before 1982 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 5 seasons

Before 1982, Walter Payton had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 6,926 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	6,926	73	1,548	4.5	94.9	59	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	6,463	62	1,269	5.1	104.2	57	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,457	62	1,404	4.6	104.1	55	345	75	4.6	5.6	0
4	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	6,270	75	1,368	4.6	83.6	40	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
5	O.J. Simpson	5,181	63	1,108	4.7	82.2	30	912	94	9.7	14.5	3
6	Franco Harris F. Harris	5,133	66	1,135	4.5	77.8	42	814	105	7.8	12.3	3
7	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	5,095	71	1,121	4.5	71.8	36	1,635	177	9.2	23.0	10
8	Larry Brown L. Brown	5,037	66	1,250	4.0	76.3	29	1,774	159	11.2	26.9	14
9	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	4,915	67	1,209	4.1	73.4	45	2,514	256	9.8	37.5	21
10	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	4,866	64	955	5.1	76.0	39	1,313	111	11.8	20.5	9
11	John Brockington J. Brockington	4,593	70	1,165	3.9	65.6	27	1,025	125	8.2	14.6	3
12	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	4,581	61	917	5.0	75.1	52	545	75	7.3	8.9	4
13	Jim Nance J. Nance	4,338	68	1,049	4.1	63.8	33	601	85	7.1	8.8	1
14	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	4,333	48	960	4.5	90.3	26	1,003	128	7.8	20.9	2
15	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	4,328	67	1,090	4.0	64.6	24	1,903	227	8.4	28.4	10
16	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	4,285	56	950	4.5	76.5	16	1,232	128	9.6	22.0	8
17	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,272	64	1,000	4.3	66.8	37	1,139	109	10.4	17.8	6
18	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	4,249	70	840	5.1	60.7	34	979	97	10.1	14.0	7
19	Delvin Williams D. Williams	4,224	70	941	4.5	60.3	28	1,033	100	10.3	14.8	5
20	Calvin Hill C. Hill	4,165	61	981	4.2	68.3	32	1,225	127	9.6	20.1	6
21	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	4,148	64	870	4.8	64.8	27	556	61	9.1	8.7	3
22	Joe Perry J. Perry	4,116	59	783	5.3	69.8	34	711	91	7.8	12.1	5
23	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	4,101	72	991	4.1	57.0	21	674	75	9.0	9.4	1
24	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	4,062	69	849	4.8	58.9	22	1,495	156	9.6	21.7	5
25	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	4,052	70	923	4.4	57.9	32	1,320	149	8.9	18.9	1

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PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

324

Monangai

REC

233

Odunze

Team Rankings

PPG

28.0

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OPP PPG

16.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

196.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

244.0

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 3

Final

Bears

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

10

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Washington

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

109.0

Smith

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000