Ezekiel Elliott had the most rush attempts in his rookie season in 2016, with 322 rush attempts.

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	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	322	2016	DAL	15	1,631	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	LeGarrette Blount L. Blount	299	2016	NE	16	1,161	3.9	72.6	18	38	7	8	5.4	2.4	0
3	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	293	2016	TEN	16	1,287	4.4	80.4	9	377	53	67	7.1	23.6	3
4	David Johnson D. Johnson	293	2016	ARI	16	1,239	4.2	77.4	16	879	80	120	11.0	54.9	4
5	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	278	2016	LA	16	885	3.2	55.3	6	327	43	58	7.6	20.4	0
6	Lamar Miller L. Miller	268	2016	HOU	14	1,073	4.0	76.6	5	188	31	39	6.1	13.4	1
7	Frank Gore F. Gore	263	2016	IND	16	1,025	3.9	64.1	4	277	38	47	7.3	17.3	4
8	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	261	2016	PIT	12	1,268	4.9	105.7	7	616	75	94	8.2	51.3	2
9	Jay Ajayi J. Ajayi	260	2016	MIA	15	1,272	4.9	84.8	8	151	27	35	5.6	10.1	0
10	Melvin Gordon M. Gordon	254	2016	SD	13	997	3.9	76.7	10	419	41	57	10.2	32.2	2
11	Jordan Howard J. Howard	252	2016	CHI	15	1,313	5.2	87.5	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
12	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	234	2016	BUF	15	1,267	5.4	84.5	13	356	50	57	7.1	23.7	1
13	Devonta Freeman D. Freeman	227	2016	ATL	16	1,079	4.8	67.4	11	462	54	65	8.6	28.9	2
14	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	222	2016	CIN	15	839	3.8	55.9	9	174	21	27	8.3	11.6	0
15	Matt Forte M. Forte	218	2016	NYJ	14	813	3.7	58.1	7	263	30	43	8.8	18.8	1
16	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	218	2016	CAR	13	824	3.8	63.4	9	60	8	21	7.5	4.6	0
17	Carlos Hyde C. Hyde	217	2016	SF	13	988	4.6	76.0	6	163	27	33	6.0	12.5	3
18	Spencer Ware S. Ware	214	2016	KC	14	921	4.3	65.8	3	447	33	42	13.5	31.9	2
19	Mark Ingram M. Ingram	205	2016	NO	16	1,043	5.1	65.2	6	319	46	58	6.9	19.9	4
20	Isaiah Crowell I. Crowell	198	2016	CLE	16	952	4.8	59.5	7	319	40	53	8.0	19.9	0
21	Latavius Murray L. Murray	195	2016	OAK	14	788	4.0	56.3	12	264	33	43	8.0	18.9	0
22	Terrance West T. West	193	2016	BAL	16	774	4.0	48.4	5	236	34	45	6.9	14.8	1
23	Rashad Jennings R. Jennings	181	2016	NYG	13	593	3.3	45.6	3	201	35	42	5.7	15.5	1
24	Devontae Booker D. Booker	174	2016	DEN	16	612	3.5	38.3	4	265	31	45	8.5	16.6	1
25	Rob Kelley R. Kelley	168	2016	WAS	15	704	4.2	46.9	6	82	12	18	6.8	5.5	1

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RUSH YDS/G

67.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

227.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	.500
Cowboys	1	1	.500
Commanders	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM

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0 - 2

Final

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662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

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Rec TD Leaders

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3.0

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Total Yards Rankings

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Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

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144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

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281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

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Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
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