most passing yards by a running backs all-time

Sammy Baugh has the most career passing yards by a running back, with 8,379 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%
1	Sammy Baugh S. Baugh	8,379	72	679	1,229	55.2	6.8	116.4	80	93	66.7	6.5	7.6
2	Arnie Herber A. Herber	8,041	116	481	1,175	40.9	6.8	69.3	78	106	49.3	6.6	9.0
3	Cecil Isbell C. Isbell	5,945	54	411	818	50.2	7.3	110.1	61	52	72.6	7.5	6.4
4	Parker Hall P. Hall	4,013	42	329	721	45.6	5.6	95.5	30	67	38.5	4.2	9.3
5	Ace Parker A. Parker	3,812	48	263	579	45.4	6.6	79.4	22	42	49.8	3.8	7.3
6	Frank Filchock F. Filchock	3,612	55	239	481	49.7	7.5	65.7	33	63	58.1	6.9	13.1
7	Irv Comp I. Comp	3,019	39	197	469	42.0	6.4	77.4	27	44	44.0	5.8	9.4
8	Johnny Clement J. Clement	2,320	35	134	328	40.9	7.1	66.3	14	26	46.8	4.3	7.9
9	Bob Monnett B. Monnett	2,227	62	158	336	47.0	6.6	35.9	28	26	64.4	8.3	7.7
10	Charlie Conerly C. Conerly	2,175	12	162	299	54.2	7.3	181.3	22	13	84.0	7.4	4.3
11	Tuffy Leemans T. Leemans	2,120	70	155	357	43.4	5.9	30.3	25	30	51.3	7.0	8.4
12	Joe Geri J. Geri	1,926	48	101	280	36.1	6.9	40.1	13	27	36.7	4.6	9.6
13	Paul Governali P. Governali	1,775	12	108	252	42.9	7.0	147.9	17	22	53.3	6.7	8.7
14	Frankie Sinkwich F. Sinkwich	1,759	20	108	274	39.4	6.4	88.0	19	40	45.2	6.9	14.6
15	Glenn Presnell G. Presnell	1,670	60	110	309	35.6	5.4	27.8	12	37	27.6	3.9	12.0
16	Tony Canadeo T. Canadeo	1,642	116	105	268	39.2	6.1	14.2	16	20	49.1	6.0	7.5
17	Ed Danowski E. Danowski	1,539	32	119	249	47.8	6.2	48.1	17	22	53.6	6.8	8.8
18	Dutch Clark D. Clark	1,507	64	114	250	45.6	6.0	23.5	10	26	38.9	4.0	10.4
19	Harry Newman H. Newman	1,496	32	97	258	37.6	5.8	46.8	12	36	33.5	4.7	14.0
20	Ed Matesic E. Matesic	1,412	34	99	262	37.8	5.4	41.5	8	34	26.6	3.1	13.0
21	Bud Schwenk B. Schwenk	1,360	11	126	295	42.7	4.6	123.6	6	27	25.5	2.0	9.2
22	Dave Smukler D. Smukler	1,357	38	112	308	36.4	4.4	35.7	15	32	27.4	4.9	10.4
23	Davey O'Brien D. O'Brien	1,324	11	99	201	49.3	6.6	120.4	6	17	45.3	3.0	8.5
24	Dave Ryan D. Ryan	1,296	28	86	198	43.4	6.5	46.3	9	27	41.1	4.5	13.6
25	Dwight Sloan D. Sloan	1,251	31	100	227	44.1	5.5	40.4	3	18	33.1	1.3	7.9

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More Commanders Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

759

Daniels

RUSH

239

Croskey-Merritt

REC

230

McLaurin

Team Rankings

PPG

22.0

21st

OPP PPG

28.7

29th

RUSH YDS/G

125.2

10th

PASS YDS/G

214.2

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	WAS	@	ARI	4:25 PM

Last Game

Commanders

1 - 4 - 1

Final

49ers

6 - 0

Mon 19 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

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

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

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

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

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
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	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	2	0	.667
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