Bijan Robinson and Kenneth Walker III lead the NFL with six rushes of 20 or more yards

Bijan Robinson and Kenneth Walker III are tied for the NFL lead in rushing plays of 20 or more yards after five weeks of the 2026 regular season. Each has six, and no one else has more than four.

Robinson has done it in five games for Atlanta, with a season-long 59-yard touchdown at New Orleans in Week 4 and a 55-yarder at Green Bay the week before. Walker has only four games for Kansas City so far and already matches him, including a 76-yard touchdown at Las Vegas — the longest rush of anyone in the top of this board — and a 60-yard score against Denver in the opener.

Most rushes of 20 or more yards after Week 5

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Rushes of 20+	Att	Yds	Yds/att	Long	TD	G
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	6	102	580	5.7	59	4	5
2	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB	6	87	537	6.2	76	4	4
3	James Cook III	BUF	RB	4	95	532	5.6	35	5	5
4	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	4	70	410	5.9	50	1	5
5	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB	3	113	476	4.2	32	7	5
6	Bucky Irving	TB	RB	3	77	406	5.3	72	2	5
7	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	3	101	398	3.9	24	6	5
8	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	3	70	343	4.9	30	4	5
9	Josh Allen	BUF	QB	3	43	239	5.6	22	8	5
10	Jayden Daniels	WSH	QB	3	21	203	9.7	38	2	3
11	Deshaun Watson	CLE	QB	3	37	167	4.5	21	0	5
12	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	2	105	504	4.8	22	7	5
13	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB	2	78	354	4.5	32	4	5
14	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB	2	60	324	5.4	61	3	4
15	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB	2	61	306	5.0	32	3	4

Buffalo’s James Cook and Pittsburgh’s Jaylen Warren sit alone in third with four apiece. Seven players have three, including Derrick Henry, Jonathan Taylor, Bucky Irving and three quarterbacks: Josh Allen, Deshaun Watson and Jayden Daniels.

What jumps out with Walker is volume in fewer games. He is averaging 6.2 yards per carry and has two 170-yard games already. Robinson leads the league with 580 rushing yards and has at least one 20-yard run in four of his five games — Week 2 against Carolina was the exception, when his long was 11.

Bijan Robinson game by game

Week	Opponent	Att-yds	TD	Long
1	at Pittsburgh	21-83	0	20
2	Carolina	16-72	0	11
3	at Green Bay	29-194 (2 TD)	2	55
4	at New Orleans	19-145 (2 TD)	2	59
5	Baltimore	17-86	0	38

Kenneth Walker III game by game

Week	Opponent	Att-yds	TD	Long
1	Denver	23-173 (1 TD)	1	60
2	Indianapolis	24-117	0	19
3	at Miami	18-70 (1 TD)	1	22
4	at Las Vegas	22-177 (2 TD)	2	76

Walker’s Week 2 against Indianapolis produced 117 yards but no rush of 20 or more (long of 19). Everything else on his log has at least one chunk play, including the 76-yarder that capped a 177-yard day in Las Vegas.

Big-play rate (running backs, minimum 40 carries)

Rank	Player	Team	Rushes of 20+	Att	Rate	Long	Yds
1	Kenneth Walker III	KC	6	87	6.9%	76	537
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	6	102	5.9%	59	580
3	Jaylen Warren	PIT	4	70	5.7%	50	410
4	Kyren Williams	LAR	3	70	4.3%	30	343
5	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	2	47	4.3%	53	236
6	James Cook III	BUF	4	95	4.2%	35	532
7	Bucky Irving	TB	3	77	3.9%	72	406
8	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	2	57	3.5%	24	227
9	Kyle Monangai	CHI	2	60	3.3%	61	324
10	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	2	61	3.3%	32	306

Among the 20 running backs with at least 40 carries, Walker leads in big-play rate at 6.9%, with Robinson second. Warren and Cook round out the top four. Jahmyr Gibbs, who leads the league in rushing first downs and yards from scrimmage, has only two rushes of 20 or more on 105 carries — his game is moving the chains, not breaking the secondary.

Longest rushes among the big-play leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Long	Rushes of 20+	Yds	G
1	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB	76	6	537	4
2	Bucky Irving	TB	RB	72	3	406	5
3	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB	61	2	324	4
4	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	59	6	580	5
5	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB	53	2	236	5
6	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	50	4	410	5
7	Justice Hill	BAL	RB	47	2	133	5
8	Jayden Daniels	WSH	QB	38	3	203	3
9	James Cook III	BUF	RB	35	4	532	5
10	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WSH	RB	33	2	239	5

Walker’s 76-yard touchdown is the longest of this group. Irving has a 72-yarder for Tampa Bay, and Walker’s 60-yard score against Denver is next. Robinson’s 59-yard touchdown at New Orleans is the longest of his six.

Quarterbacks with at least two rushes of 20+

Player	Team	Rushes of 20+	Att	Yds	Long	Rush TD
Josh Allen	BUF	3	43	239	22	8
Jayden Daniels	WSH	3	21	203	38	2
Deshaun Watson	CLE	3	37	167	21	0
Justin Herbert	LAC	2	24	142	26	0
Jalen Hurts	PHI	2	23	107	22	1

Allen, Watson and Daniels each have three. Daniels has needed only 21 carries in three games for his three chunk runs, including a 38-yarder.

Robinson and the Falcons host the Bears on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (8 p.m. Cairo). Walker and Kansas City face the Chargers at 4:25 p.m. ET (11:25 p.m. Cairo). Cook and Allen visit Las Vegas in the same window.

Rushing big plays are carries of 20 or more yards. Totals cover every regular-season game through Monday night of Week 5 and do not include Thursday night’s Seahawks-Broncos game.