before 1968 what running back has the most rushing yds through first 4 seasons

Jim Brown had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 4 seasons, with 5,055 yards.

	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	5,055	48	964	5.2	105.3	49	587	75	7.8	12.2	4
2	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,010	56	928	4.3	71.6	37	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5
3	Rick Casares R. Casares	3,149	48	739	4.3	65.6	24	854	96	8.9	17.8	4
4	Don Perkins D. Perkins	3,142	52	745	4.2	60.4	24	641	74	8.7	12.3	1
5	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	3,128	56	618	5.1	55.9	28	853	80	10.7	15.2	6
6	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	3,117	56	655	4.8	55.7	35	2,177	161	13.5	38.9	14
7	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	3,107	47	645	4.8	66.1	33	439	53	8.3	9.3	4
8	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	3,103	48	706	4.4	64.6	30	548	81	6.8	11.4	3
9	Joe Perry J. Perry	3,067	47	610	5.0	65.3	26	508	65	7.8	10.8	5
10	Jim Nance J. Nance	2,995	42	679	4.4	71.3	23	382	42	9.1	9.1	1
11	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	2,978	41	581	5.1	72.6	29	1,080	79	13.7	26.3	9
12	J.D. Smith	2,848	50	574	5.0	57.0	26	716	83	8.6	14.3	3
13	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	2,843	50	580	4.9	56.9	14	1,849	109	17.0	37.0	12
14	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	2,813	40	556	5.1	70.3	38	277	25	11.1	6.9	2
15	Charley Tolar C. Tolar	2,763	56	734	3.8	49.3	18	989	130	7.6	17.7	2
16	Dan Towler D. Towler	2,757	48	480	5.7	57.4	29	513	46	11.2	10.7	1
17	Eddie Price E. Price	2,628	45	681	3.9	58.4	18	318	46	6.9	7.1	1
18	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	2,605	49	572	4.6	53.2	18	835	81	10.3	17.0	2
19	Matt Snell M. Snell	2,562	47	623	4.1	54.5	13	1,057	153	6.9	22.5	5
20	Dick Bass D. Bass	2,503	49	509	4.9	51.1	17	838	85	9.9	17.1	2
21	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	2,497	55	487	5.1	45.4	26	770	61	12.6	14.0	3
22	Tommy Mason T. Mason	2,420	53	562	4.3	45.7	16	1,329	122	10.9	25.1	9
23	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	2,297	50	423	5.4	45.9	16	1,462	128	11.4	29.2	16
24	Dutch Clark D. Clark	2,279	47	503	4.5	48.5	22	308	26	11.8	6.6	5
25	Ollie Matson O. Matson	2,249	46	498	4.5	48.9	13	1,234	77	16.0	26.8	10

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Steelers	10	7	.588
Ravens	8	9	.471
Bengals	6	11	.353
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Sun 9/13	CLE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CLE	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
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1,595

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QB Rating Leaders

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105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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Burns

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28.8

28.4

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17.4

18.3

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

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Pass Yards Rankings

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276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

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49.0

48.0

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McCaffrey

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Smith-Njigba

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176