who has the most rushing yards per game in nfl history among active players

Jonathan Taylor has averaged the most career rushing yards per game by an active player, with 89.8 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	89.8	89	7,996	1,652	4.8	75	1,575	200	258	7.9	17.7	7
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	85.4	158	13,494	2,775	4.9	129	1,863	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
3	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	80.2	56	4,490	907	5.0	29	1,890	216	286	8.8	33.8	10
4	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	77.6	110	8,538	1,862	4.6	55	2,659	362	496	7.3	24.2	16
5	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	75.6	54	4,084	780	5.2	46	1,692	208	262	8.1	31.3	12
6	Kyren Williams K. Williams	69.6	60	4,177	908	4.6	40	945	138	183	6.8	15.8	9
7	De'Von Achane D. Achane	67.7	47	3,184	578	5.5	22	1,326	179	221	7.4	28.2	13
8	James Cook III J. Cook III	67.5	71	4,791	937	5.1	37	1,205	137	175	8.8	17.0	9
9	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	67.3	117	7,875	1,719	4.6	67	5,527	645	803	8.6	47.2	36
10	Bucky Irving B. Irving	66.1	32	2,116	457	4.6	11	740	92	105	8.0	23.1	4
11	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	66.0	62	4,092	908	4.5	33	1,089	145	180	7.5	17.6	4
12	J.K. Dobbins	62.2	53	3,294	663	5.0	27	394	78	96	5.1	7.4	1
13	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	61.3	131	8,036	1,661	4.8	54	2,755	363	485	7.6	21.0	21
14	Breece Hall B. Hall	60.4	59	3,561	806	4.4	19	1,744	198	260	8.8	29.6	9
15	Najee Harris N. Harris	59.6	75	4,470	1,139	3.9	28	1,179	184	237	6.4	15.7	6
16	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	58.3	14	816	197	4.1	7	227	37	41	6.1	16.2	1
17	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	57.5	22	1,266	354	3.6	5	561	77	103	7.3	25.5	7
18	Travis Etienne Jr. T. Etienne Jr.	56.9	69	3,926	927	4.2	25	1,389	179	235	7.8	20.1	7
19	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	56.8	110	6,253	1,529	4.1	61	1,957	238	292	8.2	17.8	5
20	Alvin Kamara A. Kamara	56.4	130	7,336	1,702	4.3	63	4,989	619	783	8.1	38.4	25
21	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	55.6	120	6,666	1,100	6.1	36	0	0	2		0.0	0
22	Quinshon Judkins Q. Judkins	55.2	19	1,048	303	3.5	8	273	44	56	6.2	14.4	0
23	James Conner J. Conner	55.1	110	6,062	1,393	4.4	60	2,255	289	347	7.8	20.5	12
24	D'Andre Swift D. Swift	54.6	94	5,129	1,147	4.5	42	2,211	285	371	7.8	23.5	9
25	Cam Skattebo C. Skattebo	54.2	13	704	182	3.9	6	286	34	44	8.4	22.0	2

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398

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249

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

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Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
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1,572

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1,485

Goff

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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8

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7

Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

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32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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18.6

18.8

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424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

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281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000