Emmitt Smith averaged 4.2 yards per rush attempt in his career.

	NAME	YPC	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	4.2	18,355	226	4,409	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	4.4	16,726	190	3,838	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	4.3	16,000	241	3,735	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5.0	15,269	153	3,062	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	4.6	14,918	184	3,230	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	4.0	14,101	168	3,518	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	4.3	13,684	170	3,174	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	3.9	13,662	192	3,479	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	4.4	13,259	146	2,996	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
10	Derrick Henry D. Henry	4.9	13,162	154	2,686	85.5	125	1,820	190	246	9.6	11.8	5
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4.3	12,739	173	2,936	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	5.2	12,312	118	2,359	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	4.3	12,279	176	2,836	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
14	Edgerrin James E. James	4.0	12,246	148	3,028	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	4.1	12,243	222	3,022	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	4.1	12,120	173	2,949	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	4.2	12,074	182	2,877	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	4.6	11,695	153	2,534	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	4.1	11,438	160	2,764	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	3.9	11,352	175	2,916	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	4.3	11,241	150	2,618	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
22	O.J. Simpson	4.7	11,236	135	2,404	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	4.5	11,102	170	2,457	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	4.1	10,967	181	2,669	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4.1	10,643	144	2,622	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More NFL News

Patrick Mahomes shines on his surgically repaired knee in Chiefs' season-opening rout of Broncos

Sep 15, 2026

Walker runs all over Denver, Mahomes looks healthy as Chiefs beat up Broncos 31-10

Sep 15, 2026

Taylor Swift skips the Emmys for Arrowhead, cheering on hubby Travis Kelce alongside Tom Cruise

Sep 15, 2026

A reality check awaits for the Raiders as a tough 6-game stretch begins at the Chargers

Sep 15, 2026

Chiefs first-round pick Mansoor Delane hurts shoulder after interception in debut against Broncos

Sep 15, 2026

Seahawks' Sam Darnold has a soft tissue injury and the timeline for his return is unclear

Sep 15, 2026

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

175

Prescott

RUSH

41

Williams

REC

44

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

22nd

OPP PPG

28.0

21st

RUSH YDS/G

69.0

28th

PASS YDS/G

175.0

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	1	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	.000
Cowboys	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

0 - 1

Final

Giants

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000