Bijan Robinson leads the NFL with 785 yards from scrimmage after Week 6; Kenneth Walker III is 25 behind

Bijan Robinson is back on top of the NFL’s yards-from-scrimmage list. The Atlanta running back has 785 yards after Week 6, 641 rushing and 144 receiving, and leads Kansas City’s Kenneth Walker III by 25 yards.

Robinson took the lead on a quiet day. He had 61 rushing yards and minus-8 receiving yards for a season-low 53 in the Falcons’ 31–23 home loss to Chicago. That was enough because Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs, who led with 747 after Week 5, was on a bye. Robinson had been 15 yards behind Gibbs and finished Week 6 38 yards ahead of him.

Walker made the biggest move among the leaders. He had 128 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards, 139 in all, in the Chiefs’ 22–6 win over the Los Angeles Chargers and climbed from fourth to second. He has played five games to Robinson’s six, and his 152.0 yards per game are the most in the league.

Yards from scrimmage leaders after Week 6

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	G	Rush yds	Rec yds	Scrimmage	Per game	TD
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	6	641	144	785	130.8	5
2	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB	5	665	95	760	152.0	8
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	5	504	243	747	149.4	9
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR	6	16	717	733	122.2	7
5	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	6	460	258	718	119.7	2
6	James Cook III	BUF	RB	6	627	89	716	119.3	6
7	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	6	492	163	655	109.2	7
8	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	6	393	217	610	101.7	5
9	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB	6	534	64	598	99.7	8
10	Chris Olave	NO	WR	6	0	580	580	96.7	2
11	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	6	-6	577	571	95.2	4
12	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB	6	313	251	564	94.0	3
13	Drake London	ATL	WR	6	4	550	554	92.3	0
14	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB	6	350	190	540	90.0	7
15	D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB	6	398	140	538	89.7	6

The top six are separated by 69 yards. Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the only wide receiver in the top seven at 733, with 717 receiving yards and 16 rushing. He added 134 receiving yards in Week 6 at Denver and passed Pittsburgh’s Jaylen Warren (718). Buffalo’s James Cook III had 153 yards, 95 rushing and 58 receiving, in a 33–30 win at Las Vegas and is sixth at 716.

Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor had 151 yards in a 26–20 loss to Tennessee and jumped from 11th to seventh at 655. The best scrimmage game of Week 6 belonged to the New York Giants’ Malik Nabers, who caught 12 passes for 165 yards against New Orleans.

The lead has changed hands four times

After	Leader	Yards	Second	Yards	Gap
Week 1	Kenneth Walker III	191	Jahmyr Gibbs	186	5
Week 2	Kenneth Walker III	369	Jahmyr Gibbs	299	70
Week 3	Bijan Robinson	467	Jahmyr Gibbs	463	4
Week 4	Kenneth Walker III	621	Bijan Robinson	614	7
Week 5	Jahmyr Gibbs	747	Bijan Robinson	732	15
Week 6	Bijan Robinson	785	Kenneth Walker III	760	25

Walker led after Weeks 1, 2 and 4, Robinson after Weeks 3 and 6, and Gibbs after Week 5. Robinson’s 25-yard edge is the biggest lead since Walker was 70 yards ahead after Week 2.

Week by week for the top four

Player	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Total
Bijan Robinson	173	81	213	147	118	53	785
Kenneth Walker III	191	178	73	179	bye	139	760
Jahmyr Gibbs	186	113	164	77	207	bye	747
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	122	155	128	76	118	134	733

Robinson’s best game was 213 yards at Green Bay in Week 3, the highest single-game total by any player this season. Gibbs is next with 207 at Arizona in Week 5. Smith-Njigba has the most 100-yard scrimmage games with five and has gained at least 76 yards in all six games.

Yards per touch (minimum 75 touches)

Player	Team	Touches	Scrimmage yds	Yards per touch	First downs
Jaylen Warren	PIT	105	718	6.84	31
Kenneth Walker III	KC	120	760	6.33	38
Bijan Robinson	ATL	131	785	5.99	34
Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	132	747	5.66	47
James Cook III	BUF	127	716	5.64	40
Kyren Williams	LAR	110	610	5.55	35

Among the 26 players with at least 75 touches, Warren is the most efficient at 6.84 yards per touch. Gibbs still has the most first downs from scrimmage with 47, seven more than Cook. Baltimore’s Derrick Henry has the most touches with 139 and 598 yards, 4.30 per touch.

The Week 7 schedule for the leaders

Player	Team	Week 7	Kickoff (ET)	Cairo time
Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. San Francisco	Sun, Oct. 25, 1:00 p.m.	Sun 20:00
Kenneth Walker III	KC	at Seattle	Sun, 8:20 p.m.	Mon 03:20
Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. Green Bay	Sun, 4:25 p.m.	Sun 23:25
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	vs. Kansas City	Sun, 8:20 p.m.	Mon 03:20
Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. New Orleans (Paris)	Sun, 9:30 a.m.	Sun 16:30
James Cook III	BUF	bye	—	—

Walker and Smith-Njigba, second and fourth, will be on the same field when the Chiefs visit Seattle on Sunday night. Gibbs returns from his bye at home against Green Bay, and Cook is the only player in the top six with a Week 7 bye.