Gale Sayers has gained the most all-purpose yards by a rookie running back, with 2,272 yards in 1965.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Sayers | 2,272 | 1965 |  CHI | 14 | 867 | 166 | 5.2 | 61.9 | 14 | 507 | 29 | 17.5 | 36.2 | 6 | |
| 2 | | M. Jones-Drew | 2,250 | 2006 |  JAX | 16 | 941 | 166 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 13 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 3 |  | E. Dickerson | 2,212 | 1983 |  RAM | 16 | 1,808 | 390 | 4.6 | 113.0 | 18 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  | E. James | 2,139 | 1999 |  IND | 16 | 1,553 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 13 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 |
| 5 | | A. Haynes | 2,100 | 1960 |  DLT | 14 | 875 | 156 | 5.6 | 62.5 | 9 | 576 | 55 | 10.5 | 41.1 | 3 | |
| 6 | | J. Brooks | 2,093 | 1981 |  SD | 14 | 525 | 109 | 4.8 | 37.5 | 3 | 329 | 46 | 7.2 | 23.5 | 3 | |
| 7 |  | S. Barkley | 2,028 | 2018 |  NYG | 16 | 1,307 | 261 | 5.0 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 |
| 8 |  | A. Peterson | 2,021 | 2007 |  MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 238 | 5.6 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 9 |  | E. Elliott | 1,987 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 10 | | V. Washington | 1,986 | 1971 |  SF | 14 | 811 | 191 | 4.2 | 57.9 | 3 | 317 | 36 | 8.8 | 22.6 | 4 | |
| 11 | | S. Mitchell | 1,947 | 1981 |  STL | 16 | 175 | 31 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | D. Martin | 1,926 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 1,454 | 319 | 4.6 | 90.9 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 13 | | D. Wilson | 1,925 | 2012 | NYG | 16 | 358 | 71 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 14 | | O. Anderson | 1,913 | 1979 | STL | 16 | 1,605 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | |
| 15 | | C. Garrett | 1,909 | 1969 |  BOS | 14 | 691 | 137 | 5.0 | 49.4 | 5 | 267 | 29 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 2 | |
| 16 | | B. Sims | 1,907 | 1980 |  DET | 16 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | |
| 17 |  | A. Kamara | 1,901 | 2017 |  NO | 16 | 728 | 120 | 6.1 | 45.5 | 8 | 826 | 81 | 100 | 10.2 | 51.6 | 5 |
| 18 | | T. Collins | 1,893 | 1981 | NE | 16 | 873 | 204 | 4.3 | 54.6 | 7 | 232 | 26 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Portis | 1,872 | 2002 |  DEN | 16 | 1,508 | 273 | 5.5 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 20 |  | B. Sanders | 1,870 | 1989 | DET | 15 | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 21 | | B. Harper | 1,867 | 1977 |  NYJ | 14 | 198 | 44 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 0 | 209 | 21 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 1 | |
| 22 |  | A. Abdullah | 1,857 | 2015 | DET | 16 | 597 | 143 | 4.2 | 37.3 | 2 | 183 | 25 | 38 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 23 | | B.J. Sams | 1,847 | 2004 |  BAL | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 24 | | P. Lowe | 1,843 | 1960 | LAC | 14 | 855 | 136 | 6.3 | 61.1 | 8 | 377 | 23 | 16.4 | 26.9 | 2 | |
| 25 | | M. Herron | 1,839 | 1973 | NE | 14 | 200 | 61 | 3.3 | 14.3 | 2 | 265 | 18 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 1 | |
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