Emmitt Smith has the most career rush attempts by a player younger than 25, with 1,262 rush attempts.
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most rushing attempts by a player before age 25| NAME | ATT | GP | RUSH YDS | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 1,262 | 62 | 5,699 | 4.5 | 91.9 | 50 | 1,235 | 189 | 6.5 | 19.9 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | C. Portis | 1,258 | 60 | 5,930 | 4.7 | 98.8 | 45 | 1,129 | 141 | 197 | 8.0 | 18.8 | 4 |
| 3 |  | B. Sanders | 1,189 | 62 | 5,674 | 4.8 | 91.5 | 52 | 1,294 | 130 | 10.0 | 20.9 | 5 | |
| 4 |  | E. James | 1,184 | 52 | 4,913 | 4.1 | 94.5 | 31 | 1,727 | 210 | 283 | 8.2 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 1,179 | 57 | 5,316 | 4.5 | 93.3 | 45 | 1,111 | 125 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | E. Elliott | 1,169 | 56 | 5,405 | 4.6 | 96.5 | 40 | 1,619 | 189 | 244 | 8.6 | 28.9 | 8 |
| 7 |  | J. Bettis | 1,116 | 63 | 4,522 | 4.1 | 71.8 | 24 | 765 | 97 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 1 | |
| 8 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,072 | 60 | 4,740 | 4.4 | 79.0 | 40 | 1,152 | 160 | 200 | 7.2 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 9 |  | M. Faulk | 1,065 | 61 | 4,001 | 3.8 | 65.6 | 36 | 1,896 | 211 | 9.0 | 31.1 | 5 | |
| 10 |  | T. Gurley | 1,042 | 58 | 4,547 | 4.4 | 78.4 | 46 | 1,883 | 187 | 252 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 11 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,024 | 48 | 4,564 | 4.5 | 95.1 | 37 | 1,581 | 238 | 312 | 6.6 | 32.9 | 5 |
| 12 | | J. Lewis | 1,004 | 48 | 4,757 | 4.7 | 99.1 | 26 | 943 | 100 | 134 | 9.4 | 19.6 | 1 |
| 13 | | S. Jackson | 971 | 57 | 4,249 | 4.4 | 74.5 | 30 | 1,586 | 190 | 241 | 8.3 | 27.8 | 6 |
| 14 | | O. Anderson | 960 | 48 | 4,333 | 4.5 | 90.3 | 26 | 1,003 | 128 | 7.8 | 20.9 | 2 | |
| 15 | | R. Rice | 959 | 61 | 4,377 | 4.6 | 71.8 | 24 | 2,235 | 250 | 331 | 8.9 | 36.6 | 5 |
| 16 |  | C. Martin | 958 | 45 | 3,799 | 4.0 | 84.4 | 32 | 890 | 117 | 7.6 | 19.8 | 5 | |
| 17 |  | J. Taylor | 925 | 53 | 4,582 | 5.0 | 86.5 | 40 | 955 | 123 | 153 | 7.8 | 18.0 | 4 |
| 18 |  | A. Peterson | 915 | 46 | 4,484 | 4.9 | 97.5 | 40 | 829 | 83 | 124 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 1 |
| 19 | | R. Hampton | 914 | 57 | 3,732 | 4.1 | 65.5 | 31 | 982 | 121 | 8.1 | 17.2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  | L. Bell | 908 | 47 | 4,045 | 4.5 | 86.1 | 26 | 2,005 | 227 | 291 | 8.8 | 42.7 | 5 |
| 21 |  | J. Howard | 878 | 55 | 3,813 | 4.3 | 69.3 | 29 | 636 | 81 | 122 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 2 |
| 22 | | A. al-Jabbar | 860 | 47 | 2,968 | 3.5 | 63.1 | 32 | 502 | 73 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| 23 |  | M. Lynch | 852 | 57 | 3,338 | 3.9 | 58.6 | 23 | 808 | 115 | 156 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 1 |
| 24 | | M. Jones-Drew | 842 | 63 | 3,924 | 4.7 | 62.3 | 49 | 1,782 | 201 | 263 | 8.9 | 28.3 | 5 |
| 25 | | N. Means | 841 | 56 | 3,232 | 3.8 | 57.7 | 27 | 385 | 63 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 1 | |
StatMuse has game-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1960 season.
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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 |