which cowboys rookie has the most rushing yards in a season

Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for the most yards by a Cowboys rookie, with 1,631 yards in 2016.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
1,631
2016
DAL DAL
15
322
5.1
108.7
15
363
32
40
11.3
24.2
1
2 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1,007
1977
DAL DAL
14
208
4.8
71.9
12
273
29
9.4
19.5
1
3 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
942
1969
DAL DAL
13
204
4.6
72.5
8
232
20
11.6
17.8
0
4 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
937
1990
DAL DAL
16
241
3.9
58.6
11
228
24
9.5
14.3
0
5 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
897
2011
DAL DAL
13
164
5.5
69.0
2
183
26
35
7.0
14.1
0
6 Julius Jones
J. Jones
819
2004
DAL DAL
8
197
4.2
102.4
7
109
17
26
6.4
13.6
0
7 Don Perkins
D. Perkins
815
1961
DLC DLC
14
200
4.1
58.2
4
298
32
9.3
21.3
1
8 Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
803
1970
DAL DAL
14
151
5.3
57.4
5
73
10
7.3
5.2
0
9 Herschel Walker
H. Walker
737
1986
DAL DAL
16
151
4.9
46.1
12
837
76
11.0
52.3
2
10 Marion Barber
M. Barber
538
2005
DAL DAL
13
138
3.9
41.4
5
115
18
25
6.4
8.8
0
11 Tashard Choice
T. Choice
472
2008
DAL DAL
16
92
5.1
29.5
2
185
21
30
8.8
11.6
0
12 Tony Pollard
T. Pollard
455
2019
DAL DAL
15
86
5.3
30.3
2
107
15
20
7.1
7.1
1
13 Amos Marsh
A. Marsh
379
1961
DLC DLC
14
84
4.5
27.1
1
189
21
9.0
13.5
2
14 Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
302
1989
DAL DAL
11
38
7.9
27.5
0
-13
1
-13.0
-1.2
0
15 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
282
2016
DAL DAL
16
57
4.9
17.6
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 J.W. Lockett
J.W. Lockett
280
1961
DLC DLC
12
66
4.2
23.3
0
114
15
7.6
9.5
2
17 Derrick Lassic
D. Lassic
269
1993
DAL DAL
10
75
3.6
26.9
3
37
9
4.1
3.7
0
18 Felix Jones
F. Jones
266
2008
DAL DAL
6
30
8.9
44.3
3
10
2
2
5.0
1.7
0
19 Ron Springs
R. Springs
248
1979
DAL DAL
16
67
3.7
15.5
2
251
25
10.0
15.7
1
20 Daryl Johnston
D. Johnston
212
1989
DAL DAL
16
67
3.2
13.3
0
133
16
8.3
8.3
3
21 Sherman Williams
S. Williams
205
1995
DAL DAL
11
48
4.3
18.6
1
28
3
9.3
2.5
0
22 Charley Young
C. Young
205
1974
DAL DAL
14
33
6.2
14.6
0
73
11
6.6
5.2
0
23 Amos Bullocks
A. Bullocks
196
1962
DLC DLC
11
33
5.9
17.8
2
46
3
15.3
4.2
1
24 Tyson Thompson
T. Thompson
182
2005
DAL DAL
15
46
4.0
12.1
0
16
3
4
5.3
1.1
0
25 Joseph Randle
J. Randle
164
2013
DAL DAL
13
54
3.0
12.6
2
61
8
10
7.6
4.7
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

28.2

31st

RUSH YDS/G

91.2

28th

PASS YDS/G

245.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/15
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

5 - 8 - 0

20

Final

27

CIN Bengals

5 - 8 - 0

Mon 9 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM