which lions rookie has the most rushing yards in a season

Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards by a Lions rookie, with 1,470 yards in 1989.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,470
1989
DET DET
15
280
5.3
98.0
14
282
24
11.8
18.8
0
2 Billy Sims
B. Sims
1,303
1980
DET DET
16
313
4.2
81.4
13
621
51
12.2
38.8
3
3 Kevin Jones
K. Jones
1,133
2004
DET DET
15
241
4.7
75.5
5
180
28
41
6.4
12.0
1
4 Kevin Smith
K. Smith
976
2008
DET DET
16
238
4.1
61.0
8
286
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
5 Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
945
2023
DET DET
15
182
5.2
63.0
10
316
52
71
6.1
21.1
1
6 Mel Farr
M. Farr
860
1967
DET DET
13
206
4.2
66.2
3
317
39
8.1
24.4
3
7 Mikel Leshoure
M. Leshoure
798
2012
DET DET
14
215
3.7
57.0
9
214
34
48
6.3
15.3
0
8 Garry James
G. James
688
1986
DET DET
16
159
4.3
43.0
3
219
34
6.4
13.7
0
9 Lawrence Gaines
L. Gaines
659
1976
DET DET
14
155
4.3
47.1
4
130
23
5.7
9.3
1
10 Kerryon Johnson
K. Johnson
641
2018
DET DET
10
118
5.4
64.1
3
213
32
39
6.7
21.3
1
11 Ameer Abdullah
A. Abdullah
597
2015
DET DET
16
143
4.2
37.3
2
183
25
38
7.3
11.4
1
12 Jahvid Best
J. Best
555
2010
DET DET
16
171
3.2
34.7
4
487
58
80
8.4
30.4
2
13 D'Andre Swift
D. Swift
521
2020
DET DET
13
114
4.6
40.1
8
357
46
57
7.8
27.5
2
14 James Jones
J. Jones
475
1983
DET DET
14
135
3.5
33.9
6
467
46
10.2
33.4
1
15 Nick Pietrosante
N. Pietrosante
447
1959
DET DET
10
76
5.9
44.7
3
140
16
8.8
14.0
0
16 Rick Kane
R. Kane
421
1977
DET DET
14
124
3.4
30.1
4
186
18
10.3
13.3
0
17 Howard Cassady
H. Cassady
413
1956
DET DET
12
97
4.3
34.4
0
83
9
9.2
6.9
0
18 Elmer Schaake
E. Schaake
412
1933
POR POR
10
125
3.3
41.2
0
23
4
5.8
2.3
1
19 Derrick Moore
D. Moore
405
1993
DET DET
13
88
4.6
31.2
3
169
21
8.0
13.0
1
20 Bill Bowman
B. Bowman
397
1954
DET DET
12
96
4.1
33.1
2
288
34
8.5
24.0
2
21 Doak Walker
D. Walker
386
1950
DET DET
12
83
4.7
32.2
5
534
35
15.3
44.5
6
22 Bo Scarbrough
B. Scarbrough
377
2019
DET DET
6
89
4.2
62.8
1
5
1
4
5.0
0.8
0
23 Don McIlhenny
D. McIlhenny
372
1956
DET DET
9
87
4.3
41.3
3
70
8
8.8
7.8
2
24 Fred Enke
F. Enke
365
1948
DET DET
12
74
4.9
30.4
0
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
25 Altie Taylor
A. Taylor
348
1969
DET DET
10
118
2.9
34.8
0
86
13
6.6
8.6
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

32.1

1st

OPP PPG

18.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

151.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

12 - 1 - 0

34

Final

31

GB Packers

9 - 4 - 0

Thu 5 Dec 2024

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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