who led the nfl in rushing yards from 1996 to 1997

From 1996 through 1997, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 3,606 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	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	3,606	32	642	5.6	112.7	22	452	57	7.9	14.1	3
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	3,288	31	714	4.6	106.1	28	597	78	7.7	19.3	2
3	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	3,096	31	695	4.5	99.9	18	232	37	6.3	7.5	2
4	Eddie George E. George	2,767	32	692	4.0	86.5	14	226	30	7.5	7.1	1
5	Ricky Watters R. Watters	2,521	32	638	4.0	78.8	20	884	99	8.9	27.6	0
6	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	2,335	32	601	3.9	73.0	13	187	44	4.3	5.8	1
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	2,312	29	590	3.9	79.7	18	629	87	7.2	21.7	4
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	2,278	31	588	3.9	73.5	16	483	87	5.6	15.6	3
9	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	2,168	32	422	5.1	67.8	7	546	62	8.8	17.1	3
10	Terry Allen T. Allen	2,077	26	557	3.7	79.9	25	366	52	7.0	14.1	1
11	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	2,057	32	522	3.9	64.3	12	757	78	9.7	23.7	4
12	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	2,008	32	590	3.4	62.8	26	400	52	7.7	12.5	1
13	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	2,001	32	450	4.4	62.5	12	596	84	7.1	18.6	10
14	Robert Smith R. Smith	1,958	22	394	5.0	89.0	9	236	44	5.4	10.7	1
15	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	1,866	29	459	4.1	64.3	4	325	33	9.8	11.2	3
16	Raymont Harris R. Harris	1,781	25	469	3.8	71.2	14	411	60	6.9	16.4	1
17	Chris Warren C. Warren	1,702	29	403	4.2	58.7	9	530	85	6.2	18.3	0
18	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,676	31	435	3.9	54.1	9	462	56	8.3	14.9	0
19	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,641	29	462	3.6	56.6	14	899	103	8.7	31.0	1
20	Bam Morris B. Morris	1,511	22	376	4.0	68.7	8	418	54	7.7	19.0	1
21	Anthony Johnson A. Johnson	1,478	32	397	3.7	46.2	6	350	47	7.4	10.9	1
22	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,335	32	330	4.0	41.7	20	356	38	9.4	11.1	0
23	Natrone Means N. Means	1,330	28	396	3.4	47.5	11	149	22	6.8	5.3	1
24	Lawrence Phillips L. Phillips	1,309	27	394	3.3	48.5	12	67	19	3.5	2.5	1
25	James Stewart J. Stewart	1,278	29	326	3.9	44.1	16	513	71	7.2	17.7	3

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

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

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

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

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

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	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
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