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Detroit Lions Yards from Scrimmage Leaders

Career totals with the Lions and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning. Figures before 1932 are reconstructions; the NFL kept no official statistics. Portsmouth Spartans 1930-1933.

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Barry Sanders holds the Lions career record with 18,190 yards from scrimmage. The single-season record is 2,358, by Barry Sanders in 1997.

YDS REC TD Y/R Y/G TGT CTH% 1D YScm

All-time Lions leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YScm G
1 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1989–1998 18,190 153
2 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2007–2015 11,791 135
3 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1991–2001 9,174 141
4 Billy Sims Billy Sims 1980–1984 7,178 60
5 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2021–2026 6,819 87
6 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey 1974–1984 6,721 150
7 Johnnie Morton Johnnie Morton 1994–2001 6,642 126
8 Altie Taylor Altie Taylor 1969–1975 5,820 91
9 Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs 2023–2026 5,776 54
10 James Jones James Jones 1983–1988 5,770 85
11 Brett Perriman 1991–1996 5,417 94
12 Nick Pietrosante Nick Pietrosante 1959–1965 5,256 89
13 Gail Cogdill Gail Cogdill 1960–1968 5,219 103
14 Leonard Thompson 1975–1986 5,009 175
15 Golden Tate Golden Tate 2014–2018 4,880 71
16 Charlie Sanders 1968–1977 4,811 128
17 Mel Farr Mel Farr 1967–1973 4,446 69
18 Marvin Jones Marvin Jones 2016–2023 4,334 73
19 Kevin Jones Kevin Jones 2004–2007 4,073 53
20 Doak Walker Doak Walker 1950–1955 4,059 67
21 Terry Barr Terry Barr 1957–1965 3,961 102
22 Roy Williams Roy Williams 2004–2008 3,886 59
23 Joique Bell Joique Bell 2012–2016 3,873 62
24 Freddie Scott 1978–1983 3,830 86
25 James Stewart James Stewart 2000–2002 3,752 41

Single-season Lions records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YScm G
1 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1997 2,358 16
2 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1994 2,166 16
3 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2012 1,964 16
4 Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs 2024 1,929 17
5 Billy Sims Billy Sims 1980 1,924 16
6 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1995 1,898 16
7 Billy Sims Billy Sims 1981 1,888 14
8 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1991 1,855 15
9 Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs 2025 1,839 17
10 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1990 1,784 16
11 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1998 1,780 16
12 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1989 1,752 15
13 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1996 1,700 16
14 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2011 1,697 16
15 Herman Moore Herman Moore 1995 1,686 16
16 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders 1992 1,577 16
17 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2023 1,539 16
18 Brett Perriman 1995 1,536 16
19 Reggie Bush Reggie Bush 2013 1,512 14
20 Calvin Johnson Calvin Johnson 2013 1,492 14
21 James Stewart James Stewart 2000 1,471 16
22 Billy Sims Billy Sims 1983 1,459 13
23 Amon-Ra St. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown 2025 1,410 17
24 Steve Owens 1971 1,385 14
25 Germane Crowell 1999 1,376 16