most ppr points by rookie running back 1980s

From 1980 through 1989, Eric Dickerson racked up the most PPR fantasy points in his rookie season by a running back, with 392.2 points in 1983.

NAMEFPTS (PPR)SEASONTMGPFPTSFPTS (Half PPR)RUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
392.2
1983
16
341.2
366.7
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
2Billy Sims
B. Sims
339.4
1980
16
288.4
313.9
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
3Herschel Walker
H. Walker
317.4
1986
16
241.4
279.4
737
151
4.9
46.1
12
837
76
11.0
52.3
2
4Curt Warner
C. Warner
303.4
1983
16
261.4
282.4
1,449
335
4.3
90.6
13
325
42
7.7
20.3
1
5Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
284.5
1980
16
232.5
258.5
1,185
306
3.9
74.1
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
283.2
1989
15
259.2
271.2
1,470
280
5.3
98.0
14
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
7George Rogers
G. Rogers
274
1981
16
258
266
1,674
378
4.4
104.6
13
126
16
7.9
7.9
0
8Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
265.7
1980
16
182.7
224.2
720
171
4.2
45.0
5
567
83
6.8
35.4
4
9Ickey Woods
I. Woods
237.5
1988
16
216.5
227
1,066
203
5.3
66.6
15
199
21
9.5
12.4
0
10Roger Craig
R. Craig
235.2
1983
16
187.2
211.2
725
176
4.1
45.3
8
427
48
8.9
26.7
4
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
233.7
1982
9
195.7
214.7
697
160
4.4
77.4
11
401
38
10.6
44.6
3
12Kevin Mack
K. Mack
229.1
1985
16
200.1
214.6
1,104
222
5.0
69.0
7
297
29
10.2
18.6
3
13Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
222.3
1989
16
168.3
195.3
633
187
3.4
39.6
6
397
54
7.4
24.8
4
14Greg Bell
G. Bell
219.7
1984
16
185.7
202.7
1,100
262
4.2
68.8
7
277
34
8.1
17.3
1
15Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
209.9
1986
16
192.9
201.4
1,353
286
4.7
84.6
8
96
17
5.6
6.0
0
16Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
205.4
1989
16
183.4
194.4
1,151
294
3.9
71.9
7
156
22
7.1
9.8
1
17Curtis Dickey
C. Dickey
203.4
1980
15
178.4
190.9
800
176
4.5
53.3
11
204
25
8.2
13.6
2
18Gerry Ellis
G. Ellis
200.1
1980
15
152.1
176.1
545
126
4.3
36.3
5
496
48
10.3
33.1
3
19Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
197.8
1987
12
149.8
173.8
619
145
4.3
51.6
6
457
48
9.5
38.1
1
20James Jones
J. Jones
182.2
1983
14
136.2
159.2
475
135
3.5
33.9
6
467
46
10.2
33.4
1
21Randy McMillan
R. McMillan
180.3
1981
16
130.3
155.3
597
149
4.0
37.3
3
466
50
9.3
29.1
1
22Tony Collins
T. Collins
178.5
1981
16
152.5
165.5
873
204
4.3
54.6
7
232
26
8.9
14.5
0
23Joe Delaney
J. Delaney
176.7
1981
15
154.7
165.7
1,121
234
4.8
74.7
3
246
22
11.2
16.4
0
24John Stephens
J. Stephens
170.6
1988
16
156.6
163.6
1,168
297
3.9
73.0
4
98
14
7.0
6.1
0
25James Brooks
J. Brooks
167.4
1981
14
121.4
144.4
525
109
4.8
37.5
3
329
46
7.2
23.5
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