most yards per rush nfl history minimum 1,000 yards

Michael Vick has the most career rushing yards per rush attempt when rushing for 1,000+ yards, with 7.

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	NAME	YDS/ATT	RUSH YDS	ATT	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Michael Vick M. Vick	7	6,109	873	143	7.0	42.7	36	1	2	2	0.5	0.0	0
2	Tavon Austin T. Austin	6.84	1,361	199	113	6.8	12.0	10	2,239	244	407	9.2	19.8	16
3	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	6.47	2,654	410	91	6.5	29.2	22	-2	1		-2.0	0.0	0
4	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	6.36	4,928	775	161	6.4	30.6	35	-6	2	0	-3.0	0.0	0
5	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	6.24	1,766	283	78	6.2	22.6	8	20	1	1	20.0	0.3	1
6	Greg Landry G. Landry	6.17	2,655	430	146	6.2	18.2	21	0	0			0.0	0
7	Colin Kaepernick C. Kaepernick	6.13	2,300	375	69	6.1	33.3	13	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	6.05	6,646	1,098	119	6.1	55.8	36	0	0	2		0.0	0
9	Kyler Murray K. Murray	5.99	3,212	536	89	6.0	36.1	32	7	0	0		0.1	0
10	Justin Fields J. Fields	5.91	2,892	489	60	5.9	48.2	23	0	0	1		0.0	0
11	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	5.89	1,809	307	56	5.9	32.3	10	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Steve Young S. Young	5.87	4,239	722	169	5.9	25.1	43	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
13	Skeets Quinlan S. Quinlan	5.87	1,514	258	49	5.9	30.9	9	1,181	75		15.7	24.1	6
14	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	5.82	1,269	218	26	5.8	48.8	8	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Bert Jones B. Jones	5.79	1,429	247	102	5.8	14.0	14	0	0			0.0	0
16	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	5.72	2,467	431	106	5.7	23.3	19	62	2	3	31.0	0.6	1
17	Archie Manning A. Manning	5.72	2,197	384	151	5.7	14.5	18	-7	1		-7.0	0.0	0
18	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	5.62	3,459	616	167	5.6	20.7	29	-7	5	8	-1.4	0.0	0
19	Rashaad Penny R. Penny	5.61	1,951	348	45	5.6	43.4	13	227	28	37	8.1	5.0	1
20	Deebo Samuel Sr. D. Samuel Sr.	5.6	1,248	223	100	5.6	12.5	21	5,678	415	620	13.7	56.8	29
21	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	5.59	2,220	397	192	5.6	11.6	20	0	0			0.0	0
22	Tyrod Taylor T. Taylor	5.59	2,426	434	101	5.6	24.0	20	10	2	3	5.0	0.1	0
23	Roger Staubach R. Staubach	5.52	2,264	410	131	5.5	17.3	20	-13	1		-13.0	-0.1	0
24	De'Von Achane D. Achane	5.51	3,184	578	47	5.5	67.7	22	1,326	179	221	7.4	28.2	13
25	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	5.44	3,674	675	246	5.4	14.9	32	-12	0			0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

256

Penix

RUSH

349

Robinson

REC

274

London

Team Rankings

PPG

17.0

27th

OPP PPG

22.7

15th

RUSH YDS/G

173.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

181.3

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

1 - 2

Final

Packers

1 - 2

Thu 24 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

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

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

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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	2	1	0	.667
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