most rushing yards by a 3rd year player in nfl history

Jamal Lewis rushed for the most yards by a player in his 3rd season, with 2,066 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,066
2003
BAL BAL
16
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
2Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1,934
1980
HOU HOU
15
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
3Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,852
1977
CHI CHI
14
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
4Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
1,750
2005
KC KC
16
336
5.2
109.4
20
343
33
49
10.4
21.4
1
5Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1,750
1997
DEN DEN
15
369
4.7
116.7
15
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
6Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,713
1992
DAL DAL
16
373
4.6
107.1
18
335
59
5.7
20.9
1
7Barry Foster
B. Foster
1,690
1992
PIT PIT
16
390
4.3
105.6
11
344
36
9.6
21.5
0
8LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,645
2003
SD SD
16
313
5.3
102.8
13
725
100
137
7.3
45.3
4
9Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
1,641
2003
NO NO
16
351
4.7
102.6
8
516
69
86
7.5
32.3
0
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,548
1991
DET DET
15
342
4.5
103.2
16
307
41
7.5
20.5
1
11Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
1,528
2006
STL STL
16
346
4.4
95.5
13
806
90
110
9.0
50.4
3
12DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
1,515
2008
CAR CAR
16
273
5.5
94.7
18
121
22
30
5.5
7.6
2
13Herschel Walker
H. Walker
1,514
1988
DAL DAL
16
361
4.2
94.6
5
505
53
9.5
31.6
2
14Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
1,512
1979
PHI PHI
16
338
4.5
94.5
9
494
41
12.0
30.9
5
15Willie Parker
W. Parker
1,494
2006
PIT PIT
16
337
4.4
93.4
13
222
31
42
7.2
13.9
3
16Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
1,486
1984
ATL ATL
15
353
4.2
99.1
13
277
42
6.6
18.5
0
17Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
1,480
1989
KC KC
15
370
4.0
98.7
12
12
2
6.0
0.8
0
18Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1,467
2010
KC KC
16
230
6.4
91.7
5
468
45
64
10.4
29.3
3
19Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,434
2018
DAL DAL
15
304
4.7
95.6
6
567
77
95
7.4
37.8
3
20Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
1,399
2000
JAX JAX
13
292
4.8
107.6
12
240
36
53
6.7
18.5
2
21Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
1,387
2019
CAR CAR
16
287
4.8
86.7
15
1,005
116
142
8.7
62.8
4
22Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,383
2009
MIN MIN
16
314
4.4
86.4
18
436
43
57
10.1
27.3
0
23Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
1,376
1981
STL STL
16
328
4.2
86.0
9
387
51
7.6
24.2
0
24Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
1,364
2010
TEN TEN
16
316
4.3
85.3
11
245
44
57
5.6
15.3
1
25Travis Henry
T. Henry
1,356
2003
BUF BUF
15
331
4.1
90.4
10
158
28
40
5.6
10.5
1
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PPG

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OPP PPG

32.3

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RUSH YDS/G

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206.7

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Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
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4
0
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11/16
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11/23
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.714
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.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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.667
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
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1
1
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
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2
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3
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.571
NFC WestWLTPCT
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Wed
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KC KC
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LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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Sat
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Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
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BUF BUF
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