21 players were tied for playing the most seasons by a player with 1,000+ rushing yards in their first 7 seasons, with 7 seasons. The first three are Adrian Peterson, Frank Gore and Steven Jackson.
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most seasons by a player with 1,000+ rushing yds in first 7 seasons| NAME | SEAS | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 7 | 10,630 | 107 | 2,152 | 4.9 | 99.3 | 85 | 1,780 | 218 | 301 | 8.2 | 16.6 | 4 |
| 2 |  | F. Gore | 7 | 8,506 | 107 | 1,857 | 4.6 | 79.5 | 54 | 2,189 | 270 | 389 | 8.1 | 20.5 | 8 |
| 3 |  | S. Jackson | 7 | 8,420 | 101 | 2,004 | 4.2 | 83.4 | 48 | 2,814 | 350 | 473 | 8.0 | 27.9 | 8 |
| 4 |  | L. Tomlinson | 7 | 10,650 | 111 | 2,365 | 4.5 | 95.9 | 115 | 3,375 | 458 | 621 | 7.4 | 30.4 | 14 |
| 5 | | J. Lewis | 7 | 9,201 | 107 | 2,130 | 4.3 | 86.0 | 55 | 1,600 | 181 | 243 | 8.8 | 15.0 | 3 |
| 6 |  | E. James | 7 | 9,956 | 108 | 2,421 | 4.1 | 92.2 | 72 | 2,713 | 333 | 454 | 8.1 | 25.1 | 10 |
| 7 | | F. Taylor | 7 | 9,080 | 104 | 1,902 | 4.8 | 87.3 | 52 | 2,084 | 245 | 284 | 8.5 | 20.0 | 8 |
| 8 | | C. Dillon | 7 | 9,155 | 109 | 2,072 | 4.4 | 84.0 | 55 | 1,514 | 196 | 218 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 6 |
| 9 | | E. George | 7 | 9,070 | 112 | 2,418 | 3.8 | 81.0 | 59 | 1,865 | 222 | 206 | 8.4 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 10 |  | C. Martin | 7 | 9,267 | 108 | 2,343 | 4.0 | 85.8 | 64 | 2,342 | 328 | 221 | 7.1 | 21.7 | 8 |
| 11 |  | M. Faulk | 7 | 8,855 | 108 | 1,957 | 4.5 | 82.0 | 72 | 5,019 | 492 | 320 | 10.2 | 46.5 | 31 |
| 12 |  | J. Bettis | 7 | 9,167 | 110 | 2,278 | 4.0 | 83.3 | 46 | 1,066 | 144 | 47 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 13 | | R. Watters | 7 | 8,498 | 110 | 2,103 | 4.0 | 77.3 | 61 | 3,096 | 359 | 154 | 8.6 | 28.1 | 7 |
| 14 |  | E. Smith | 7 | 10,297 | 108 | 2,354 | 4.4 | 95.3 | 101 | 2,206 | 364 | 6.1 | 20.4 | 7 | |
| 15 |  | B. Sanders | 7 | 10,172 | 105 | 2,077 | 4.9 | 96.9 | 73 | 2,180 | 258 | 8.4 | 20.8 | 7 | |
| 16 | | T. Thomas | 7 | 8,848 | 108 | 2,078 | 4.3 | 81.9 | 52 | 3,414 | 353 | 9.7 | 31.6 | 20 | |
| 17 |  | E. Dickerson | 7 | 11,226 | 105 | 2,450 | 4.6 | 106.9 | 82 | 1,633 | 202 | 8.1 | 15.6 | 4 | |
| 18 | | T. Dorsett | 7 | 8,780 | 107 | 1,959 | 4.5 | 82.1 | 54 | 2,360 | 268 | 8.8 | 22.1 | 8 | |
| 19 |  | W. Payton | 7 | 10,350 | 108 | 2,322 | 4.5 | 95.8 | 70 | 2,564 | 263 | 9.7 | 23.7 | 9 | |
| 20 | | F. Harris | 7 | 7,865 | 99 | 1,824 | 4.3 | 79.4 | 69 | 1,242 | 164 | 7.6 | 12.5 | 4 | |
| 21 |  | J. Brown | 7 | 10,374 | 92 | 1,927 | 5.4 | 112.8 | 84 | 1,927 | 199 | 9.7 | 20.9 | 14 | |
| 22 |  | D. Henry | 6 | 9,252 | 97 | 1,850 | 5.0 | 95.4 | 86 | 1,224 | 132 | 172 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 4 |
| 23 |  | L. McCoy | 6 | 7,720 | 93 | 1,627 | 4.7 | 83.0 | 57 | 2,405 | 315 | 394 | 7.6 | 25.9 | 10 |
| 24 |  | C. Johnson | 6 | 7,965 | 95 | 1,742 | 4.6 | 83.8 | 50 | 2,003 | 272 | 370 | 7.4 | 21.1 | 8 |
| 25 |  | M. Lynch | 6 | 7,508 | 91 | 1,711 | 4.4 | 82.5 | 63 | 1,575 | 189 | 256 | 8.3 | 17.3 | 9 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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