most rookie running backs yards record

Eric Dickerson has rushed for the most yards by a rookie running back, with 1,808 yards in 1983.

Interpreted as:
most rookie running backs rushing yards record
NAMERUSH YDSRECSEASONTMW%GPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC RECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1,808
9-7
1983
.563
16
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
2George Rogers
G. Rogers
1,674
4-12
1981
.250
16
378
4.4
104.6
13
126
16
7.9
7.9
0
3Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,631
13-2
2016
.867
15
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
4Alfred Morris
A. Morris
1,613
10-6
2012
.625
16
335
4.8
100.8
13
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
5Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
1,605
5-11
1979
.313
16
331
4.8
100.3
8
308
41
7.5
19.3
2
6Edgerrin James
E. James
1,553
13-3
1999
.813
16
369
4.2
97.1
13
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
1,508
9-7
2002
.563
16
273
5.5
94.3
15
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
8Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1,487
11-5
2000
.688
16
297
5.0
92.9
15
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
9Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,487
6-10
1995
.375
16
368
4.0
92.9
14
261
30
8.7
16.3
1
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,470
6-9
1989
.400
15
280
5.3
98.0
14
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
11Doug Martin
D. Martin
1,454
7-9
2012
.438
16
319
4.6
90.9
11
472
49
70
9.6
29.5
1
12Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1,450
9-6
1978
.600
15
302
4.8
96.7
13
48
12
4.0
3.2
0
13Curt Warner
C. Warner
1,449
9-7
1983
.563
16
335
4.3
90.6
13
325
42
7.7
20.3
1
14Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1,429
5-11
1993
.313
16
294
4.9
89.3
7
244
26
9.4
15.3
0
15Eddie George
E. George
1,368
8-8
1996
.500
16
335
4.1
85.5
8
182
23
7.9
11.4
0
16Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1,364
12-4
2000
.750
16
309
4.4
85.3
6
296
27
36
11.0
18.5
0
17Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
1,353
7-9
1986
.438
16
286
4.7
84.6
8
96
17
5.6
6.0
0
18Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,341
6-8
2007
.429
14
238
5.6
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
19Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,327
10-6
2017
.625
16
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
20Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,313
3-12
2016
.200
15
252
5.2
87.5
6
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
21Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,307
5-11
2018
.313
16
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
22Billy Sims
B. Sims
1,303
9-7
1980
.563
16
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
23Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
1,282
8-8
2008
.500
16
268
4.8
80.1
9
377
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
24Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1,282
8-8
1994
.500
16
314
4.1
80.1
11
522
52
10.0
32.6
1
25Matt Forte
M. Forte
1,238
9-7
2008
.563
16
316
3.9
77.4
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
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10
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9
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.441
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12
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.294
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13
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11
6
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7
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8
9
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.471
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9
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.471
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9
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.471
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11
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.353
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14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
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.706
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