most rushing yards in the 1983 season by a rookie

Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a rookie in 1983, with 1,808 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
2	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,449	1983	SEA	16	335	4.3	90.6	13	325	42	7.7	20.3	1
3	Roger Craig R. Craig	725	1983	SF	16	176	4.1	45.3	8	427	48	8.9	26.7	4
4	Boyce Green B. Green	497	1983	CLE	13	104	4.8	38.2	3	167	25	6.7	12.8	1
5	James Jones J. Jones	475	1983	DET	14	135	3.5	33.9	6	467	46	10.2	33.4	1
6	David Overstreet D. Overstreet	392	1983	MIA	14	85	4.6	28.0	1	55	8	6.9	3.9	2
7	Michael Williams M. Williams	385	1983	PHI	15	103	3.7	25.7	0	142	17	8.4	9.5	0
8	Jessie Clark J. Clark	328	1983	GB	16	71	4.6	20.5	0	279	18	15.5	17.4	1
9	Larry Moriarty L. Moriarty	321	1983	HOU	16	65	4.9	20.1	3	32	4	8.0	2.0	0
10	Stanley Wilson S. Wilson	267	1983	CIN	10	56	4.8	26.7	1	107	12	8.9	10.7	1
11	Michael Haddix M. Haddix	220	1983	PHI	14	91	2.4	15.7	2	254	23	11.0	18.1	0
12	Alvin Moore A. Moore	205	1983	BAL	15	57	3.6	13.7	1	38	6	6.3	2.5	0
13	Larry Kinnebrew L. Kinnebrew	156	1983	CIN	16	39	4.0	9.8	3	4	2	2.0	0.3	0
14	John Elway J. Elway	146	1983	DEN	11	28	5.2	13.3	1	0	0		0.0	0
15	Johnny Hector J. Hector	85	1983	NYJ	10	16	5.3	8.5	0	61	5	12.2	6.1	1
16	Oliver Luck O. Luck	55	1983	HOU	7	17	3.2	7.9	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Ken Thomas K. Thomas	55	1983	KC	14	15	3.7	3.9	0	236	28	8.4	16.9	1
18	Jesse Myles J. Myles	52	1983	DEN	16	8	6.5	3.3	0	119	7	17.0	7.4	1
19	John Tuggle J. Tuggle	49	1983	NYG	16	17	2.9	3.1	1	50	3	16.7	3.1	0
20	Dan Marino D. Marino	45	1983	MIA	11	28	1.6	4.1	2	0	0		0.0	0
21	Herkie Walls H. Walls	44	1983	HOU	16	5	8.8	2.8	0	276	12	23.0	17.3	1
22	Tony Eason T. Eason	39	1983	NE	16	19	2.1	2.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Earnest Jackson E. Jackson	39	1983	SD	12	11	3.5	3.3	0	42	5	8.4	3.5	0
24	Willie Gault W. Gault	31	1983	CHI	16	4	7.8	1.9	0	836	40	20.9	52.3	8
25	Tony Hunter T. Hunter	28	1983	BUF	13	2	14.0	2.2	0	402	36	11.2	30.9	3

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1,572

Stafford

RUSH

343

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REC

441

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

12th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

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4 - 1

Final

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2 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

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4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a rookie in 1983, with 1,808 yards.

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