most rushing attempts by a player chicago bears in a rookie season

Matt Forte has the most carries by a rookie for the Bears, with 316 rush attempts in 2008.

Showing

Data note: Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Matt Forte M. Forte	316	2008	CHI	16	1,238	3.9	77.4	8	477	63	76	7.6	29.8	4
2	Rashaan Salaam R. Salaam	296	1995	CHI	16	1,074	3.6	67.1	10	56	7		8.0	3.5	0
3	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	278	2001	CHI	14	1,183	4.3	84.5	7	178	22	30	8.1	12.7	0
4	Jordan Howard J. Howard	252	2016	CHI	15	1,313	5.2	87.5	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
5	David Montgomery D. Montgomery	242	2019	CHI	16	889	3.7	55.6	6	185	25	35	7.4	11.6	1
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	196	1975	CHI	13	679	3.5	52.2	7	213	33		6.5	16.4	0
7	Kyle Monangai K. Monangai	169	2025	CHI	17	783	4.6	46.1	5	164	18	30	9.1	9.6	0
8	Gale Sayers G. Sayers	166	1965	CHI	14	867	5.2	61.9	14	507	29		17.5	36.2	6
9	Jeremy Langford J. Langford	148	2015	CHI	16	537	3.6	33.6	6	279	22	42	12.7	17.4	1
10	Ken Grandberry K. Grandberry	144	1974	CHI	14	475	3.3	33.9	2	212	30		7.1	15.1	0
11	Curtis Enis C. Enis	133	1998	CHI	9	497	3.7	55.2	0	20	6		3.3	2.2	0
12	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	127	1957	CHB	12	538	4.2	44.8	5	201	15		13.4	16.8	2
13	John Dottley J. Dottley	127	1951	CHB	12	670	5.3	55.8	3	225	14		16.1	18.8	1
14	Rick Casares R. Casares	125	1955	CHB	12	672	5.4	56.0	4	136	16		8.5	11.3	1
15	Raymont Harris R. Harris	123	1994	CHI	16	464	3.8	29.0	1	236	39		6.1	14.8	0
16	Bill Osmanski B. Osmanski	121	1939	CHB	10	699	5.8	69.9	7	65	3		21.7	6.5	1
17	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	119	1934	CHB	11	1,004	8.4	91.3	8	174	6		29.0	15.8	1
18	Ronnie Bull R. Bull	113	1962	CHI	14	363	3.2	25.9	1	331	31		10.7	23.6	0
19	Darnell Autry D. Autry	112	1997	CHI	13	319	2.8	24.5	1	59	9		6.6	4.5	0
20	Bobby Watkins B. Watkins	110	1955	CHB	12	553	5.0	46.1	8	79	6		13.2	6.6	0
21	Khalil Herbert K. Herbert	103	2021	CHI	17	433	4.2	25.5	2	96	14	16	6.9	5.6	0
22	Roland Harper R. Harper	100	1975	CHI	13	453	4.5	34.8	1	191	27		7.1	14.7	0
23	Bob Margarita B. Margarita	88	1944	CHB	10	463	5.3	46.3	4	130	15		8.7	13.0	0
24	Tarik Cohen T. Cohen	87	2017	CHI	16	370	4.3	23.1	2	353	53	71	6.7	22.1	1
25	Caleb Williams C. Williams	81	2024	CHI	17	489	6.0	28.8	0	0	0	0		0.0	0

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Cowboys had that run-first look in beating the Eagles, and owner Jerry Jones liked what he saw

Oct 27, 2026

Colts trade All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to Seahawks for 2 draft picks

Oct 27, 2026

Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis fail to live up to lucrative contract extensions for the slumping Eagles

Oct 27, 2026

A flag-filled afternoon: Packers-Lions showdown overshadowed by rash of debatable penalties

Oct 27, 2026

Dak Prescott throws 3 TD passes, Javonte Williams runs for 155 yards as Cowboys beat Eagles 38-21

Oct 27, 2026

Ja'Marr Chase's halftime talk sparks Bengals' comeback win over Ravens

Oct 27, 2026

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

154.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

254.9

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000