top rushing running backs first 5 years

Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first 5 seasons, with 8,256 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
8,256
74
1,748
4.7
111.6
61
1,045
136
7.7
14.1
2
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
7,361
79
1,702
4.3
93.2
72
2,392
342
455
7.0
30.3
8
3 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
7,183
77
1,630
4.4
93.3
71
1,576
239
6.6
20.5
4
4 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
6,995
71
1,561
4.5
98.5
57
475
93
5.1
6.7
0
5 Walter Payton
W. Payton
6,926
73
1,548
4.5
94.9
59
1,424
156
9.1
19.5
4
6 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
6,888
79
1,463
4.7
87.2
44
1,658
230
318
7.2
21.0
4
7 Eddie George
E. George
6,874
80
1,763
3.9
85.9
42
1,447
164
129
8.8
18.1
8
8 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
6,789
73
1,432
4.7
93.0
55
1,499
166
9.0
20.5
5
9 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
6,752
73
1,406
4.8
92.5
64
1,309
137
197
9.6
17.9
3
10 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
6,669
75
1,508
4.4
88.9
36
1,250
142
190
8.8
16.7
2
11 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6,624
65
1,410
4.7
101.9
58
1,207
155
3
7.8
18.6
5
12 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
6,550
76
1,694
3.9
86.2
45
1,514
205
61
7.4
19.9
6
13 Jim Brown
J. Brown
6,463
62
1,269
5.1
104.2
57
1,046
121
8.6
16.9
6
14 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6,453
68
1,385
4.7
94.9
52
1,299
158
223
8.2
19.1
4
15 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
6,384
71
1,413
4.5
89.9
46
1,957
241
315
8.1
27.6
10
16 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
6,354
70
1,589
4.0
90.8
41
1,806
229
304
7.9
25.8
4
17 Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
6,341
75
1,210
5.2
84.5
48
990
119
158
8.3
13.2
4
18 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
6,316
78
1,376
4.6
81.0
35
2,666
247
10.8
34.2
16
19 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
6,270
75
1,368
4.6
83.6
40
1,614
177
9.1
21.5
6
20 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
6,209
78
1,413
4.4
79.6
36
1,113
138
136
8.1
14.3
5
21 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
6,190
71
1,401
4.4
87.2
34
1,568
196
8.0
22.1
3
22 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
6,187
78
1,491
4.1
79.3
31
875
112
7.8
11.2
3
23 Edgerrin James
E. James
6,172
65
1,494
4.1
95.0
42
2,019
261
354
7.7
31.1
10
24 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
6,013
67
1,228
4.9
89.7
51
1,091
141
184
7.7
16.3
5
25 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
5,937
80
1,347
4.4
74.2
62
1,309
173
245
7.6
16.4
10
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PPG

21.6

20th

OPP PPG

22.7

17th

RUSH YDS/G

103.8

24th

PASS YDS/G

240.9

10th

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TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
Cardinals Cardinals
8
9
0
.471
49ers 49ers
6
11
0
.353
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Sun
9/7
HOU HOU
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LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
9/14
LAR LAR
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
LAR LAR
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
IND IND
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

2 - 0 - 0

28

Final

22

LAR Rams

1 - 1 - 0

Sun 19 Jan 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
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DAL DAL
47-9

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM