rookie rushing yard leaders 2018

Saquon Barkley rushed for the most yards by a rookie in 2018, with 1,307 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 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1,307
2018
NYG NYG
16
261
5.0
81.7
11
721
91
121
7.9
45.1
4
2 Phillip Lindsay
P. Lindsay
1,037
2018
DEN DEN
15
192
5.4
69.1
9
241
35
47
6.9
16.1
1
3 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
996
2018
CLE CLE
16
192
5.2
62.3
8
149
20
29
7.5
9.3
2
4 Sony Michel
S. Michel
931
2018
NE NE
13
209
4.5
71.6
6
50
7
11
7.1
3.8
0
5 Gus Edwards
G. Edwards
718
2018
BAL BAL
11
137
5.2
65.3
2
20
2
2
10.0
1.8
0
6 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
695
2018
BAL BAL
16
147
4.7
43.4
5
0
0
2
0.0
0
7 Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
641
2018
DET DET
10
118
5.4
64.1
3
213
32
39
6.7
21.3
1
8 Josh Allen
J. Allen
631
2018
BUF BUF
12
89
7.1
52.6
8
0
0
1
0.0
0
9 Royce Freeman
R. Freeman
521
2018
DEN DEN
14
130
4.0
37.2
5
72
14
20
5.1
5.1
0
10 Josh Adams
J. Adams
511
2018
PHI PHI
14
120
4.3
36.5
3
58
7
13
8.3
4.1
0
11 Rashaad Penny
R. Penny
419
2018
SEA SEA
14
85
4.9
29.9
2
75
9
12
8.3
5.4
0
12 Jordan Wilkins
J. Wilkins
336
2018
IND IND
16
60
5.6
21.0
1
85
16
17
5.3
5.3
0
13 Ito Smith
I. Smith
315
2018
ATL ATL
14
90
3.5
22.5
4
152
27
32
5.6
10.9
0
14 Nyheim Hines
N. Hines
314
2018
IND IND
16
85
3.7
19.6
2
425
63
81
6.7
26.6
2
15 Jeff Wilson Jr.
J. Wilson Jr.
266
2018
SF SF
6
66
4.0
44.3
0
98
12
15
8.2
16.3
0
16 Jaylen Samuels
J. Samuels
256
2018
PIT PIT
14
56
4.6
18.3
0
199
26
29
7.7
14.2
3
17 Chase Edmonds
C. Edmonds
208
2018
ARI ARI
16
60
3.5
13.0
2
103
20
23
5.2
6.4
0
18 Justin Jackson
J. Jackson
206
2018
LAC LAC
13
50
4.1
15.8
2
135
15
19
9.0
10.4
0
19 Kalen Ballage
K. Ballage
191
2018
MIA MIA
12
36
5.3
15.9
1
56
9
11
6.2
4.7
0
20 DJ Moore
DJ Moore
172
2018
CAR CAR
16
13
13.2
10.8
0
788
55
82
14.3
49.3
2
21 Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
138
2018
NYJ NYJ
13
44
3.1
10.6
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Josh Rosen
J. Rosen
138
2018
ARI ARI
14
23
6.0
9.9
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
131
2018
CLE CLE
14
39
3.4
9.4
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
24 Jeff Driskel
J. Driskel
130
2018
CIN CIN
9
25
5.2
14.4
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Trenton Cannon
T. Cannon
113
2018
NYJ NYJ
16
38
3.0
7.1
1
144
17
25
8.5
9.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

26th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

126.2

9th

PASS YDS/G

215.7

19th

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
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
GB GB
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 4 - 0

34

Final

17

PHI Eagles

4 - 2 - 0

Thu 9 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

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