rookie running backs to rush for more than 1000 yards in rookie season from 1990 to 2009

Matt Forte attempted 316 rushes in his rookie season when rushing for >1,000 yards in 2008.

Interpreted as:
rookie running backs to rush for more than 1000 rushing yards in rookie season from 1990 to 2009
NAMEATTRUSH YDSSEASONTMGPYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Matt Forte
M. Forte
316
1,238
2008
CHI CHI
16
3.9
77.4
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
2Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
251
1,228
2008
TEN TEN
15
4.9
81.9
9
260
43
62
6.0
17.3
1
3Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
268
1,282
2008
HOU HOU
16
4.8
80.1
9
377
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
4Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
280
1,115
2007
BUF BUF
13
4.0
85.8
7
184
18
26
10.2
14.2
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
238
1,341
2007
MIN MIN
14
5.6
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
6Joseph Addai
J. Addai
226
1,081
2006
IND IND
16
4.8
67.6
7
325
40
50
8.1
20.3
1
7Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
290
1,178
2005
TB TB
14
4.1
84.1
6
81
20
25
4.1
5.8
0
8Kevin Jones
K. Jones
241
1,133
2004
DET DET
15
4.7
75.5
5
180
28
41
6.4
12.0
1
9Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
284
1,128
2004
BUF BUF
16
4.0
70.5
13
169
22
36
7.7
10.6
0
10Domanick Williams
D. Williams
238
1,031
2003
HOU HOU
14
4.3
73.6
8
351
47
68
7.5
25.1
0
11Clinton Portis
C. Portis
273
1,508
2002
DEN DEN
16
5.5
94.3
15
364
33
48
11.0
22.8
2
12Dominic Rhodes
D. Rhodes
233
1,104
2001
IND IND
15
4.7
73.6
9
224
34
55
6.6
14.9
0
13Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
278
1,183
2001
CHI CHI
14
4.3
84.5
7
178
22
30
8.1
12.7
0
14LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
339
1,236
2001
SD SD
16
3.6
77.3
10
367
59
74
6.2
22.9
0
15Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
297
1,487
2000
DEN DEN
16
5.0
92.9
15
169
23
32
7.3
10.6
0
16Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
309
1,364
2000
BAL BAL
16
4.4
85.3
6
296
27
36
11.0
18.5
0
17Olandis Gary
O. Gary
276
1,159
1999
DEN DEN
12
4.2
96.6
7
159
21
29
7.6
13.3
0
18Edgerrin James
E. James
369
1,553
1999
IND IND
16
4.2
97.1
13
586
62
87
9.5
36.6
4
19Robert Edwards
R. Edwards
291
1,115
1998
NE NE
16
3.8
69.7
9
331
35
9.5
20.7
3
20Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
264
1,223
1998
JAX JAX
15
4.6
81.5
14
421
44
9.6
28.1
3
21Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
233
1,129
1997
CIN CIN
16
4.8
70.6
10
259
27
9.6
16.2
0
22Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
307
1,116
1996
MIA MIA
16
3.6
69.8
11
139
23
6.0
8.7
0
23Eddie George
E. George
335
1,368
1996
HOU HOU
16
4.1
85.5
8
182
23
7.9
11.4
0
24Terrell Davis
T. Davis
237
1,117
1995
DEN DEN
14
4.7
79.8
7
367
49
7.5
26.2
1
25Curtis Martin
C. Martin
368
1,487
1995
NE NE
16
4.0
92.9
14
261
30
8.7
16.3
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245.6

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Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Bears Bears
5
3
0
.625
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
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4
4
0
.500
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11/9
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
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11/16
CHI CHI
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MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
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11/28
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
3:00 PM
Sun
12/7
CHI CHI
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1:00 PM
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AFC EastWLTPCT
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7
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0
.778
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.750
AFC NorthWLTPCT
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5
3
0
.625
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3
5
0
.375
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2
0
.778
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3
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.625
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2
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.778
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6
3
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.667
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Eagles Eagles
6
2
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.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
.389
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
2
1
.688
Lions Lions
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
5
4
0
.556
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
6
2
0
.750
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2
0
.750

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
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Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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Sat
9/6
TB TB
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Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
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IND IND
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Sun
11/9
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TB TB
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11/9
NYG NYG
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
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