Most rushing yards through the first 50 games with the Lions

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Barry Sanders leads with 4,601 rushing yards through his first 50 games, first of the 50 who played 50 games with the Lions. David Montgomery is already 5th, with 2,506 rushing yards through his 45 games. 439 more rushing yards in his next 5 games passes Kevin Jones for 4th.

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Barry Sanders
Billy Sims
Jahmyr Gibbs

Most rushing yards through the first 50 games with the Lions
#	Player and seasons	Value
	Barry Sanders1989 – 1992	4,601
	Billy Sims1980 – 1983	4,283
	Jahmyr Gibbs2023 – 2026	3,736
	Kevin Jones2004 – 2007	2,944
	James Stewart2000 – 2002inactive after 41 games	2,890
	David Montgomery2023 – 202545 of 50 games	2,506
	Mel Farr1967 – 1972	2,501
	James Jones1983 – 1986	2,407
	Altie Taylor1969 – 1972	2,356
	Steve Owens1970 – 1974	2,348
	Kevin Smith2008 – 2012	2,337
	Dexter Bussey1974 – 1978	2,258
	Joique Bell2012 – 2015	1,946
	Horace King1975 – 1978	1,766
	D'Andre Swift2020 – 2022inactive after 40 games	1,680
	Jamaal Williams2021 – 2022inactive after 30 games	1,667
	Greg Landry1968 – 1972	1,541
	Garry James1986 – 1988inactive after 40 games	1,510
	Reggie Bush2013 – 2014inactive after 25 games	1,303
	Ameer Abdullah2015 – 2018inactive after 35 games	1,251
	Kerryon Johnson2018 – 2020inactive after 32 games	1,225
	Shawn Bryson2003 – 2006	1,177
	Maurice Morris2009 – 2011inactive after 40 games	1,036
	Rick Kane1977 – 1980	975
	Craig Reynolds2021 – 202536 of 50 games	654
	Theo Riddick2013 – 2016	564
	Gary Danielson1976 – 1981	412
	Eric Hipple1980 – 1983	339
	Ron Rivers1995 – 1998	335
	Matthew Stafford2009 – 2013	330
	Joey Harrington2002 – 2005	299
	Scott Mitchell1994 – 1997	269
	Jared Goff2021 – 2024	193
	Amon-Ra St. Brown2021 – 2024	180
	Freddie Scott1978 – 1981	163

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Box scores start in 1957, so 17 careers that began earlier aren't here.

Most rushing yards through the first 50 games with the Lions

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