2026 NFL Rushing Yards Leaders Through Week 8

Yards gained rushing

2026 running backs only → All-time career leaders →

Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 780 rushing yards through Week 8 of the 2026 season, 7 ahead of Jahmyr Gibbs (773). Bijan Robinson has led in rushing yards once before.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Leads the whole NFL in 2026 through November 2 Bijan Robinson Atlanta Falcons

780 Rushing Yards 7 clear of Jahmyr Gibbs

The 2026 Rushing Yards race

Still being run

Bijan Robinson 780
Jahmyr Gibbs 773
Kenneth Walker III 770
Bucky Irving 728
James Cook 707

Each line is a season total on every night that player was in the top ten, from September 13 to November 2.

Showing Rushing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	780	8	150	4
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	773	7	157	8
3	Kenneth Walker III	KC	770	7	141	6
4	Bucky Irving	TB	728	8	147	5
5	James Cook	BUF	707	7	138	7
6	Jaylen Warren	PIT	704	8	119	2
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	632	8	158	8
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	610	8	148	8
9	Tony Pollard	TEN	595	8	133	6
10	Braelon Allen	NYJ	565	8	112	3
11	Kyren Williams	LA	548	8	112	6
12	D'Andre Swift	CHI	545	8	143	10
13	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	540	7	118	5
14	Javonte Williams	DAL	528	8	134	8
15	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	492	7	110	3
16	Aaron Jones	MIN	458	7	110	2
17	Cam Skattebo	NYG	418	6	98	2
18	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	408	6	91	4
19	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	403	7	111	3
20	Blake Corum	LA	389	8	75	3
21	Christian McCaffrey	SF	389	7	84	8
22	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	367	8	96	2
23	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	342	7	101	3
24	Chase Brown	CIN	340	7	94	1
25	Ashton Jeanty	LV	337	8	108	1
26	Kyle Monangai	CHI	324	4	60	3
27	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	323	8	72	2
28	Omarion Hampton	LAC	309	7	89	3
29	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	306	8	94	3
30	Kenny Gainwell	TB	289	8	58	0
31	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	278	8	65	1
32	Saquon Barkley	PHI	274	6	56	2
33	Woody Marks	HOU	271	7	77	2
34	Josh Allen	BUF	270	7	55	9
35	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	268	6	76	1
36	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	239	5	67	2
37	Jayden Daniels	WAS	236	5	27	2
38	Kaelon Black	SF	233	7	57	1
39	Malik Willis	MIA	225	7	36	3
40	Deshaun Watson	CLE	217	8	51	1
41	Drake Maye	NE	216	8	46	3
42	Brian Robinson	ATL	211	6	53	4
43	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	209	7	45	3
44	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	203	6	52	1
45	Rachaad White	WAS	200	6	47	1
46	Corey Kiner	NE	189	8	42	0
47	Justin Herbert	LAC	183	7	33	0
48	Rico Dowdle	PIT	174	5	46	1
49	Bam Knight	ARI	168	5	28	0
50	Kyler Murray	MIN	167	6	29	0