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William Green career statistics
Count me among those who think William Green will be a very good back very soon -- as in this year. He's going to make people feel pretty silly for worrying about his 40 times and his alleged attitude problems.
Here's a list of the top 50 seasons by rookie running backs since 1970. If you made me guess, I'd say that William Green 2002 will appear somewhere in the twenties when I run this list next year.
Name Year VBD
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1. Marcus Allen 1982 203
2. Eric Dickerson 1983 191
3. Edgerrin James 1999 186
4. Billy Sims 1980 161
5. Barry Sanders 1989 139
6. Fred Taylor 1998 139
7. Marshall Faulk 1994 125
8. Curtis Martin 1995 125
9. Don Woods 1974 122
10. George Rogers 1981 112
11. Curt Warner 1983 111
12. Ottis Anderson 1979 105
13. Joe Cribbs 1980 105
14. Herschel Walker 1986 104
15. Tony Dorsett 1977 101
16. Ricky Watters 1992 98
17. Mike Anderson 2000 98
18. Jerome Bettis 1993 97
19. Robert Edwards 1998 89
20. Earl Campbell 1978 86
21. LaDainian Tomlinson 2001 85
22. Eddie George 1996 78
23. Ickey Woods 1988 77
24. Mike Thomas 1975 76
25. Franco Harris 1972 71
26. Corey Dillon 1997 67
27. Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1996 66
28. Bobby Humphrey 1989 65
29. Boobie Clark 1973 65
30. Greg Bell 1984 60
31. Emmitt Smith 1990 58
32. Terrell Davis 1995 56
33. Earl Cooper 1980 55
34. Rueben Mayes 1986 55
35. Warrick Dunn 1997 54
36. Dominic Rhodes 2001 52
37. Curtis Dickey 1980 51
38. Terry Kirby 1993 50
39. Kevin Mack 1985 50
40. Ronald Moore 1993 45
41. Troy Stradford 1987 45
42. Olandis Gary 1999 44
43. Anthony Thomas 2001 43
44. Jamal Lewis 2000 43
45. Vic Washington 1971 39
46. Roger Craig 1983 37
47. Clark Gaines 1976 36
48. John Brockington 1971 34
49. Rashaan Salaam 1995 33
50. Chuck Foreman 1973 32