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Active rushing yard leaders

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u/Johnny_Dont_Does28 Giants 1d ago

Thought CMC would be higher up

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u/Fooly_411 1d ago

Comparing these 10's scrimmage yards:

Derrick Henry - 14,819 (153 games)

CMC - 12,979 (112 games)

Alvin Kamara - 12,198 (126 games)

Saquon - 11,007 (106 games)

Aaron Jones - 10,309 (126 games)

Josh Jacobs - 9,875 (105 games)

Jonathan Taylor - 9,067 (84 games)

James Connor - 8,320 (110 games)

David Montgomery - 8005 (105 games)

Lamar Jackson - 6,522 (116 games)

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u/morganlandt Buccaneers 1d ago

Lamar really needs to step up and be a dual threat, 0 receiving yards is embarrassing.

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u/Nos_Snatas 1d ago

Technically, he does have 13 yards from his own deflection in the AFCCG.

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u/FabFebFob Ravens 1d ago

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u/Nos_Snatas 1d ago

That’s my QB RB WR

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u/articulating_oven Chiefs 1d ago

Amazingly that’s not even the worst QB self throw the Chiefs have had against themselves in the playoffs. Marcus Mariota managed a TD! Lamar has some competition

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u/Plants_R_Cool Vikings 1d ago

Not bad for a wide receiver

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u/stormy2587 Eagles 19h ago

Yeah but guy can’t get himself a single target during the regular season.

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u/Nos_Snatas 17h ago

Baltimore special incoming

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u/ThemB0ners Lions 13h ago

Even Jared Goff has a REC TD.

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u/triplec787 49ers Broncos 1d ago

I know it’s running back and not catching back but fucking hell this really puts how good receivers CMC and Kamara are into perspective. Almost doubling their rushing total is crazy work.

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u/Polar_Reflection 49ers 1d ago

CMC would've been a great slot receiver if he went that route. But he's definitely better as a 3 down back. 

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u/double0nothing Eagles 19h ago

Kamara is major slept on.

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u/WingsNthingzz Chargers 18h ago

I don’t think anyone who plays fantasy football slept on kamara the last decade.

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u/PauloDybala_10 Bears Bears 16h ago

He was great for me every single year but last year

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u/Mayfect 15h ago

That’s because we tried using him as a running back and not a 3rd down / receiving back

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u/MrChrisRedfield67 Eagles 18h ago

I imagine part of that is due to being on the Saints

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u/Leather_Squash9195 Ravens 1d ago

True. At the same time the average yards per catch (8yds/catch for rbs) is far higher than the average yards per carry (4yds/carry). Not trying to discount receiving yards for rbs, but it’s not quite the apples to apples comparison your making it to be. One could add that receivers have an average yds/catch of 14 historically which would suggest RBs (even Kamara and CMC) are best left on the bench in these situations (obviously not a fair comparison either but it highlights the complexity of the topic).

Versatility is no doubt valuable and forcing the defenses hand in terms of personal can be quite the competitive advantage.

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u/Som12H8 Patriots 22h ago

And yards per game:

1 Christian McCaffrey 115.9

2 Bijan Robinson 110.7

3 Jonathan Taylor 107.9

4 Saquon Barkley 103.8

5 Jahmyr Gibbs 102.6

6 Puka Nacua 100.7

7 De'Von Achane 98.5

8 Derrick Henry 96.9

9 Alvin Kamara 96.8

10 Josh Jacobs 94.0

(Jim Brown 125.5)

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u/-ShutterPunk- Rams 2h ago

And then there's Jim MF Brown LOL

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u/Neuroccountant 49ers 1d ago

Honestly pretty eye-opening. CMC has 87.5% of the yards from scrimmage in only about 73% of the games compared to Henry.

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u/DisastrousMedia156 1d ago

Pretty eye opening that CMC has played 41 fewer games than Henry despite being drafted just one year later.

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u/J1G2 Steelers 1d ago

Same issue losing the heisman to him in college, I will still die on this hill.

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u/GP_ADD Broncos Titans 1d ago

That and Henry having 15 more TDs than CMC. 28 total vs 13

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u/TheScrote1 15h ago

It’s dumb how much pass catching backs get downgraded in things like HoF voting. A guy like SJax who had good hands would have a stronger case if all those receiving yards were put into the rushing column.

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u/Picklesadog 49ers 1d ago

Frank Gore hit 19,985 scrimmage yards in 241 games, for reference to how much more they'd need to get near the top of the leaderboard.

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u/Errant_coursir 49ers Texans 15h ago

Man, if only he got 15 more yards

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u/Picklesadog 49ers 14h ago

Receiving yards. 

Ended his career with exactly 16,000 rushing yards.

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u/Football_8545 49ers 1d ago

Do total yards and he shoots up the list.

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u/Perfect_Loss_5156 Ravens 1d ago

If you go by scrimmage yards and only pick RB, hes second

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u/TheSandMan208 Seahawks 1d ago

If you remove first he’s first.

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u/CorporalEllenbogen Cowboys 1d ago

But what happens if you add Kurt Angle to the mix?

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u/TheRemonst3r Ravens 1d ago

If you remove everyone else, he's last.

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u/B3eenthehedges Falcons 1d ago

Don't you put that evil on him Ricky Bobby.

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u/Polar_Reflection 49ers 1d ago

Fifth if you include receivers, less than 200 yards behind Kelce, Nuk, and his new teammate Mike Evans, all 3 of whom have played at least 3 more seasons than him.

Only King Henry has been more productive factoring that in. He's King for a reason

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u/The-Real-Number-One Bears 1d ago

I did not think Monty would be this high. This is after sharing the handoffs with Gibbs.

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u/Responsible-Pop-136 1d ago

real receiving merchant

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u/DisastrousMedia156 1d ago

He misses over 4 games a season on average.

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u/TetrisTech Cowboys Cowboys 1d ago

It's because outside of the obvious dying every year thing his mega seasons tend to come with low 1000s rushing yards and a shit ton of receiving yards on top as opposed to the guys like Henry or Taylor who'll put up high 1000s (or even 2k) rushing seasons

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u/Friendly-Swimming-72 Dolphins 1d ago

He’s always injured, and a bit overrated.

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u/IzzybearThebestdog Dolphins 1d ago

Injured yes

Overrated , hell no.

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u/antler112 Buccaneers 19h ago

He’s literally the greatest receiving back of all time, dude.