before 1987 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 7 seasons

Before 1987, Walter Payton had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons, with 9,608 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	9,608	105	2,204	4.4	91.5	71	2,170	243	8.9	20.7	7
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	9,322	90	1,790	5.2	103.6	82	1,831	192	9.5	20.3	14
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	8,764	99	2,029	4.3	88.5	73	718	115	6.2	7.3	0
4	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	8,336	100	1,834	4.5	83.4	53	2,080	241	8.6	20.8	7
5	O.J. Simpson	8,123	91	1,707	4.8	89.3	49	1,527	137	11.1	16.8	11
6	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,843	95	1,807	4.3	82.6	44	2,404	289	8.3	25.3	5
7	Franco Harris F. Harris	7,377	96	1,745	4.2	76.8	61	1,020	138	7.4	10.6	3
8	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	6,968	62	1,465	4.8	112.4	55	874	118	7.4	14.1	2
9	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	6,768	87	1,400	4.8	77.8	73	967	126	7.7	11.1	8
10	George Rogers G. Rogers	6,563	81	1,529	4.3	81.0	48	345	51	6.8	4.3	0
11	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6,307	97	1,605	3.9	65.0	30	3,023	355	8.5	31.2	16
12	William Andrews W. Andrews	5,986	87	1,315	4.6	68.8	30	2,647	277	9.6	30.4	11
13	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	5,943	78	1,362	4.4	76.2	23	1,582	165	9.6	20.3	12
14	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	5,900	90	1,286	4.6	65.6	41	613	75	8.2	6.8	3
15	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336	9.1	32.9	23
16	Larry Brown L. Brown	5,819	91	1,510	3.9	63.9	35	2,387	221	10.8	26.2	20
17	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	5,765	94	1,312	4.4	61.3	59	1,889	217	8.7	20.1	2
18	Mark van Eeghen M. van Eeghen	5,757	104	1,436	4.0	55.4	33	1,407	155	9.1	13.5	3
19	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	5,749	84	1,264	4.5	68.4	43	1,946	206	9.4	23.2	12
20	Delvin Williams D. Williams	5,598	99	1,312	4.3	56.5	33	1,415	152	9.3	14.3	6
21	Floyd Little F. Little	5,566	89	1,399	4.0	62.5	40	1,766	157	11.2	19.8	7
22	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	5,533	73	1,208	4.6	75.8	63	495	41	12.1	6.8	3
23	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	5,421	94	1,402	3.9	57.7	64	1,327	173	7.7	14.1	6
24	Marcus Allen M. Allen	5,397	70	1,289	4.2	77.1	49	2,757	283	9.7	39.4	15
25	Don Perkins D. Perkins	5,381	93	1,309	4.1	57.9	38	1,130	129	8.8	12.2	1

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RUSH

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REC

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OPP PPG

16.3

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RUSH YDS/G

196.3

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PASS YDS/G

244.0

16th

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

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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

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Rush Yards Leaders

537

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Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

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Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

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Purdy

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Cousins

10

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

7

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

16.0

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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

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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