Lionel Vital has averaged the most rushing yards per game in his rookie season by a running back, with 115.3 per game in 1987.
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| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Vital | 115.3 | 1987 | 3 | 346 | 80 | 4.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | E. Dickerson | 113.0 | 1983 | 16 | 1,808 | 390 | 4.6 | 18 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | ||
| 3 |  | E. Elliott | 108.7 | 2016 | 15 | 1,631 | 322 | 5.1 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 | |
| 4 | | G. Rogers | 104.6 | 1981 | 16 | 1,674 | 378 | 4.4 | 13 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Jones | 102.4 | 2004 | 8 | 819 | 197 | 4.2 | 7 | 109 | 17 | 26 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| 6 | | A. Morris | 100.8 | 2012 | 16 | 1,613 | 335 | 4.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| 7 | | O. Anderson | 100.3 | 1979 | 16 | 1,605 | 331 | 4.8 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | B. Sanders | 98.0 | 1989 | 15 | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | E. James | 97.1 | 1999 | 16 | 1,553 | 369 | 4.2 | 13 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 | |
| 10 | | D. Woods | 96.8 | 1974 | 12 | 1,162 | 227 | 5.1 | 7 | 349 | 26 | 13.4 | 29.1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | E. Campbell | 96.7 | 1978 | 15 | 1,450 | 302 | 4.8 | 13 | 48 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | O. Gary | 96.6 | 1999 | 12 | 1,159 | 276 | 4.2 | 7 | 159 | 21 | 29 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | A. Peterson | 95.8 | 2007 | 14 | 1,341 | 238 | 5.6 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 | |
| 14 | | C. Portis | 94.3 | 2002 | 16 | 1,508 | 273 | 5.5 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 15 | | M. Anderson | 92.9 | 2000 | 16 | 1,487 | 297 | 5.0 | 15 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | C. Martin | 92.9 | 1995 | 16 | 1,487 | 368 | 4.0 | 14 | 261 | 30 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 1 | ||
| 17 | | B. Feathers | 91.3 | 1934 | 11 | 1,004 | 119 | 8.4 | 8 | 174 | 6 | 29.0 | 15.8 | 1 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Martin | 90.9 | 2012 | 16 | 1,454 | 319 | 4.6 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| 19 | | C. Warner | 90.6 | 1983 | 16 | 1,449 | 335 | 4.3 | 13 | 325 | 42 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Bettis | 89.3 | 1993 | 16 | 1,429 | 294 | 4.9 | 7 | 244 | 26 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Cook | 88.5 | 2017 | 4 | 354 | 74 | 4.8 | 2 | 90 | 11 | 16 | 8.2 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | J. Jacobs | 88.5 | 2019 | 13 | 1,150 | 242 | 4.8 | 7 | 166 | 20 | 27 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | E. Mitchell | 87.5 | 2021 | 11 | 963 | 207 | 4.7 | 5 | 137 | 19 | 20 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | J. Howard | 87.5 | 2016 | 15 | 1,313 | 252 | 5.2 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 | |
| 25 | | L. Neal | 87.5 | 1993 | 2 | 175 | 21 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
3 | 6 | 0 | .333 |
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7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | |
2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | |
4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
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