Nick Chubb is off to a flying start on the ground in his second season. Chubb is lifting off at a historic pace among Browns running backs in the last 50 seasons.
His current numbers through Cleveland’s first seven games:
134 carries, 738 yards, 5.5 yards per carry, 6 TDs
Chubb would shatter a couple of Super Bowl-era Browns rushing marks if he continues at his current pace. Since 1967, the most yards by any Browns RB in a season is 1,307 by Jamal Lewis in 2007.
The 5.5 yards per carry beats Greg Pruitt’s 1978 mark for Browns RBs with at least 100 carries in a season. He’s over halfway to surpassing Cleveland’s post-merger touchdown mark of 11, set by Trent Richardson and Peyton Hillis.
Chubb is 85 yards behind league-leader Dalvin Cook for what would be the first Browns player to win a rushing title since Leroy Kelly in 1968. However, Chubb and the Browns have played one less game than Cook’s Vikings and his average of 105.4 is the league’s best.
Tip of the cap to r/Browns for pointing out all the possibilities for Chubb!
