most rookie rushing yards in the playoff

Timmy Smith has rushed for the most yards by a rookie, with 342 yards in 1987.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Timmy Smith
T. Smith
342
1987
3
51
6.7
114.0
2
9
1
9.0
3.0
0
2Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
338
2000
4
103
3.3
84.5
4
40
5
8
8.0
10.0
0
3Sony Michel
S. Michel
336
2018
3
71
4.7
112.0
6
9
1
3
9.0
3.0
0
4James Starks
J. Starks
315
2010
4
81
3.9
78.8
1
15
3
4
5.0
3.8
0
5Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
313
1970
3
75
4.2
104.3
1
45
6
7.5
15.0
1
6Ickey Woods
I. Woods
307
1988
3
72
4.3
102.3
3
0
0
0.0
0
7Shonn Greene
S. Greene
304
2009
3
54
5.6
101.3
2
4
1
1
4.0
1.3
0
8Joseph Addai
J. Addai
294
2006
4
76
3.9
73.5
2
118
22
23
5.4
29.5
0
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
264
1978
3
75
3.5
88.0
2
27
3
9.0
9.0
0
10Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
248
1998
2
53
4.7
124.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
242
2017
3
70
3.5
80.7
4
44
7
12
6.3
14.7
0
12Curt Warner
C. Warner
238
1983
3
63
3.8
79.3
2
70
10
7.0
23.3
0
13Ryan Grant
R. Grant
230
2007
2
40
5.8
115.0
3
3
3
5
1.0
1.5
0
14Ricky Ervins
R. Ervins
229
1991
3
49
4.7
76.3
1
24
3
8.0
8.0
0
15Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
222
1977
3
51
4.4
74.0
4
48
4
12.0
16.0
0
16Cam Akers
C. Akers
221
2020
2
46
4.8
110.5
2
51
3
3
17.0
25.5
0
17Norm Bulaich
N. Bulaich
215
1970
3
65
3.3
71.7
2
5
1
5.0
1.7
0
18Ahmad Bradshaw
A. Bradshaw
208
2007
4
48
4.3
52.0
1
27
4
6
6.8
6.8
0
19Bernard Pierce
B. Pierce
202
2012
4
39
5.2
50.5
0
8
1
1
8.0
2.0
0
20Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
197
2022
3
37
5.3
65.7
1
65
6
7
10.8
21.7
0
21DeShaun Foster
D. Foster
196
2003
4
42
4.7
49.0
2
35
5
8
7.0
8.8
0
22Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
169
2021
3
55
3.1
56.3
1
57
7
9
8.1
19.0
0
23Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
169
1989
3
38
4.4
56.3
0
67
5
13.4
22.3
0
24Norm Standlee
N. Standlee
168
1941
2
32
5.3
84.0
4
34
2
17.0
17.0
0
25Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
165
1960
1
21
7.9
165.0
1
5
3
1.7
5.0
0

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