who has the most rushing yards in nfl history before turning 23

Edgerrin James has the most career rushing yards by a player younger than 23, with 3,262 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Edgerrin James E. James	3,262	32	756	4.3	101.9	26	1,180	125	174	9.4	36.9	9
2	Clinton Portis C. Portis	3,099	29	563	5.5	106.9	29	678	71	99	9.5	23.4	2
3	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2,980	32	564	5.3	93.1	29	659	76	90	8.7	20.6	3
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,774	31	535	5.2	89.5	27	762	60		12.7	24.6	3
5	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	2,614	25	564	4.6	104.6	22	632	58	78	10.9	25.3	3
6	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	2,500	32	606	4.1	78.1	23	486	73		6.7	15.2	1
7	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	2,454	32	613	4.0	76.7	10	537	57		9.4	16.8	1
8	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	2,432	34	518	4.7	71.5	18	918	119	158	7.7	27.0	5
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	2,360	32	603	3.9	73.8	22	997	108		9.2	31.2	4
10	Jahmyr Gibbs J. Gibbs	2,357	32	432	5.5	73.7	26	833	104	134	8.0	26.0	5
11	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	2,310	29	478	4.8	79.7	17	1,159	143	194	8.1	40.0	6
12	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	2,221	29	534	4.2	76.6	16	1,253	128	171	9.8	43.2	3
13	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	2,215	28	515	4.3	79.1	19	404	53	72	7.6	14.4	0
14	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	2,151	28	530	4.1	76.8	15	484	65	93	7.4	17.3	1
15	Walter Payton W. Payton	2,069	27	507	4.1	76.6	20	362	48		7.5	13.4	0
16	Natrone Means N. Means	1,995	32	503	4.0	62.3	20	294	49		6.0	9.2	0
17	Todd Gurley T. Gurley	1,991	29	507	3.9	68.7	16	515	64	84	8.0	17.8	0
18	Jordan Howard J. Howard	1,975	23	414	4.8	85.9	10	376	43	71	8.7	16.3	1
19	Jonathan Stewart J. Stewart	1,969	32	405	4.9	61.5	20	186	26	43	7.2	5.8	1
20	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	1,901	31	323	5.9	61.3	12	0	0	2		0.0	0
21	Joe Mixon J. Mixon	1,794	28	415	4.3	64.1	12	583	73	89	8.0	20.8	1
22	Ray Rice R. Rice	1,793	29	361	5.0	61.8	7	975	111	144	8.8	33.6	1
23	Kevin Smith K. Smith	1,723	29	455	3.8	59.4	12	701	80	111	8.8	24.2	1
24	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,719	29	388	4.4	59.3	12	509	62	79	8.2	17.6	2
25	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	1,717	31	362	4.7	55.4	11	900	118	145	7.6	29.0	2

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RUSH

258

Taylor

REC

186

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PPG

24.0

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OPP PPG

30.3

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

203.7

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	.667
Colts	1	2	.333
Titans	0	3	.000
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Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM

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Young

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

360

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Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

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358

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9

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Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

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Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

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4.0

Anderson

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

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16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000