most rookie rushing yards per game record

Lionel Vital has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a rookie, with 115.3 per game in 1987.

	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Lionel Vital L. Vital	115.3	1987	WAS	3	346	80	4.3	2	13	1		13.0	4.3	0
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	113.0	1983	RAM	16	1,808	390	4.6	18	404	51		7.9	25.3	2
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	108.7	2016	DAL	15	1,631	322	5.1	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
4	George Rogers G. Rogers	104.6	1981	NO	16	1,674	378	4.4	13	126	16		7.9	7.9	0
5	Julius Jones J. Jones	102.4	2004	DAL	8	819	197	4.2	7	109	17	26	6.4	13.6	0
6	Jawhar Jordan J. Jordan	101.0	2025	HOU	1	101	15	6.7	0	17	2	2	8.5	17.0	0
7	Alfred Morris A. Morris	100.8	2012	WAS	16	1,613	335	4.8	13	77	11	16	7.0	4.8	0
8	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	100.3	1979	STL	16	1,605	331	4.8	8	308	41		7.5	19.3	2
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	98.0	1989	DET	15	1,470	280	5.3	14	282	24		11.8	18.8	0
10	Edgerrin James E. James	97.1	1999	IND	16	1,553	369	4.2	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
11	Don Woods D. Woods	96.8	1974	SD	12	1,162	227	5.1	7	349	26		13.4	29.1	3
12	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	96.7	1978	HOU	15	1,450	302	4.8	13	48	12		4.0	3.2	0
13	Olandis Gary O. Gary	96.6	1999	DEN	12	1,159	276	4.2	7	159	21	29	7.6	13.3	0
14	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	95.8	2007	MIN	14	1,341	238	5.6	12	268	19	28	14.1	19.1	1
15	Clinton Portis C. Portis	94.3	2002	DEN	16	1,508	273	5.5	15	364	33	48	11.0	22.8	2
16	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	92.9	2000	DEN	16	1,487	297	5.0	15	169	23	32	7.3	10.6	0
17	Curtis Martin C. Martin	92.9	1995	NE	16	1,487	368	4.0	14	261	30		8.7	16.3	1
18	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	91.3	1934	CHB	11	1,004	119	8.4	8	174	6		29.0	15.8	1
19	Doug Martin D. Martin	90.9	2012	TB	16	1,454	319	4.6	11	472	49	70	9.6	29.5	1
20	Curt Warner C. Warner	90.6	1983	SEA	16	1,449	335	4.3	13	325	42		7.7	20.3	1
21	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	89.3	1993	RAM	16	1,429	294	4.9	7	244	26		9.4	15.3	0
22	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	88.5	2017	MIN	4	354	74	4.8	2	90	11	16	8.2	22.5	0
23	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	88.5	2019	OAK	13	1,150	242	4.8	7	166	20	27	8.3	12.8	0
24	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	87.5	2021	SF	11	963	207	4.7	5	137	19	20	7.2	12.5	1
25	Jordan Howard J. Howard	87.5	2016	CHI	15	1,313	252	5.2	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

More Commanders Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,600

Mariota

RUSH

646

Croskey-Merritt

REC

604

Samuel

Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

26.8

26th

RUSH YDS/G

137.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

204.4

24th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders	4	10	0	.286
Giants	2	12	0	.143

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Thu 12/25	DAL	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	WAS	@	PHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Commanders

4 - 10

Final

Giants

2 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,931

Prescott

3,722

Stafford

3,672

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,186

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,541

Smith-Njigba

1,367

Nacua

1,212

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

37

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

McBride

QB Rating Leaders

112.2

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.0

29.4

29.1

28.9

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

17.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

Total Yards Rankings

396.9

383.6

381.2

379.9

369.1

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

151.9

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.5

Pass Yards Rankings

287.9

265.9

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

40.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

209.7

Smith-Njigba

184.8

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

182

Myers

160.6

Aubrey

153

Dicker

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-4

9-4-1

9-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	SF	@	NO	26-21
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAR	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Lionel Vital has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a rookie, with 115.3 per game in 1987.

Related Searches

More Commanders Stats

1,600

646

604

NFL 2025 Leaders

3,931

3,722

3,672

1,443

1,415

1,186

1,541

1,367

1,212

37

29

26

16

13

13

14

11

10

112.2

110.4

109.1

21.5

13.0

12.5

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

284.1

258.2

255.4

209.7

184.8

180.9

167.1

111.8

109.1

182

160.6

153

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule