what rb has the most rushing yds before turning 22

Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most career yards by a running back younger than 22, with 1,631 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	Age	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	21	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Edgerrin James E. James	1,553	21	16	369	4.2	97.1	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
3	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,508	21	16	273	5.5	94.3	15	364	33	48	11.0	22.8	2
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,470	21	15	280	5.3	98.0	14	282	24		11.8	18.8	0
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,429	21	16	294	4.9	89.3	7	244	26		9.4	15.3	0
6	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	1,364	21	16	309	4.4	85.3	6	296	27	36	11.0	18.5	0
7	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	21	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
8	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,282	21	16	314	4.1	80.1	11	522	52		10.0	32.6	1
9	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	1,221	22	19	350	3.5	64.3	10	82	11		7.5	4.3	1
10	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	21	15	232	5.0	77.9	11	299	36	39	8.3	19.9	1
11	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,150	21	13	242	4.8	88.5	7	166	20	27	8.3	12.8	0
12	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	1,115	21	13	280	4.0	85.8	7	184	18	26	10.2	14.2	0
13	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,106	21	13	229	4.8	85.1	10	188	21	26	9.0	14.5	0
14	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	976	21	17	214	4.6	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
15	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	945	21	15	182	5.2	63.0	10	316	52	71	6.1	21.1	1
16	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	941	21	16	166	5.7	58.8	13	436	46	62	9.5	27.3	2
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	937	21	16	241	3.9	58.6	11	228	24		9.5	14.3	0
18	Javonte Williams J. Williams	903	21	17	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
19	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	860	21	13	244	3.5	66.2	8	399	45	66	8.9	30.7	0
20	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	836	21	16	184	4.5	52.3	10	47	8	17	5.9	2.9	0
21	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	803	21	13	181	4.4	61.8	4	297	36	54	8.3	22.8	1
22	Beanie Wells B. Wells	793	21	16	176	4.5	49.6	7	143	12	16	11.9	8.9	0
23	Kevin Smith K. Smith	773	22	14	186	4.2	55.2	6	279	36	48	7.8	19.9	0
24	Tre Mason T. Mason	765	21	12	179	4.3	63.8	4	148	16	26	9.3	12.3	1
25	Laurence Maroney L. Maroney	745	21	14	175	4.3	53.2	6	194	22	30	8.8	13.9	1

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PASS

1,639

Prescott

RUSH

317

Williams

REC

577

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

25.2

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OPP PPG

26.5

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RUSH YDS/G

76.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

273.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 4

Final

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4 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

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5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
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	6	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	3	0	.571
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