5 players are tied for the most games by a rookie with 50+ rushing yards, with 15 games. The first three are Ezekiel Elliott in 2016, Alfred Morris in 2012 and Edgerrin James in 1999.
Interpreted as:
most 50 or more yard rushing regular-season games by a rookie| NAME | GP | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Elliott | 15 | 1,631 | 2016 |  DAL | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2 |  | A. Morris | 15 | 1,566 | 2012 |  WAS | 319 | 4.9 | 104.4 | 12 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 3 |  | E. James | 15 | 1,507 | 1999 |  IND | 352 | 4.3 | 100.5 | 13 | 550 | 59 | 79 | 9.3 | 36.7 | 4 |
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 15 | 1,771 | 1983 |  RAM | 378 | 4.7 | 118.1 | 18 | 392 | 50 | 7.8 | 26.1 | 2 | |
| 5 | | G. Rogers | 15 | 1,654 | 1981 |  NO | 363 | 4.6 | 110.3 | 13 | 124 | 15 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | D. Martin | 14 | 1,405 | 2012 |  TB | 302 | 4.7 | 100.4 | 11 | 444 | 44 | 60 | 10.1 | 31.7 | 1 |
| 7 | | C. Portis | 14 | 1,462 | 2002 |  DEN | 264 | 5.5 | 104.4 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 2 |
| 8 | | E. George | 14 | 1,276 | 1996 |  HOU | 308 | 4.1 | 91.1 | 7 | 160 | 20 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | M. Faulk | 14 | 1,206 | 1994 | IND | 287 | 4.2 | 86.1 | 10 | 473 | 46 | 10.3 | 33.8 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | B. Sanders | 14 | 1,469 | 1989 |  DET | 275 | 5.3 | 104.9 | 14 | 271 | 22 | 12.3 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| 11 | | O. Anderson | 14 | 1,529 | 1979 |  STL | 301 | 5.1 | 109.2 | 7 | 297 | 36 | 8.3 | 21.2 | 2 | |
| 12 | | E. Campbell | 14 | 1,409 | 1978 | HOU | 295 | 4.8 | 100.6 | 13 | 48 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 13 | | S. Slaton | 13 | 1,199 | 2008 |  HOU | 241 | 5.0 | 92.2 | 9 | 271 | 37 | 46 | 7.3 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 14 |  | M. Forte | 13 | 1,125 | 2008 |  CHI | 271 | 4.2 | 86.5 | 6 | 381 | 49 | 60 | 7.8 | 29.3 | 3 |
| 15 |  | M. Lynch | 13 | 1,115 | 2007 |  BUF | 280 | 4.0 | 85.8 | 7 | 184 | 18 | 26 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 16 |  | L. Tomlinson | 13 | 1,121 | 2001 |  SD | 295 | 3.8 | 86.2 | 9 | 256 | 41 | 50 | 6.2 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 17 | | C. Warner | 13 | 1,345 | 1983 |  SEA | 296 | 4.5 | 103.5 | 11 | 264 | 33 | 8.0 | 20.3 | 1 | |
| 18 | | J. Cribbs | 13 | 1,105 | 1980 | BUF | 270 | 4.1 | 85.0 | 9 | 344 | 42 | 8.2 | 26.5 | 1 | |
| 19 |  | C. Johnson | 12 | 1,130 | 2008 |  TEN | 209 | 5.4 | 94.2 | 9 | 226 | 36 | 51 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 1 |
| 20 | | J. Addai | 12 | 975 | 2006 | IND | 187 | 5.2 | 81.3 | 6 | 276 | 33 | 40 | 8.4 | 23.0 | 1 |
| 21 | | D. Williams | 12 | 972 | 2003 | HOU | 226 | 4.3 | 81.0 | 8 | 325 | 45 | 62 | 7.2 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Lewis | 12 | 1,263 | 2000 |  BAL | 266 | 4.7 | 105.3 | 6 | 292 | 24 | 32 | 12.2 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 23 |  | J. Bettis | 12 | 1,320 | 1993 | RAM | 258 | 5.1 | 110.0 | 6 | 216 | 21 | 10.3 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | R. Mayes | 12 | 1,299 | 1986 | NO | 267 | 4.9 | 108.3 | 8 | 77 | 13 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | T. Allgeier | 11 | 876 | 2022 |  ATL | 159 | 5.5 | 79.6 | 3 | 105 | 9 | 10 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 0 |
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