most rookie first round pick rb yards in first game since 2000

Since 2000, Cadillac Williams has rushed for the most yards by a 1st round pick in his rookie season by a running back in his first game, with 148 yards in 2005.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
148
2005
1
27
5.5
148.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
138
2020
1
25
5.5
138.0
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
113
2001
1
36
3.1
113.0
2
12
1
1
12.0
12.0
0
4Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
106
2018
1
18
5.9
106.0
1
22
2
6
11.0
22.0
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
103
2007
1
19
5.4
103.0
0
60
1
1
60.0
60.0
1
6Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
100
2017
1
26
3.8
100.0
1
24
3
3
8.0
24.0
0
7Doug Martin
D. Martin
95
2012
1
24
4.0
95.0
0
23
4
4
5.8
23.0
0
8Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
93
2008
1
15
6.2
93.0
0
34
3
4
11.3
34.0
1
9Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
90
2007
1
19
4.7
90.0
1
9
2
3
4.5
9.0
0
10Laurence Maroney
L. Maroney
86
2006
1
17
5.1
86.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
11Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
85
2019
1
23
3.7
85.0
2
28
1
1
28.0
28.0
0
12Ryan Mathews
R. Mathews
78
2010
1
20
3.9
78.0
0
2
1
2
2.0
2.0
0
13Ron Dayne
R. Dayne
78
2000
1
23
3.4
78.0
1
-2
1
1
-2.0
-2.0
0
14Reggie Bush
R. Bush
67
2006
1
15
4.5
67.0
0
52
7
9
7.4
52.0
0
15Felix Jones
F. Jones
62
2008
1
9
6.9
62.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Ronnie Brown
R. Brown
57
2005
1
22
2.6
57.0
0
4
1
1
4.0
4.0
0
17Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
56
2023
1
10
5.6
56.0
0
27
6
6
4.5
27.0
1
18Jonathan Stewart
J. Stewart
53
2008
1
10
5.3
53.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Jadarian Price
J. Price
52
2026
1
10
5.2
52.0
0
6
2
2
3.0
6.0
0
20Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
51
2016
1
20
2.6
51.0
1
1
1
2
1.0
1.0
0
21Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
51
2015
1
14
3.6
51.0
0
16
3
3
5.3
16.0
0
22Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
50
2004
1
7
7.1
50.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Omarion Hampton
O. Hampton
48
2025
1
15
3.2
48.0
0
13
2
2
6.5
13.0
0
24Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
47
2017
1
13
3.6
47.0
0
38
5
7
7.6
38.0
0
25Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
46
2008
1
9
5.1
46.0
0
11
1
1
11.0
11.0
0

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