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Tracking Fosters standout season Posted by Nick Scurfield on December 1, 2010 11:00 am
A weekly by-the-numbers look at running back Arian Foster, whos in hot pursuit of the NFL rushing title in his second season as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee:
Through 11 games, Foster :
leads the league in rushing yards (1,147). Next is the Chiefs Jamaal Charles with 1,021.
leads the league in yards from scrimmage (1,600). Next is Charles with 1,380.
leads the league in rushing touchdowns (12). Next is the Browns Peyton Hillis with 11.
is tied for second in the league in total touchdowns (13) with Hillis. The Chiefs Dwayne Bowe ranks first with 14 touchdowns.
leads the league in 200-yard games from scrimmage (2). Eight other players have eclipsed 200 yards from scrimmage in one game. Foster had 238 yards from scrimmage in Week 1 and 218 in Week 12.
is tied for the league lead in 100-yard rushing games (6) with the Titans Chris Johnson and Falcons Michael Turner.
leads the league in rushing first downs (66). Next is the Jaguars Maurice Jones-Drew with 60.
Other notes:
Foster is one of only 10 undrafted players in NFL history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season. The most rushing yards in a single season by an undrafted free agent was 1,615 by Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2002. Foster is on pace for 1,668 yards.
Foster has gained a first down on 29.5 percent of his carries 224 carries. Since 1991, only five players have had a higher percentage of their carries go for first downs.
Foster is on pace for 1,668 rushing yards, 2,327 yards from scrimmage, 17 rushing touchdowns and 19 total touchdowns. The rushing yards would be 38th-most all-time; the scrimmage yards would be seventh-most all-time; the rushing TDs would tie for 22nd all-time; and the total TDs would tie for 26th all-time.