before 2009 what rb had the most rushing yds through first 2 seasons

Before 2009, Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 2 seasons, with 3,913 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	3,913	32	769	5.1	122.3	32	543	72		7.5	17.0	2
2	Edgerrin James E. James	3,262	32	756	4.3	101.9	26	1,180	125	174	9.4	36.9	9
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	3,147	31	670	4.7	101.5	32	142	28		5.1	4.6	0
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	3,101	30	601	5.2	103.4	22	393	40	67	9.8	13.1	1
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	3,099	29	563	5.5	106.9	29	678	71	99	9.5	23.4	2
6	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	2,957	32	632	4.7	92.4	17	616	77		8.0	19.3	2
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	2,919	32	711	4.1	91.2	24	856	138	175	6.2	26.8	1
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,774	31	535	5.2	89.5	27	762	60		12.7	24.6	3
9	Eddie George E. George	2,767	32	692	4.0	86.5	14	226	30		7.5	7.1	1
10	Billy Sims B. Sims	2,740	30	609	4.5	91.3	26	1,072	79		13.6	35.7	5
11	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	2,691	32	617	4.4	84.1	12	738	74	96	10.0	23.1	1
12	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,655	30	582	4.6	88.5	20	677	85		8.0	22.6	3
13	Curtis Martin C. Martin	2,639	32	684	3.9	82.5	28	594	76		7.8	18.6	4
14	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	2,500	32	606	4.1	78.1	23	486	73		6.7	15.2	1
15	Jim Brown J. Brown	2,469	24	459	5.4	102.9	26	193	32		6.0	8.0	2
16	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	2,454	32	613	4.0	76.7	10	537	57		9.4	16.8	1
17	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	2,375	32	609	3.9	74.2	18	347	50	73	6.9	10.8	0
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	2,360	32	603	3.9	73.8	22	997	108		9.2	31.2	4
19	Bobby Humphrey B. Humphrey	2,353	31	582	4.0	75.9	14	308	46		6.7	9.9	1
20	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	2,332	30	498	4.7	77.7	19	651	66		9.9	21.7	3
21	William Andrews W. Andrews	2,331	31	504	4.6	75.2	7	765	90		8.5	24.7	3
22	Frank Gore F. Gore	2,303	30	439	5.2	76.8	11	616	76	108	8.1	20.5	1
23	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	2,282	31	563	4.1	73.6	14	1,018	92		11.1	32.8	8
24	Rueben Mayes R. Mayes	2,270	28	529	4.3	81.1	13	164	32		5.1	5.9	0
25	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	2,259	31	495	4.6	72.9	14	437	55		7.9	14.1	1

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Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
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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
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Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
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Ravens	3	1	0	.750
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Bengals	2	2	0	.500
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Titans	0	4	0	.000
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Chargers	0	4	0	.000