Career stats for every RB drafted in the 1st round since 2000
The Atlanta Falcons went against conventional thinking in the 2023 NFL draft by selecting running back Bijan Robinson in the top 10. While we don’t see teams take running backs in the first round nearly as much these days, all bets are off when the right prospect comes along.
The Detroit Lions selected Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs four spots later at pick No. 12. Both Robinson and Gibbs excelled as rookies, going over 1,000 all-purpose yards for their respective teams.
Now that the 2023 NFL season is over, here’s a look at the career stats for every running back drafted in the first round since the year 2000.
2000: Jamal Lewis (pick No. 5) - Ravens
Lewis Career Stats:
10,607 rush yards
58 rush TD
221 receptions
1,879 rec. yards
4 rec. TD
Falcons Stories
2000: Thomas Jones (pick No. 7) - Cardinals
Jones Career Stats:
10.591 rush yards
68 rush TD
308 receptions
2,023 rec. yards
3 rec. TD
2000: Ron Dayne (pick No. 11) - Giants
Dayne Career Stats:
3,722 rush yards
28 rush TD
57 receptions
340 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2000: Shaun Alexander (pick No. 19) - Seahawks
Alexander Career Stats:
9,453 rush yards
100 rush TD
215 receptions
1,520 rec. yards
12 rec. TD
2000: Trung Canidate (pick No. 31) - Rams
Canidate Career Stats:
1,095 rush yards
7 rush TD
32 receptions
260 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2001: LaDainian Tomlinson (pick No. 5) - Chargers
Tomlinson Career Stats:
13,684 rush yards
145 rush TD
624 receptions
4,772 rec. yards
17 rec. TD
Hall of Fame
2001: Deuce McAllister (pick No. 23) - Saints
McAllister Career Stats:
6,096 rush yards
49 rush TD
234 receptions
1,720 rec. yards
5 rec. TD
2001: Michael Bennett (pick No. 27) - Vikings
Bennett Career Stats:
3,703 rush yards
13 rush TD
159 receptions
1,294 rec. yards
6 rec. TD
2002: William Green (pick No. 16) - Browns
Green Career Stats:
2,109 rush yards
9 rush TD
45 receptions
277 rec. yards
0 rec. TD
2002: T.J. Duckett (pick No. 18) - Falcons
Duckett Career Stats:
2,814 rush yards
44 rush TD
35 receptions
303 rec. yards
0 rec. TD
2003: Willis McGahee (pick No. 23) - Bills
McGahee Career Stats:
8,474 rush yards
65 rush TD
210 receptions
1,339 rec. yards
5 rec. TD
2003: Larry Johnson (pick No. 27) - Chiefs
Johnson Career Stats:
6,223 rush yards
55 rush TD
154 receptions
1,373 rec. yards
6 rec. TD
2004: Steven Jackson (pick No. 24) - Rams
Jackson Career Stats:
11,438 rush yards
69 rush TD
461 receptions
3,683 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2004: Chris Perry (pick No. 26) - Bengals
Perry Career Stats:
606 rush yards
2 rush TD
83 receptions
474 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2004: Kevin Jones (pick No. 30) - Lions
Jones Career Stats:
3,176 rush yards
24 rush TD
143 receptions
1,011 rec. yards
3 rec. TD
2005: Ronnie Brown (pick No. 2) - Dolphins
Brown Career Stats:
5,391 rush yards
38 rush TD
246 receptions
1,966 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2005: Cedric Benson (pick No. 4) - Bears
Benson Career Stats:
6,017 rush yards
32 rush TD
120 receptions
833 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2005: Cadillac Williams (pick No. 5) - Buccaneers
Williams Career Stats:
4,038 rush yards
21 rush TD
148 receptions
1,002 rec. yards
4 rec. TD
2006: Reggie Bush (pick No. 2) - Saints
Bush Career Stats:
5,490 rush yards
36 rush TD
477 receptions
3,598 rec. yards
18 rec. TD
2006: Laurence Maroney (pick No. 21) - Patriots
Maroney Career Stats:
2,504 rush yards
21 rush TD
44 receptions
459 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2006: DeAngelo Williams (pick No. 27) - Panthers
Williams Career Stats:
8.096 rush yards
61 rush TD
236 receptions
2,106 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2006: Joseph Addai (pick No. 30) - Colts
Addai Career Stats:
4,453 rush yards
39 rush TD
191 receptions
1,448 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2007: Adrian Peterson (pick No. 7) - Vikings
Peterson Career Stats:
14,918 rush yards
120 rush TD
305 receptions
2,474 rec. yards
6 rec. TD
2007: Marshawn Lynch (pick No. 12) - Bills
Lynch Career Stats:
10,413 rush yards
85 rush TD
287 receptions
2,214 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2008: Darren McFadden (pick No. 4) - Raiders
McFadden Career Stats:
5,421 rush yards
28 rush TD
254 receptions
2,114 rec. yards
5 rec. TD
2008: Jonathan Stewart (pick No. 13) - Panthers
Stewart Career Stats:
7,335 rush yards
51 rush TD
162 receptions
1,295 rec. yards
7 rec. TD
2008: Felix Jones (pick No. 22) - Cowboys
Jones Career Stats:
2,912 rush yards
11 rush TD
136 receptions
1,125 rec. yards
3 rec. TD
2008: Rashard Mendenhall (pick No. 23) - Steelers
Mendenhall Career Stats:
4,236 rush yards
37 rush TD
95 receptions
795 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2008: Chris Johnson (pick No. 24) - Titans
Johnson Career Stats:
9,651 rush yards
55 rush TD
307 receptions
2,255 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2009: Knowshon Moreno (pick No. 12) - Broncos
Moreno Career Stats:
3,616 rush yards
27 rush TD
158 receptions
1,409 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2009: Donald Brown (pick No. 27) - Colts
Brown Career Stats:
2,829 rush yards
18 rush TD
120 receptions
1,066 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2009: Beanie Wells (pick No. 31) - Cardinals
Wells Career Stats:
2,471 rush yards
24 rush TD
28 receptions
293 rec. yards
0 rec. TD
2010: C.J. Spiller (pick No. 9) - Bills
Spiller Career Stats:
3,451 rush yards
12 rush TD
198 receptions
1,484 rec. yards
9 rec. TD
2010: Ryan Matthews (pick No. 12) - Chargers
Matthews Career Stats:
5,261 rush yards
37 rush TD
179 receptions
1,371 rec. yards
3 rec. TD
2010: Jahvid Best (pick No. 30) - Lions
Best Career Stats:
945 rush yards
6 rush TD
85 receptions
774 rec. yards
3 rec. TD
2011: Mark Ingram (pick No. 28) - Saints
Ingram Career Stats:
8.111 rush yards
65 rush TD
303 receptions
2,125 rec. yards
10 rec. TD
2012: Trent Richardson (pick No. 3) - Browns
Richardson Career Stats:
2,032 rush yards
17 rush TD
113 receptions
912 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2012: Doug Martin (pick No. 31) - Buccaneers
Martin Career Stats:
5,356 rush yards
30 rush TD
148 receptions
1,207 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2012: David Wilson (No. 32) - Giants
Wilson Career Stats:
504 rush yards
5 rush TD
6 receptions
42 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2015: Todd Gurley (pick No. 10) - Rams
Gurley Career Stats:
6,082 rush yards
67 rush TD
243 receptions
2,452 rec. yards
12 rec. TD
2015: Melvin Gordon (pick No. 15) - Chargers
Gordon Career Stats:
6,562 rush yards
55 rush TD
309 receptions
2,467 rec. yards
14 rec. TD
2016: Ezekiel Elliott (pick No. 4) - Cowboys
Elliott Career Stats:
8,904 rush yards
71 rush TD
356 receptions
2,649 rec. yards
14 rec. TD
2017: Leonard Fournette (pick No. 4) - Jaguars
Fournette Career Stats:
4,518 rush yards
34 rush TD
312 receptions
2,219 rec. yards
7 rec. TD
2017: Christian McCaffrey (pick No. 8) - Panthers
McCaffrey Career Stats:
6,185 rush yards
52 rush TD
509 receptions
4,320 rec. yards
29 rec. TD
2018: Saquon Barkley (pick No. 2) - Giants
Barkley Career Stats:
4,249 rush yards
29 rush TD
247 receptions
1,820 rec. yards
8 rec. TD
2018: Rashaad Penny (pick No. 27) - Seahawks
Penny Career Stats:
1,918 rush yards
13 rush TD
27 receptions
222 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2018: Sony Michel (pick No. 31) - Patriots
Michel Career Stats:
3,243 rush yards
18 rush TD
56 receptions
439 rec. yards
2 rec. TD
2019: Josh Jacobs (pick No. 24) - Raiders
Jacobs Career Stats:
4,740 rush yards
40 rush TD
160 receptions
1,152 rec. yards
0 rec. TD
2020: Clyde Edwards-Helaire (pick No. 32)
Ewards-Helaire Career Stats:
1,622 rush yards
11 rush TD
72 receptions
577 rec. yards
6 rec. TD
2021: Najee Harris (pick No. 24) - Steelers
Harris Career Stats:
2,234 rush yards
14 rush TD
115 receptions
696 rec. yards
6 rec. TD
2021: Travis Etienne (pick No. 25) - Jaguars
Etienne Career Stats:
2,133 rush yards
16 rush TD
93 receptions
792 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
2023: Bijan Robinson (pick No. 8) - Falcons
Robinson Career Stats:
976 rush yards
4 rush TD
58 receptions
487 rec. yards
4 rec. TD
2023: Jahmyr Gibbs (pick No. 12) - Lions
Gibbs Career Stats:
945 rush yards
10 rush TD
52 receptions
316 rec. yards
1 rec. TD
