History of the Detroit Lions that feat was Buddy Parker, in 1952–53 during his second and third seasons at the helm. In 1997, Barry Sanders ran for 2,053 rushing yards. At the time, his career total rushing 15,269 yards was second only to Walter Payton's 16,726 yards and he joined Jim Brown as the only players among the NFL's 50 all-time rushing leaders to average 5 yards a carry, but he retired abruptly after the 1998 season. Emmitt Smith has since broken Payton's record, accumulating 18,355 career rushing yards, which bumped down Sanders to the #3 spot on the list of total career rushing yards.
Malcolm Brown (American football) true freshmen. He was named second team Freshman All-American by Yahoo! Sports. Brown shared the Longhorns backfield with Johnathan Gray and Joe Bergeron in the 2012 season. On September 1, against Wyoming, he had 105 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. On September 15, against Ole Miss, he had 128 rushing yard and two rushing touchdowns. On December 1, against Kansas State, he had 40 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with six receptions for 43 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. Overall, he finished the 2012 season with 324 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 15 receptions,