most yards in first three games in season

Billy Sims had the most all-purpose yards in his first 3 games in his rookie season in 1980, with 562 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Billy Sims
B. Sims
562
1980
3
6
382
127.3
5
180
60.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
538
2017
3
179.3
6
401
133.7
4
137
45.7
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Deji Karim
D. Karim
531
2010
3
0
102
34.0
0
10
3.3
0
419
139.7
0
0
0.0
0
4Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
528
1975
3
3
25
8.3
1
262
87.3
2
197
65.7
0
44
14.7
0
5Chad Morton
C. Morton
524
2000
3
0
0
0.0
0
21
7.0
0
368
122.7
0
135
45.0
0
6Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
514
2009
3
3
28
9.3
0
128
42.7
2
358
119.3
1
0
0.0
0
7Derek Stanley
D. Stanley
514
2007
3
0
5
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
509
169.7
0
0
0.0
0
8Clifton Smith
C. Smith
504
2008
3
1
38
12.7
0
15
5.0
0
342
114.0
1
109
36.3
0
9Sid Blanks
S. Blanks
496
1964
3
1
242
80.7
1
210
70.0
0
44
14.7
0
0
0.0
0
10Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
493
2009
3
0
0
0.0
0
51
17.0
0
404
134.7
0
38
12.7
0
11Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
490
1984
3
4
0
0.0
0
337
112.3
4
0
0.0
0
153
51.0
0
12Herb Mul-Key
H. Mul-Key
490
1972
3
1
155
51.7
1
66
22.0
0
269
89.7
0
0
0.0
0
13LaMichael James
L. James
489
2012
3
0
76
25.3
0
29
9.7
0
384
128.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Darnay Scott
D. Scott
481
1994
3
1
42
14.0
0
137
45.7
1
302
100.7
0
0
0.0
0
15Terry Fair
T. Fair
480
1998
3
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
422
140.7
1
58
19.3
0
16Tony Collins
T. Collins
470
1981
3
1
171
57.0
1
92
30.7
0
207
69.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Gus Tinsley
G. Tinsley
470
1937
3
470
156.7
5
18Felix Jones
F. Jones
467
2008
3
3
148
49.3
2
3
1.0
0
316
105.3
1
0
0.0
0
19Josh Scobey
J. Scobey
467
2003
3
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
467
155.7
1
0
0.0
0
20Rich Erenberg
R. Erenberg
467
1984
3
0
148
49.3
0
89
29.7
0
230
76.7
0
0
0.0
0
21Paul Palmer
P. Palmer
461
1987
3
1
6
2.0
0
0
0.0
0
455
151.7
1
0
0.0
0
22Chimere Dike
C. Dike
460
2025
3
153.3
0
21
7.0
0
1
0.3
0
389
129.7
0
49
16.3
0
23Dino Hall
D. Hall
455
1979
3
0
7
2.3
0
0
0.0
0
343
114.3
0
105
35.0
0
24C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
453
2010
3
2
38
12.7
0
41
13.7
1
374
124.7
1
0
0.0
0
25Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
453
2007
3
2
271
90.3
1
160
53.3
1
22
7.3
0
0
0.0
0

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