before 1966 who had the most rushing yards through first 5 seasons

Before 1966, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards in his first 5 seasons, with 6,463 yards.

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

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	6,463	62	1,269	5.1	104.2	57	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
2	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	4,581	61	917	5.0	75.1	52	545	75	7.3	8.9	4
3	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4,249	70	840	5.1	60.7	34	979	97	10.1	14.0	7
4	Joe Perry J. Perry	4,116	59	783	5.3	69.8	34	711	91	7.8	12.1	5
5	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,010	56	928	4.3	71.6	37	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5
6	Rick Casares R. Casares	3,848	60	916	4.2	64.1	34	1,127	123	9.2	18.8	6
7	Don Perkins D. Perkins	3,832	65	922	4.2	59.0	24	783	88	8.9	12.0	1
8	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	3,814	70	794	4.8	54.5	39	2,739	199	13.8	39.1	17
9	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	3,782	60	884	4.3	63.0	37	677	94	7.2	11.3	4
10	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	3,758	51	757	5.0	73.7	48	373	35	10.7	7.3	2
11	Dan Towler D. Towler	3,356	60	629	5.3	55.9	40	640	56	11.4	10.7	1
12	Eddie Price E. Price	3,183	57	816	3.9	55.8	20	670	74	9.1	11.8	4
13	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	3,023	61	684	4.4	49.6	23	1,008	97	10.4	16.5	2
14	Tommy Mason T. Mason	3,017	63	703	4.3	47.9	26	1,650	144	11.5	26.2	10
15	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	2,945	54	549	5.4	54.5	27	1,399	91	15.4	25.9	7
16	Charley Tolar C. Tolar	2,942	70	788	3.7	42.0	21	1,060	137	7.7	15.1	2
17	John David Crow J. David Crow	2,901	53	615	4.7	54.7	26	1,704	115	14.8	32.2	16
18	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	2,841	64	581	4.9	44.4	14	1,849	109	17.0	28.9	12
19	Ollie Matson O. Matson	2,826	58	632	4.5	48.7	19	1,685	97	17.4	29.1	13
20	Dutch Clark D. Clark	2,747	58	599	4.6	47.4	27	341	28	12.2	5.9	6
21	Dick Bass D. Bass	2,656	61	540	4.9	43.5	17	930	98	9.5	15.2	2
22	Cliff Battles C. Battles	2,637	50	623	4.2	52.7	18	465	29	16.0	9.3	3
23	Tuffy Leemans T. Leemans	2,625	51	731	3.6	51.5	10	432	27	16.0	8.5	3
24	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	2,578	60	568	4.5	43.0	33	686	79	8.7	11.4	4
25	Charley Trippi C. Trippi	2,571	59	500	5.1	43.6	18	1,150	111	10.4	19.5	9

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PASS

1,482

Watson

RUSH

317

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REC

372

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

19.0

28th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

106.7

19th

PASS YDS/G

211.7

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 2

Final

Titans

1 - 6

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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