before 1984 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 4 seasons

Before 1984, Earl Campbell rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 4 seasons, with 6,457 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	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,457	62	1,404	4.6	104.1	55	345	75	4.6	5.6	0
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	5,316	57	1,179	4.5	93.3	45	1,111	125	8.9	19.5	2
3	Jim Brown J. Brown	5,055	48	964	5.2	105.3	49	587	75	7.8	12.2	4
4	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	4,920	56	1,105	4.5	87.9	29	1,109	142	7.8	19.8	2
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	4,624	59	1,026	4.5	78.4	36	1,289	145	8.9	21.8	4
6	Billy Sims B. Sims	4,419	52	1,001	4.4	85.0	37	1,833	155	11.8	35.3	5
7	William Andrews W. Andrews	4,205	56	932	4.5	75.1	22	2,003	213	9.4	35.8	7
8	Larry Brown L. Brown	4,177	52	977	4.3	80.3	21	1,292	119	10.9	24.8	8
9	John Brockington J. Brockington	4,159	56	1,021	4.1	74.3	20	783	92	8.5	14.0	2
10	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	4,046	54	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
11	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	4,010	56	928	4.3	71.6	37	1,029	96	10.7	18.4	5
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	4,005	52	846	4.7	77.0	28	663	82	8.1	12.8	3
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	3,834	50	719	5.3	76.7	31	1,197	94	12.7	23.9	9
14	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	3,803	53	939	4.1	71.8	39	2,206	218	10.1	41.6	18
15	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	3,693	56	835	4.4	65.9	28	1,114	128	8.7	19.9	8
16	Jim Nance J. Nance	3,588	54	856	4.2	66.4	27	433	56	7.7	8.0	1
17	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	3,359	53	878	3.8	63.4	15	1,405	131	10.7	26.5	11
18	George Rogers G. Rogers	3,353	35	756	4.4	95.8	21	216	32	6.8	6.2	0
19	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	3,225	55	748	4.3	58.6	26	1,061	118	9.0	19.3	1
20	Mike Garrett M. Garrett	3,184	55	715	4.5	57.9	24	1,227	137	9.0	22.3	7
21	O.J. Simpson	3,178	49	776	4.1	64.9	18	842	88	9.6	17.2	3
22	Hoyle Granger H. Granger	3,170	51	680	4.7	62.2	17	1,095	96	11.4	21.5	5
23	Rick Casares R. Casares	3,149	48	739	4.3	65.6	24	854	96	8.9	17.8	4
24	Don Perkins D. Perkins	3,142	52	745	4.2	60.4	24	641	74	8.7	12.3	1
25	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	3,128	53	801	3.9	59.0	19	1,348	167	8.1	25.4	7

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	5	.286
Texans	2	5	.286
Titans	1	6	.143

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Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	JAX	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	TEN	@	JAX	4:05 PM
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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

636

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616

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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15

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Taylor

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Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

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30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

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Sack Leaders

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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
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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