most rushing yards by a rookie in the last 10 years

Between October 14, 2015 and October 14, 2025, Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most yards by a rookie, 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 Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,313
2016
CHI CHI
15
252
5.2
87.5
6
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
4 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,307
2018
NYG NYG
16
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
5 Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
PIT PIT
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
6 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,169
2020
IND IND
15
232
5.0
77.9
11
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
7 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,150
2019
OAK OAK
13
242
4.8
88.5
7
166
20
27
8.3
12.8
0
8 Bucky Irving
B. Irving
1,122
2024
TB TB
17
207
5.4
66.0
8
392
47
52
8.3
23.1
0
9 James Robinson
J. Robinson
1,070
2020
JAX JAX
14
240
4.5
76.4
7
344
49
60
7.0
24.6
3
10 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
11 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,040
2017
JAX JAX
13
268
3.9
80.0
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
12 Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
1,037
2018
DEN DEN
15
192
5.4
69.1
9
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
13 Tyler Allgeier
T. Allgeier
1,035
2022
ATL ATL
16
210
4.9
64.7
3
139
16
17
8.7
8.7
1
14 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
996
2018
CLE CLE
16
192
5.2
62.3
8
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
15 Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
976
2023
ATL ATL
17
214
4.6
57.4
4
487
58
86
8.4
28.6
4
16 Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
SF SF
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
17 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
945
2023
DET DET
15
182
5.2
63.0
10
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
18 Dameon Pierce
D. Pierce
939
2022
HOU HOU
13
220
4.3
72.2
4
165
30
39
5.5
12.7
1
19 Sony Michel
S. Michel
931
2018
NE NE
13
209
4.5
71.6
6
50
7
11
7.1
3.8
0
20 Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
DEN DEN
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
21 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
891
2024
WAS WAS
17
148
6.0
52.4
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
889
2019
CHI CHI
16
242
3.7
55.6
6
185
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
23 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
T. Tracy Jr.
839
2024
NYG NYG
17
192
4.4
49.4
5
284
38
53
7.5
16.7
1
24 Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
830
2022
KC KC
17
170
4.9
48.8
5
130
13
14
10.0
7.6
0
25 Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
818
2019
PHI PHI
16
179
4.6
51.1
3
509
50
63
10.2
31.8
3
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

29.7

3rd

OPP PPG

30.7

31st

RUSH YDS/G

117.2

15th

PASS YDS/G

276.3

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

27

DAL Cowboys

2 - 3 - 1

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM