nfl rookie rushing yaeds leaders 2000

Mike Anderson rushed for the most yards by a rookie in 2000, with 1,487 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1,487
2000
DEN DEN
16
297
5.0
92.9
15
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
2 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1,364
2000
BAL BAL
16
309
4.4
85.3
6
296
27
36
11.0
18.5
0
3 Ron Dayne
R. Dayne
770
2000
NYG NYG
16
228
3.4
48.1
5
11
3
3
3.7
0.7
0
4 Shawn Bryson
S. Bryson
591
2000
BUF BUF
16
161
3.7
36.9
0
271
32
46
8.5
16.9
2
5 Travis Prentice
T. Prentice
512
2000
CLE CLE
16
173
3.0
32.0
7
191
37
43
5.2
11.9
1
6 J.R. Redmond
J.R. Redmond
406
2000
NE NE
12
125
3.2
33.8
1
126
20
29
6.3
10.5
2
7 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
373
2000
ARI ARI
14
112
3.3
26.6
2
208
32
46
6.5
14.9
0
8 Sammy Morris
S. Morris
341
2000
BUF BUF
12
93
3.7
28.4
5
268
37
48
7.2
22.3
1
9 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
313
2000
SEA SEA
16
64
4.9
19.6
2
41
5
11
8.2
2.6
0
10 Brad Hoover
B. Hoover
290
2000
CAR CAR
16
89
3.3
18.1
1
112
15
19
7.5
7.0
0
11 KaRon Coleman
K. Coleman
183
2000
DEN DEN
9
54
3.4
20.3
1
5
1
3
5.0
0.6
0
12 Frank Moreau
F. Moreau
179
2000
KC KC
11
67
2.7
16.3
4
0
0
1
0.0
0
13 Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
170
2000
NO NO
8
41
4.1
21.3
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Peter Warrick
P. Warrick
148
2000
CIN CIN
16
16
9.3
9.3
2
592
51
126
11.6
37.0
4
15 Jamel White
J. White
145
2000
CLE CLE
13
47
3.1
11.2
0
100
13
19
7.7
7.7
0
16 Chad Morton
C. Morton
136
2000
NO NO
16
36
3.8
8.5
0
213
30
37
7.1
13.3
0
17 Terrelle Smith
T. Smith
131
2000
NO NO
14
29
4.5
9.4
0
65
12
18
5.4
4.6
0
18 Michael Wiley
M. Wiley
88
2000
DAL DAL
10
24
3.7
8.8
0
72
14
18
5.1
7.2
1
19 Marlon Barnes
M. Barnes
81
2000
CHI CHI
13
15
5.4
6.2
0
7
1
3
7.0
0.5
0
20 Paul Smith
P. Smith
72
2000
SF SF
10
18
4.0
7.2
0
55
2
3
27.5
5.5
0
21 Maurice Smith
M. Smith
69
2000
ATL ATL
10
19
3.6
6.9
0
5
1
1
5.0
0.5
0
22 Patrick Pass
P. Pass
58
2000
NE NE
5
18
3.2
11.6
0
17
4
8
4.3
3.4
0
23 Shyrone Stith
S. Stith
55
2000
JAX JAX
14
20
2.8
3.9
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Anthony Wright
A. Wright
36
2000
DAL DAL
4
12
3.0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Dennis Northcutt
D. Northcutt
33
2000
CLE CLE
15
9
3.7
2.2
0
422
39
81
10.8
28.1
0
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PPG

22.7

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

16th

RUSH YDS/G

129.0

8th

PASS YDS/G

178.3

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
2
0
.333
Chiefs Chiefs
1
2
0
.333
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
@
DEN DEN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 0 - 0

23

Final

20

DEN Broncos

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM