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

Before 1987, Walter Payton rushed for the most 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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Vikings	5	0	1.000
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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
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Rec Yards Leaders

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164.4

162.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000