most rushing yards rookie 49ers

Ricky Watters has rushed for the most yards by a rookie for the 49ers, with 1,013 yards in 1992.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ricky Watters
R. Watters
1,013
1992
14
206
4.9
72.4
9
405
43
9.4
28.9
2
2Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
3Vic Washington
V. Washington
811
1971
14
191
4.2
57.9
3
317
36
8.8
22.6
4
4Ken Willard
K. Willard
778
1965
14
189
4.1
55.6
5
253
32
7.9
18.1
4
5Roger Craig
R. Craig
725
1983
16
176
4.1
45.3
8
427
48
8.9
26.7
4
6Earl Cooper
E. Cooper
720
1980
16
171
4.2
45.0
5
567
83
6.8
35.4
4
7Wilbur Jackson
W. Jackson
705
1974
14
174
4.1
50.4
0
190
23
8.3
13.6
2
8Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
684
1952
12
98
7.0
57.0
6
367
26
14.1
30.6
3
9John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
681
1954
12
129
5.3
56.8
9
183
28
6.5
15.3
0
10Frank Gore
F. Gore
608
2005
14
127
4.8
43.4
3
131
15
22
8.7
9.4
0
11Kevan Barlow
K. Barlow
512
2001
15
125
4.1
34.1
4
247
22
28
11.2
16.5
1
12Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
509
1961
11
96
5.3
46.3
10
0
0
0.0
0
13Kendall Hunter
K. Hunter
473
2011
16
112
4.2
29.6
2
195
16
26
12.2
12.2
0
14Matt Breida
M. Breida
465
2017
16
105
4.4
29.1
2
180
21
36
8.6
11.3
1
15Dexter Carter
D. Carter
460
1990
16
114
4.0
28.8
1
217
25
8.7
13.6
0
16Isaac Guerendo
I. Guerendo
420
2024
16
84
5.0
26.3
4
152
15
16
10.1
9.5
0
17Don Lisbon
D. Lisbon
399
1963
14
109
3.7
28.5
0
259
21
12.3
18.5
2
18Maurice Hicks
M. Hicks
362
2004
9
96
3.8
40.2
2
154
16
25
9.6
17.1
0
19Amp Lee
A. Lee
362
1992
16
91
4.0
22.6
2
102
20
5.1
6.4
2
20Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
333
2014
14
83
4.0
23.8
4
68
12
16
5.7
4.9
0
21Gene Babb
G. Babb
330
1957
12
102
3.2
27.5
3
141
20
7.1
11.8
0
22Pete Schabarum
P. Schabarum
311
1951
12
76
4.1
25.9
2
162
10
16.2
13.5
0
23William Floyd
W. Floyd
305
1994
16
87
3.5
19.1
6
145
19
7.6
9.1
0
24Kaelon Black
K. Black
303
2026
8
68
4.5
37.9
1
4
3
6
1.3
0.5
0
25Dave Kopay
D. Kopay
271
1964
14
75
3.6
19.4
0
135
20
6.8
9.6
2

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