chargers rookie rushing yards leaders since 2010

Since 2010, Ryan Mathews has rushed for the most yards by a rookie for the San Diego Chargers, with 678 yards in 2010.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ryan Mathews R. Mathews	678	2010	SD	12	158	4.3	56.5	7	145	22	26	6.6	12.1	0
2	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	641	2015	SD	14	184	3.5	45.8	0	192	33	37	5.8	13.7	0
3	Branden Oliver B. Oliver	582	2014	SD	14	160	3.6	41.6	3	271	36	45	7.5	19.4	1
4	Omarion Hampton O. Hampton	545	2025	LAC	9	124	4.4	60.6	4	192	32	35	6.0	21.3	1
5	Joshua Kelley J. Kelley	354	2020	LAC	14	111	3.2	25.3	2	148	23	23	6.4	10.6	0
6	Austin Ekeler A. Ekeler	260	2017	LAC	16	47	5.5	16.3	2	279	27	35	10.3	17.4	3
7	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	234	2020	LAC	15	55	4.3	15.6	5	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Justin Jackson J. Jackson	206	2018	LAC	13	50	4.1	15.8	2	135	15	19	9.0	10.4	0
9	Kenneth Farrow K. Farrow	192	2016	SD	13	60	3.2	14.8	0	70	13	16	5.4	5.4	0
10	Kimani Vidal K. Vidal	155	2024	LAC	10	43	3.6	15.5	0	62	5	9	12.4	6.2	1
11	Derius Davis D. Davis	101	2023	LAC	17	14	7.2	5.9	0	66	15	17	4.4	3.9	0
12	Larry Rountree L. Rountree	87	2021	LAC	12	36	2.4	7.3	1	-1	1	2	-1.0	-0.1	0
13	Detrez Newsome D. Newsome	49	2018	LAC	9	11	4.5	5.4	0	19	2	2	9.5	2.1	0
14	Isaiah Spiller I. Spiller	41	2022	LAC	6	18	2.3	6.8	0	13	3	3	4.3	2.2	0
15	Joe Reed J. Reed	29	2020	LAC	11	5	5.8	2.6	1	0	0	1		0.0	0
16	Tyron Billy-Johnson T. Billy-Johnson	17	2020	LAC	12	3	5.7	1.4	0	398	20	26	19.9	33.2	3
17	Javontee Herndon J. Herndon	13	2015	SD	8	1	13.0	1.6	0	195	24	33	8.1	24.4	0
18	Curtis Brinkley C. Brinkley	11	2010	SD	3	2	5.5	3.7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Tre' Harris T. Harris	10	2025	LAC	17	2	5.0	0.6	0	324	30	43	10.8	19.1	1
20	Quentin Johnston Q. Johnston	9	2023	LAC	17	3	3.0	0.5	0	431	38	67	11.3	25.4	2
21	Amar Johnson A. Johnson	8	2025	LAC	2	2	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	1		0.0	0
22	Zander Horvath Z. Horvath	8	2022	LAC	15	4	2.0	0.5	0	8	5	8	1.6	0.5	2
23	Gabe Nabers G. Nabers	7	2020	LAC	16	2	3.5	0.4	0	25	5	7	5.0	1.6	2
24	Elijah Dotson E. Dotson	6	2023	LAC	4	4	1.5	1.5	0	13	2	2	6.5	3.3	0
25	Joshua Palmer J. Palmer	6	2021	LAC	17	1	6.0	0.4	0	353	33	49	10.7	20.8	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

627

Herbert

RUSH

193

Hampton

REC

183

McConkey

Team Rankings

PPG

14.7

29th

OPP PPG

25.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

113.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

209.0

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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3-0

2-0-1

3-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000