Barry Sanders has the most career rushing yards per season, with 1,526.9.

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Regular season

	NAME	YDS/SEAS	RUSH YDS	SEAS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,526.9	15,269	10	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,368	12,312	9	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,286.62	16,726	13	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
4	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,281.91	14,101	11	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1,244	13,684	11	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,226.73	13,494	11	158	2,775	4.9	85.4	129	1,863	197	254	9.5	11.8	6
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,223.67	18,355	15	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
8	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,205.36	13,259	11	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
9	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	1,178.56	10,607	9	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
10	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,175.88	9,407	8	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
11	Eddie George E. George	1,160.11	10,441	9	141	2,865	3.6	74.0	68	2,227	268	269	8.3	15.8	10
12	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,142.29	7,996	7	89	1,652	4.8	89.8	75	1,575	200	258	7.9	17.7	7
13	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	1,124.1	11,241	10	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
14	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1,122.5	4,490	4	56	907	5.0	80.2	29	1,890	216	286	8.8	33.8	10
15	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,114.71	7,803	7	105	1,840	4.2	74.3	74	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2
16	Edgerrin James E. James	1,113.27	12,246	11	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
17	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,102.56	9,923	9	113	2,230	4.4	87.8	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
18	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,086.71	7,607	7	78	1,655	4.6	97.5	60	1,280	169	26	7.6	16.4	5
19	Domanick Williams D. Williams	1,065	3,195	3	40	770	4.1	79.9	23	1,276	154	200	8.3	31.9	5
20	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,064.3	10,643	10	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
21	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,061.58	12,739	12	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,050.92	13,662	13	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
23	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1,050.33	9,453	9	123	2,187	4.3	76.9	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,044.9	10,449	10	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
25	Ray Rice R. Rice	1,030	6,180	6	92	1,430	4.3	67.2	37	3,034	369	487	8.2	33.0	6

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
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

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
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
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000