who had the most rushing yards in their ninth season

Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards in his 9th season, with 2,053 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,921	17	325	5.9	113.0	16	193	19	22	10.2	11.4	2
3	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,860	16	357	5.2	116.3	9	530	54	70	9.8	33.1	2
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,544	14	289	5.3	110.3	17	328	34		9.6	23.4	4
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,485	16	327	4.5	92.8	11	222	30	36	7.4	13.9	0
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,421	16	314	4.5	88.8	6	607	53		11.5	37.9	2
7	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	1,416	16	280	5.1	88.5	3	220	29	37	7.6	13.8	1
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,332	16	319	4.2	83.3	13	175	27		6.5	10.9	2
9	Thomas Jones T. Jones	1,312	16	290	4.5	82.0	13	207	36	42	5.8	12.9	2
10	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,308	16	323	4.0	81.8	2	262	42	53	6.2	16.4	0
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,307	16	305	4.3	81.7	7	449	46		9.8	28.1	3
12	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,242	16	278	4.5	77.6	7	613	63	92	9.7	38.3	2
13	James Brooks J. Brooks	1,239	16	221	5.6	77.4	7	306	37		8.3	19.1	2
14	Edgerrin James E. James	1,222	16	324	3.8	76.4	7	204	24	38	8.5	12.8	0
15	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,202	17	311	3.9	70.7	10	924	102	129	9.1	54.4	7
16	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,153	16	260	4.4	72.1	9	163	28		5.8	10.2	3
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	1,146	15	231	5.0	76.4	5	242	23	28	10.5	16.1	1
18	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	1,141	14	251	4.5	81.5	7	226	32		7.1	16.1	2
19	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	1,138	16	287	4.0	71.1	6	448	59	77	7.6	28.0	2
20	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,128	16	276	4.1	70.5	9	141	16	26	8.8	8.8	0
21	Ricky Williams R. Williams	1,121	16	241	4.7	70.1	11	264	35	53	7.5	16.5	2
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,072	11	225	4.8	97.5	4	48	8	10	6.0	4.4	0
23	Ahman Green A. Green	1,059	14	266	4.0	75.6	5	373	46	63	8.1	26.6	1
24	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,045	16	258	4.1	65.3	4	321	38	53	8.4	20.1	0
25	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,033	15	281	3.7	68.9	8	254	26		9.8	16.9	0

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RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

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OPP PPG

27.5

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

298.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	5	3	.625

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

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Walker

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

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Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000