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Rushing yards leaders: 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)

Kenneth Walker III leads among the listed players with 360 rushing yards.

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Rushing yards measure the recorded yardage gained or lost on rushing attempts, including quarterback runs. Compare the total with carries and yards per rush. More yards can come from a larger workload, while a high average on a few carries can be driven by one long run.

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162 players · Rushing yards · descending order

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · Rushing yards · ranks among matching supplied entries
Rank	Player	Rush Yds	Team reference	Pos	Att	Yds/Att	TD	Long
1	Kenneth Walker III	360	KC	RB	65	5.5	2	60
2	Bijan Robinson	349	ATL	RB	66	5.3	2	55
3	James Cook III	346	BUF	RB	58	6.0	2	35
4	Bucky Irving	345	TB	RB	61	5.7	2	72
5	Jaylen Warren	309	PIT	RB	55	5.6	0	35
6	Jahmyr Gibbs	307	DET	RB	65	4.7	4	21
7	Derrick Henry	301	BAL	RB	66	4.6	6	32
8	Jonathan Taylor	258	IND	RB	66	3.9	4	24
9	D'Andre Swift	253	CHI	RB	54	4.7	3	32
10	Javonte Williams	214	DAL	RB	55	3.9	3	22
10	Kyren Williams	214	LAR	RB	38	5.6	1	30
12	Ashton Jeanty	206	LV	RB	63	3.3	0	15
13	Bhayshul Tuten	204	JAX	RB	43	4.7	2	16
14	Aaron Jones Sr.	203	MIN	RB	52	3.9	1	20
15	Chase Brown	197	CIN	RB	49	4.0	1	13
16	Omarion Hampton	193	LAC	RB	50	3.9	2	17
17	Chuba Hubbard	184	CAR	RB	41	4.5	1	16
18	Kyle Monangai	178	CHI	RB	30	5.9	1	61
19	Cam Skattebo	177	NYG	RB	50	3.5	1	13
19	Quinshon Judkins	177	CLE	RB	59	3.0	1	11
21	Saquon Barkley	174	PHI	RB	34	5.1	0	42
22	Tony Pollard	173	TEN	RB	38	4.6	0	18
23	Christian McCaffrey	166	SF	RB	35	4.7	3	16
24	Breece Hall	163	NYJ	RB	51	3.2	1	14
25	Jeremiyah Love	160	ARI	RB	41	3.9	1	18
26	Blake Corum	148	LAR	RB	28	5.3	0	18
27	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	142	WAS	RB	47	3.0	1	11
28	Brian Robinson Jr.	132	ATL	RB	30	4.4	1	16
29	Travis Etienne Jr.	128	NO	RB	30	4.3	0	18
30	De'Von Achane	127	MIA	RB	34	3.7	0	17
30	Deshaun Watson	127	CLE	QB	31	4.1	0	21
32	Lamar Jackson	124	BAL	QB	17	7.3	1	21
33	J.K. Dobbins	121	DEN	RB	35	3.5	0	17
34	Jadarian Price	119	SEA	RB	28	4.3	0	25
35	Rhamondre Stevenson	116	NE	RB	31	3.7	0	24
36	Josh Allen	114	BUF	QB	28	4.1	6	21
37	Emanuel Wilson	109	SEA	RB	32	3.4	0	18
38	Caleb Williams	107	CHI	QB	15	7.1	2	29
39	David Montgomery	103	HOU	RB	37	2.8	2	18
40	Mike Washington Jr.	102	LV	RB	15	6.8	1	36
41	Malik Willis	101	MIA	QB	17	5.9	1	14
42	Jayden Daniels	100	WAS	QB	12	8.3	0	20
42	Rachaad White	100	WAS	RB	22	4.5	0	19
44	TreVeyon Henderson	99	NE	RB	24	4.1	1	39
45	Brock Purdy	93	SF	QB	10	9.3	1	35
46	Jalen Hurts	87	PHI	QB	16	5.4	1	22
47	Keaton Mitchell	85	LAC	RB	17	5.0	0	17
48	Drake Maye	82	NE	QB	15	5.5	0	16
49	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	73	JAX	RB	20	3.7	1	9
50	Tyler Allgeier	70	ARI	RB	24	2.9	0	11

Equal values share a rank. INT in passing means interceptions thrown; defensive interceptions are a separate category. Sacks taken or allowed are separate from defensive sacks. Yardage columns total the supplied season/week window unless their label specifies a rate. — = not supplied.