What Are Total Rush Yards?
Total Rush Yards records the total yards gained by a quarterback on all rushing attempts.
Total Rush Yards | NFL Advanced Stats
| Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen |  | QB | 278 | 30 | 155 | 182 | - | 129 | 149 |
| 2 | Jayden Daniels |  | QB | 238 | 23 | 138 | - | - | 127 | 111 |
| 3 | Drake Maye |  | QB | 228 | 7 | 58 | 143 | - | 74 | 154 |
| 4 | Malik Willis |  | QB | 227 | 2 | 115 | 182 | - | 132 | 95 |
| 5 | Deshaun Watson |  | QB | 224 | 3 | 51 | 115 | - | 100 | 124 |
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Who leads the NFL in total rush yards in 2026?
Through games played November 3, 2026, Josh Allen of Buffalo leads all NFL players in total rush yards with 278. Jayden Daniels of Washington is second with 238 & Drake Maye of New England third with 228. Allen's total puts him 40 yards clear of second place & 204 ahead of the 25th-ranked player.
Only 146 yards separate first from tenth. Malik Willis of Miami is fourth with 227, Deshaun Watson of Cleveland fifth with 224, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers sixth with 183, Kyler Murray of Minnesota seventh with 178, Brock Purdy of San Francisco eighth with 166, Lamar Jackson of Baltimore ninth with 147 & Caleb Williams of Chicago tenth with 132.
Forty-one yards separate fifth from sixth, the widest single step anywhere below the top four. Jalon Daniels of Tampa Bay ranks 11th with 128, Bo Nix of Denver 12th with 122, Tyler Shough of New Orleans & Cam Ward of Tennessee are tied 13th with 113, Jalen Hurts of Philadelphia ranks 15th with 109, Dak Prescott of Dallas 16th with 102 & Jacoby Brissett of Arizona 17th with 90.
The last seven players in the ranking sit inside 9 yards of each other. Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City is 18th with 85, Trevor Lawrence of Jacksonville 19th with 83, C.J. Stroud of Houston & Baker Mayfield of Tampa Bay are tied 20th with 82, Tyler Huntley of Baltimore is 22nd with 80, Daniel Jones of Indianapolis 23rd with 79 and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati & Sam Darnold of Seattle are tied 24th with 74. Baltimore & Tampa Bay are the only teams with two players in the top 25. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one player.
How this ranking is measured
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 40 NFL players in the 2026 regular season. A minimum of 47 dropbacks is applied. Total Rush Yards records the total yards gained by a quarterback on all rushing attempts. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
