Since 2000, LaDainian Tomlinson has rushed for the most yards by a San Diego Chargers rookie, with 1,236 yards in 2001.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,236 | 2001 |  SD | 16 | 339 | 3.6 | 77.3 | 10 | 367 | 59 | 74 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 2 |  | R. Mathews | 678 | 2010 | SD | 12 | 158 | 4.3 | 56.5 | 7 | 145 | 22 | 26 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 3 |  | M. Gordon | 641 | 2015 | SD | 14 | 184 | 3.5 | 45.8 | 0 | 192 | 33 | 37 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 4 | | B. Oliver | 582 | 2014 | SD | 14 | 160 | 3.6 | 41.6 | 3 | 271 | 36 | 45 | 7.5 | 19.4 | 1 |
| 5 | | J. Kelley | 354 | 2020 | LAC | 14 | 111 | 3.2 | 25.3 | 2 | 148 | 23 | 23 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 6 |  | O. Hampton | 314 | 2025 | LAC | 5 | 66 | 4.8 | 62.8 | 2 | 136 | 20 | 22 | 6.8 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 7 |  | A. Ekeler | 260 | 2017 | LAC | 16 | 47 | 5.5 | 16.3 | 2 | 279 | 27 | 35 | 10.3 | 17.4 | 3 |
| 8 |  | J. Herbert | 234 | 2020 | LAC | 15 | 55 | 4.3 | 15.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Jackson | 206 | 2018 | LAC | 13 | 50 | 4.1 | 15.8 | 2 | 135 | 15 | 19 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 10 | | K. Farrow | 192 | 2016 | SD | 13 | 60 | 3.2 | 14.8 | 0 | 70 | 13 | 16 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 11 | | K. Vidal | 155 | 2024 | LAC | 10 | 43 | 3.6 | 15.5 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 9 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 12 | | M. Turner | 104 | 2004 | SD | 14 | 20 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Davis | 101 | 2023 | LAC | 17 | 14 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 0 | 66 | 15 | 17 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 14 | | J. Hester | 95 | 2008 | SD | 16 | 19 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1 | 91 | 12 | 13 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 15 | | L. Rountree | 87 | 2021 | LAC | 12 | 36 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 16 | | D. Sproles | 50 | 2005 | SD | 15 | 8 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 17 | | D. Newsome | 49 | 2018 | LAC | 9 | 11 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 18 | | I. Spiller | 41 | 2022 | LAC | 6 | 18 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 19 | | M. Tolbert | 37 | 2008 | SD | 13 | 13 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 171 | 13 | 15 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 20 | | J. Reed | 29 | 2020 | LAC | 11 | 5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Chatman | 19 | 2002 | SD | 10 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 22 |  | D. Brees | 18 | 2001 | SD | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | T. Billy-Johnson | 17 | 2020 | LAC | 12 | 3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 398 | 20 | 26 | 19.9 | 33.2 | 3 |
| 24 | | J. Herndon | 13 | 2015 | SD | 8 | 1 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 195 | 24 | 33 | 8.1 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 25 | | C. Whitehurst | 13 | 2006 | SD | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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