most rushing yards per completion by a rookie running back in nfl history

Joe Cribbs has the most rushing yards per completion by a rookie running back, with 1,185 in 1980.

NAMEYDS/CMPRUSH YDSCMPSEASONTMGPATTPCTPASS YDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,185
1,185
1
1980
BUF BUF
16
1
100.0
13
13.0
0.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
2Don Woods
D. Woods
1,162
1,162
1
1974
SD SD
12
3
33.3
28
9.3
2.3
1
1
68.8
33.3
33.3
0
0
3Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
1,151
1,151
1
1989
DEN DEN
16
2
50.0
17
8.5
1.1
1
0
118.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
4Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
1,115
1,115
1
2007
BUF BUF
13
1
100.0
8
8.0
0.6
1
0
139.6
100.0
0.0
0
0
5Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,007
1,007
1
1977
DAL DAL
14
1
100.0
34
34.0
2.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
6Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
855
855
1
1960
LAC LAC
14
3
33.3
24
8.0
1.7
0
0
63.2
0.0
0.0
7Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
756
756
1
1964
HOU HOU
14
1
100.0
8
8.0
0.6
1
0
139.6
100.0
0.0
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
697
697
1
1982
RAI RAI
9
4
25.0
47
11.8
5.2
0
0
76.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
9John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
681
681
1
1954
SF SF
12
2
50.0
10
5.0
0.8
1
0
104.2
50.0
0.0
10Dickie Post
D. Post
663
663
1
1967
SD SD
13
6
16.7
9
1.5
0.7
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
11Lenny Moore
L. Moore
649
649
1
1956
BAL BAL
12
4
25.0
8
2.0
0.7
1
1
39.6
25.0
25.0
12Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
633
633
1
1989
CLE CLE
16
2
50.0
32
16.0
2.0
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
13Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
619
619
1
1987
MIA MIA
12
1
100.0
6
6.0
0.5
0
0
91.7
0.0
0.0
0
0
14Fred Willis
F. Willis
590
590
1
1971
CIN CIN
14
2
50.0
8
4.0
0.6
0
0
60.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
15Keith Byars
K. Byars
577
577
1
1986
PHI PHI
16
2
50.0
55
27.5
3.4
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
1
7
16Donnie Stone
D. Stone
505
505
1
1961
DEN DEN
14
2
50.0
18
9.0
1.3
1
0
120.8
50.0
0.0
17Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
433.5
867
2
1965
CHI CHI
14
3
66.7
53
17.7
3.8
1
1
109.7
33.3
33.3
18Bubba Bean
B. Bean
428
428
1
1976
ATL ATL
14
1
100.0
49
49.0
3.5
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
19Dalton Hilliard
D. Hilliard
425
425
1
1986
NO NO
16
3
33.3
29
9.7
1.8
1
0
109.7
33.3
0.0
0
0
20Michael Bush
M. Bush
421
421
1
2008
OAK OAK
15
2
50.0
8
4.0
0.5
0
0
60.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
21Mike Guman
M. Guman
410
410
1
1980
LA LA
16
1
100.0
31
31.0
1.9
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
1
5
22Charley Trippi
C. Trippi
401
401
1
1947
CHC CHC
11
2
50.0
49
24.5
4.5
0
1
56.3
0.0
50.0
23Don Lisbon
D. Lisbon
399
399
1
1963
SF SF
14
2
50.0
45
22.5
3.2
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
24Doak Walker
D. Walker
386
386
1
1950
DET DET
12
7
14.3
6
0.9
0.5
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
25Charley Taylor
C. Taylor
377.5
755
2
1964
WAS WAS
14
10
20.0
54
5.4
3.9
0
1
10.0
0.0
10.0
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