most rushing attempts by rb in there rookie season since 2016

Since 2016, Ezekiel Elliott has the most rush attempts by a rookie running back, with 322 rush attempts in 2016.

NAMEATTSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
322
2016
15
1,631
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2Najee Harris
N. Harris
307
2021
17
1,200
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
3Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
272
2017
16
1,327
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
4Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
268
2017
13
1,040
3.9
80.0
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
5Ashton Jeanty
A. Jeanty
266
2025
17
975
3.7
57.4
5
346
55
73
6.3
20.4
5
6Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
261
2018
16
1,307
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
7Jordan Howard
J. Howard
252
2016
15
1,313
5.2
87.5
6
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
8Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
242
2019
13
1,150
4.8
88.5
7
166
20
27
8.3
12.8
0
9David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
242
2019
16
889
3.7
55.6
6
185
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
10James Robinson
J. Robinson
240
2020
14
1,070
4.5
76.4
7
344
49
60
7.0
24.6
3
11Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
232
2020
15
1,169
5.0
77.9
11
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
12Quinshon Judkins
Q. Judkins
230
2025
14
827
3.6
59.1
7
171
26
36
6.6
12.2
0
13Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
228
2022
15
1,050
4.6
70.0
9
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
14Dameon Pierce
D. Pierce
220
2022
13
939
4.3
72.2
4
165
30
39
5.5
12.7
1
15Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
214
2023
17
976
4.6
57.4
4
487
58
86
8.4
28.6
4
16Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
210
2022
16
1,035
4.9
64.7
3
139
16
17
8.7
8.7
1
17Sony Michel
S. Michel
209
2018
13
931
4.5
71.6
6
50
7
11
7.1
3.8
0
18Bucky Irving
B. Irving
207
2024
17
1,122
5.4
66.0
8
392
47
52
8.3
23.1
0
19Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
207
2021
11
963
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
20Brian Robinson Jr.
B. Robinson Jr.
205
2022
12
797
3.9
66.4
2
60
9
12
6.7
5.0
1
21Javonte Williams
J. Williams
203
2021
17
903
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
22Woody Marks
W. Marks
196
2025
16
703
3.6
43.9
2
208
24
36
8.7
13.0
3
23Tyrone Tracy Jr.
T. Tracy Jr.
192
2024
17
839
4.4
49.4
5
284
38
53
7.5
16.7
1
24Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
192
2018
15
1,037
5.4
69.1
9
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
25Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
192
2018
16
996
5.2
62.3
8
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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