903
116
2,616
4.6
102.6
86
1,725
220
7.8
14.9
4
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
11,760
127
2,657
4.4
92.6
126
3,801
510
698
7.5
29.9
15
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
11,725
121
2,384
4.9
96.9
84
2,327
282
8.3
19.2
7
4 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
11,234
124
2,595
4.3
90.6
112
2,434
388
6.3
19.6
7
5 Jim Brown
J. Brown
10,768
104
2,070
5.2
103.5
89
2,171
228
9.5
20.9
16
6 Edgerrin James
E. James
10,385
112
2,525
4.1
92.7
70
3,056
394
525
7.8
27.3
11
7 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
10,361
124
2,604
4.0
83.6
71
2,704
377
277
7.2
21.8
8
8 Walter Payton
W. Payton
10,204
114
2,352
4.3
89.5
72
2,481
275
9.0
21.8
7
9 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10,190
104
2,054
5.0
98.0
86
1,715
208
291
8.2
16.5
5
10 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
10,107
122
2,399
4.2
82.8
58
1,791
213
287
8.4
14.7
4
11 Eddie George
E. George
10,009
128
2,733
3.7
78.2
64
2,144
259
256
8.3
16.8
10
12 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9,804
125
2,461
4.0
78.4
49
1,172
162
47
7.2
9.4
3
13 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
9,729
123
2,285
4.3
79.1
54
3,622
371
9.8
29.4
20
14 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,696
108
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
15 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
9,696
122
2,210
4.4
79.5
57
1,585
207
236
7.7
13.0
6
16 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
9,626
105
1,997
4.8
91.7
57
1,786
159
11.2
17.0
12
17 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
9,525
116
2,136
4.5
82.1
59
2,539
292
8.7
21.9
8
18 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
9,502
119
2,030
4.7
79.8
90
1,458
155
202
9.4
12.3
3
19 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
9,442
122
2,093
4.5
77.4
54
2,212
302
417
7.3
18.1
9
20 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
9,442
121
2,155
4.4
78.0
79
5,447
548
320
9.9
45.0
31
21 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
9,429
119
2,176
4.3
79.2
100
1,511
214
315
7.1
12.7
12
22 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
9,407
115
2,187
4.3
81.8
74
806
121
6.7
7.0
0
23 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
9,093
115
2,138
4.3
79.1
52
3,003
369
497
8.1
26.1
8
24 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
9,083
123
2,272
4.0
73.8
70
3,528
393
62
9.0
28.7
11
25 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
8,954
117
1,898
4.7
76.5
60
2,930
382
489
7.7
25.0
13
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PPG

21.6

20th

OPP PPG

22.7

17th

RUSH YDS/G

103.8

24th

PASS YDS/G

240.9

10th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
Cardinals Cardinals
8
9
0
.471
49ers 49ers
6
11
0
.353
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
9/14
LAR LAR
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
LAR LAR
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
IND IND
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

2 - 0 - 0

28

Final

22

LAR Rams

1 - 1 - 0

Sun 19 Jan 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM