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NFL Rushing Yards Leaders 2026

2026 season

Leaders appear
after week 1.

Rushing yards is the headline number for a runner. Read it with carries and snap share, since the same total means something very different at 300 carries than at 180.

2026 season starts September 10, 2026; leaders appear after week 1

See the same rushing yards leaderboard for 2025.

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Rushing Yards by position: running backs · quarterbacks · wide receivers

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Stats as of September 2, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Source: nflverse-data. License: CC-BY-4.0.