best rushing running back seasons nfc east

Brian Mitchell had 1,967 rushing yards in the NFC East in his career.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
1,967
14
223
388
5.1
8.8
12
2,336
255
74
9.2
10.5
4
2Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
10,273
14
182
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
17,162
13
201
4,052
4.2
85.4
153
3,012
486
91
6.2
15.0
11
4Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
4,784
12
168
1,160
4.1
28.5
31
956
120
8.0
5.7
5
5Daryl Johnston
D. Johnston
753
11
151
232
3.2
5.0
8
2,227
294
2
7.6
14.7
14
6Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
12,036
11
157
2,755
4.4
76.7
72
3,432
382
9.0
21.9
13
7Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
10
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
8Larry Centers
L. Centers
1,738
10
141
524
3.3
12.3
10
5,080
619
184
8.2
36.0
22
9Herschel Walker
H. Walker
5,961
10
145
1,403
4.2
41.1
41
4,178
426
9.8
28.8
16
10Mike Sellers
M. Sellers
157
9
138
49
3.2
1.1
2
935
103
152
9.1
6.8
9
11Stump Mitchell
S. Mitchell
4,649
9
116
986
4.7
40.1
32
1,955
209
9.4
16.9
9
12Timmy Newsome
T. Newsome
1,226
9
121
342
3.6
10.1
19
1,966
212
9.3
16.2
11
13John Riggins
J. Riggins
7,472
9
114
1,988
3.8
65.5
79
928
121
7.7
8.1
6
14Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
8,356
8
106
1,826
4.6
78.8
55
2,651
358
489
7.4
25.0
16
15Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
8,488
8
118
1,955
4.3
71.9
71
2,405
317
418
7.6
20.4
12
16Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
5,087
8
107
1,136
4.5
47.5
60
743
82
138
9.1
6.9
4
17Ladell Betts
L. Betts
3,176
8
103
776
4.1
30.8
13
1,505
165
233
9.1
14.6
3
18Rock Cartwright
R. Cartwright
889
8
123
215
4.1
7.2
6
555
59
78
9.4
4.5
2
19Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
5,995
8
107
1,308
4.6
56.0
37
3,790
426
580
8.9
35.4
29
20Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
6,897
8
104
1,824
3.8
66.3
49
1,309
174
7.5
12.6
2
21Earl Ferrell
E. Ferrell
2,950
8
110
685
4.3
26.8
24
1,628
186
8.8
14.8
8
22Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
6,538
8
100
1,465
4.5
65.4
45
2,447
266
9.2
24.5
12
23Wayne Morris
W. Morris
3,375
8
110
894
3.8
30.7
37
1,170
151
7.7
10.6
5
24Chris Thompson
C. Thompson
1,194
7
66
250
4.8
18.1
5
1,772
212
284
8.4
26.8
10
25Alfred Morris
A. Morris
5,741
7
101
1,317
4.4
56.8
33
440
60
86
7.3
4.4
1
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