most yards on a running backs first career run nfl

Adrian Peterson had 296 rushing yards versus the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards on a running backs first career run in a game NFL
NAMERUSH YDSATTDATETMOPPYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
30
11/4/2007
vs
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
295
30
9/14/2003
vs
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
3Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
286
34
12/20/2009
@
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
4Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
22
10/22/2000
vs
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
40
11/20/1977
vs
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
6O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
29
11/25/1976
@
9.4
2
0
0
0
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
35
11/11/2001
vs
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
8Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
259
25
1/3/2010
@
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
26
11/24/2024
@
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
10DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
25
10/23/2011
vs
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
11Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
30
1/3/2021
vs
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
12Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
37
12/3/2000
@
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
13Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
25
11/4/2012
@
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
14O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
250
29
9/16/1973
@
8.6
2
0
0
0
15Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
34
1/3/2021
@
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
16Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
248
34
1/4/1986
vs
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
17Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
26
12/5/1971
vs
9.5
1
0
0
0
18Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
39
12/4/1997
vs
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
19Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
244
32
11/9/2025
vs
7.6
3
42
3
3
14.0
0
20Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
36
12/8/1963
vs
6.8
5
0
0
0
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
31
12/28/2003
vs
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
22Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
17
12/6/2018
vs
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
23Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
31
11/24/1957
vs
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
24Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
34
11/19/1961
vs
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
25Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
30
10/31/1993
@
7.9
1
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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