before 1983 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 2 seasons

Before 1983, Earl Campbell rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 2 seasons, with 3,147 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	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	3,147	31	670	4.7	101.5	32	142	28	5.1	4.6	0
2	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	2,957	32	632	4.7	92.4	17	616	77	8.0	19.3	2
3	Billy Sims B. Sims	2,740	30	609	4.5	91.3	26	1,072	79	13.6	35.7	5
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	2,469	24	459	5.4	102.9	26	193	32	6.0	8.0	2
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	2,332	30	498	4.7	77.7	19	651	66	9.9	21.7	3
6	William Andrews W. Andrews	2,331	31	504	4.6	75.2	7	765	90	8.5	24.7	3
7	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	2,282	31	563	4.1	73.6	14	1,018	92	11.1	32.8	8
8	George Rogers G. Rogers	2,209	22	500	4.4	100.4	16	147	20	7.4	6.7	0
9	John Brockington J. Brockington	2,132	28	490	4.4	76.1	12	341	33	10.3	12.2	2
10	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	2,098	28	395	5.3	74.9	22	954	63	15.1	34.1	8
11	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	2,075	28	446	4.7	74.1	25	530	48	11.0	18.9	4
12	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,069	27	507	4.1	76.6	20	362	48	7.5	13.4	0
13	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	2,020	27	489	4.1	74.8	9	773	68	11.4	28.6	7
14	Larry Brown L. Brown	2,013	27	439	4.6	74.6	9	643	71	9.1	23.8	2
15	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	1,888	28	383	4.9	67.4	15	436	61	7.1	15.6	2
16	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	1,819	24	391	4.7	75.8	17	330	53	6.2	13.8	0
17	Rick Casares R. Casares	1,798	24	359	5.0	74.9	16	339	39	8.7	14.1	3
18	Jim Nance J. Nance	1,779	28	410	4.3	63.5	16	186	20	9.3	6.6	0
19	Don Perkins D. Perkins	1,760	28	422	4.2	62.9	11	402	45	8.9	14.4	1
20	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,753	26	376	4.7	67.4	13	249	31	8.0	9.6	1
21	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	1,716	28	335	5.1	61.3	18	1,134	89	12.7	40.5	6
22	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,713	26	387	4.4	65.9	8	461	57	8.1	17.7	3
23	Matt Snell M. Snell	1,711	28	384	4.5	61.1	9	657	94	7.0	23.5	1
24	Eddie Price E. Price	1,674	22	397	4.2	76.1	11	49	9	5.4	2.2	0
25	Dick Bass D. Bass	1,641	28	294	5.6	58.6	10	407	46	8.8	14.5	2

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PASS

726

Ward

RUSH

221

Pollard

REC

268

Tate

Team Rankings

PPG

13.8

31st

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

89.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

181.5

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Titans

0 - 4

Final

Ravens

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

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

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

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

13.3

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

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
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	3	1	0	.750
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

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)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM

Before 1983, Earl Campbell rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 2 seasons, with 3,147 yards.

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