rookie rushing leaders 2017 to 2021

Between the 2017 and 2021 seasons, Kareem Hunt had the most rushing yards by a rookie, with 1,327 yards in 2017.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,327
2017
16
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
2Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,307
2018
16
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
3Najee Harris
N. Harris
1,200
2021
17
307
3.9
70.6
7
467
74
94
6.3
27.5
3
4Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,169
2020
15
232
5.0
77.9
11
299
36
39
8.3
19.9
1
5Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
1,150
2019
13
242
4.8
88.5
7
166
20
27
8.3
12.8
0
6James Robinson
J. Robinson
1,070
2020
14
240
4.5
76.4
7
344
49
60
7.0
24.6
3
7Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,040
2017
13
268
3.9
80.0
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
8Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
1,037
2018
15
192
5.4
69.1
9
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
9Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
996
2018
16
192
5.2
62.3
8
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
10Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
963
2021
11
207
4.7
87.5
5
137
19
20
7.2
12.5
1
11Sony Michel
S. Michel
931
2018
13
209
4.5
71.6
6
50
7
11
7.1
3.8
0
12Javonte Williams
J. Williams
903
2021
17
203
4.4
53.1
4
316
43
53
7.3
18.6
3
13David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
889
2019
16
242
3.7
55.6
6
185
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
14Miles Sanders
M. Sanders
818
2019
16
179
4.6
51.1
3
509
50
63
10.2
31.8
3
15J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
805
2020
15
134
6.0
53.7
9
120
18
24
6.7
8.0
0
16Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
803
2020
13
181
4.4
61.8
4
297
36
54
8.3
22.8
1
17Antonio Gibson
A. Gibson
795
2020
14
170
4.7
56.8
11
247
36
44
6.9
17.6
0
18Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
775
2019
12
151
5.1
64.6
2
194
29
41
6.7
16.2
2
19Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
728
2017
16
120
6.1
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
20Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
718
2018
11
137
5.2
65.3
2
20
2
2
10.0
1.8
0
21Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
695
2018
16
147
4.7
43.4
5
0
0
2
0.0
0
22Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
641
2018
10
118
5.4
64.1
3
213
32
39
6.7
21.3
1
23Michael Carter
M. Carter
639
2021
14
147
4.3
45.6
4
325
36
55
9.0
23.2
0
24Josh Allen
J. Allen
631
2018
12
89
7.1
52.6
8
0
0
1
0.0
0
25Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
626
2017
14
178
3.5
44.7
4
287
30
34
9.6
20.5
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

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Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

611

Hunt

Kareem Hunt

REC

851

Kelce

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21.3

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OPP PPG

19.3

6th

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106.6

25th

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