Running back Bijan Robinson is approaching a major milestone for the Atlanta Falcons, as he is within reach of breaking the team’s single-season record for scrimmage yards. With two games left in the regular season, Robinson has accumulated 2,026 scrimmage yards. The current franchise record stands at 2,176 yards, set by William Andrews in 1983. Robinson needs 151 more yards over the final two games to surpass this mark.
Robinson’s average of 135 scrimmage yards per game puts him on pace to finish with approximately 2,296 yards over a full 17-game season. He has exceeded 150 scrimmage yards six times this year and could potentially break the record during the upcoming Monday night game against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
“I’m going to work as hard as I can to have the best performance for the team and for everybody watching,” Robinson said. “But that is pretty cool to be that close. Obviously this program has been existing for a long time, so to be able to get to lead that, it would be a blessing.”
The Falcons were established in 1966, making Andrews’ longstanding record notable. At age 23 and in his third professional season, Robinson mirrors Andrews’ experience when he set the original benchmark at age 26.
Drafted eighth overall by Atlanta in 2023, Robinson recorded 1,463 scrimmage yards as a rookie and improved to 1,887 last year. His role in both rushing and receiving has grown; this season he has tallied 1,250 rushing yards and added another 776 through receptions.
“He’s having a tremendous season,” Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson said. “Obviously, we’ve talked about him so much at length, just what he means to our team, and obviously everything is built around him, and he handles everything week-to-week so well. We put him in a number of different locations and just become a really complete player mentally, physically.”
Robinson leads Atlanta with nine total touchdowns—six rushing and three receiving. He also leads all NFL players with 788 receiving yards after catch and ranks third with 1,008 rushing yards after contact.
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris offered high praise: “He’s is one of the easiest people to be around,” Morris said. “He’s one of the best people we know for both on the field and off the field. His character screams excellence. If you define the Falcon, he’s exactly what you want everybody to be.”
With two games remaining—beginning against a Rams defense ranked second in fewest yards allowed—Robinson could soon become Atlanta’s all-time leader in single-season scrimmage yards.
“I don’t even know how close he is to the record,” Morris said. “That’s not something he talks to me about. That’s not something we really talk about. He just talks about finding ways to help his team get wins.
“Obviously, B is special.”
