before 1985 what rb had the most yards from scrimmage through first 5 seasons

Before 1985, William Andrews gained the most yards from scrimmage by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 8,384 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	William Andrews W. Andrews	8,384	72	5,772	1,263	4.6	80.2	29	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	8,350	73	6,926	1,548	4.5	94.9	59	1,424	156	9.1	19.5	4
3	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	7,884	75	6,270	1,368	4.6	83.6	40	1,614	177	9.1	21.5	6
4	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,758	71	6,190	1,401	4.4	87.2	34	1,568	196	8.0	22.1	3
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	7,509	62	6,463	1,269	5.1	104.2	57	1,046	121	8.6	16.9	6
6	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	7,470	71	6,995	1,561	4.5	98.5	57	475	93	5.1	6.7	0
7	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	7,429	67	4,915	1,209	4.1	73.4	45	2,514	256	9.8	37.5	21
8	Billy Sims B. Sims	7,178	60	5,106	1,131	4.5	85.1	42	2,072	186	11.1	34.5	5
9	Larry Brown L. Brown	6,811	66	5,037	1,250	4.0	76.3	29	1,774	159	11.2	26.9	14
10	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,730	71	5,095	1,121	4.5	71.8	36	1,635	177	9.2	23.0	10
11	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	6,553	70	3,814	794	4.8	54.5	39	2,739	199	13.8	39.1	17
12	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6,231	67	4,328	1,090	4.0	64.6	24	1,903	227	8.4	28.4	10
13	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	6,179	64	4,866	955	5.1	76.0	39	1,313	111	11.8	20.5	9
14	Clem Daniels C. Daniels	6,144	64	3,727	799	4.7	58.2	19	2,417	145	16.7	37.8	19
15	O.J. Simpson	6,093	63	5,181	1,108	4.7	82.2	30	912	94	9.7	14.5	3
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	5,947	66	5,133	1,135	4.5	77.8	42	814	105	7.8	12.3	3
17	Joe Washington J. Washington	5,898	74	3,475	898	3.9	47.0	9	2,423	279	8.7	32.7	10
18	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	5,687	54	4,046	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
19	John Brockington J. Brockington	5,618	70	4,593	1,165	3.9	65.6	27	1,025	125	8.2	14.6	3
20	Ted Brown T. Brown	5,595	64	3,517	863	4.1	55.0	26	2,078	248	8.4	32.5	7
21	Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt	5,557	69	4,062	849	4.8	58.9	22	1,495	156	9.6	21.7	5
22	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	5,517	56	4,285	950	4.5	76.5	16	1,232	128	9.6	22.0	8
23	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	5,505	67	3,712	969	3.8	55.4	16	1,793	163	11.0	26.8	11
24	Lenny Moore L. Moore	5,415	58	2,627	464	5.7	45.3	22	2,788	166	16.8	48.1	23
25	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	5,411	64	4,272	1,000	4.3	66.8	37	1,139	109	10.4	17.8	6

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RUSH

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REC

616

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

211.3

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	3	.500
Falcons	3	4	.429
Saints	2	5	.286
Buccaneers	2	5	.286

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Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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1,989

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1,958

Love

1,877

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Rush Yards Leaders

704

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701

Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

636

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616

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Cousins

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15

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Rush TD Leaders

8

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8

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8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

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6

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

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110.4

Burrow

110.1

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Sack Leaders

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30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

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17.2

17.3

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19.7

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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

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139

Gibbs

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Walker

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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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

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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