most yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons

Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons, with 11,226 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards by a running back in his first 7 seasons
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
11,226
105
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
10,650
111
2,365
4.5
95.9
115
3,375
458
621
7.4
30.4
14
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
10,172
105
2,077
4.9
96.9
73
2,180
258
8.4
20.8
7
4 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
10,160
108
2,334
4.4
94.1
108
2,200
348
6.3
20.4
7
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
10,115
103
2,033
5.0
98.2
86
1,697
206
288
8.2
16.5
5
6 Walter Payton
W. Payton
9,608
105
2,204
4.4
91.5
71
2,170
243
8.9
20.7
7
7 Jim Brown
J. Brown
9,322
90
1,790
5.2
103.6
82
1,831
192
9.5
20.3
14
8 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
9,267
108
2,343
4.0
85.8
64
2,342
328
221
7.1
21.7
8
9 Edgerrin James
E. James
9,226
96
2,188
4.2
96.1
64
2,839
356
464
8.0
29.6
11
10 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
9,202
100
2,052
4.5
92.0
72
1,906
233
317
8.2
19.1
4
11 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
9,105
106
2,120
4.3
85.9
54
1,613
190
255
8.5
15.2
4
12 Eddie George
E. George
8,978
112
2,421
3.7
80.2
59
1,981
237
225
8.4
17.7
10
13 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
8,764
99
2,029
4.3
88.5
73
718
115
6.2
7.3
0
14 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
8,724
109
2,018
4.3
80.0
48
3,402
345
9.9
31.2
18
15 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
8,713
106
1,969
4.4
82.2
96
1,435
200
290
7.2
13.5
11
16 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
8,628
111
1,897
4.5
77.7
51
2,154
296
404
7.3
19.4
9
17 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
8,463
109
2,106
4.0
77.6
41
1,075
149
28
7.2
9.9
3
18 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8,336
100
1,834
4.5
83.4
53
2,080
241
8.6
20.8
7
19 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
8,335
102
1,750
4.8
81.7
78
1,244
127
166
9.8
12.2
3
20 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
8,262
103
1,881
4.4
80.2
68
2,336
305
403
7.7
22.7
12
21 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
8,123
91
1,707
4.8
89.3
49
1,527
137
11.1
16.8
11
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
8,061
107
1,865
4.3
75.3
45
1,482
192
215
7.7
13.9
5
23 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8,060
107
1,895
4.3
75.3
67
4,682
465
216
10.1
43.8
22
24 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
7,948
100
1,878
4.2
79.5
47
2,670
327
439
8.2
26.7
7
25 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
7,873
107
1,947
4.0
73.6
65
3,141
353
8.9
29.4
9
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
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Lions Lions
12
1
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.923
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11
2
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.846
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6
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.538
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6
7
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.462
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8
5
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.615
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7
6
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.538
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10
3
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.769
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6
7
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.462
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10
3
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.769
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8
5
0
.615
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8
5
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.615
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6
7
0
.462
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Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
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8
5
0
.615

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