Eric Dickerson has rushed for the most yards in his rookie season by a running back, with 1,808 yards in 1983.
| 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. Dickerson | 1,808 | 1983 | 16 | 390 | 4.6 | 113.0 | 18 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | G. Rogers | 1,674 | 1981 | 16 | 378 | 4.4 | 104.6 | 13 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 | |
| 4 | | A. Morris | 1,613 | 2012 | 16 | 335 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 5 | | O. Anderson | 1,605 | 1979 | 16 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 6 |  | E. James | 1,553 | 1999 | 16 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 13 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 | |
| 7 | | C. Portis | 1,508 | 2002 | 16 | 273 | 5.5 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 8 | | M. Anderson | 1,487 | 2000 | 16 | 297 | 5.0 | 92.9 | 15 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | C. Martin | 1,487 | 1995 | 16 | 368 | 4.0 | 92.9 | 14 | 261 | 30 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 1 | ||
| 10 |  | B. Sanders | 1,470 | 1989 | 15 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Martin | 1,454 | 2012 | 16 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| 12 | | E. Campbell | 1,450 | 1978 | 15 | 302 | 4.8 | 96.7 | 13 | 48 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | C. Warner | 1,449 | 1983 | 16 | 335 | 4.3 | 90.6 | 13 | 325 | 42 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Bettis | 1,429 | 1993 | 16 | 294 | 4.9 | 89.3 | 7 | 244 | 26 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | E. George | 1,368 | 1996 | 16 | 335 | 4.1 | 85.5 | 8 | 182 | 23 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | J. Lewis | 1,364 | 2000 | 16 | 309 | 4.4 | 85.3 | 6 | 296 | 27 | 36 | 11.0 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 17 | | R. Mayes | 1,353 | 1986 | 16 | 286 | 4.7 | 84.6 | 8 | 96 | 17 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | A. Peterson | 1,341 | 2007 | 14 | 238 | 5.6 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 | |
| 19 |  | K. Hunt | 1,327 | 2017 | 16 | 272 | 4.9 | 82.9 | 8 | 455 | 53 | 63 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 3 | |
| 20 |  | J. Howard | 1,313 | 2016 | 15 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | S. Barkley | 1,307 | 2018 | 16 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 | |
| 22 | | B. Sims | 1,303 | 1980 | 16 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | ||
| 23 | | S. Slaton | 1,282 | 2008 | 16 | 268 | 4.8 | 80.1 | 9 | 377 | 50 | 59 | 7.5 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | M. Faulk | 1,282 | 1994 | 16 | 314 | 4.1 | 80.1 | 11 | 522 | 52 | 10.0 | 32.6 | 1 | ||
| 25 |  | M. Forte | 1,238 | 2008 | 16 | 316 | 3.9 | 77.4 | 8 | 477 | 63 | 76 | 7.6 | 29.8 | 4 | |
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