Edgerrin James had the most rushing yards by a running back in his rookie season in 1999, with 1,553 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. James | 1,553 | 1999 | 16 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 13 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 | |
| 2 |  | C. Martin | 1,464 | 1999 | 16 | 367 | 4.0 | 91.5 | 5 | 259 | 45 | 61 | 5.8 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | S. Davis | 1,405 | 1999 | 14 | 290 | 4.8 | 100.4 | 17 | 111 | 23 | 28 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | E. Smith | 1,397 | 1999 | 15 | 329 | 4.2 | 93.1 | 11 | 119 | 27 | 32 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | M. Faulk | 1,381 | 1999 | 16 | 253 | 5.5 | 86.3 | 7 | 1,048 | 87 | 103 | 12.0 | 65.5 | 5 | |
| 6 | | E. George | 1,304 | 1999 | 16 | 320 | 4.1 | 81.5 | 9 | 458 | 47 | 64 | 9.7 | 28.6 | 4 | |
| 7 | | D. Staley | 1,273 | 1999 | 16 | 325 | 3.9 | 79.6 | 4 | 294 | 41 | 66 | 7.2 | 18.4 | 2 | |
| 8 | | C. Garner | 1,229 | 1999 | 16 | 241 | 5.1 | 76.8 | 4 | 535 | 56 | 76 | 9.6 | 33.4 | 2 | |
| 9 | | R. Watters | 1,210 | 1999 | 16 | 325 | 3.7 | 75.6 | 5 | 387 | 40 | 62 | 9.7 | 24.2 | 2 | |
| 10 | | C. Dillon | 1,200 | 1999 | 15 | 263 | 4.6 | 80.0 | 5 | 290 | 31 | 49 | 9.4 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| 11 | | O. Gary | 1,159 | 1999 | 12 | 276 | 4.2 | 96.6 | 7 | 159 | 21 | 29 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | J. Bettis | 1,091 | 1999 | 16 | 299 | 3.6 | 68.2 | 7 | 110 | 21 | 28 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| 13 | | D. Levens | 1,034 | 1999 | 14 | 279 | 3.7 | 73.9 | 9 | 573 | 71 | 92 | 8.1 | 40.9 | 1 | |
| 14 | | R. Smith | 1,015 | 1999 | 13 | 221 | 4.6 | 78.1 | 2 | 166 | 24 | 30 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 15 | | M. Alstott | 949 | 1999 | 16 | 242 | 3.9 | 59.3 | 7 | 239 | 27 | 34 | 8.9 | 14.9 | 2 | |
| 16 | | T. Wheatley | 936 | 1999 | 16 | 242 | 3.9 | 58.5 | 8 | 196 | 21 | 38 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 3 | |
| 17 | | J. Stewart | 931 | 1999 | 14 | 249 | 3.7 | 66.5 | 13 | 108 | 21 | 27 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| 18 | | C. Enis | 916 | 1999 | 15 | 287 | 3.2 | 61.1 | 3 | 340 | 45 | 68 | 7.6 | 22.7 | 2 | |
| 19 | | T. Allen | 896 | 1999 | 16 | 254 | 3.5 | 56.0 | 8 | 125 | 14 | 19 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| 20 | | R. Williams | 884 | 1999 | 12 | 253 | 3.5 | 73.7 | 2 | 172 | 28 | 40 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 21 | | E. Rhett | 852 | 1999 | 16 | 236 | 3.6 | 53.3 | 5 | 169 | 24 | 32 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 2 | |
| 22 | | F. Taylor | 732 | 1999 | 10 | 159 | 4.6 | 73.2 | 6 | 83 | 10 | 15 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| 23 | | T. Biakabutuka | 718 | 1999 | 11 | 138 | 5.2 | 65.3 | 6 | 189 | 23 | 29 | 8.2 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| 24 | | N. Kaufman | 714 | 1999 | 16 | 138 | 5.2 | 44.6 | 2 | 181 | 18 | 25 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| 25 | | J. Linton | 695 | 1999 | 16 | 205 | 3.4 | 43.4 | 5 | 228 | 29 | 39 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 1 | |
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0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
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