running back most nfl rushing yards in first three seasons

Eric Dickerson had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 3 seasons, with 5,147 yards.

NAMERUSH YDSGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
5,147
46
1,061
4.9
111.9
44
669
92
7.3
14.5
2
2Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
5,081
46
1,043
4.9
110.5
45
189
39
4.8
4.1
0
3Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
4,757
48
1,004
4.7
99.1
26
943
100
134
9.4
19.6
1
4Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
4,598
47
925
5.0
97.8
34
1,008
137
190
7.4
21.4
4
5LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
4,564
48
1,024
4.5
95.1
37
1,581
238
312
6.6
32.9
5
6Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
4,484
46
915
4.9
97.5
40
829
83
124
10.0
18.0
1
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
4,414
44
906
4.9
100.3
34
913
111
156
8.2
20.8
4
8Terrell Davis
T. Davis
4,405
45
951
4.6
97.9
35
964
127
7.6
21.4
3
9Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
4,333
48
960
4.5
90.3
26
1,003
128
7.8
20.9
2
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
4,322
46
877
4.9
94.0
43
1,069
101
10.6
23.2
4
11Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4,213
48
979
4.3
87.8
41
821
132
6.2
17.1
2
12Eddie George
E. George
4,061
48
1,040
3.9
84.6
19
536
67
8.0
11.2
2
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
4,048
40
868
4.7
101.2
28
1,199
135
173
8.9
30.0
6
14Alfred Morris
A. Morris
3,962
48
876
4.5
82.5
28
310
37
54
8.4
6.5
0
15Edgerrin James
E. James
3,924
38
907
4.3
103.3
29
1,373
149
203
9.2
36.1
9
16Walter Payton
W. Payton
3,921
41
846
4.6
95.6
34
631
75
8.4
15.4
2
17Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
3,841
43
756
5.1
89.3
33
802
104
130
7.7
18.7
3
18Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3,799
45
958
4.0
84.4
32
890
117
7.6
19.8
5
19Jim Brown
J. Brown
3,798
36
749
5.1
105.5
40
383
56
6.8
10.6
2
20William Andrews
W. Andrews
3,632
47
793
4.6
77.3
17
1,500
171
8.8
31.9
5
21Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
3,557
44
680
5.2
80.8
28
577
72
96
8.0
13.1
2
22Travis Henry
T. Henry
3,523
44
869
4.1
80.1
27
646
93
126
6.9
14.7
2
23Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
3,459
46
758
4.6
75.2
19
727
86
49
8.5
15.8
2
24Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
3,439
44
748
4.6
78.2
25
1,026
111
9.2
23.3
4
25Bijan Robinson
B. Robinson
3,427
46
713
4.8
74.5
23
1,512
173
226
8.7
32.9
7
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17.5

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RUSH YDS/G

113.5

19th

PASS YDS/G

256.1

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3
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6
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