Ricky Watters has the most rushing yards for the 49ers in his rookie season by a running back, with 1,013 yards in 1992.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,013	1992	SF	14	206	4.9	72.4	9	405	43		9.4	28.9	2
2	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	963	2021	SF	11	207	4.7	87.5	5	137	19	20	7.2	12.5	1
3	Vic Washington V. Washington	811	1971	SF	14	191	4.2	57.9	3	317	36		8.8	22.6	4
4	Ken Willard K. Willard	778	1965	SF	14	189	4.1	55.6	5	253	32		7.9	18.1	4
5	Roger Craig R. Craig	725	1983	SF	16	176	4.1	45.3	8	427	48		8.9	26.7	4
6	Earl Cooper E. Cooper	720	1980	SF	16	171	4.2	45.0	5	567	83		6.8	35.4	4
7	Wilbur Jackson W. Jackson	705	1974	SF	14	174	4.1	50.4	0	190	23		8.3	13.6	2
8	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	684	1952	SF	12	98	7.0	57.0	6	367	26		14.1	30.6	3
9	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	681	1954	SF	12	129	5.3	56.8	9	183	28		6.5	15.3	0
10	Frank Gore F. Gore	608	2005	SF	14	127	4.8	43.4	3	131	15	22	8.7	9.4	0
11	Kevan Barlow K. Barlow	512	2001	SF	15	125	4.1	34.1	4	247	22	28	11.2	16.5	1
12	Kendall Hunter K. Hunter	473	2011	SF	16	112	4.2	29.6	2	195	16	26	12.2	12.2	0
13	Matt Breida M. Breida	465	2017	SF	16	105	4.4	29.1	2	180	21	36	8.6	11.3	1
14	Dexter Carter D. Carter	460	1990	SF	16	114	4.0	28.8	1	217	25		8.7	13.6	0
15	Isaac Guerendo I. Guerendo	420	2024	SF	16	84	5.0	26.3	4	152	15	16	10.1	9.5	0
16	Don Lisbon D. Lisbon	399	1963	SF	14	109	3.7	28.5	0	259	21		12.3	18.5	2
17	Maurice Hicks M. Hicks	362	2004	SF	9	96	3.8	40.2	2	154	16	25	9.6	17.1	0
18	Amp Lee A. Lee	362	1992	SF	16	91	4.0	22.6	2	102	20		5.1	6.4	2
19	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	333	2014	SF	14	83	4.0	23.8	4	68	12	16	5.7	4.9	0
20	Gene Babb G. Babb	330	1957	SF	12	102	3.2	27.5	3	141	20		7.1	11.8	0
21	Pete Schabarum P. Schabarum	311	1951	SF	12	76	4.1	25.9	2	162	10		16.2	13.5	0
22	William Floyd W. Floyd	305	1994	SF	16	87	3.5	19.1	6	145	19		7.6	9.1	0
23	Dave Kopay D. Kopay	271	1964	SF	14	75	3.6	19.4	0	135	20		6.8	9.6	2
24	Jeff Wilson Jr. J. Wilson Jr.	266	2018	SF	6	66	4.0	44.3	0	98	12	15	8.2	16.3	0
25	Jordan Mason J. Mason	258	2022	SF	16	43	6.0	16.1	1	0	0	0		0.0	0

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128.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Cardinals	2	4	.333
Rams	2	4	.333

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Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
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1,784

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Rec Yards Leaders

717

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580

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577

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14

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7

Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

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119.6

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118.1

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111.3

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32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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16.6

17.3

18.3

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414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000