Since 2010, Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most yards by a 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 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2 |  | A. Morris | 1,613 | 2012 |  WAS | 16 | 335 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 3 |  | D. Martin | 1,454 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 4 |  | K. Hunt | 1,327 | 2017 |  KC | 16 | 272 | 4.9 | 82.9 | 8 | 455 | 53 | 63 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 3 |
| 5 |  | J. Howard | 1,313 | 2016 |  CHI | 15 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 6 |  | S. Barkley | 1,307 | 2018 |  NYG | 16 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 |
| 7 |  | N. Harris | 1,200 | 2021 |  PIT | 17 | 307 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 7 | 467 | 74 | 94 | 6.3 | 27.5 | 3 |
| 8 | | E. Lacy | 1,178 | 2013 |  GB | 15 | 284 | 4.1 | 78.5 | 11 | 257 | 35 | 44 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 9 |  | J. Taylor | 1,169 | 2020 |  IND | 15 | 232 | 5.0 | 77.9 | 11 | 299 | 36 | 39 | 8.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 10 |  | J. Jacobs | 1,150 | 2019 |  OAK | 13 | 242 | 4.8 | 88.5 | 7 | 166 | 20 | 27 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 11 | | J. Hill | 1,124 | 2014 |  CIN | 16 | 222 | 5.1 | 70.3 | 9 | 215 | 27 | 32 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 12 |  | B. Irving | 1,122 | 2024 | TB | 17 | 207 | 5.4 | 66.0 | 8 | 392 | 47 | 52 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 13 |  | T. Gurley | 1,106 | 2015 |  STL | 13 | 229 | 4.8 | 85.1 | 10 | 188 | 21 | 26 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Robinson | 1,070 | 2020 |  JAX | 14 | 240 | 4.5 | 76.4 | 7 | 344 | 49 | 60 | 7.0 | 24.6 | 3 |
| 15 |  | K. Walker III | 1,050 | 2022 |  SEA | 15 | 228 | 4.6 | 70.0 | 9 | 165 | 27 | 35 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 16 |  | L. Fournette | 1,040 | 2017 | JAX | 13 | 268 | 3.9 | 80.0 | 9 | 302 | 36 | 48 | 8.4 | 23.2 | 1 |
| 17 |  | P. Lindsay | 1,037 | 2018 |  DEN | 15 | 192 | 5.4 | 69.1 | 9 | 241 | 35 | 47 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 18 |  | T. Allgeier | 1,035 | 2022 |  ATL | 16 | 210 | 4.9 | 64.7 | 3 | 139 | 16 | 17 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 19 |  | L. Blount | 1,007 | 2010 | TB | 13 | 201 | 5.0 | 77.5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 20 |  | N. Chubb | 996 | 2018 |  CLE | 16 | 192 | 5.2 | 62.3 | 8 | 149 | 20 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 21 |  | B. Robinson | 976 | 2023 | ATL | 17 | 214 | 4.6 | 57.4 | 4 | 487 | 58 | 86 | 8.4 | 28.6 | 4 |
| 22 | | Z. Stacy | 973 | 2013 | STL | 14 | 250 | 3.9 | 69.5 | 7 | 141 | 26 | 35 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 23 |  | E. Mitchell | 963 | 2021 |  SF | 11 | 207 | 4.7 | 87.5 | 5 | 137 | 19 | 20 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 1 |
| 24 | | T. Richardson | 950 | 2012 | CLE | 15 | 267 | 3.6 | 63.3 | 11 | 367 | 51 | 70 | 7.2 | 24.5 | 1 |
| 25 |  | J. Gibbs | 945 | 2023 |  DET | 15 | 182 | 5.2 | 63.0 | 10 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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