Lions single game rushing yards leaders by a rookie RB

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In 2004, Kevin Jones looked like the next big thing:

Your 2nd favorite Lions RB?

Growing up, I used to pretend I was No. 42 Altie Taylor. My memory of the Billy Sims era is hazy because I was living in Bengals land during their Super Bowl heyday and, after that, in college. I’d say Kevin Jones. Jones had 906 yards in the last 8 games of his rookie season and 1133 yards overall, plus another 180 receiving and TDs overall. It looked like Jones was the RB of the future. To put that remarkable feat into perspective: 2004 leading rusher, Curtis Martin, who had 1697 yards on …

The injuries were unfortunate.