most rookie rushing yards through week 17

Jonathan Taylor has rushed for the most yards by a rookie in Week 17, with 253 yards in 2020.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	253	2020	IND	1	30	8.4	253.0	2	1	1	2	1.0	1.0	0
2	Clinton Portis C. Portis	228	2002	DEN	1	24	9.5	228.0	2	18	2	2	9.0	18.0	0
3	Alfred Morris A. Morris	200	2012	WAS	1	33	6.1	200.0	3	12	2	2	6.0	12.0	0
4	Brad Hubbert B. Hubbert	189	1967	SD	1	15	12.6	189.0	2	8	1		8.0	8.0	0
5	Najee Harris N. Harris	188	2021	PIT	1	28	6.7	188.0	1	18	3	3	6.0	18.0	0
6	Lee Suggs L. Suggs	186	2003	CLE	1	26	7.2	186.0	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Jermaine Fazande J. Fazande	183	1999	SD	1	30	6.1	183.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	William Green W. Green	178	2002	CLE	1	27	6.6	178.0	2	9	2	4	4.5	9.0	0
9	Michael Bush M. Bush	177	2008	OAK	1	27	6.6	177.0	2	6	1	1	6.0	6.0	0
10	J.K. Dobbins	160	2020	BAL	1	13	12.3	160.0	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	160	2001	CHI	1	33	4.8	160.0	1	11	1	1	11.0	11.0	0
12	Joe McKnight J. McKnight	158	2010	NYJ	1	32	4.9	158.0	0	15	2	3	7.5	15.0	0
13	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	152	1996	MIA	1	30	5.1	152.0	1	6	1		6.0	6.0	0
14	Julius Jones J. Jones	149	2004	DAL	1	29	5.1	149.0	1	46	5	5	9.2	46.0	0
15	Doug Martin D. Martin	142	2012	TB	1	28	5.1	142.0	1	18	4	5	4.5	18.0	0
16	Dominic Rhodes D. Rhodes	141	2001	IND	1	31	4.5	141.0	0	30	2	5	15.0	30.0	0
17	Jordan Howard J. Howard	135	2016	CHI	1	23	5.9	135.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Ronald Moore R. Moore	135	1993	PHX	1	23	5.9	135.0	2	0	0			0.0	0
19	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	133	2022	SEA	1	23	5.8	133.0	0	9	1	1	9.0	9.0	0
20	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	127	2024	WAS	1	16	7.9	127.0	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Marcus Allen M. Allen	126	1982	RAI	1	20	6.3	126.0	2	40	3		13.3	40.0	0
22	Scott Lockwood S. Lockwood	123	1992	NE	1	30	4.1	123.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
23	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	122	1995	CHI	1	30	4.1	122.0	0	0	0			0.0	0
24	Ryan Mathews R. Mathews	120	2010	SD	1	26	4.6	120.0	3	19	3	3	6.3	19.0	0
25	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	119	2021	SF	1	21	5.7	119.0	0	11	2	2	5.5	11.0	1

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PASS

3,101

Jones

RUSH

1,585

Taylor

REC

1,003

Pierce

Team Rankings

PPG

27.4

8th

OPP PPG

24.2

21st

RUSH YDS/G

118.1

17th

PASS YDS/G

240.3

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	13	4	.765
Texans	12	5	.706
Colts	8	9	.471
Titans	3	14	.176

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

8 - 9

Final

Texans

12 - 5

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

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6-11

7-10

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176