most rookie rushing yards record since 2016

Since 2016, Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most yards by a rookie, with 1,631 yards in 2016.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	1,327	2017	KC	16	272	4.9	82.9	8	455	53	63	8.6	28.4	3
3	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,313	2016	CHI	15	252	5.2	87.5	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
4	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	2018	NYG	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
5	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3
6	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	2020	IND	15	232	5.0	77.9	11	299	36	39	8.3	19.9	1
7	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,150	2019	OAK	13	242	4.8	88.5	7	166	20	27	8.3	12.8	0
8	Bucky Irving B. Irving	1,122	2024	TB	17	207	5.4	66.0	8	392	47	52	8.3	23.1	0
9	James Robinson J. Robinson	1,070	2020	JAX	14	240	4.5	76.4	7	344	49	60	7.0	24.6	3
10	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	1,050	2022	SEA	15	228	4.6	70.0	9	165	27	35	6.1	11.0	0
11	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,040	2017	JAX	13	268	3.9	80.0	9	302	36	48	8.4	23.2	1
12	Phillip Lindsay P. Lindsay	1,037	2018	DEN	15	192	5.4	69.1	9	241	35	47	6.9	16.1	1
13	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	1,035	2022	ATL	16	210	4.9	64.7	3	139	16	17	8.7	8.7	1
14	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	996	2018	CLE	16	192	5.2	62.3	8	149	20	29	7.5	9.3	2
15	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	976	2023	ATL	17	214	4.6	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
16	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	963	2021	SF	11	207	4.7	87.5	5	137	19	20	7.2	12.5	1
17	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	945	2023	DET	15	182	5.2	63.0	10	316	52	71	6.1	21.1	1
18	Dameon Pierce D. Pierce	939	2022	HOU	13	220	4.3	72.2	4	165	30	39	5.5	12.7	1
19	Sony Michel S. Michel	931	2018	NE	13	209	4.5	71.6	6	50	7	11	7.1	3.8	0
20	Javonte Williams J. Williams	903	2021	DEN	17	203	4.4	53.1	4	316	43	53	7.3	18.6	3
21	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	891	2024	WAS	17	148	6.0	52.4	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	889	2019	CHI	16	242	3.7	55.6	6	185	25	35	7.4	11.6	1
23	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	888	2025	LV	16	240	3.7	55.5	5	339	52	68	6.5	21.2	5
24	TreVeyon Henderson T. Henderson	858	2025	NE	16	167	5.1	53.6	7	221	35	42	6.3	13.8	1
25	Tyrone Tracy Jr. T. Tracy Jr.	839	2024	NYG	17	192	4.4	49.4	5	284	38	53	7.5	16.7	1

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Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
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Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

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Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
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Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	7	9	0	.438
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	12	4	0	.750
Rams - w	11	5	0	.688
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	LAC	@	NYG	18-21
Sat 9/27	JAX	@	SF	26-21
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27
Sat 9/27	CHI	@	LV	25-24
Sat 9/27	BAL	@	KC	20-37

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