From 2010 through 2019, Ezekiel Elliott rushed for the most yards in his rookie season by a running back, with 1,631 yards in 2016.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | A. Morris | 1,613 | 2012 | 16 | 335 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | D. Martin | 1,454 | 2012 | 16 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | K. Hunt | 1,327 | 2017 | 16 | 272 | 4.9 | 82.9 | 8 | 455 | 53 | 63 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  | J. Howard | 1,313 | 2016 | 15 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 6 |  | S. Barkley | 1,307 | 2018 | 16 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 | |
| 7 | | E. Lacy | 1,178 | 2013 | 15 | 284 | 4.1 | 78.5 | 11 | 257 | 35 | 44 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,150 | 2019 | 13 | 242 | 4.8 | 88.5 | 7 | 166 | 20 | 27 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Hill | 1,124 | 2014 | 16 | 222 | 5.1 | 70.3 | 9 | 215 | 27 | 32 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | T. Gurley | 1,106 | 2015 | 13 | 229 | 4.8 | 85.1 | 10 | 188 | 21 | 26 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | L. Fournette | 1,040 | 2017 | 13 | 268 | 3.9 | 80.0 | 9 | 302 | 36 | 48 | 8.4 | 23.2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | P. Lindsay | 1,037 | 2018 | 15 | 192 | 5.4 | 69.1 | 9 | 241 | 35 | 47 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 1 | |
| 13 |  | L. Blount | 1,007 | 2010 | 13 | 201 | 5.0 | 77.5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | N. Chubb | 996 | 2018 | 16 | 192 | 5.2 | 62.3 | 8 | 149 | 20 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 2 | |
| 15 | | Z. Stacy | 973 | 2013 | 14 | 250 | 3.9 | 69.5 | 7 | 141 | 26 | 35 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| 16 | | T. Richardson | 950 | 2012 | 15 | 267 | 3.6 | 63.3 | 11 | 367 | 51 | 70 | 7.2 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| 17 | | B. Tate | 942 | 2011 | 15 | 175 | 5.4 | 62.8 | 4 | 98 | 13 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | S. Michel | 931 | 2018 | 13 | 209 | 4.5 | 71.6 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | D. Murray | 897 | 2011 | 13 | 164 | 5.5 | 69.0 | 2 | 183 | 26 | 35 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Montgomery | 889 | 2019 | 16 | 242 | 3.7 | 55.6 | 6 | 185 | 25 | 35 | 7.4 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | L. Bell | 860 | 2013 | 13 | 244 | 3.5 | 66.2 | 8 | 399 | 45 | 66 | 8.9 | 30.7 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | T. Rawls | 830 | 2015 | 13 | 147 | 5.6 | 63.8 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 11 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 23 |  | M. Sanders | 818 | 2019 | 16 | 179 | 4.6 | 51.1 | 3 | 509 | 50 | 63 | 10.2 | 31.8 | 3 | |
| 24 | | V. Ballard | 814 | 2012 | 16 | 211 | 3.9 | 50.9 | 2 | 152 | 17 | 27 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| 25 | | M. Leshoure | 798 | 2012 | 14 | 215 | 3.7 | 57.0 | 9 | 214 | 34 | 48 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 0 | |
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
 Cowboys | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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