most rushing yards by a rookie runningback since 2010

Since 2010, Ezekiel Elliott has the most rushing 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	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
2	Alfred Morris A. Morris	1,613	2012	WAS	16	335	4.8	100.8	13	77	11	16	7.0	4.8	0
3	Doug Martin D. Martin	1,454	2012	TB	16	319	4.6	90.9	11	472	49	70	9.6	29.5	1
4	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	1,327	2017	KC	16	272	4.9	82.9	8	455	53	63	8.6	28.4	3
5	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,313	2016	CHI	15	252	5.2	87.5	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
6	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	2018	NYG	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
7	Najee Harris N. Harris	1,200	2021	PIT	17	307	3.9	70.6	7	467	74	94	6.3	27.5	3
8	Eddie Lacy E. Lacy	1,178	2013	GB	15	284	4.1	78.5	11	257	35	44	7.3	17.1	0
9	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1,169	2020	IND	15	232	5.0	77.9	11	299	36	39	8.3	19.9	1
10	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1,150	2019	OAK	13	242	4.8	88.5	7	166	20	27	8.3	12.8	0
11	Jeremy Hill J. Hill	1,124	2014	CIN	16	222	5.1	70.3	9	215	27	32	8.0	13.4	0
12	Bucky Irving B. Irving	1,122	2024	TB	17	207	5.4	66.0	8	392	47	52	8.3	23.1	0
13	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,106	2015	STL	13	229	4.8	85.1	10	188	21	26	9.0	14.5	0
14	James Robinson J. Robinson	1,070	2020	JAX	14	240	4.5	76.4	7	344	49	60	7.0	24.6	3
15	Kenneth Walker III K. Walker III	1,050	2022	SEA	15	228	4.6	70.0	9	165	27	35	6.1	11.0	0
16	Leonard Fournette L. Fournette	1,040	2017	JAX	13	268	3.9	80.0	9	302	36	48	8.4	23.2	1
17	Phillip Lindsay P. Lindsay	1,037	2018	DEN	15	192	5.4	69.1	9	241	35	47	6.9	16.1	1
18	Tyler Allgeier T. Allgeier	1,035	2022	ATL	16	210	4.9	64.7	3	139	16	17	8.7	8.7	1
19	LeGarrette Blount L. Blount	1,007	2010	TB	13	201	5.0	77.5	6	14	5	7	2.8	1.1	0
20	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	996	2018	CLE	16	192	5.2	62.3	8	149	20	29	7.5	9.3	2
21	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	976	2023	ATL	17	214	4.6	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
22	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	975	2025	LV	17	266	3.7	57.4	5	346	55	73	6.3	20.4	5
23	Zac Stacy Z. Stacy	973	2013	STL	14	250	3.9	69.5	7	141	26	35	5.4	10.1	1
24	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	963	2021	SF	11	207	4.7	87.5	5	137	19	20	7.2	12.5	1
25	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	950	2012	CLE	15	267	3.6	63.3	11	367	51	70	7.2	24.5	1

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