what rb had the most rushing yards in 1957

Jim Brown rushed for the most yards by a running back in his rookie season in 1957, with 942 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	942	1957	CLE	12	202	4.7	78.5	9	55	16	3.4	4.6	1
2	Rick Casares R. Casares	700	1957	CHB	12	204	3.4	58.3	6	225	25	9.0	18.8	0
3	Don Bosseler D. Bosseler	673	1957	WAS	12	167	4.0	56.1	7	152	19	8.0	12.7	0
4	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	621	1957	DET	12	129	4.8	51.8	5	141	20	7.1	11.8	0
5	Tommy Wilson T. Wilson	616	1957	LA	11	127	4.9	56.0	3	95	7	13.6	8.6	1
6	Ollie Matson O. Matson	577	1957	CHC	12	134	4.3	48.1	6	451	20	22.6	37.6	3
7	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	538	1957	CHB	12	127	4.2	44.8	5	201	15	13.4	16.8	2
8	Billy Wells B. Wells	532	1957	TOT	11	154	3.5	48.4	0	89	14	6.4	8.1	0
9	Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes	529	1957	PHI	12	143	3.7	44.1	1	212	19	11.2	17.7	1
10	Frank Gifford F. Gifford	528	1957	NYG	12	136	3.9	44.0	5	588	41	14.3	49.0	4
11	Clarence Peaks C. Peaks	495	1957	PHI	12	125	4.0	41.3	1	99	11	9.0	8.3	0
12	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	493	1957	BAL	12	144	3.4	41.1	5	137	15	9.1	11.4	2
13	Lenny Moore L. Moore	488	1957	BAL	12	98	5.0	40.7	3	687	40	17.2	57.3	7
14	Joe Marconi J. Marconi	481	1957	LA	10	104	4.6	48.1	3	171	16	10.7	17.1	1
15	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	478	1957	SF	12	102	4.7	39.8	1	458	37	12.4	38.2	2
16	Alex Webster A. Webster	478	1957	NYG	11	135	3.5	43.5	5	330	30	11.0	30.0	1
17	Joe Perry J. Perry	454	1957	SF	8	97	4.7	56.8	3	130	15	8.7	16.3	0
18	Jim Podoley J. Podoley	442	1957	WAS	12	114	3.9	36.8	2	554	27	20.5	46.2	4
19	Ed Sutton E. Sutton	407	1957	WAS	12	108	3.8	33.9	5	32	2	16.0	2.7	1
20	Tank Younger T. Younger	401	1957	LA	12	96	4.2	33.4	3	61	8	7.6	5.1	0
21	Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	384	1957	GB	12	100	3.8	32.0	1	210	18	11.7	17.5	2
22	L.G. Dupre	375	1957	BAL	12	101	3.7	31.3	2	339	32	10.6	28.3	2
23	Chet Hanulak C. Hanulak	375	1957	CLE	12	125	3.0	31.3	3	38	3	12.7	3.2	0
24	Jon Arnett J. Arnett	347	1957	LA	12	86	4.0	28.9	2	322	18	17.9	26.8	3
25	Gene Babb G. Babb	330	1957	SF	12	102	3.2	27.5	3	141	20	7.1	11.8	0

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PASS

855

Watson

RUSH

177

Judkins

REC

284

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

22nd

OPP PPG

23.8

18th

RUSH YDS/G

93.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

213.8

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

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Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

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0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

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