Most scrimmage yards through the first 50 games of an NFL career
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Edgerrin James leads with 6,506 scrimmage yards through his first 50 games, first of 2,165 careers.
6,506game 150
- Edgerrin James
- LaDainian Tomlinson
- Ezekiel Elliott
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James1999 – 2002 | 6,506 | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson2001 – 2004 | 6,425 | |
| Ezekiel Elliott2016 – 2019 | 6,300 | |
| Eric Dickerson1983 – 1986 | 6,294 | |
| Le'Veon Bell2013 – 2017 | 6,286 | |
| Arian Foster2009 – 2012 | 6,050 | |
| Terrell Davis1995 – 1998 | 6,048 | |
| Billy Sims1980 – 1983 | 6,022 | |
| Clinton Portis2002 – 2005 | 6,004 | |
| Adrian Peterson2007 – 2010 | 5,901 | |
| Herschel Walker1986 – 1989 | 5,861 | |
| Jamal Lewis2000 – 2004 | 5,816 | |
| Ricky Williams1999 – 2002 | 5,806 | |
| Chris Johnson2008 – 2011 | 5,795 | |
| Marcus Allen1982 – 1985 | 5,766 | |
| Chuck Foreman1973 – 1976 | 5,757 | |
| Barry Sanders1989 – 1992 | 5,711 | |
| Dalvin Cook2017 – 2021 | 5,693 | |
| Walter Payton1975 – 1978 | 5,673 | |
| Christian McCaffrey2017 – 2020 | 5,666 | |
| Earl Campbell1978 – 1981 | 5,630 | |
| Larry Johnson2003 – 2007 | 5,612 | |
| Bijan Robinson2023 – 2025 | 5,605 | |
| William Andrews1979 – 1982 | 5,538 | |
| Todd Gurley2015 – 2018 | 5,469 |
Method
- Box scores start in 1952, so 236 careers that began earlier aren't here.