From 1989 through 1992, Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards, with 5,674 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	5,674	62	1,189	4.8	91.5	52	1,294	130	10.0	20.9	5
2	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	5,435	63	1,169	4.6	86.3	33	2,458	229	10.7	39.0	16
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	4,213	48	979	4.3	87.8	41	821	132	6.2	17.1	2
4	Earnest Byner E. Byner	3,845	64	967	4.0	60.1	24	1,383	158	8.8	21.6	4
5	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	3,764	58	984	3.8	64.9	34	74	10	7.4	1.3	0
6	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	3,682	60	900	4.1	61.4	32	1,685	181	9.3	28.1	16
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	3,580	63	899	4.0	56.8	30	1,220	146	8.4	19.4	8
8	Marion Butts M. Butts	3,551	60	846	4.2	59.2	27	302	42	7.2	5.0	1
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	3,253	52	834	3.9	62.6	15	657	103	6.4	12.6	3
10	James Brooks J. Brooks	2,858	53	586	4.9	53.9	14	922	105	8.8	17.4	8
11	Bobby Humphrey B. Humphrey	2,857	51	695	4.1	56.0	15	815	100	8.2	16.0	2
12	Lorenzo White L. White	2,742	61	647	4.2	45.0	24	1,257	129	9.7	20.6	5
13	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	2,655	45	622	4.3	59.0	26	772	103	7.5	17.2	2
14	Roger Craig R. Craig	2,499	57	679	3.7	43.8	12	974	113	8.6	17.1	1
15	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	2,403	48	657	3.7	50.1	18	566	75	7.5	11.8	0
16	Barry Foster B. Foster	2,381	42	522	4.6	56.7	13	463	46	10.1	11.0	1
17	Cleveland Gary C. Gary	2,341	51	588	4.0	45.9	23	566	97	5.8	11.1	4
18	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	2,326	41	608	3.8	56.7	15	569	68	8.4	13.9	2
19	Barry Word B. Word	2,306	44	527	4.4	52.4	12	121	15	8.1	2.8	0
20	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	2,293	63	635	3.6	36.4	9	2,411	284	8.5	38.3	9
21	Harold Green H. Green	2,254	42	506	4.5	53.7	5	440	69	6.4	10.5	1
22	Dalton Hilliard D. Hilliard	2,243	48	628	3.6	46.7	20	1,231	135	9.1	25.6	11
23	Merril Hoge M. Hoge	2,153	64	595	3.6	33.6	17	1,223	151	8.1	19.1	5
24	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	2,112	48	309	6.8	44.0	14	0	0		0.0	0
25	Kevin Mack K. Mack	2,101	44	561	3.7	47.8	20	703	97	7.2	16.0	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,788

Goff

RUSH

620

Gibbs

REC

525

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

30.7

2nd

OPP PPG

27.5

26th

RUSH YDS/G

115.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

298.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

4 - 3

Final

Lions

4 - 2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

1,989

Stafford

1,921

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

708

Watson

651

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

16

Love

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000