nfl rookie rushing yards leaders through week 6

Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards by a rookie in Week 6, with 224 yards in 2007.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
224
2007
1
20
11.2
224.0
3
9
1
2
9.0
9.0
0
2Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
188
2001
1
22
8.5
188.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Matt Snell
M. Snell
180
1964
1
31
5.8
180.0
0
8
1
8.0
8.0
0
4Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
161
2020
1
26
6.2
161.0
0
8
4
4
2.0
8.0
0
5Chris Ivory
C. Ivory
158
2010
1
15
10.5
158.0
0
17
1
1
17.0
17.0
0
6Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
157
2016
1
28
5.6
157.0
0
17
2
4
8.5
17.0
0
7Eddie George
E. George
152
1996
1
26
5.8
152.0
1
22
3
7.3
22.0
0
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
142
1983
1
22
6.5
142.0
1
4
1
4.0
4.0
0
9Garry James
G. James
140
1986
1
20
7.0
140.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Ickey Woods
I. Woods
139
1988
1
30
4.6
139.0
2
13
1
13.0
13.0
0
11Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
138
2012
1
13
10.6
138.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Lionel Vital
L. Vital
136
1987
1
26
5.2
136.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13George Rogers
G. Rogers
134
1981
1
17
7.9
134.0
2
4
1
4.0
4.0
0
14Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
134
1970
1
20
6.7
134.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
15Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
130
2018
1
13
10.0
130.0
1
99
9
12
11.0
99.0
0
16Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
130
2017
1
21
6.2
130.0
1
8
2
2
4.0
8.0
0
17Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
125
1997
1
16
7.8
125.0
1
4
1
4.0
4.0
0
18Olandis Gary
O. Gary
124
1999
1
37
3.4
124.0
1
26
2
3
13.0
26.0
0
19Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
124
1975
1
27
4.6
124.0
1
30
2
15.0
30.0
1
20Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
124
1962
1
25
5.0
124.0
1
23
2
11.5
23.0
1
21Charlie Garner
C. Garner
122
1994
1
28
4.4
122.0
0
13
2
6.5
13.0
0
22Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
120
2013
1
23
5.2
120.0
0
5
1
1
5.0
5.0
0
23Johnny Johnson
J. Johnson
120
1990
1
19
6.3
120.0
1
7
3
2.3
7.0
0
24Breece Hall
B. Hall
116
2022
1
20
5.8
116.0
1
5
2
2
2.5
5.0
0
25D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
116
2020
1
14
8.3
116.0
2
7
3
4
2.3
7.0
0
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