all-time scrimmage yard leaders for running baxks

Jerry Rice had 645 rushing yards in his career.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	645	23,540	303	87	7.4	2.1	10	22,895	1,549	709	14.8	75.6	197
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	21,579	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	21,264	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
4	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	19,985	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
5	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	19,154	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	18,456	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
7	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	18,190	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	17,654	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
9	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	68	17,560	263	20	3.4	0.3	0	17,492	1,432	2,335	12.2	66.5	121
10	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	17,430	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
11	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	17,392	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
12	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	16,532	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
13	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	16,293	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
14	Terrell Owens T. Owens	251	16,185	219	39	6.4	1.1	3	15,934	1,078	1,604	14.8	72.8	153
15	Tiki Barber T. Barber	10,449	15,632	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
16	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	15,610	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
17	Randy Moss R. Moss	159	15,451	218	25	6.4	0.7	0	15,292	982	1,616	15.6	70.1	156
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	15,396	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
19	Isaac Bruce I. Bruce	139	15,347	223	25	5.6	0.6	0	15,208	1,024	1,210	14.9	68.2	91
20	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	15,306	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
21	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,319	15,158	156	2,728	4.9	85.4	128	1,839	194	250	9.5	11.8	5
22	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	14	15,141	270	2	7.0	0.1	0	15,127	1,325	1,862	11.4	56.0	111
23	Tim Brown T. Brown	190	15,124	255	50	3.8	0.7	1	14,934	1,094	670	13.7	58.6	100
24	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	15,121	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
25	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	387	15,118	219	57	6.8	1.8	2	14,731	1,031	1,745	14.3	67.3	81

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Team Leaders

PASS

789

Purdy

RUSH

166

McCaffrey

REC

174

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

32.7

2nd

OPP PPG

16.7

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

136.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

263.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

1 - 2

Final

49ers

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000