most rushing yards by a active rookie running back in a single season

Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most yards by an active rookie 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 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,631
2016
DAL DAL
15
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2 Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,327
2017
KC KC
16
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
3 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,307
2018
NYG NYG
16
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
4 Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
PIT PIT
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
5 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,169
2020
IND IND
15
232
5.0
77.9
11
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
6 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,150
2019
OAK OAK
13
242
4.8
88.5
7
166
20
27
8.3
12.8
0
7 Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
1,050
2022
SEA SEA
15
228
4.6
70.0
9
165
27
35
6.1
11.0
0
8 Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
1,035
2022
ATL ATL
16
210
4.9
64.7
3
139
16
17
8.7
8.7
1
9 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
996
2018
CLE CLE
16
192
5.2
62.3
8
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
10 Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
976
2023
ATL ATL
17
214
4.6
57.4
4
487
58
86
8.4
28.6
4
11 Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
SF SF
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
12 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
945
2023
DET DET
15
182
5.2
63.0
10
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
13 Dameon Pierce
D. Pierce
939
2022
HOU HOU
13
220
4.3
72.2
4
165
30
39
5.5
12.7
1
14 Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
DEN DEN
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
15 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
889
2019
CHI CHI
16
242
3.7
55.6
6
185
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
16 Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
830
2022
KC KC
17
170
4.9
48.8
5
130
13
14
10.0
7.6
0
17 Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
818
2019
PHI PHI
16
179
4.6
51.1
3
509
50
63
10.2
31.8
3
18 J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
805
2020
BAL BAL
15
134
6.0
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
19 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
803
2020
KC KC
13
181
4.4
61.8
4
297
36
54
8.3
22.8
1
20 De'Von Achane
D. Achane
800
2023
MIA MIA
11
103
7.8
72.7
8
197
27
37
7.3
17.9
3
21 Brian Robinson Jr.
B. Robinson Jr.
797
2022
WAS WAS
12
205
3.9
66.4
2
60
9
12
6.7
5.0
1
22 Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
795
2020
WAS WAS
14
170
4.7
56.8
11
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
23 Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
775
2019
BUF BUF
12
151
5.1
64.6
2
194
29
41
6.7
16.2
2
24 Bucky Irving
B. Irving
735
2024
TB TB
13
137
5.4
56.5
6
300
36
38
8.3
23.1
0
25 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
728
2017
NO NO
16
120
6.1
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

20.6

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OPP PPG

28.2

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RUSH YDS/G

91.2

28th

PASS YDS/G

245.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/15
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

5 - 8 - 0

20

Final

27

CIN Bengals

5 - 8 - 0

Mon 9 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM