who has the highest career average rushing yards per nfl game

Michael Vick has the most career rushing yards per attempt, with 7.0 per attempt.

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Assumption:750+ ATT
Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YPC	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Michael Vick M. Vick	7.0	873	143	6,109	42.7	36	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
2	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	6.4	775	161	4,928	30.6	35	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
3	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	6.1	1,100	120	6,666	55.6	36	0	0	2		0.0	0
4	Josh Allen J. Allen	5.4	919	134	4,961	37.0	87	20	2	3	10.0	0.1	2
5	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	5.4	1,407	119	7,563	63.6	44	2,593	310	441	8.4	21.8	20
6	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	5.3	1,042	205	5,568	27.2	31	21	5	5	4.2	0.1	1
7	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	5.2	780	54	4,084	75.6	46	1,692	208	262	8.1	31.3	12
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	2,359	118	12,312	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
9	Mercury Morris M. Morris	5.1	804	99	4,133	41.7	31	543	54		10.1	5.5	1
10	James Cook III J. Cook III	5.1	959	72	4,886	67.9	38	1,263	140	178	9.0	17.5	9
11	Cam Newton C. Newton	5.0	1,118	148	5,631	38.0	75	68	3	3	22.7	0.5	1
12	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5.0	1,462	100	7,349	73.5	54	1,109	141	193	7.9	11.1	5
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	5.0	991	68	4,956	72.9	39	1,307	112		11.7	19.2	9
14	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	5.0	781	115	3,895	33.9	34	969	123	157	7.9	8.4	8
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	3,062	153	15,269	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
16	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	5.0	916	57	4,551	79.8	29	1,882	218	288	8.6	33.0	10
17	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.9	978	91	4,792	52.7	12	1,107	127	49	8.7	12.2	5
18	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4.9	1,026	100	4,995	50.0	38	1,045	111		9.4	10.5	7
19	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	2,792	159	13,552	85.2	129	1,865	198	255	9.4	11.7	6
20	Lenny Moore L. Moore	4.8	1,069	143	5,174	36.2	63	6,039	363		16.6	42.2	48
21	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	4.8	1,661	131	8,036	61.3	54	2,755	363	485	7.6	21.0	21
22	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4.8	1,673	90	8,090	89.9	76	1,632	202	262	8.1	18.1	7
23	Robert Smith R. Smith	4.8	1,411	98	6,818	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
24	Joe Perry J. Perry	4.8	1,737	156	8,378	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
25	Marv Hubbard M. Hubbard	4.8	951	103	4,544	44.1	23	628	85		7.4	6.1	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

944

Penix

RUSH

641

Robinson

REC

550

London

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

16th

OPP PPG

25.5

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

149.5

4th

PASS YDS/G

211.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	4	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

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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

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

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Best Record ATS

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