The 10 best rookie qb seasons in nfl history, ranked. Eric dickerson says ezekiel elliott has no chance at. Both of which are still saints singleseason records for a rookie running back. Just last year, listed grogans record as one of the five nfl records. Lindsay sets broncos singleseason rookie rushing record. With his 89th catch, new yorks saquon barkley set a rookie running back record for receptions in a season. Every mindblowing alltime record saquon barkley set in 2018. Miles has also broken the eagles rookie rushing record previously held by lesean mccoy with 637 yards in 2009. On this day, exactly one decade ago, vikings rookie running back adrian peterson broke the nfls alltime singlegame rushing record with 296 yards against the san diego chargers. Nfl rushing yards singleseason leaders profootball. Hes just 28 short of 1,000 after clearing trent richardsons.
It also ranks 11th most by a quarterback in nfl single season history and third by a rookie quarterback behind robert griffin iii 815 and cam newton 706. Dec 30, 2018 barkley finished with 109 rushing yards and one touchdown and caught four passes for 33 yards. Nov 20, 2016 along with dorsetts rookie rushing record, elliott probably will soon eclipse the franchise mark for touchdowns by a rookie. Former patriot steve grogan has the singleseason record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 12 in 1976. The versatile back added 62 receptions for 586 yards.
Team single season rushing record holders football. Ezekiel elliott didnt break rookie rushing record, but he. Chris brown projects on how high he can climb with four games remaining in his rookie season. Ezekiel elliott sets rookie record for rushing yards for. Miles sanders breaks lesean mccoys eagles rookie rushing record. Rushing quiz stats by cdhmiamifan play quizzes adfree. Rushing attempts, rushing leaders, rushing touchdowns, rushing yards, season record, single, single season, top rookie. The hall of famer rushed for 1,808 yards and 18 touchdowns on 390 carries. Dickerson keeps the record with 1,808 yards in the. Dec 09, 2018 barkley entered the game with 954 yards rushing and eclipsed the 1,000yard barrier easily against the redskins. Barkley finished with 109 rushing yards and one touchdown and caught four passes for 33 yards. Sunday afternoon against the detroit lions, jacobs broke marcus allens record for most rushing yards by a rookie with 708 rushing yards, going for 88 yards in the first half along with two. Elliott entered sundays game just off the pace of dickersons rookie record of 1,808. James led the nfl in carries and rushing yards during his rookie season, with 369 carries for 1,553 yards and scores.
Deangelo williams established the singlegame rushing record for the carolina panthers when he rushed for 210 yards in the teams 4438 win over the new orleans saints in. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. His 2,105 total yards rushing beat simpsons 1973 nfl season record of 2,003 yards dickerson having reached 2,007 yards after 15 games, but since the nfl expanded the regular season from 14 to 16 games in 1978. Madden 20 career mode breaking the rookie rushing record.
Oct 03, 2017 hunt is also on pace for 2,008 rushing yards, which would top eric dickersons rookie record of 1,808 yards. Murray topped all runners in 2014 with 1,845 rushing yards which also established a new cowboys singleseason rushing mark. Dec 23, 2018 972 nick chubb now owns the browns singleseason rookie rushing record after amassing 112 yards sunday against the bengals. Dec 31, 2012 martins record was one of two team marks that were set during the 12 season. Josh jacobs passes marcus allen, setting the raiders rookie. List of national football league records individual.
Jan 02, 2017 elliott ends the regular season with a leagueleading 1,631 rushing yards, 177 short of eric dickersons record for rushing yards by a rookie. Arlington, texas with a 2yard carry on the first series of sundays game against the baltimore ravens, running back ezekiel elliott set the dallas cowboys rookie record for rushing yards in a. The nfl rookie rushing record has stood for 33 years. Miles sanders breaks lesean mccoys eagles rookie rushing. The rookies 695 rushing yards is the most by all nfl quarterbacks in 2018.
Tony dorsett had 1,007 yards in 1977 to help lead the cowboys to. Miles sanders sets philadelphia eagles rookie record for. As a matter of fact, since dickerson broke the record in 1983, only one rookie has even rushed for 1,600 yards in a season, and that was alfred morris in 2012 1,6. Normally we would just write a quick recap of that one particular game for our on this day series. Dec 15, 2019 miles has also broken the eagles rookie rushing record previously held by lesean mccoy with 637 yards in 2009. Can you name the nfl alltime rookie season rushing leaders. Rookie sensation pro football hall of fame official site. Team single season rushing record holders football history. Nfl allpurpose yards singleseason leaders profootball. Despite dominance, ezekiel elliott underdog to break.
Peterson breaking the singlegame rushing record his first year as a. Nov 20, 2016 elliott set an nfl rookie record with four straight games of at least yards rushing earlier this season. Jackson finishes rookie campaign with most qb rushing yards. Barkley became just the third rookie in nfl history to reach 2,000 total yards from scrimmage in a season, after his 142 yards in sundays finale gave him 2,028 for the year. Theres a new running back at the top of the chicago bears record book, after jordan howard set the franchise record for most rushing yards in a rookie season week 17. In week 1 of the 2007 nfl season, adrian peterson rushed for 103 yards on 19 carries in his first action as a professional football player. Along with dorsetts rookie rushing record, elliott probably will soon eclipse the franchise mark for touchdowns by a rookie. Can ezekiel elliott break eric dickersons rookie rushing record. Jul 21, 2019 barkley racked up 11 rushing touchdowns during his rookie season and thus broke the record for the most in a single season by a giants running back in franchise history. Elliot harrison names the five best rookie running backs of the super bowl era. But this felt like an opportunity to do something different.
Nov 04, 2017 on this day, exactly one decade ago, vikings rookie running back adrian peterson broke the nfls alltime singlegame rushing record with 296 yards against the san diego chargers. As a football fan, it was like watching poetry in motion. Ezekiel elliott breaks tony dorsetts cowboys rookie season. Josh jacobs passes marcus allen, setting the raiders. And at bovada, the overunder on elliotts rushing yards. Ezekiel elliott sets cowboys rookie record for rushing. He becomes the first giants rookie in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards. He broke the cowboys rookie rushing record, set by tony dorsett 1,007 yards in just 10 games. Anderson had 297 carries for 1,487 yards and 15 touchdowns as a rookie for the broncos. Top 15 nfl rookie running back seasons thesportster.
Barkley racked up 11 rushing touchdowns during his rookie season and thus broke the record for the most in a single season by a giants running back in franchise history. Dalvin cook sets franchise record for rushing yards in a. With his 110yard performance in sundays upset of the pittsburgh steelers, lindsay set the denver broncos singleseason record for most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie. Saquon barkley leaps into record books and finishes off. Baltimore ravens poised to break singleseason rushing record. The rookie s 695 rushing yards is the most by all nfl quarterbacks in 2018. Demarco murray became the first dallas cowboys running back to win a nfl rushing crown since gold jacket emmitt smith in 1995. Rushing quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Elliott set an nfl rookie record with four straight games of at least yards rushing earlier this season. The best nfl rookie running back seasons of all time yardbarker. Newton had a monster rookie season both through the air and on the ground as he finished with 4,051 yards passing with 21 tds and 706 yards rushing with 14 tds. Ezekiel elliott set the dallas cowboys rookie record for rushing yards in a season. Rookie year team yards per game tds rating rushing for the endzone a look at the ratio of rushing yards per game vs.
Ezekiel elliott breaks tony dorsetts cowboys rookie. Nov 21, 2011 former patriot steve grogan has the singleseason record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 12 in 1976. Progression of a record rushing yards, rookie season. Jacobs surpassed marcus allens record for most rushing yards in a rookie season 697 sunday, with eight games remaining in his first nfl season. In the first half, josh jacobs rushed for 88 yards and became the clubs franchise leader in rushing yards by a rookie 707, surpassing marcus allens record of 697 yards set in 1982. Elliotts 1,551 yards this season ranks him sixth on the alltime rookie rushing list, and within striking distance of eric dickersons rookie record. Nine times during his rookie season, he rushed for more than 100 yards highlighted by a. Sanders accounted for more rushing yards 818, yards from scrimmage 1,327, and allpurpose. Barkley also went over 2,000 yards for the season and set a franchise record for rookie. The ravens have 3,073 yards rushing this season, which is the thirdmost alltime behind the 1978 new england patriots 3,165 and 1973 buffalo bills 3,088. Most receiving yards per game average, rookie season. Kareem hunt on pace for singleseason scrimmageyards record. Josh jacobs breaks raiders rookie rushing record in win.
Singlegame rushing records by team pro football hall of. Sanders also entered sunday with the chance to set the eagles rookie record for rushing yards in a season. Dec 31, 2018 barkley became just the third rookie in nfl history to reach 2,000 total yards from scrimmage in a season, after his 142 yards in sundays finale gave him 2,028 for the year. Dec 16, 2019 sanders also entered sunday with the chance to set the eagles rookie record for rushing yards in a season. Saquon barkley of new york giants sets rookie rb record. In the first half, josh jacobs rushed for 88 yards and became the clubs franchise leader in rushing yards by a rookie 707, surpassing. Deangelo williams established the singlegame rushing record for the carolina panthers when he rushed for 210 yards in the teams 4438 win over the new orleans saints in the season finale on dec. What does ezekiel elliott need to break the nfls rookie. Hunt is also on pace for 2,008 rushing yards, which would top eric dickersons rookie record of 1,808 yards. Nov 25, 2018 with his 110yard performance in sundays upset of the pittsburgh steelers, lindsay set the denver broncos singleseason record for most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie. Eric dickerson says ezekiel elliott has no chance at rookie. Football quiz, nfl quiz, rookie, rushing, rushing attempts, rushing leaders, rushing touchdowns. List of national football league records individual wikipedia.
Ezekiel elliott on pace to break rookie rushing record. Josh jacobs breaks raiders rookie rushing record in win over. It also ranks 11th most by a quarterback in nfl singleseasonhistory and third by a rookie quarterback behind robert griffin iii 815 and cam newton 706. His four receptions brought him to 91 for the year, which is a rookie record. Here is a teambyteam look at season rushing record holders. At the time, his rushing yards and 378 carries in 1981 were the most ever in league history by a rookie running back. Murray topped all runners in 2014 with 1,845 rushing yards which also established a new cowboys single season rushing mark. Saquon barkley sets giants rookie rushing record with big. Rogers finished his first season in the nfl with 1,674 rushing yards and touchdowns. Dec 30, 2018 with his 89th catch, new yorks saquon barkley set a rookie running back record for receptions in a season. The best nfl qb rookie seasons of all time yardbarker. Hunt is way ahead of the rest of the league in rushing, having topped 500 yards. Elliott ends the regular season with a leagueleading 1,631 rushing yards, 177 short of eric dickersons record for rushing yards by a rookie.
It was the most rushing yards ever for a vikings running back in the week 1 of their rookie season. Barkley entered the game with 954 yards rushing and eclipsed the 1,000yard barrier easily against the redskins. Martins record was one of two team marks that were set during the 12 season. Josh allens 389 rushing yards ranks in the top 10 for nfl rookie quarterbacks since 1970. Saquon barkley of new york giants sets rookie rb record with.
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