Since 2000, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has the most rushing yards per attempt by a rookie running back, with 6.6 per attempt this season.
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most yards per carry with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game by a rookie rb, since 2000| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Croskey-Merritt | 6.6 | 2025 |  WAS | 5 | 283 | 43 | 56.6 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2 |  | A. Kamara | 6.1 | 2017 |  NO | 16 | 728 | 120 | 45.5 | 8 | 826 | 81 | 100 | 10.2 | 51.6 | 5 |
| 3 |  | J.K. Dobbins | 6.0 | 2020 |  BAL | 15 | 805 | 134 | 53.7 | 9 | 120 | 18 | 24 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 4 |  | M. Jones-Drew | 5.7 | 2006 |  JAX | 16 | 941 | 166 | 58.8 | 13 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 |
| 5 |  | T. Rawls | 5.6 | 2015 |  SEA | 13 | 830 | 147 | 63.8 | 4 | 76 | 9 | 11 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 6 |  | A. Peterson | 5.6 | 2007 |  MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 238 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 7 | | A. Ellington | 5.5 | 2013 |  ARI | 15 | 652 | 118 | 43.5 | 3 | 371 | 39 | 57 | 9.5 | 24.7 | 1 |
| 8 | | C. Portis | 5.5 | 2002 |  DEN | 16 | 1,508 | 273 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 9 |  | D. Murray | 5.5 | 2011 |  DAL | 13 | 897 | 164 | 69.0 | 2 | 183 | 26 | 35 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 10 |  | K. Johnson | 5.4 | 2018 |  DET | 10 | 641 | 118 | 64.1 | 3 | 213 | 32 | 39 | 6.7 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 11 |  | B. Irving | 5.4 | 2024 |  TB | 17 | 1,122 | 207 | 66.0 | 8 | 392 | 47 | 52 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 12 | | O. Smith | 5.4 | 2003 | MIN | 15 | 579 | 107 | 38.6 | 5 | 129 | 15 | 20 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 13 |  | P. Lindsay | 5.4 | 2018 | DEN | 15 | 1,037 | 192 | 69.1 | 9 | 241 | 35 | 47 | 6.9 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 14 | | B. Tate | 5.4 | 2011 |  HOU | 15 | 942 | 175 | 62.8 | 4 | 98 | 13 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 15 |  | G. Edwards | 5.2 | 2018 | BAL | 11 | 718 | 137 | 65.3 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 16 | | C. Ivory | 5.2 | 2010 | NO | 12 | 716 | 137 | 59.7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 17 |  | J. Howard | 5.2 | 2016 |  CHI | 15 | 1,313 | 252 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 18 | | S. Young | 5.2 | 2007 | DEN | 15 | 729 | 140 | 48.6 | 1 | 231 | 35 | 43 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 19 |  | J. Gibbs | 5.2 | 2023 | DET | 15 | 945 | 182 | 63.0 | 10 | 316 | 52 | 71 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 1 |
| 20 |  | N. Chubb | 5.2 | 2018 |  CLE | 16 | 996 | 192 | 62.3 | 8 | 149 | 20 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 21 |  | D. Singletary | 5.1 | 2019 |  BUF | 12 | 775 | 151 | 64.6 | 2 | 194 | 29 | 41 | 6.7 | 16.2 | 2 |
| 22 | | R. Grant | 5.1 | 2007 |  GB | 15 | 956 | 188 | 63.7 | 8 | 145 | 30 | 37 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 0 |
| 23 |  | E. Elliott | 5.1 | 2016 | DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 322 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 24 | | J. Hill | 5.1 | 2014 |  CIN | 16 | 1,124 | 222 | 70.3 | 9 | 215 | 27 | 32 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 25 |  | J. Taylor | 5.0 | 2020 |  IND | 15 | 1,169 | 232 | 77.9 | 11 | 299 | 36 | 39 | 8.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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