what runningback has the most yards before age 27

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by a running back younger than 27, with 8,956 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	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	26	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301		6.5	21.0	4
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	8,672	26	89	1,763	4.9	97.4	62	1,782	210		8.5	20.0	6
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	8,386	26	89	1,865	4.5	94.2	65	1,791	202		8.9	20.1	5
4	Edgerrin James E. James	7,720	26	81	1,828	4.2	95.3	51	2,502	312	414	8.0	30.9	10
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	7,715	26	84	1,710	4.5	91.8	63	1,688	205	281	8.2	20.1	4
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	7,598	26	84	1,551	4.9	90.5	69	1,469	187	239	7.9	17.5	7
7	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	7,386	26	88	1,650	4.5	83.9	56	2,244	288	380	7.8	25.5	12
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	7,372	26	93	1,807	4.1	79.3	34	965	128		7.5	10.4	3
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	7,361	26	79	1,702	4.3	93.2	72	2,392	342	455	7.0	30.3	8
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	6,968	26	62	1,465	4.8	112.4	55	874	118		7.4	14.1	2
11	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	6,874	26	90	1,606	4.3	76.4	61	1,790	233	297	7.7	19.9	1
12	Maurice Jones-Drew M. Jones-Drew	6,854	26	93	1,484	4.6	73.7	62	2,473	278	370	8.9	26.6	10
13	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	6,792	26	90	1,461	4.6	75.5	44	2,282	300	382	7.6	25.4	10
14	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	6,752	26	73	1,406	4.8	92.5	64	1,309	137	197	9.6	17.9	3
15	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	6,707	26	84	1,548	4.3	79.8	41	2,287	281	378	8.1	27.2	7
16	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,701	26	93	1,642	4.1	72.1	49	3,852	384	103	10.0	41.4	14
17	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	6,669	26	75	1,508	4.4	88.9	36	1,250	142	190	8.8	16.7	2
18	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,624	27	65	1,410	4.7	101.9	58	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
19	Curtis Martin C. Martin	6,550	26	76	1,694	3.9	86.2	45	1,514	205	61	7.4	19.9	6
20	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,457	26	62	1,404	4.6	104.1	55	345	75		4.6	5.6	0
21	Ricky Williams R. Williams	6,354	26	70	1,589	4.0	90.8	41	1,806	229	304	7.9	25.8	4
22	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	6,316	26	78	1,376	4.6	81.0	35	2,666	247		10.8	34.2	16
23	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	6,190	26	71	1,401	4.4	87.2	34	1,568	196		8.0	22.1	3
24	Ray Rice R. Rice	6,180	26	92	1,430	4.3	67.2	37	3,034	369	487	8.2	33.0	6
25	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	6,160	27	73	1,184	5.2	84.4	48	933	113	151	8.3	12.8	3

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1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

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OPP PPG

28.0

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RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

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0 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

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11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Allen

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Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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4.5

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PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

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16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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39.2

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Fantasy K Rankings

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