nfl most running yards by a rookie in a season since 1980

Since 1980, Eric Dickerson has the most rushing yards by a rookie, with 1,808 yards in 1983.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51		7.9	25.3	2
2	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	1981	NO	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16		7.9	7.9	0
3	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	1,631	2016	DAL	15	322	5.1	108.7	15	363	32	40	11.3	24.2	1
4	Alfred Morris A. Morris	1,613	2012	WAS	16	335	4.8	100.8	13	77	11	16	7.0	4.8	0
5	Edgerrin James E. James	1,553	1999	IND	16	369	4.2	97.1	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,508	2002	DEN	16	273	5.5	94.3	15	364	33	48	11.0	22.8	2
7	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	1,487	2000	DEN	16	297	5.0	92.9	15	169	23	32	7.3	10.6	0
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,487	1995	NE	16	368	4.0	92.9	14	261	30		8.7	16.3	1
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,470	1989	DET	15	280	5.3	98.0	14	282	24		11.8	18.8	0
10	Doug Martin D. Martin	1,454	2012	TB	16	319	4.6	90.9	11	472	49	70	9.6	29.5	1
11	Curt Warner C. Warner	1,449	1983	SEA	16	335	4.3	90.6	13	325	42		7.7	20.3	1
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,429	1993	RAM	16	294	4.9	89.3	7	244	26		9.4	15.3	0
13	Eddie George E. George	1,368	1996	HOU	16	335	4.1	85.5	8	182	23		7.9	11.4	0
14	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	1,364	2000	BAL	16	309	4.4	85.3	6	296	27	36	11.0	18.5	0
15	Rueben Mayes R. Mayes	1,353	1986	NO	16	286	4.7	84.6	8	96	17		5.6	6.0	0
16	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,341	2007	MIN	14	238	5.6	95.8	12	268	19	28	14.1	19.1	1
17	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	1,327	2017	KC	16	272	4.9	82.9	8	455	53	63	8.6	28.4	3
18	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,313	2016	CHI	15	252	5.2	87.5	6	298	29	50	10.3	19.9	1
19	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1,307	2018	NYG	16	261	5.0	81.7	11	721	91	121	7.9	45.1	4
20	Billy Sims B. Sims	1,303	1980	DET	16	313	4.2	81.4	13	621	51		12.2	38.8	3
21	Steve Slaton S. Slaton	1,282	2008	HOU	16	268	4.8	80.1	9	377	50	59	7.5	23.6	1
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,282	1994	IND	16	314	4.1	80.1	11	522	52		10.0	32.6	1
23	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,238	2008	CHI	16	316	3.9	77.4	8	477	63	76	7.6	29.8	4
24	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1,236	2001	SD	16	339	3.6	77.3	10	367	59	74	6.2	22.9	0
25	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	1,228	2008	TEN	15	251	4.9	81.9	9	260	43	62	6.0	17.3	1

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22.7

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Seahawks	4	3	.571
Rams	3	4	.429
Cardinals	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM

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3 - 4

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Stafford

1,921

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Rush Yards Leaders

704

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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708

Watson

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

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Young

6.0

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32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

380.5

375.0

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

286.0

281.1

280.8

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

104.8

Watson

102.5

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
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	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

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