most yards for running back in first 5 years

Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 8,256 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards for running back in first 5 years
NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
8,256
74
1,748
4.7
111.6
61
1,045
136
7.7
14.1
2
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
7,361
79
1,702
4.3
93.2
72
2,392
342
455
7.0
30.3
8
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7,183
77
1,630
4.4
93.3
71
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
4Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
6,995
71
1,561
4.5
98.5
57
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
6,926
73
1,548
4.5
94.9
59
1,424
156
9.1
19.5
4
6Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
6,888
79
1,463
4.7
87.2
44
1,658
230
318
7.2
21.0
4
7Eddie George
E. George
6,874
80
1,763
3.9
85.9
42
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6,789
73
1,432
4.7
93.0
55
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6,752
73
1,406
4.8
92.5
64
1,309
137
197
9.6
17.9
3
10Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
6,669
75
1,508
4.4
88.9
36
1,250
142
190
8.8
16.7
2
11Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6,624
65
1,410
4.7
101.9
58
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
12Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6,550
76
1,694
3.9
86.2
45
1,514
205
61
7.4
19.9
6
13Jim Brown
J. Brown
6,463
62
1,269
5.1
104.2
57
1,046
121
8.6
16.9
6
14Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6,453
68
1,385
4.7
94.9
52
1,299
158
223
8.2
19.1
4
15Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
6,384
71
1,413
4.5
89.9
46
1,957
241
315
8.1
27.6
10
16Ricky Williams
R. Williams
6,354
70
1,589
4.0
90.8
41
1,806
229
304
7.9
25.8
4
17Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
6,341
75
1,210
5.2
84.5
48
990
119
158
8.3
13.2
4
18Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
6,316
78
1,376
4.6
81.0
35
2,666
247
10.8
34.2
16
19Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
6,270
75
1,368
4.6
83.6
40
1,614
177
9.1
21.5
6
20Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
6,209
78
1,413
4.4
79.6
36
1,113
138
136
8.1
14.3
5
21Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
6,190
71
1,401
4.4
87.2
34
1,568
196
8.0
22.1
3
22Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
6,187
78
1,491
4.1
79.3
31
875
112
7.8
11.2
3
23Edgerrin James
E. James
6,172
65
1,494
4.1
95.0
42
2,019
261
354
7.7
31.1
10
24Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
6,013
67
1,228
4.9
89.7
51
1,091
141
184
7.7
16.3
5
25Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
5,937
80
1,347
4.4
74.2
62
1,309
173
245
7.6
16.4
10
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

29.2

4th

OPP PPG

17.5

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

123.9

11th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769
49ers 49ers
9
4
0
.692
Cardinals Cardinals
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
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Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Mon
12/29
LAR LAR
@
ATL ATL
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
ARI ARI
@
LAR LAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
LAR Rams

10 - 3

45

Final

17

ARI Cardinals

3 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
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NYG NYG
1:00 PM
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12/14
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12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
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HOU HOU
1:00 PM