Since 1950, Lenny Moore has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in his rookie season in 1956, with 7.5 per attempt.
| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Moore | 7.5 | 1956 | 12 | 649 | 86 | 54.1 | 8 | 102 | 11 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | | L. Moore | 7.3 | 1958 | 12 | 598 | 82 | 49.8 | 7 | 938 | 50 | 18.8 | 78.2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | | S. Quinlan | 7.3 | 1953 | 12 | 705 | 97 | 58.8 | 4 | 260 | 17 | 15.3 | 21.7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | | H. McElhenny | 7.0 | 1952 | 12 | 684 | 98 | 57.0 | 6 | 367 | 26 | 14.1 | 30.6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | | D. Towler | 6.8 | 1951 | 12 | 854 | 126 | 71.2 | 6 | 257 | 16 | 16.1 | 21.4 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Younger | 6.7 | 1954 | 8 | 610 | 91 | 76.3 | 8 | 76 | 8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | R. Waller | 6.5 | 1956 | 9 | 543 | 83 | 60.3 | 1 | 76 | 9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | K. Lincoln | 6.5 | 1963 | 14 | 826 | 128 | 59.0 | 5 | 325 | 24 | 13.5 | 23.2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | | M. Morris | 6.4 | 1973 | 13 | 954 | 149 | 73.4 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Brown | 6.4 | 1963 | 14 | 1,863 | 291 | 133.1 | 12 | 268 | 24 | 11.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | J. Charles | 6.4 | 2010 | 16 | 1,467 | 230 | 91.7 | 5 | 468 | 45 | 64 | 10.4 | 29.3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | R. Penny | 6.3 | 2021 | 10 | 749 | 119 | 74.9 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | | P. Lowe | 6.3 | 1960 | 14 | 855 | 136 | 61.1 | 8 | 377 | 23 | 16.4 | 26.9 | 2 | ||
| 14 | | B. Mitchell | 6.3 | 1958 | 12 | 500 | 80 | 41.7 | 1 | 131 | 16 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 3 | ||
| 15 | | D. Bass | 6.2 | 1961 | 14 | 608 | 98 | 43.4 | 4 | 145 | 16 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | G. Sayers | 6.2 | 1968 | 9 | 856 | 138 | 95.1 | 2 | 117 | 15 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | K. Walker III | 6.2 | 2026 | 4 | 537 | 87 | 134.3 | 4 | 84 | 12 | 19 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| 18 |  | B. Sanders | 6.1 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Kamara | 6.1 | 2017 | 16 | 728 | 120 | 45.5 | 8 | 826 | 81 | 100 | 10.2 | 51.6 | 5 | |
| 20 | | J. Perry | 6.1 | 1958 | 12 | 758 | 125 | 63.2 | 4 | 218 | 23 | 9.5 | 18.2 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | J. Perry | 6.1 | 1954 | 12 | 1,049 | 173 | 87.4 | 8 | 203 | 26 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | D. Hoerner | 6.1 | 1951 | 12 | 569 | 94 | 47.4 | 6 | 102 | 8 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 1 | ||
| 23 |  | O.J. Simpson | 6.0 | 1973 | 14 | 2,003 | 332 | 143.1 | 12 | 70 | 6 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | H. Gajan | 6.0 | 1984 | 14 | 615 | 102 | 43.9 | 5 | 288 | 35 | 8.2 | 20.6 | 2 | ||
| 25 | | T. McKnight | 6.0 | 1978 | 16 | 627 | 104 | 39.2 | 6 | 83 | 14 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 1 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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