before 1996 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 7 seasons

Before 1996, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons, with 11,226 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	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,226	105	2,450	4.6	106.9	82	1,633	202	8.1	15.6	4
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10,172	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258	8.4	20.8	7
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	9,608	105	2,204	4.4	91.5	71	2,170	243	8.9	20.7	7
4	Jim Brown J. Brown	9,322	90	1,790	5.2	103.6	82	1,831	192	9.5	20.3	14
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301	6.5	21.0	4
6	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	8,764	99	2,029	4.3	88.5	73	718	115	6.2	7.3	0
7	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	8,724	109	2,018	4.3	80.0	48	3,402	345	9.9	31.2	18
8	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	8,336	100	1,834	4.5	83.4	53	2,080	241	8.6	20.8	7
9	O.J. Simpson	8,123	91	1,707	4.8	89.3	49	1,527	137	11.1	16.8	11
10	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,843	95	1,807	4.3	82.6	44	2,404	289	8.3	25.3	5
11	Franco Harris F. Harris	7,377	96	1,745	4.2	76.8	61	1,020	138	7.4	10.6	3
12	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	6,982	97	1,712	4.1	72.0	61	3,470	368	9.4	35.8	16
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	6,768	87	1,400	4.8	77.8	73	967	126	7.7	11.1	8
15	Herschel Walker H. Walker	6,722	107	1,620	4.1	62.8	54	3,277	335	9.8	30.6	13
16	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,705	93	1,649	4.1	72.1	55	1,467	193	7.6	15.8	7
17	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	6,631	91	1,587	4.2	72.9	48	1,384	186	7.4	15.2	0
18	Roger Craig R. Craig	6,625	110	1,545	4.3	60.2	49	4,241	483	8.8	38.6	16
19	Lydell Mitchell L. Mitchell	6,307	97	1,605	3.9	65.0	30	3,023	355	8.5	31.2	16
20	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	5,989	87	1,547	3.9	68.8	47	1,227	159	7.7	14.1	2
21	William Andrews W. Andrews	5,986	87	1,315	4.6	68.8	30	2,647	277	9.6	30.4	11
22	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	5,943	78	1,362	4.4	76.2	23	1,582	165	9.6	20.3	12
23	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	5,900	90	1,286	4.6	65.6	41	613	75	8.2	6.8	3
24	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336	9.1	32.9	23
25	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	5,850	76	1,306	4.5	77.0	22	1,923	191	10.1	25.3	10

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,989

Stafford

RUSH

492

Williams

REC

485

Nacua

Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

11th

OPP PPG

22.7

16th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

286.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Seahawks	4	3	.571
Rams	3	4	.429
Cardinals	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM

Last Game

Rams

3 - 4

Final

Raiders

3 - 4

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

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

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
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
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