most yards per carry in rookie season 2023 top 5

Jahmyr Gibbs had the most rushing yards per attempt by a rookie in 2023, with 5.2 per attempt.

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Assumption:6.25+ ATT/TG
Data note: Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Rush Attempts Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YPC	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	5.2	2023	DET	15	945	182	63.0	10	316	52	71	6.1	21.1	1
2	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	4.6	2023	ATL	17	976	214	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
3	Zach Charbonnet Z. Charbonnet	4.3	2023	SEA	16	462	108	28.9	1	209	33	40	6.3	13.1	0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,964

Goff

RUSH

773

Gibbs

REC

571

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

3rd

OPP PPG

25.7

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

131.4

8th

PASS YDS/G

280.6

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	5	2	.714
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6 - 1

Final

Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,124

Cousins

2,115

Burrow

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

728

Irving

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

8

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

17.2

17.9

18.0

18.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

395.4

393.1

390.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

154.3

148.4

141.5

134.8

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

286.0

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

21.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000