rb highest career average yards per game, rush yards + rec yards

Lionel Vital has the most career rushing yards per game by a running back, with 115.3 per game.

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rb highest career average rushing yards per game, rush yards + rec yards
NAME RUSH YDS/G YPC+YDS YPC REC YDS GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH TD REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Lionel Vital
L. Vital
115.3
17.33
4.3
13
3
346
80
2
1
13.0
4.3
0
2 Jim Brown
J. Brown
104.3
2,504.22
5.2
2,499
118
12,312
2,359
106
262
9.5
21.2
20
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
99.8
2,925.99
5.0
2,921
153
15,269
3,062
99
352
8.3
19.1
10
4 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
97.5
1,284.6
4.6
1,280
78
7,607
1,655
60
169
26
7.6
16.4
5
5 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
90.8
2,141.43
4.4
2,137
146
13,259
2,996
90
281
7.6
14.6
6
6 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
90.6
1,242.93
4.9
1,238
73
6,616
1,343
58
161
206
7.7
17.0
6
7 Walter Payton
W. Payton
88.0
4,542.36
4.4
4,538
190
16,726
3,838
110
492
9.2
23.9
15
8 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
87.8
2,022.45
4.4
2,018
113
9,923
2,230
75
247
338
8.2
17.9
5
9 Billy Sims
B. Sims
85.1
2,076.51
4.5
2,072
60
5,106
1,131
42
186
11.1
34.5
5
10 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
83.9
3,333.01
4.0
3,329
168
14,101
3,518
90
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
11 Kevin Willhite
K. Willhite
83.7
41.74
4.7
37
3
251
53
0
6
6.2
12.3
0
12 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
83.5
1,699.86
4.9
1,695
142
11,862
2,443
110
179
232
9.5
11.9
5
13 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
83.2
2,146.67
4.7
2,142
135
11,236
2,404
61
203
10.6
15.9
14
14 Edgerrin James
E. James
82.7
3,368.04
4.0
3,364
148
12,246
3,028
80
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
15 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
81.8
810.3
4.3
806
115
9,407
2,187
74
121
6.7
7.0
0
16 Arian Foster
A. Foster
81.6
2,350.42
4.4
2,346
80
6,527
1,476
54
255
355
9.2
29.3
14
17 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
81.2
3,228.16
4.2
3,224
226
18,355
4,409
164
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
18 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
81.1
2,478.62
4.6
2,474
184
14,918
3,230
120
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
19 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
81.0
1,883.17
4.2
1,879
131
10,607
2,542
58
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
20 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
80.5
4,776.31
4.3
4,772
170
13,684
3,174
145
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
21 Domanick Williams
D. Williams
79.9
1,280.15
4.1
1,276
40
3,195
770
23
154
200
8.3
31.9
5
22 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
78.8
1,093.07
5.1
1,088
90
7,092
1,398
53
135
183
8.1
12.1
5
23 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
78.6
2,519.6
4.6
2,515
96
7,541
1,641
51
340
461
7.4
26.2
15
24 George Rogers
G. Rogers
78.0
372.24
4.2
368
92
7,176
1,692
54
55
6.7
4.0
0
25 Joe Dudek
J. Dudek
77.0
45.4
4.4
41
2
154
35
2
7
5.9
20.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards, rushing yards per attempt, and rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.3

7th

OPP PPG

21.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

151.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

206.3

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

3 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

3 - 2 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM