rookie running back rushing leaders 2016

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for the most yards by a rookie running back 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 Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
265
2016
DET DET
12
90
2.9
22.1
1
62
10
15
6.2
5.2
0
12 Peyton Barber
P. Barber
223
2016
TB TB
15
55
4.1
14.9
1
28
5
6
5.6
1.9
0
13 Kenneth Farrow
K. Farrow
192
2016
SD SD
13
60
3.2
14.8
0
70
13
16
5.4
5.4
0
14 Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
179
2016
MIA MIA
16
33
5.4
11.2
2
46
9
10
5.1
2.9
0
15 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
16 Alex Collins
A. Collins
125
2016
SEA SEA
11
31
4.0
11.4
1
84
11
11
7.6
7.6
0
17 Jonathan Williams
J. Williams
94
2016
BUF BUF
11
27
3.5
8.5
1
0
1
2
0.0
0.0
0
18 Mack Brown
M. Brown
82
2016
WAS WAS
9
8
10.3
9.1
1
-2
1
1
-2.0
-0.2
0
19 Byron Marshall
B. Marshall
64
2016
PHI PHI
3
19
3.4
21.3
0
10
3
5
3.3
3.3
0
20 Troymaine Pope
T. Pope
44
2016
TOT
4
12
3.7
11.0
0
5
1
2
5.0
1.3
0
21 Andy Janovich
A. Janovich
33
2016
DEN DEN
11
4
8.3
3.0
1
44
5
7
8.8
4.0
0
22 Daniel Lasco
D. Lasco
32
2016
NO NO
7
11
2.9
4.6
0
11
2
4
5.5
1.6
0
23 Don Jackson
D. Jackson
32
2016
GB GB
3
10
3.2
10.7
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
24 Terrell Watson
T. Watson
28
2016
PHI PHI
1
9
3.1
28.0
1
5
1
1
5.0
5.0
0
25 Brandon Wilds
B. Wilds
27
2016
NYJ NYJ
4
10
2.7
6.8
0
20
2
2
10.0
5.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

29.7

3rd

OPP PPG

30.7

31st

RUSH YDS/G

117.2

15th

PASS YDS/G

276.3

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Mon
11/17
DAL DAL
@
LV LV
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Last Game
CAR Panthers

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

27

DAL Cowboys

2 - 3 - 1

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM