rookie rushing leaders in the nfl in 2023

Bijan Robinson had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 2023, with 976 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	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	976	2023	ATL	17	214	4.6	57.4	4	487	58	86	8.4	28.6	4
2	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	945	2023	DET	15	182	5.2	63.0	10	316	52	71	6.1	21.1	1
3	De'Von Achane D. Achane	800	2023	MIA	11	103	7.8	72.7	8	197	27	37	7.3	17.9	3
4	Zach Charbonnet Z. Charbonnet	462	2023	SEA	16	108	4.3	28.9	1	209	33	40	6.3	13.1	0
5	Tyjae Spears T. Spears	453	2023	TEN	17	100	4.5	26.6	2	385	52	70	7.4	22.6	1
6	Jaleel McLaughlin J. McLaughlin	410	2023	DEN	17	76	5.4	24.1	1	160	31	36	5.2	9.4	2
7	Keaton Mitchell K. Mitchell	396	2023	BAL	8	47	8.4	49.5	2	93	9	11	10.3	11.6	0
8	Roschon Johnson R. Johnson	352	2023	CHI	15	81	4.3	23.5	2	209	34	40	6.1	13.9	0
9	Emari Demercado E. Demercado	284	2023	ARI	14	58	4.9	20.3	2	119	21	30	5.7	8.5	0
10	Bryce Young B. Young	253	2023	CAR	16	39	6.5	15.8	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Chris Rodriguez Jr. C. Rodriguez Jr.	247	2023	WAS	13	51	4.8	19.0	2	12	2	2	6.0	0.9	0
12	Tommy DeVito T. DeVito	195	2023	NYG	9	36	5.4	21.7	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Chase Brown C. Brown	179	2023	CIN	12	44	4.1	14.9	0	156	14	15	11.1	13.0	1
14	C.J. Stroud	167	2023	HOU	15	39	4.3	11.1	3	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0
15	Kendre Miller K. Miller	156	2023	NO	8	41	3.8	19.5	1	117	10	11	11.7	14.6	0
16	Anthony Richardson Sr. A. Richardson Sr.	136	2023	IND	4	25	5.4	34.0	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Tank Bigsby T. Bigsby	132	2023	JAX	17	50	2.6	7.8	2	6	1	4	6.0	0.4	0
18	Jake Browning J. Browning	127	2023	CIN	9	27	4.7	14.1	3	-7	1	1	-7.0	-0.8	0
19	Jayden Reed J. Reed	119	2023	GB	16	11	10.8	7.4	2	793	64	94	12.4	49.6	8
20	Tyson Bagent T. Bagent	109	2023	CHI	5	23	4.7	21.8	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	Chris Brooks C. Brooks	106	2023	MIA	9	19	5.6	11.8	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Derius Davis D. Davis	101	2023	LAC	17	14	7.2	5.9	0	66	15	17	4.4	3.9	0
23	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	89	2023	LAR	17	12	7.4	5.2	0	1,486	105	160	14.2	87.4	6
24	Tyler Goodson T. Goodson	87	2023	IND	6	13	6.7	14.5	0	34	6	9	5.7	5.7	0
25	Emanuel Wilson E. Wilson	85	2023	GB	7	14	6.1	12.1	0	23	4	5	5.8	3.3	0

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13.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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0 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

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Flowers

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Watson

Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

2.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

552.0

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478.0

469.0

419.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

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174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

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34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

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Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chiefs	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0
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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	DEN	@	KC	8:15 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
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Bijan Robinson had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 2023, with 976 yards.

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