most rushing yards by a rookie running back 2001

LaDainian Tomlinson had the most rushing yards by a rookie running back in 2001, with 1,236 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,236
2001
SD SD
16
339
3.6
77.3
10
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
2 Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
1,183
2001
CHI CHI
14
278
4.3
84.5
7
178
22
30
8.1
12.7
0
3 Dominic Rhodes
D. Rhodes
1,104
2001
IND IND
15
233
4.7
73.6
9
224
34
55
6.6
14.9
0
4 Travis Henry
T. Henry
729
2001
BUF BUF
13
213
3.4
56.1
4
179
22
27
8.1
13.8
0
5 Michael Bennett
M. Bennett
682
2001
MIN MIN
13
172
4.0
52.5
2
226
29
38
7.8
17.4
1
6 Correll Buckhalter
C. Buckhalter
586
2001
PHI PHI
15
129
4.5
39.1
2
130
13
21
10.0
8.7
0
7 James Jackson
J. Jackson
554
2001
CLE CLE
11
195
2.8
50.4
2
56
7
10
8.0
5.1
0
8 Jason Brookins
J. Brookins
551
2001
BAL BAL
12
151
3.6
45.9
5
45
6
9
7.5
3.8
0
9 Kevan Barlow
K. Barlow
512
2001
SF SF
15
125
4.1
34.1
4
247
22
28
11.2
16.5
1
10 Elvis Joseph
E. Joseph
294
2001
JAX JAX
14
68
4.3
21.0
0
183
18
24
10.2
13.1
2
11 LaMont Jordan
L. Jordan
292
2001
NYJ NYJ
16
39
7.5
18.3
1
44
7
10
6.3
2.8
1
12 Travis Minor
T. Minor
281
2001
MIA MIA
16
59
4.8
17.6
2
263
29
37
9.1
16.4
1
13 Nick Goings
N. Goings
197
2001
CAR CAR
13
66
3.0
15.2
0
39
8
9
4.9
3.0
0
14 Doug Chapman
D. Chapman
195
2001
MIN MIN
16
63
3.1
12.2
0
135
16
18
8.4
8.4
1
15 Benjamin Gay
B. Gay
172
2001
CLE CLE
16
51
3.4
10.8
1
11
4
7
2.8
0.7
0
16 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
91
2001
NO NO
16
16
5.7
5.7
1
166
15
20
11.1
10.4
1
17 R.J. Bowers
R.J. Bowers
84
2001
PIT PIT
3
18
4.7
28.0
1
0
1
1
0.0
0.0
0
18 Reuben Droughns
R. Droughns
72
2001
DET DET
9
30
2.4
8.0
0
21
4
5
5.3
2.3
1
19 Rondell Mealey
R. Mealey
37
2001
GB GB
11
11
3.4
3.4
0
31
2
2
15.5
2.8
0
20 Aveion Cason
A. Cason
31
2001
TOT
6
11
2.8
5.2
0
32
4
4
8.0
5.3
0
21 Heath Evans
H. Evans
11
2001
SEA SEA
16
2
5.5
0.7
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Rod Smart
R. Smart
6
2001
PHI PHI
6
2
3.0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Jameel Cook
J. Cook
2
2001
TB TB
16
2
1.0
0.1
0
89
17
23
5.2
5.6
0
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PPG

21.2

23rd

OPP PPG

20.8

12th

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

13th

PASS YDS/G

256.2

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
11/16
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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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
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
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)
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
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM