most 100 rushing yard games in a rookie year since 2000

Since 2000, Clinton Portis has the most games by a rookie with 100+ rushing yards, with 8 games in 2002.

Interpreted as:
most 100 or more rushing yard games in a rookie year since 2000
NAMEGPRUSH YDSSEASONTMATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Clinton Portis
C. Portis
8
1,072
2002
179
6.0
134.0
10
222
16
21
13.9
27.8
2
2Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
7
883
2018
126
7.0
126.1
7
253
31
46
8.2
36.1
2
3Jordan Howard
J. Howard
7
853
2016
153
5.6
121.9
4
124
11
15
11.3
17.7
1
4Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
7
949
2016
164
5.8
135.6
6
217
13
18
16.7
31.0
1
5Alfred Morris
A. Morris
7
914
2012
163
5.6
130.6
6
38
6
8
6.3
5.4
0
6Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
7
768
2004
183
4.2
109.7
11
130
14
24
9.3
18.6
0
7Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
6
799
2017
133
6.0
133.2
4
211
23
26
9.2
35.2
3
8Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6
953
2007
121
7.9
158.8
9
152
8
13
19.0
25.3
1
9Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
6
812
2005
167
4.9
135.3
6
27
7
9
3.9
4.5
0
10Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
6
998
2000
179
5.6
166.3
11
67
7
10
9.6
11.2
0
11Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
5
630
2022
127
5.0
126.0
4
37
7
8
5.3
7.4
0
12Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
5
600
2021
103
5.8
120.0
4
46
7
8
6.6
9.2
1
13Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
5
583
2019
115
5.1
116.6
4
42
9
11
4.7
8.4
0
14Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
5
623
2017
127
4.9
124.6
5
60
12
15
5.0
12.0
0
15Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
5
706
2015
104
6.8
141.2
5
70
10
12
7.0
14.0
0
16Jeremy Hill
J. Hill
5
701
2014
121
5.8
140.2
5
36
5
6
7.2
7.2
0
17Doug Martin
D. Martin
5
794
2012
134
5.9
158.8
7
145
18
26
8.1
29.0
1
18Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
5
622
2008
103
6.0
124.4
4
115
12
16
9.6
23.0
0
19Ryan Grant
R. Grant
5
580
2007
105
5.5
116.0
4
73
17
20
4.3
14.6
0
20Dominic Rhodes
D. Rhodes
5
648
2001
138
4.7
129.6
6
155
18
29
8.6
31.0
0
21Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
5
708
2000
134
5.3
141.6
4
120
12
16
10.0
24.0
0
22De'Von Achane
D. Achane
4
562
2023
51
11.0
140.5
5
93
12
15
7.8
23.3
3
23James Robinson
J. Robinson
4
458
2020
83
5.5
114.5
3
70
14
21
5.0
17.5
1
24Sony Michel
S. Michel
4
467
2018
88
5.3
116.8
5
12
2
3
6.0
3.0
0
25Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
4
493
2018
62
8.0
123.3
3
36
5
7
7.2
9.0
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