highest yards per game rookie season

Herb Mul-Key has the most yards per game by a rookie, with 215.0 per game in 1972.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPYDSTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Herb Mul-Key
H. Mul-Key
215.0
1972
2
430
1
155
77.5
1
66
33.0
0
209
104.5
0
0
0.0
0
2Bruce Perry
B. Perry
173.5
2005
2
347
0
74
37.0
0
0
0.0
0
273
136.5
0
0
0.0
0
3Derek Stanley
D. Stanley
171.3
2007
3
514
0
5
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
509
169.7
0
0
0.0
0
4Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
164.4
2009
14
2,302
1
-2
-0.1
0
326
23.3
1
1,618
115.6
0
360
25.7
0
5Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
162.3
1965
14
2,272
22
867
61.9
14
507
36.2
6
660
47.1
1
238
17.0
1
6Bobby Leo
B. Leo
159.0
1967
2
318
1
7
3.5
0
25
12.5
1
232
116.0
0
54
27.0
0
7Billy Hunter
B. Hunter
153.7
1965
3
461
1
0
0.0
0
29
9.7
1
432
144.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Clifton Smith
C. Smith
153.3
2008
9
1,380
2
40
4.4
0
24
2.7
0
992
110.2
1
324
36.0
1
9Chimere Dike
C. Dike
151.3
2025
15
2,269
6
11
0.7
0
341
22.7
4
1,535
102.3
0
382
25.5
2
10Shane Swanson
S. Swanson
151.0
1987
3
453
1
0
0.0
0
87
29.0
1
234
78.0
0
132
44.0
0
11Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
150.0
1960
14
2,100
12
875
62.5
9
576
41.1
3
434
31.0
0
215
15.4
0
12James Brooks
J. Brooks
149.5
1981
14
2,093
6
525
37.5
3
329
23.5
3
949
67.8
0
290
20.7
0
13Tim Brown
T. Brown
144.8
1988
16
2,317
7
50
3.1
1
725
45.3
5
1,098
68.6
1
444
27.8
0
14Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
144.4
2007
14
2,021
13
1,341
95.8
12
268
19.1
1
412
29.4
0
0
0.0
0
15Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
144.3
1952
12
1,731
10
684
57.0
6
367
30.6
3
396
33.0
0
284
23.7
1
16LaMichael James
L. James
142.8
2012
4
571
0
125
31.3
0
29
7.3
0
417
104.3
0
0
0.0
0
17Vic Washington
V. Washington
141.9
1971
14
1,986
7
811
57.9
3
317
22.6
4
858
61.3
0
0
0.0
0
18Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
140.6
2006
16
2,250
16
941
58.8
13
436
27.3
2
860
53.8
1
13
0.8
0
19Jerome Mathis
J. Mathis
139.6
2005
12
1,675
3
0
0.0
0
65
5.4
1
1,542
128.5
2
68
5.7
0
20Jerry LeVias
J. LeVias
139.0
1969
14
1,946
5
18
1.3
0
696
49.7
5
940
67.1
0
292
20.9
0
21Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
138.7
2009
15
2,081
8
135
9.0
0
790
52.7
6
1,156
77.1
2
0
0.0
0
22Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
138.3
1983
16
2,212
20
1,808
113.0
18
404
25.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
137.8
1975
14
1,929
3
97
6.9
1
436
31.1
2
1,084
77.4
0
312
22.3
0
24Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
136.4
1969
14
1,909
7
691
49.4
5
267
19.1
2
792
56.6
0
159
11.4
0
25Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
136.0
1945
10
1,360
6
154
15.4
1
617
61.7
5
325
32.5
0
251
25.1
0

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