highest rookie ppg excluding first 20 games last 40 years

12 players averaged 24.0 points per game. The first three are Emmitt Smith on December 16, 1990, Ronald Moore on December 5, 1993 and Corey Dillon on December 4, 1997.

NAMEPPGDATETMOPPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPTS
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24.0
12/16/1990
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
24
2Ronald Moore
R. Moore
24.0
12/5/1993
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
24
3Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
24.0
12/4/1997
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
4Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
24.0
12/3/2000
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
5Clinton Portis
C. Portis
24.0
12/15/2002
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
6Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
24.0
11/28/2004
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
7Joseph Addai
J. Addai
24.0
11/26/2006
vs
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
8Reggie Bush
R. Bush
24.0
12/3/2006
vs
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
9Doug Martin
D. Martin
24.0
11/4/2012
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
10Jonas Gray
J. Gray
24.0
11/16/2014
@
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
11Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
24.0
10/11/2020
vs
1
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
12De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24.0
9/24/2023
vs
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
24
13Randy Moss
R. Moss
20.0
11/26/1998
@
0
3
0
3
0
0
1
0
20
14Jeff Reed
J. Reed
19.0
12/1/2002
@
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
19
15Cody Parkey
C. Parkey
19.0
11/23/2014
vs
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
0
19
16Ronald Scott
R. Scott
18.0
10/11/1987
vs
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
17Derrick McAdoo
D. McAdoo
18.0
10/18/1987
@
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
18D.J. Dozier
D.J. Dozier
18.0
10/26/1987
vs
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
19Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
18.0
11/30/1987
@
2
1
0
3
0
0
0
18
20Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
18.0
12/7/1987
vs
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
21Ickey Woods
I. Woods
18.0
11/27/1988
vs
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
22Michael Irvin
M. Irvin
18.0
12/11/1988
@
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
18
23Sammie Smith
S. Smith
18.0
12/10/1989
vs
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
24Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
18.0
12/24/1989
@
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
18
25Eric Green
E. Green
18.0
10/14/1990
@
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
18

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