Billy Sims had the most rushing yards in his first 4 games in his rookie season in 1980, with 539 yards.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sims | 539 | 1980 | 4 | 94 | 5.7 | 134.8 | 5 | 206 | 9 | 22.9 | 51.5 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | K. Hunt | 502 | 2017 | 4 | 68 | 7.4 | 125.5 | 4 | 157 | 13 | 13 | 12.1 | 39.3 | 2 | |
| 3 |  | D. Achane | 460 | 2023 | 4 | 38 | 12.1 | 115.0 | 5 | 67 | 9 | 11 | 7.4 | 16.8 | 2 | |
| 4 | | C. Williams | 447 | 2005 | 4 | 99 | 4.5 | 111.8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | E. Dickerson | 446 | 1983 | 4 | 97 | 4.6 | 111.5 | 6 | 121 | 15 | 8.1 | 30.3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | J. Jones | 445 | 2004 | 4 | 98 | 4.5 | 111.3 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | T. Gurley | 442 | 2015 | 4 | 74 | 6.0 | 110.5 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | J. Brown | 432 | 1960 | 4 | 72 | 6.0 | 108.0 | 4 | 69 | 7 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | D. Woods | 429 | 1974 | 4 | 58 | 7.4 | 107.3 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | G. Rogers | 413 | 1981 | 4 | 87 | 4.7 | 103.3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | E. Elliott | 412 | 2016 | 4 | 94 | 4.4 | 103.0 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | L. Tomlinson | 412 | 2001 | 4 | 103 | 4.0 | 103.0 | 6 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | O. Anderson | 406 | 1979 | 4 | 87 | 4.7 | 101.5 | 2 | 77 | 13 | 5.9 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | M. Anderson | 403 | 2000 | 4 | 85 | 4.7 | 100.8 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| 15 | | E. Campbell | 399 | 1978 | 4 | 75 | 5.3 | 99.8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | A. Peterson | 383 | 2007 | 4 | 76 | 5.0 | 95.8 | 1 | 166 | 9 | 12 | 18.4 | 41.5 | 1 | |
| 17 | | J. Taylor | 379 | 1960 | 4 | 83 | 4.6 | 94.8 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | A. Morris | 376 | 2012 | 4 | 82 | 4.6 | 94.0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 3 | -4.0 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | M. Faulk | 369 | 1994 | 4 | 78 | 4.7 | 92.3 | 4 | 151 | 13 | 11.6 | 37.8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | C. Warner | 364 | 1983 | 4 | 73 | 5.0 | 91.0 | 2 | 135 | 13 | 10.4 | 33.8 | 1 | ||
| 21 | | O. Gary | 357 | 1999 | 4 | 95 | 3.8 | 89.3 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 8 | 10.7 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | E. James | 357 | 1999 | 4 | 97 | 3.7 | 89.3 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 16 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | D. Cook | 354 | 2017 | 4 | 74 | 4.8 | 88.5 | 2 | 90 | 11 | 16 | 8.2 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| 24 | | W. Andrews | 351 | 1979 | 4 | 81 | 4.3 | 87.8 | 1 | 94 | 10 | 9.4 | 23.5 | 1 | ||
| 25 | | C. Hill | 349 | 1969 | 4 | 64 | 5.5 | 87.3 | 3 | 91 | 7 | 13.0 | 22.8 | 0 | ||
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3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | |
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4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | |
2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
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