The Best Rookie RB Performance in a Season (1 Viewer)

[Carter_Can_Fly]

I think anyone will be hard pressed to beat E. James rookie season.

369 rushing attepmts

1553 yards

13 TD's

62 receptions

586 yards

4 TD's

2139 combined yards

17 TD's

Those are sick numbers for anyone, let alone a rookie.

 

[Sidewinder]

I think anyone will be hard pressed to beat E. James rookie season.369 rushing attepmts1553 yards13 TD's62 receptions586 yards4 TD's2139 combined yards17 TD'sThose are sick numbers for anyone, let alone a rookie.

How about Eric Dickerson in 1983:390 rushing attepmts1,808 yards18 TD's54 receptions404 yards2 TD's2,212 combined yards19 TD's

 

[JayMan]

In terms of FF pts, only Eric Dickerson was better than Edge:

+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1983 ram |  16 |   390   1808	4.6   18 |	51	404   7.9	2 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

 

[JayMan]

I think anyone will be hard pressed to beat E. James rookie season.369 rushing attepmts1553 yards13 TD's62 receptions586 yards4 TD's2139 combined yards17 TD'sThose are sick numbers for anyone, let alone a rookie.

How about Eric Dickerson in 1983:390 rushing attepmts1,808 yards18 TD's54 receptions404 yards2 TD's2,212 combined yards19 TD's

I'm too slow...

 

[Sidewinder]

I think anyone will be hard pressed to beat E. James rookie season.

369 rushing attepmts

1553 yards

13 TD's

62 receptions

586 yards

4 TD's

2139 combined yards

17 TD's

Those are sick numbers for anyone, let alone a rookie.

How about Eric Dickerson in 1983:390 rushing attepmts

1,808 yards

18 TD's

54 receptions

404 yards

2 TD's

2,212 combined yards

20 TD's

I'm too slow...

...and I can't add. Make that 20 total TDs...

 

[Fantasy Warrior]

Don't forget about Gayle Sayers 1965 season : 22 TDs and 1374 combined rushing and receiving. Maybe not the best , but an outstanding performance non-the-less.

 

[yortstop]

1982

L.A. Raiders

9

160

697

4.4

11

38

401

10.6

3

Marcus would have put a good run at the title....9games

1952 ty pace

25 td pace

 

[BroadwayG]

Any rookie RB start in and win a Super Bowl?

 

[BaBastage]

Any rookie RB start in and win a Super Bowl?

Addai? (or did he not "start?"_

 

[zadok]

Any rookie RB start in and win a Super Bowl?

Timmy Smith?

 

[Rig24]

Any rookie RB start in and win a Super Bowl?

Tony Dorsett

 

[hotboyz]

Any rookie RB start in and win a Super Bowl?

Jamal Lewis 2000

 

[zadok]

Smith, Lewis and Dorsett are all correct.

 

[Rig24]

Not the best but still very good.

Fred Taylor:

+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Rushing | Receiving |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

| 1998 jax | 15 | 264 1223 4.6 14 | 44 421 9.6 3 |

1644 Total yards and 17 TD's

 

[nygiants56]

Portis had a GREAT rookie season and followed that up with an even better sophomore season, in just 13 games he rushed for 1591 yards:

|		  Rushing				|		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 2002 den |  16 |   273   1508	5.5   15 |	33	364  11.0	2 || 2003 den |  13 |   290   1591	5.5   14 |	38	314   8.3	0 |

 

[Blackjacks]

I think any time when discussing all time great rb accomplishments we should bring up only 1 name...............

William "MO FO" Green

check out these #'s

2002 Cleveland

16 games

243 rushes

887 yards

3.7 avg

6 td's

16 catches

113 yards

7.1 avg

0 td's

NEXT

Your welcome George

 

[-OZ-]

+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1989 det |  15 |   280   1470	5.2   14 |	24	282  11.8	0

 

[Don Quixote]

If USFL can count:

Rushing

Walker 412 1812 4.4 17

Receiving

Walker 53 489 9.2 1

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Marshawn Lynch?

1550 rushing, 17 TDs

48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

 

[D_House]

Marshawn Lynch?1550 rushing, 17 TDs48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

 

[Phlash]

Marshawn Lynch?1550 rushing, 17 TDs48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

Put it in the BANK

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Marshawn Lynch?1550 rushing, 17 TDs48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

Marshawn Lynch?1550 rushing, 17 TDs48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

Put it in the BANK

I expected more ridicule than agreement... Anyway, here's hoping!

 

[toppshelff]

How many players (not just RBs) had 2000+ all-purpose yard seasons in their rookie year?

Beyond Dickerson, Sayers, MJD and James, I can think of two more if you consider "total" yards, not just yards from scrimmage. There may be many more, I just don't know how to search for them.

Can you name the 5th and 6th and any more?

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Not the best but still very good.Fred Taylor: +--------------------------+-------------------------+ | Rushing | Receiving |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1998 jax | 15 | 264 1223 4.6 14 | 44 421 9.6 3 |1644 Total yards and 17 TD's

for that season - thanks for the memories Fred.

 

[toppshelff]

Don't forget about Gayle Sayers 1965 season : 22 TDs and 1374 combined rushing and receiving. Maybe not the best , but an outstanding performance non-the-less.

Actually...867 rushing, 14 TDs507 receiving, 6 TDs238 punt returns, 1 TD660 kick off returns, 1 TD53 passing, 1 TD2272 combined yardage, 53 passing yards, 23 TDs. Some pretty good FF points here if you count return yardage and TDs.Hard to argue that this wasn't the best performance of all, especially when you consider only 14 games played.Case closed, I think.

 

[toppshelff]

MJD did well...

Rushing 941, 13 TDs

Receiving 436, 2 TDs

Returns 860, 1 TD

More total yards than Edge or Dickerson... again, great if you count return yardage...

 

[nygiants56]

+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1989 det |  15 |   280   1470	5.2   14 |	24	282  11.8	0

Portis had a better rookie season than Barry did.

 

[nygiants56]

Marshawn Lynch?1550 rushing, 17 TDs48 receptions for 550, 6 TDs

yeah, ok. Buff plays the toughest SOS against the run this season.he'll be lucky to top 900 yards..the team should start the season 0-5.they should be trailing in most games, and might abandon the run and pass more..