Between September 13, 2014 and September 13, 2026, 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 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | K. Hunt | 1,327 | 2017 | 16 | 272 | 4.9 | 82.9 | 8 | 455 | 53 | 63 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  | J. Howard | 1,313 | 2016 | 15 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | S. Barkley | 1,307 | 2018 | 16 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  | N. Harris | 1,200 | 2021 | 17 | 307 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 7 | 467 | 74 | 94 | 6.3 | 27.5 | 3 | |
| 6 |  | J. Taylor | 1,169 | 2020 | 15 | 232 | 5.0 | 77.9 | 11 | 299 | 36 | 39 | 8.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 7 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,150 | 2019 | 13 | 242 | 4.8 | 88.5 | 7 | 166 | 20 | 27 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | B. Irving | 1,122 | 2024 | 17 | 207 | 5.4 | 66.0 | 8 | 392 | 47 | 52 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | T. Gurley | 1,106 | 2015 | 13 | 229 | 4.8 | 85.1 | 10 | 188 | 21 | 26 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | J. Hill | 1,105 | 2014 | 15 | 218 | 5.1 | 73.7 | 9 | 215 | 27 | 32 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | J. Robinson | 1,070 | 2020 | 14 | 240 | 4.5 | 76.4 | 7 | 344 | 49 | 60 | 7.0 | 24.6 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | K. Walker | 1,050 | 2022 | 15 | 228 | 4.6 | 70.0 | 9 | 165 | 27 | 35 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | L. Fournette | 1,040 | 2017 | 13 | 268 | 3.9 | 80.0 | 9 | 302 | 36 | 48 | 8.4 | 23.2 | 1 | |
| 14 |  | P. Lindsay | 1,037 | 2018 | 15 | 192 | 5.4 | 69.1 | 9 | 241 | 35 | 47 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 1 | |
| 15 |  | T. Allgeier | 1,035 | 2022 | 16 | 210 | 4.9 | 64.7 | 3 | 139 | 16 | 17 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 16 |  | N. Chubb | 996 | 2018 | 16 | 192 | 5.2 | 62.3 | 8 | 149 | 20 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 2 | |
| 17 |  | B. Robinson | 976 | 2023 | 17 | 214 | 4.6 | 57.4 | 4 | 487 | 58 | 86 | 8.4 | 28.6 | 4 | |
| 18 |  | A. Jeanty | 975 | 2025 | 17 | 266 | 3.7 | 57.4 | 5 | 346 | 55 | 73 | 6.3 | 20.4 | 5 | |
| 19 |  | E. Mitchell | 963 | 2021 | 11 | 207 | 4.7 | 87.5 | 5 | 137 | 19 | 20 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 20 |  | J. Gibbs | 945 | 2023 | 15 | 182 | 5.2 | 63.0 | 10 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | D. Pierce | 939 | 2022 | 13 | 220 | 4.3 | 72.2 | 4 | 165 | 30 | 39 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| 22 |  | S. Michel | 931 | 2018 | 13 | 209 | 4.5 | 71.6 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | T. Henderson | 911 | 2025 | 17 | 180 | 5.1 | 53.6 | 9 | 221 | 35 | 42 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | J. Williams | 903 | 2021 | 17 | 203 | 4.4 | 53.1 | 4 | 316 | 43 | 53 | 7.3 | 18.6 | 3 | |
| 25 |  | J. Daniels | 891 | 2024 | 17 | 148 | 6.0 | 52.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
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