nfl rookie rushing yards leader 2016

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for the most yards by a rookie in 2016, with 1,631 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 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,631
2016
DAL DAL
15
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2 Jordan Howard
J. Howard
1,313
2016
CHI CHI
15
252
5.2
87.5
6
298
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
3 Rob Kelley
R. Kelley
704
2016
WAS WAS
15
168
4.2
46.9
6
82
12
18
6.8
5.5
1
4 Devontae Booker
D. Booker
612
2016
DEN DEN
16
174
3.5
38.3
4
265
31
45
8.5
16.6
1
5 Jalen Richard
J. Richard
491
2016
OAK OAK
16
83
5.9
30.7
1
194
29
39
6.7
12.1
2
6 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
490
2016
TEN TEN
15
110
4.5
32.7
5
137
13
15
10.5
9.1
0
7 DeAndre Washington
D. Washington
467
2016
OAK OAK
14
87
5.4
33.4
2
115
17
23
6.8
8.2
0
8 Paul Perkins
P. Perkins
456
2016
NYG NYG
14
112
4.1
32.6
0
162
15
24
10.8
11.6
0
9 Kenneth Dixon
K. Dixon
382
2016
BAL BAL
12
88
4.3
31.8
2
162
30
41
5.4
13.5
1
10 Wendell Smallwood
W. Smallwood
312
2016
PHI PHI
13
77
4.1
24.0
1
55
6
13
9.2
4.2
0
11 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
282
2016
DAL DAL
16
57
4.9
17.6
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Tyreek Hill
T. Hill
267
2016
KC KC
16
24
11.1
16.7
3
593
61
83
9.7
37.1
6
13 Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
265
2016
DET DET
12
90
2.9
22.1
1
62
10
15
6.2
5.2
0
14 Peyton Barber
P. Barber
223
2016
TB TB
15
55
4.1
14.9
1
28
5
6
5.6
1.9
0
15 Kenneth Farrow
K. Farrow
192
2016
SD SD
13
60
3.2
14.8
0
70
13
16
5.4
5.4
0
16 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
179
2016
MIA MIA
16
33
5.4
11.2
2
46
9
10
5.1
2.9
0
17 C.J. Prosise
C.J. Prosise
172
2016
SEA SEA
6
30
5.7
28.7
1
208
17
19
12.2
34.7
0
18 Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
150
2016
PHI PHI
16
46
3.3
9.4
2
7
1
1
7.0
0.4
0
19 Alex Collins
A. Collins
125
2016
SEA SEA
11
31
4.0
11.4
1
84
11
11
7.6
7.6
0
20 Kevin Hogan
K. Hogan
105
2016
CLE CLE
4
8
13.1
26.3
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Jonathan Williams
J. Williams
94
2016
BUF BUF
11
27
3.5
8.5
1
0
1
2
0.0
0.0
0
22 Jacoby Brissett
J. Brissett
83
2016
NE NE
3
16
5.2
27.7
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Mack Brown
M. Brown
82
2016
WAS WAS
9
8
10.3
9.1
1
-2
1
1
-2.0
-0.2
0
24 Byron Marshall
B. Marshall
64
2016
PHI PHI
3
19
3.4
21.3
0
10
3
5
3.3
3.3
0
25 Tyler Boyd
T. Boyd
58
2016
CIN CIN
16
4
14.5
3.6
0
603
54
81
11.2
37.7
1
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PPG

24.7

10th

OPP PPG

30.7

27th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

280.3

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 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
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
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