most rushing yds in first 8 seasons of career

Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards in his first 8 seasons, with 11,903 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	11,903	116	2,616	4.6	102.6	86	1,725	220		7.8	14.9	4
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	11,760	127	2,657	4.4	92.6	126	3,801	510	698	7.5	29.9	15
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11,725	121	2,384	4.9	96.9	84	2,327	282		8.3	19.2	7
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388		6.3	19.6	7
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	10,768	104	2,070	5.2	103.5	89	2,171	228		9.5	20.9	16
6	Edgerrin James E. James	10,385	112	2,525	4.1	92.7	70	3,056	394	525	7.8	27.3	11
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	10,361	124	2,604	4.0	83.6	71	2,704	377	277	7.2	21.8	8
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	10,204	114	2,352	4.3	89.5	72	2,481	275		9.0	21.8	7
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	10,190	104	2,054	5.0	98.0	86	1,715	208	291	8.2	16.5	5
10	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,107	122	2,399	4.2	82.8	58	1,791	213	287	8.4	14.7	4
11	Eddie George E. George	10,009	128	2,733	3.7	78.2	64	2,144	259	256	8.3	16.8	10
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	9,804	125	2,461	4.0	78.4	49	1,172	162	47	7.2	9.4	3
13	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	9,729	123	2,285	4.3	79.1	54	3,622	371		9.8	29.4	20
14	Clinton Portis C. Portis	9,696	108	2,176	4.5	89.8	73	1,963	242	329	8.1	18.2	5
15	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	9,696	122	2,210	4.4	79.5	57	1,585	207	236	7.7	13.0	6
16	O.J. Simpson	9,626	105	1,997	4.8	91.7	57	1,786	159		11.2	17.0	12
17	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9,525	116	2,136	4.5	82.1	59	2,539	292		8.7	21.9	8
18	Derrick Henry D. Henry	9,502	119	2,030	4.7	79.8	90	1,458	155	202	9.4	12.3	3
19	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	9,442	122	2,093	4.5	77.4	54	2,212	302	417	7.3	18.1	9
20	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	9,442	121	2,155	4.4	78.0	79	5,447	548	320	9.9	45.0	31
21	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9,429	119	2,176	4.3	79.2	100	1,511	214	315	7.1	12.7	12
22	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
23	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	9,093	115	2,138	4.3	79.1	52	3,003	369	497	8.1	26.1	8
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,083	123	2,272	4.0	73.8	70	3,528	393	62	9.0	28.7	11
25	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	8,954	117	1,898	4.7	76.5	60	2,930	382	489	7.7	25.0	13

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49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Rams	1	1	.500
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Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000