top rushing rushing seasons by a 29 yea role running back

Frank Gore ran for 16,000 yards in his career.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEAS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	16	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	Tony Richardson T. Richardson	1,727	16	234	429	4.0	7.4	15	1,543	210	271	7.3	6.6	9
3	Lorenzo Neal L. Neal	807	16	239	226	3.6	3.4	6	1,086	199	205	5.5	4.5	12
4	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	1,273	16	194	304	4.2	6.6	8	211	35	0	6.0	1.1	0
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	16	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	15	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	15	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
8	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	234	14	210	69	3.4	1.1	6	2,932	309	412	9.5	14.0	21
9	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	3,552	14	183	732	4.9	19.4	23	4,840	553	748	8.8	26.4	32
10	Mack Strong M. Strong	909	14	201	230	4.0	4.5	5	1,456	218	241	6.7	7.2	10
11	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	1,967	14	223	388	5.1	8.8	12	2,336	255	74	9.2	10.5	4
12	Earnest Byner E. Byner	8,261	14	211	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512		9.0	21.8	15
13	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	14	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
14	Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	2,415	14	199	612	3.9	12.1	18	843	96		8.8	4.2	2
15	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	14	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
16	Bill Brown B. Brown	5,838	14	194	1,649	3.5	30.1	52	3,183	286		11.1	16.4	23
17	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	14	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
18	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	3,607	13	161	864	4.2	22.4	16	3,701	431	571	8.6	23.0	15
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	13	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
20	Zack Crockett Z. Crockett	1,701	13	175	510	3.3	9.7	36	680	96	97	7.1	3.9	2
21	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	13	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
22	Larry Centers L. Centers	2,036	13	182	590	3.5	11.2	14	6,194	761	386	8.1	34.0	25
23	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	13	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
24	Keith Byars K. Byars	3,109	13	189	865	3.6	16.4	23	5,661	610		9.3	30.0	31
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	13	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15

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More 49ers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

4th

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,582

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

550

London

Pass TD Leaders

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

13

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

29.2

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.6

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

281.6

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

54.2

Bowers

54.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000