rookie rushing yard leaders 2017

Kareem Hunt had the most rushing yards by a rookie in 2017, with 1,327 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 Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
1,327
2017
KC KC
16
272
4.9
82.9
8
455
53
63
8.6
28.4
3
2 Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
1,040
2017
JAX JAX
13
268
3.9
80.0
9
302
36
48
8.4
23.2
1
3 Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
728
2017
NO NO
16
120
6.1
45.5
8
826
81
100
10.2
51.6
5
4 Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
626
2017
CIN CIN
14
178
3.5
44.7
4
287
30
34
9.6
20.5
0
5 Samaje Perine
S. Perine
603
2017
WAS WAS
16
175
3.4
37.7
1
182
22
24
8.3
11.4
1
6 Jamaal Williams
J. Williams
556
2017
GB GB
16
153
3.6
34.8
4
262
25
34
10.5
16.4
2
7 Wayne Gallman
W. Gallman
476
2017
NYG NYG
13
111
4.3
36.6
0
193
34
48
5.7
14.8
1
8 Matt Breida
M. Breida
465
2017
SF SF
16
105
4.4
29.1
2
180
21
36
8.6
11.3
1
9 Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
448
2017
GB GB
12
81
5.5
37.3
4
22
9
18
2.4
1.8
0
10 Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
435
2017
CAR CAR
16
117
3.7
27.2
2
651
80
113
8.1
40.7
5
11 DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
419
2017
CLE CLE
15
77
5.4
27.9
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
370
2017
CHI CHI
16
87
4.3
23.1
2
353
53
71
6.7
22.1
1
13 Marlon Mack
M. Mack
358
2017
IND IND
14
93
3.8
25.6
3
225
21
33
10.7
16.1
1
14 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
354
2017
MIN MIN
4
74
4.8
88.5
2
90
11
16
8.2
22.5
0
15 D'Onta Foreman
D. Foreman
327
2017
HOU HOU
10
78
4.2
32.7
2
83
6
8
13.8
8.3
0
16 Corey Clement
C. Clement
321
2017
PHI PHI
16
74
4.3
20.1
4
123
10
15
12.3
7.7
2
17 Elijah McGuire
E. McGuire
315
2017
NYJ NYJ
16
88
3.6
19.7
1
177
17
26
10.4
11.1
1
18 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
269
2017
HOU HOU
7
36
7.5
38.4
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
260
2017
LAC LAC
16
47
5.5
16.3
2
279
27
35
10.3
17.4
3
20 Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
248
2017
CHI CHI
12
41
6.0
20.7
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Chris Carson
C. Carson
208
2017
SEA SEA
4
49
4.2
52.0
0
59
7
8
8.4
14.8
1
22 Tion Green
T. Green
165
2017
DET DET
5
42
3.9
33.0
2
14
2
2
7.0
2.8
0
23 James Conner
J. Conner
144
2017
PIT PIT
14
32
4.5
10.3
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
24 C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
136
2017
SF SF
7
26
5.2
19.4
3
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Elijhaa Penny
E. Penny
124
2017
ARI ARI
16
31
4.0
7.8
2
38
4
6
9.5
2.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

25.8

9th

OPP PPG

20.7

11th

RUSH YDS/G

118.7

14th

PASS YDS/G

252.3

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Chiefs Chiefs
3
3
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LV LV
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

3 - 3 - 0

30

Final

17

DET Lions

4 - 2 - 0

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