what is the most rushes by a rookie running back in a nfl game in the last 10 years

Between December 15, 2015 and December 15, 2025, Jordan Howard has the most carries by a rookie running back in a game, with 32 carries versus the 49ers on December 4, 2016.

Interpreted as:
What is the most rushes by a rookie running back in a NFL regular-season game in the last 10 years?
NAMEATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jordan Howard
J. Howard
32
12/4/2016
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
117
3.7
3
0
0
1
0
2Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
1/3/2021
IND IND
vs
JAX JAX
253
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
3Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
30
9/25/2016
DAL DAL
vs
CHI CHI
140
4.7
0
20
2
2
10.0
0
4Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
29
1/8/2023
SEA SEA
vs
LAR LAR
114
3.9
0
10
1
1
10.0
0
5Cam Akers
C. Akers
29
12/10/2020
LAR LAR
vs
NE NE
171
5.9
0
23
2
3
11.5
0
6Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
29
12/24/2017
KC KC
vs
MIA MIA
91
3.1
1
15
4
4
3.8
0
7Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
29
10/8/2017
KC KC
@
HOU HOU
107
3.7
0
9
3
4
3.0
0
8David Johnson
D. Johnson
29
12/20/2015
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
187
6.4
3
42
4
4
10.5
0
9Najee Harris
N. Harris
28
1/3/2022
PIT PIT
vs
CLE CLE
188
6.7
1
18
3
3
6.0
0
10Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
28
11/3/2019
OAK OAK
vs
DET DET
120
4.3
2
0
0
2
0
11Nick Chubb
N. Chubb
28
11/25/2018
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
84
3.0
1
44
3
3
14.7
1
12Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
28
11/19/2017
JAX JAX
@
CLE CLE
111
4.0
0
7
2
3
3.5
0
13Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
28
10/8/2017
JAX JAX
@
PIT PIT
181
6.5
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
14Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
28
10/16/2016
DAL DAL
@
GB GB
157
5.6
0
17
2
4
8.5
0
15Dameon Pierce
D. Pierce
27
11/3/2022
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
139
5.1
0
0
0
0
0
16Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
27
11/28/2021
SF SF
vs
MIN MIN
133
4.9
1
35
5
6
7.0
0
17Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
27
11/15/2021
SF SF
vs
LAR LAR
91
3.4
0
0
0
0
0
18David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
27
10/27/2019
CHI CHI
vs
LAC LAC
135
5.0
1
12
4
5
3.0
0
19Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
27
11/18/2018
NYG NYG
vs
TB TB
142
5.3
2
10
2
3
5.0
1
20Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
27
9/24/2017
MIN MIN
vs
TB TB
97
3.6
1
72
5
5
14.4
0
21Woody Marks
W. Marks
26
12/7/2025
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
68
2.6
0
8
2
3
4.0
1
22Kyle Monangai
K. Monangai
26
11/2/2025
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
176
6.8
0
22
3
5
7.3
0
23Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
26
10/30/2023
DET DET
vs
LV LV
152
5.8
1
37
5
5
7.4
0
24Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
26
12/24/2022
SEA SEA
@
KC KC
107
4.1
0
-2
2
2
-1.0
0
25Brian Robinson Jr.
B. Robinson Jr.
26
11/14/2022
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
86
3.3
1
0
0
0
0

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PPG

26.1

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OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

151.9

2nd

PASS YDS/G

228.5

19th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
Lions Lions
8
6
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
6
8
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

3 - 11

3

Final

31

CHI Bears

10 - 4

Sun 14 Dec 2025

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11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
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4
0
.714
Texans Texans
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5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
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.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
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9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
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7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
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3
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

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12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
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Sun
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BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
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