2025 RB Scrimmage Yards: Robinson Leads, but Gibbs Is 2026 ADP's RB1
Bijan Robinson topped all running backs in scrimmage yards in 2025, but PPR draft boards for 2026 have Jahmyr Gibbs ranked ahead of him as RB1, with Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor close behind in both metrics.
Published: · Figures as of September 6, 2026
Asked: What about RBs?
Bijan Robinson led all running backs in scrimmage yards in 2025, and PPR boards agree he's a top-two pick
Unlike at quarterback, the two answers line up closely here. By 2025 scrimmage yards (rushing plus receiving, among 1,352 qualified backs):
| Rank | RB | Scrimmage Yards | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijan Robinson (ATL) | 2,298 | 17 |
| 2 | Christian McCaffrey (SF) | 2,126 | 17 |
| 3 | Jonathan Taylor (IND) | 1,963 | 17 |
| Player | Scrimmage Yards (yards) |
|---|---|
| Robinson | 2298 |
| McCaffrey | 2126 |
| Taylor | 1963 |
| Cook | 1912 |
| Gibbs | 1839 |
James Cook III (1,912) and Jahmyr Gibbs (1,839) were close behind in fourth and fifth.
Heading into 2026, PPR draft boards actually flip the order slightly at the very top: Jahmyr Gibbs is the consensus RB1 (overall pick 1.3, ADP 1.32) with Robinson right behind at RB2 (ADP 2.38), then Taylor at RB3 (ADP 6.17) — with McCaffrey and Cook close behind at picks 7 and 9. Gibbs' receiving role likely pushes him ahead of Robinson in a PPR format despite trailing him in total scrimmage yards last season, since the format rewards catches beyond raw yardage. Overall, running back is far more stable than quarterback right now: the same five names dominate both the production leaderboard and the draft market, just in a slightly different order.