Ezekiel Elliott had the most rushing yards in his rookie season by a running back in 2016, with 1,631 yards.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Elliott | 1,631 | 2016 | 15 | 322 | 5.1 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | J. Howard | 1,313 | 2016 | 15 | 252 | 5.2 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | R. Kelley | 704 | 2016 | 15 | 168 | 4.2 | 46.9 | 6 | 82 | 12 | 18 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| 4 | | D. Booker | 612 | 2016 | 16 | 174 | 3.5 | 38.3 | 4 | 265 | 31 | 45 | 8.5 | 16.6 | 1 | |
| 5 | | J. Richard | 491 | 2016 | 16 | 83 | 5.9 | 30.7 | 1 | 194 | 29 | 39 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  | D. Henry | 490 | 2016 | 15 | 110 | 4.5 | 32.7 | 5 | 137 | 13 | 15 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | D. Washington | 467 | 2016 | 14 | 87 | 5.4 | 33.4 | 2 | 115 | 17 | 23 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| 8 | | P. Perkins | 456 | 2016 | 14 | 112 | 4.1 | 32.6 | 0 | 162 | 15 | 24 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| 9 | | K. Dixon | 382 | 2016 | 12 | 88 | 4.3 | 31.8 | 2 | 162 | 30 | 41 | 5.4 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| 10 | | W. Smallwood | 312 | 2016 | 13 | 77 | 4.1 | 24.0 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| 11 | | D. Washington | 265 | 2016 | 12 | 90 | 2.9 | 22.1 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 12 | | P. Barber | 223 | 2016 | 15 | 55 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 13 | | K. Farrow | 192 | 2016 | 13 | 60 | 3.2 | 14.8 | 0 | 70 | 13 | 16 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | K. Drake | 179 | 2016 | 16 | 33 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 15 | | C.J. Prosise | 172 | 2016 | 6 | 30 | 5.7 | 28.7 | 1 | 208 | 17 | 19 | 12.2 | 34.7 | 0 | |
| 16 | | A. Collins | 125 | 2016 | 11 | 31 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 1 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| 17 | | J. Williams | 94 | 2016 | 11 | 27 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | M. Brown | 82 | 2016 | 9 | 8 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -2.0 | -0.2 | 0 | |
| 19 | | B. Marshall | 64 | 2016 | 3 | 19 | 3.4 | 21.3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| 20 | | T. Pope | 44 | 2016 | TOT | 4 | 12 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 21 | | A. Janovich | 33 | 2016 | 11 | 4 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | D. Lasco | 32 | 2016 | 7 | 11 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| 23 | | D. Jackson | 32 | 2016 | 3 | 10 | 3.2 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | T. Watson | 28 | 2016 | 1 | 9 | 3.1 | 28.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Wilds | 27 | 2016 | 4 | 10 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0 | |
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2,381
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629
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27.3
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26.2
25th
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | |
 Cowboys | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
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