most scrimmage yards in a rookie start

Eric Dickerson has gained the most scrimmage yards by a rookie as a starter, with 2,212 yards in 1983.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,212
1983
16
1,808
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
2Edgerrin James
E. James
2,139
1999
16
1,553
369
4.2
97.1
13
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
3Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
2,028
2018
16
1,307
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
4Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,994
2016
15
1,631
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
5Doug Martin
D. Martin
1,926
2012
16
1,454
319
4.6
90.9
11
472
49
70
9.6
29.5
1
6Billy Sims
B. Sims
1,924
1980
16
1,303
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
7Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
1,913
1979
16
1,605
331
4.8
100.3
8
308
41
7.5
19.3
2
8Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1,804
1994
16
1,282
314
4.1
80.1
11
522
52
10.0
32.6
1
9George Rogers
G. Rogers
1,800
1981
16
1,674
378
4.4
104.6
13
126
16
7.9
7.9
0
10Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,782
2017
16
1,327
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
11Curt Warner
C. Warner
1,774
1983
16
1,449
335
4.3
90.6
13
325
42
7.7
20.3
1
12Matt Forte
M. Forte
1,715
2008
16
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
13Alfred Morris
A. Morris
1,690
2012
16
1,613
335
4.8
100.8
13
77
11
16
7.0
4.8
0
14Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,689
1995
15
1,456
355
4.1
97.1
14
233
27
8.6
15.5
1
15Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,667
2021
17
1,200
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
16Clinton Portis
C. Portis
1,634
2002
12
1,304
238
5.5
108.7
14
330
29
42
11.4
27.5
2
17Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1,621
2000
12
1,458
290
5.0
121.5
15
163
22
31
7.4
13.6
0
18Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
1,610
2008
15
1,239
255
4.9
82.6
9
371
47
56
7.9
24.7
1
19LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,603
2001
16
1,236
339
3.6
77.3
10
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
20Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,600
1980
16
1,185
306
3.9
74.1
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
21Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1,593
2000
13
1,297
282
4.6
99.8
6
296
27
35
11.0
22.8
0
22Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
1,575
2023
17
89
12
7.4
5.2
0
1,486
105
160
14.2
87.4
6
23Eddie George
E. George
1,550
1996
16
1,368
335
4.1
85.5
8
182
23
7.9
11.4
0
24Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,488
2016
13
1,246
240
5.2
95.8
6
242
23
42
10.5
18.6
1
25Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1,484
1995
14
1,117
237
4.7
79.8
7
367
49
7.5
26.2
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