2026 regular season · Player leaders

NFL Rushing Leaders 2026

Find NFL rushing leaders by yards, carries, yards per carry and touchdowns. Filter by week, team or position and download or print the stats.

Rushing leaders

Season totals · 270 players

Updated Nov 14, 2026 · 3:27 PM ET · 137 completed league games in the selected season. Results through 2026-11-12. Based on ESPN box scores.

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NFL Rushing Leaders 2026 — Season totals · 270 players
RankPlayer
1
Bijan RobinsonATL · RB
8801695.2559
2
Kenneth Walker IIIKC · RB
8721595.5776
3
Jahmyr GibbsDET · RB
8471774.8930
4
Bucky IrvingTB · RB
8251674.9772
5
James Cook IIIBUF · RB
8141694.8835
6
Jaylen WarrenPIT · RB
7041195.9251
7
Derrick HenryBAL · RB
6891753.9832
8
Jonathan TaylorIND · RB
6561614.1838
9
Javonte WilliamsDAL · RB
6291544.1934
10
Chuba HubbardCAR · RB
6191344.6532
11
Braelon AllenNYJ · RB
5981205.0327
12
Tony PollardTEN · RB
5951334.5640
13
Kyren WilliamsLAR · RB
5931274.7630
14
D'Andre SwiftCHI · RB
5761553.71032
15
Bhayshul TutenJAX · RB
5211224.3439
16
Cam SkatteboNYG · RB
4961164.3442
17
Aaron Jones Sr.MIN · RB
4741154.1220
18
Ollie Gordon IIMIA · RB
4631074.3453
19
Christian McCaffreySF · RB
4571024.5916
20
Blake CorumLAR · RB
447865.2423
21
Emanuel WilsonSEA · RB
4031113.6321
22
Rhamondre StevensonNE · RB
3991023.9224
23
Chase BrownCIN · RB
3971033.9119
24
Quinshon JudkinsCLE · RB
3851163.3330
25
Omarion HamptonLAC · RB
3691023.6332
25
Tyler AllgeierARI · RB
369894.1263
27
Ashton JeantyLV · RB
3621143.2119
28
Woody MarksHOU · RB
341953.6214
29
J.K. DobbinsDEN · RB
324983.3317
29
Kyle MonangaiCHI · RB
324605.4361
31
Kenny GainwellTB · RB
305634.8029
32
Kaelon BlackSF · RB
303684.5130
33
Saquon BarkleyPHI · RB
296694.3342
34
Josh AllenBUF · QB
285614.7922
35
Jayden DanielsWSH · QB
280426.7238
36
Mike Washington Jr.LV · RB
275713.9136
36
Rachaad WhiteWSH · RB
275654.2133
38
Jeremiyah LoveARI · RB
268763.5118
39
Corey KinerNE · RB
244504.9132
40
Justice HillBAL · RB
240337.3165
41
Jacory Croskey-MerrittWSH · RB
239673.6233
42
Malik WillisMIA · QB
232386.1339
43
Chris Rodriguez Jr.JAX · RB
228554.1428
44
Breece HallNYJ · RB
224663.4116
45
Drake MayeNE · QB
219474.7326
46
Deshaun WatsonCLE · QB
217514.3121
47
Brian Robinson Jr.ATL · RB
211534.0416
48
Seth McGowanIND · RB
208434.8136
49
TreVeyon HendersonNE · RB
203523.9139
50
Brock PurdySF · QB
201395.2235

How to read NFL rushing stats

The rushing leaderboard starts with the most rushing yards. Sort ATT to find the biggest workloads, TD for rushing touchdowns or Y/A for yards per carry. The RB filter focuses on running backs; all positions also includes players such as quarterbacks and wide receivers who ran the ball.

Yards and ATT
Total rushing yards and carries in the selected games. Receiving yards and catches are counted separately.
Y/A
Rushing yards divided by carries. For example, 96 yards on 20 attempts is 4.8 yards per carry.
TD
Rushing touchdowns. A running back's touchdown catch belongs in receiving stats.
Long
The longest single rush in the selected games. Season Long is the longest play, not the sum of each week's longest rush.

Does the highest yards per carry mean the best runner?

Check carries too. One big run on a small workload can produce a higher average than a full game's work. This table has no minimum-carry qualification for averages. Use yards, attempts and touchdowns together when comparing players.

Player leaderboard questions

How are ties, averages and missing stats handled?

Equal values share a rank. Averages use combined yards and attempts or receptions across the selected games. There is no minimum-attempt requirement for rate stats here, so check workload before comparing averages. A dash means the source figure is missing or the rate has no attempts.

What if a player changes teams or positions?

With all teams selected, a player's contributions are combined. Choose one team to count only their games for that team. Positions use the supplied game data, with available roster or player-profile information filling gaps. “Unknown” means a position has not been supplied. The overview cards remain league-wide when you filter the table.

Are these live stats, fantasy points or career records?

These are 2026 regular-season box-score totals from completed games, not live fantasy scores or all-time records. We aggregate ESPN game box scores; updates are checked about every six hours during the season and published after completeness checks. See the saved update time above the table. Stat corrections can change totals.

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