Question

James Robinson keeps piling up the yards. Ten games into the season, he’s sitting at 1,011 combined yards – 762 rushing and 249 receiving. He’s on pace to finish with the most yards ever by a rookie running back who entered the league as an undrafted free agent. In the Super Bowl era, who is the only other such running back to finish with more than 1,300 yards? Said player had his big season in 2001.

Answer

Dominic Rhodes. Rhodes began the year as a backup, then exploded onto the scene after Edgerrin James suffered a season-ending knee injury.