Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards per attempt by a rookie running back with 200+ rush attempts, with 5.6 per attempt in 2007.
| NAME | YPC | ATT | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 5.6 | 238 | 2007 |  MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 2 |  | C. Portis | 5.5 | 273 | 2002 |  DEN | 16 | 1,508 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 |
| 3 |  | B. Irving | 5.4 | 207 | 2024 |  TB | 17 | 1,122 | 66.0 | 8 | 392 | 47 | 52 | 8.3 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 4 | | I. Woods | 5.3 | 203 | 1988 |  CIN | 16 | 1,066 | 66.6 | 15 | 199 | 21 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | B. Sanders | 5.3 | 280 | 1989 |  DET | 15 | 1,470 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | J. Howard | 5.2 | 252 | 2016 |  CHI | 15 | 1,313 | 87.5 | 6 | 298 | 29 | 50 | 10.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 7 | | C. Gilchrist | 5.1 | 214 | 1962 |  BUF | 14 | 1,096 | 78.3 | 13 | 319 | 24 | 13.3 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 8 | | D. Woods | 5.1 | 227 | 1974 |  SD | 12 | 1,162 | 96.8 | 7 | 349 | 26 | 13.4 | 29.1 | 3 | |
| 9 | | J. Brockington | 5.1 | 216 | 1971 |  GB | 14 | 1,105 | 78.9 | 4 | 98 | 14 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | E. Elliott | 5.1 | 322 | 2016 |  DAL | 15 | 1,631 | 108.7 | 15 | 363 | 32 | 40 | 11.3 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 11 | | J. Hill | 5.1 | 222 | 2014 | CIN | 16 | 1,124 | 70.3 | 9 | 215 | 27 | 32 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 12 |  | J. Taylor | 5.0 | 232 | 2020 |  IND | 15 | 1,169 | 77.9 | 11 | 299 | 36 | 39 | 8.3 | 19.9 | 1 |
| 13 |  | L. Blount | 5.0 | 201 | 2010 | TB | 13 | 1,007 | 77.5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 14 |  | S. Barkley | 5.0 | 261 | 2018 |  NYG | 16 | 1,307 | 81.7 | 11 | 721 | 91 | 121 | 7.9 | 45.1 | 4 |
| 15 | | M. Anderson | 5.0 | 297 | 2000 | DEN | 16 | 1,487 | 92.9 | 15 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 16 | | K. Mack | 5.0 | 222 | 1985 |  CLE | 16 | 1,104 | 69.0 | 7 | 297 | 29 | 10.2 | 18.6 | 3 | |
| 17 |  | T. Allgeier | 4.9 | 210 | 2022 |  ATL | 16 | 1,035 | 64.7 | 3 | 139 | 16 | 17 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 18 | | R. Watters | 4.9 | 206 | 1992 |  SF | 14 | 1,013 | 72.4 | 9 | 405 | 43 | 9.4 | 28.9 | 2 | |
| 19 |  | C. Johnson | 4.9 | 251 | 2008 |  TEN | 15 | 1,228 | 81.9 | 9 | 260 | 43 | 62 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 1 |
| 20 |  | K. Hunt | 4.9 | 272 | 2017 |  KC | 16 | 1,327 | 82.9 | 8 | 455 | 53 | 63 | 8.6 | 28.4 | 3 |
| 21 |  | J. Bettis | 4.9 | 294 | 1993 |  RAM | 16 | 1,429 | 89.3 | 7 | 244 | 26 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| 22 | | O. Anderson | 4.8 | 331 | 1979 |  STL | 16 | 1,605 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | |
| 23 | | C. Dillon | 4.8 | 233 | 1997 | CIN | 16 | 1,129 | 70.6 | 10 | 259 | 27 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| 24 | | T. Dorsett | 4.8 | 208 | 1977 | DAL | 14 | 1,007 | 71.9 | 12 | 273 | 29 | 9.4 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| 25 |  | T. Gurley | 4.8 | 229 | 2015 |  STL | 13 | 1,106 | 85.1 | 10 | 188 | 21 | 26 | 9.0 | 14.5 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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