highest yards per carry through a running backs first two seasons minimum 200 carries

Jerious Norwood had the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back with 200+ carries in his first 2 seasons, with 6.2 per attempt.

NAMEYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jerious Norwood
J. Norwood
6.2
202
29
1,246
43.0
3
379
40
54
9.5
13.1
0
2Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
5.9
211
24
1,243
51.8
6
482
51
9.5
20.1
7
3J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
5.9
226
23
1,325
57.6
11
162
25
32
6.5
7.0
1
4Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
5.7
257
31
1,477
47.6
7
569
67
96
8.5
18.4
2
5Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
5.7
223
19
1,276
67.2
20
123
10
12.3
6.5
2
6Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
5.7
210
24
1,187
49.5
9
841
56
15.0
35.0
5
7Dick Bass
D. Bass
5.6
294
28
1,641
58.6
10
407
46
8.8
14.5
2
8De'Von Achane
D. Achane
5.6
306
28
1,707
61.0
14
789
105
124
7.5
28.2
9
9Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
5.6
237
22
1,319
60.0
11
269
29
9.3
12.2
0
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
5.5
563
29
3,099
106.9
29
678
71
99
9.5
23.4
2
11Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
5.5
214
24
1,176
49.0
12
228
35
53
6.5
9.5
1
12Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
5.5
432
32
2,357
73.7
26
833
104
134
8.0
26.0
5
13Hoyle Granger
H. Granger
5.4
292
25
1,582
63.3
7
404
43
9.4
16.2
4
14Marion Motley
M. Motley
5.4
201
23
1,083
47.1
4
203
21
9.7
8.8
1
15Ron Waller
R. Waller
5.4
234
21
1,259
60.0
8
304
33
9.2
14.5
1
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
5.4
459
24
2,469
102.9
26
193
32
6.0
8.0
2
17J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith
5.3
233
24
1,245
51.9
13
192
19
10.1
8.0
1
18Bob Hoernschemeyer
B. Hoernschemeyer
5.3
216
21
1,149
54.7
3
341
31
11.0
16.2
4
19Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
5.3
395
28
2,098
74.9
22
954
63
15.1
34.1
8
20Tatum Bell
T. Bell
5.3
248
29
1,317
45.4
11
184
23
35
8.0
6.3
0
21Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
5.3
609
31
3,234
104.3
23
763
93
133
8.2
24.6
3
22Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
5.3
270
27
1,429
52.9
4
65
9
9
7.2
2.4
0
23Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
5.3
258
32
1,364
42.6
2
205
31
6.6
6.4
1
24Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
5.3
564
32
2,980
93.1
29
659
76
90
8.7
20.6
3
25Frank Gore
F. Gore
5.2
439
30
2,303
76.8
11
616
76
108
8.1
20.5
1
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

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9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
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6
11
0
.353
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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10
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Jets Jets - e
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14
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10
7
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.588
8
9
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.471
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12
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13
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6
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9
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.471
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9
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.471
8
9
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.471
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11
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.353
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