Most rushing yards through the first 8 games of an NFL season
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Terrell Davis leads with 1,150 rushing yards through his first 8 games of 1998, first of 17,403 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Terrell Davis (1998 DEN)1998 | 1,150 | |
 O.J. Simpson (1975 BUF)1975 | 1,128 | |
| O.J. Simpson (1973 BUF)1973 | 1,104 | |
| Terrell Davis (1997 DEN)1997 | 1,068 | |
 DeMarco Murray (2014 DAL)2014 | 1,054 | |
 Jamal Lewis (2003 BAL)2003 | 1,045 | |
 Adrian Peterson (2007 MIN)2007 | 1,036 | |
 Barry Sanders (1994 DET)1994 | 1,035 | |
 Eric Dickerson (1986 LA)1986 | 1,030 | |
| Eric Dickerson (1983 LA)1983 | 995 | |
 Stephen Davis (2003 CAR)2003 | 992 | |
| Emmitt Smith (1995 DAL)1995 | 979 | |
 Earl Campbell (1980 TEN)1980 | 964 | |
| Chris Johnson (2009 TEN)2009 | 959 | |
| Dalvin Cook (2020 MIN)2020 | 954 | |
 Shaun Alexander (2005 SEA)2005 | 949 | |
 Walter Payton (1984 CHI)1984 | 947 | |
| Derrick Henry (2024 BAL)2024 | 946 | |
 Freeman McNeil (1985 NYJ)1985 | 945 | |
 Clinton Portis (2008 WAS)2008 | 944 | |
| Derrick Henry (2021 TEN)2021 | 937 | |
| Walter Payton (1977 CHI)1977 | 937 | |
| Eric Dickerson (1984 LA)1984 | 925 | |
 Saquon Barkley (2024 PHI)2024 | 925 | |
 Edgerrin James (2000 IND)2000 | 921 |