2026 NFL rookie stats and leaders

Compare rookie production in passing, rushing, receiving, defense and special teams. These are recorded regular-season totals, with equal values sharing a rank.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)

166 rookies with recorded statistics. Partial coverage; rankings compare only the listed players.

Statistics updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:19 am EDT.

166 players in the tables below. Select a column heading to rank by that total. Team references identify the listed team; player totals are not split by club.

Rookie passing stats

4 players

Compare passing yards, attempts and touchdowns. Passing interceptions are interceptions thrown.

Jalon Daniels leads among the matching rookies with 337 passing yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by passing yards
Rank	Player	Pass Yds	Team	Pos	Att	Cmp	TD	INT
1	Jalon Daniels	337	TB	QB	55	38	2	3
2	Athan Kaliakmanis	186	WAS	QB	33	15	1	1
3	Jack Strand	59	ATL	QB	15	8	0	1
4	Antonio Williams	0	WAS	WR	1	0	0	0

Rookie rushing stats

21 players

Rushing totals include quarterback carries. Fumbles are recorded fumbles, not necessarily turnovers lost.

Jeremiyah Love leads among the matching rookies with 223 rushing yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by rushing yards
Rank	Player	Rush Yds	Team	Pos	Att	TD	Fum
1	Jeremiyah Love	223	ARI	RB	55	1	0
2	Kaelon Black	120	SF	RB	31	0	0
2	Mike Washington Jr.	120	LV	RB	24	1	0
4	Jadarian Price	119	SEA	RB	28	0	2
5	Jalon Daniels	87	TB	QB	16	0	0
6	Emmett Johnson	56	KC	RB	16	0	0
7	Seth McGowan	45	IND	RB	12	0	0
8	Kaytron Allen	41	WAS	RB	12	0	0
9	Jonah Coleman	39	DEN	RB	10	1	0
10	CJ Donaldson	29	NO	RB	7	0	0
11	Athan Kaliakmanis	16	WAS	QB	3	0	0
11	Jack Strand	16	ATL	QB	2	0	0
13	Deion Burks	14	IND	WR	2	0	0
14	Demond Claiborne	13	MIN	RB	6	0	0
15	Nicholas Singleton	12	TEN	RB	7	0	0
16	Dohnte Meyers	10	CIN	WR	1	0	0
17	KC Concepcion	9	CLE	WR	4	0	0
18	Kenyon Sadiq	3	NYJ	TE	1	1	0
19	Barion Brown	-2	NO	WR	2	0	0
20	Makai Lemon	-5	PHI	WR	1	0	0
21	Malik Benson	-8	LV	WR	1	0	0

Rookie receiving stats

45 players

Targets count intended passes, whether caught or incomplete. Compare targets with receptions and receiving yards.

Denzel Boston leads among the matching rookies with 284 receiving yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by receiving yards
Rank	Player	Rec Yds	Team	Pos	Rec	Tgts	TD	Fum
1	Denzel Boston	284	CLE	WR	13	22	2	0
2	Carnell Tate	268	TEN	WR	22	32	0	2
3	KC Concepcion	144	CLE	WR	17	28	0	1
4	Kenyon Sadiq	143	NYJ	TE	12	18	1	0
5	Dohnte Meyers	129	CIN	WR	11	16	0	0
6	Ted Hurst III	128	TB	WR	8	16	1	0
7	Malachi Fields	126	NYG	WR	8	15	1	0
8	Antonio Williams	124	WAS	WR	12	19	1	0
9	Caleb Douglas	113	MIA	WR	7	10	0	0
10	Chris Bell	92	MIA	WR	5	13	0	0
11	Emmett Johnson	74	KC	RB	5	5	0	0
11	Josh Cameron	74	JAX	WR	5	6	2	0
13	Matthew Hibner	70	BAL	TE	5	5	1	0
14	Makai Lemon	65	PHI	WR	10	15	0	0
15	Germie Bernard	60	PIT	WR	7	11	0	0
16	Bryce Lance	57	NO	WR	5	13	0	0
17	Eli Raridon	44	NE	TE	3	4	1	0
18	Jeremiyah Love	36	ARI	RB	11	13	1	0
19	Sam Roush	33	CHI	TE	3	5	0	0
20	Zachariah Branch	31	ATL	WR	5	6	0	0
21	Omar Cooper Jr.	30	NYJ	WR	1	1	0	0
22	Nate Boerkircher	24	JAX	TE	2	4	0	0
23	J. Michael Sturdivant	22	GB	WR	3	4	0	0
24	Jadarian Price	21	SEA	RB	4	7	0	0
25	Jonah Coleman	19	DEN	RB	3	3	0	0
25	Will Kacmarek	19	MIA	TE	2	4	0	0
27	DJ Herman	18	MIA	RB	1	3	0	1
28	Marlin Klein	16	HOU	TE	1	1	0	0
29	Josh Cuevas	14	BAL	TE	1	1	0	0
30	Brenen Thompson	13	LAC	WR	1	3	0	1
30	Elijah Sarratt	13	BAL	WR	1	2	0	0
32	Ja'Kobi Lane	11	BAL	WR	1	3	0	0
33	Colbie Young	9	CIN	WR	2	2	0	0
34	Oscar Delp	8	NO	TE	1	1	0	0
35	Seth McGowan	7	IND	RB	2	3	0	0
36	Deion Burks	6	IND	WR	1	2	0	0
36	Kevin Coleman Jr.	6	MIA	WR	2	10	0	0
36	Malik Benson	6	LV	WR	1	4	0	0
39	Kaelon Black	5	SF	RB	1	2	0	0
40	CJ Donaldson	3	NO	RB	3	4	0	0
41	Demond Claiborne	2	MIN	RB	1	1	0	0
42	Zavion Thomas	1	CHI	WR	1	1	0	0
43	Cyrus Allen	0	KC	WR	0	2	0	0
43	Lewis Bond	0	HOU	WR	0	1	0	0
45	Mike Washington Jr.	-1	LV	RB	1	3	0	0

Rookie defense stats

121 players

Tackles combine solo tackles, tackles with help and tackle assists. Defensive sacks can include half sacks; interceptions are takeaways.

Jacob Rodriguez leads among the matching rookies with 46 tackles.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by tackles
Rank	Player	Tackles	Team	Pos	Solo	Help	Ast	Sacks	INT	FF
1	Jacob Rodriguez	46	MIA	LB	20	1	25	0.0	1	0
2	Anthony Hill Jr.	42	TEN	LB	15	0	27	0.0	0	0
3	Josiah Trotter	40	TB	LB	21	1	18	1.0	1	0
4	Arvell Reese	34	NYG	LB	26	1	7	0.0	1	0
5	Caleb Downs	31	DAL	SAF	20	0	11	1.0	0	2
6	Dillon Thieneman	30	CHI	SAF	15	0	15	0.0	1	0
7	Jaishawn Barham	28	DAL	LB	14	0	14	0.0	0	1
8	Michael Taaffe	26	MIA	SAF	12	0	14	0.0	1	0
9	Chris Johnson	25	MIA	CB	11	1	13	0.0	0	0
10	Keionte Scott	24	TB	CB	23	0	1	0.0	0	0
11	Mansoor Delane	20	KC	CB	14	0	6	0.0	1	0
11	Sonny Styles	20	WAS	LB	10	1	9	1.0	1	1
13	Brandon Cisse	19	GB	CB	14	0	5	0.5	0	0
13	Bryce Boettcher	19	IND	LB	6	0	13	0.0	0	0
15	David Bailey	18	NYJ	LB	12	0	6	2.0	0	1
15	Davison Igbinosun	18	BUF	CB	11	0	7	0.0	0	0
15	Hezekiah Masses	18	LV	CB	11	0	7	0.0	3	0
15	Will Lee III	18	CAR	CB	11	0	7	0.0	0	0
19	Harold Perkins Jr.	16	ATL	LB	10	0	6	0.5	0	0
20	A.J. Haulcy	15	IND	SAF	8	0	7	0.0	0	0
20	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	15	CLE	SAF	5	0	10	0.0	0	0
20	Robert Spears-Jennings	15	PIT	SAF	10	0	5	0.0	1	0
23	Akheem Mesidor	14	LAC	LB	5	0	9	1.5	0	0
23	Gabe Jacas	14	NE	LB	6	0	8	1.5	1	0
23	Kendal Daniels	14	ATL	LB	8	1	5	0.0	0	0
23	Zakee Wheatley	14	CAR	SAF	11	0	3	0.0	0	1
27	Malik Muhammad	13	CHI	CB	7	0	6	1.0	1	0
28	Genesis Smith	12	LAC	SAF	7	0	5	0.0	2	0
28	Malachi Lawrence	12	DAL	LB	6	0	6	1.0	0	0
28	Treydan Stukes	12	LV	SAF	7	0	5	0.0	1	0
31	Gracen Halton	11	SF	DT	5	0	6	0.0	0	0
31	Lee Hunter	11	CAR	DT	5	0	6	0.0	0	0
33	Aaron Hall	10	CAR	DT	3	0	7	0.0	0	0
33	Dani Dennis-Sutton	10	GB	LB	2	0	8	0.5	0	0
33	Tacario Davis	10	CIN	CB	8	0	2	0.0	0	0
36	Chandler Rivers	9	BAL	CB	8	0	1	0.0	0	0
36	Kaleb Elarms-Orr	9	BUF	LB	2	0	7	0.0	0	0
36	Peter Woods	9	KC	DT	2	0	7	0.0	0	0
39	Caden Curry	8	IND	DE	4	0	4	0.0	0	0
39	Caleb Banks	8	MIN	DT	3	0	5	0.0	0	0
39	Darrell Jackson Jr.	8	NYJ	DT	4	0	4	0.0	0	0
39	Jaden Dugger	8	SF	LB	3	0	5	0.0	0	0
39	TJ Parker	8	BUF	LB	3	0	5	0.5	0	1
39	Zion Young	8	BAL	LB	3	0	5	0.0	0	0
45	Colton Hood	7	NYG	CB	5	0	2	0.0	0	0
45	Erick Hunter	7	NE	LB	3	0	4	0.0	0	0
45	LT Overton	7	DAL	DT	3	0	4	0.0	0	0
45	Wydett Williams Jr.	7	ARI	SAF	4	0	3	0.0	0	0
49	Eric O'Neill	6	DET	DE	4	0	2	0.0	0	0
49	Jake Golday	6	MIN	LB	4	0	2	0.0	0	0
49	Joshua Josephs	6	WAS	LB	2	0	4	0.0	0	0
49	Keldric Faulk	6	TEN	DE	3	0	3	1.0	0	0
49	Namdi Obiazor	6	NE	LB	4	0	2	0.0	0	0
49	Nick Barrett	6	LAC	DT	4	0	2	0.5	0	0
49	Sabastian Harsh	6	HOU	DE	3	0	3	0.5	0	0
49	Skyler Gill-Howard	6	DET	DT	1	0	5	0.5	0	0
49	Xavier Nwankpa	6	KC	SAF	3	1	2	0.0	1	0
58	Chris McClellan	5	GB	DT	1	0	4	0.0	0	0
58	Daylen Everette	5	PIT	CB	5	0	0	0.0	0	0
58	Jacob Thomas	5	MIN	SAF	2	0	3	0.0	0	0
58	Karson Sharar	5	ARI	LB	4	0	1	0.0	0	0
58	Rodney Shelley	5	LAC	DB	5	0	0	0.0	0	0
63	Bauer Sharp	4	TB	TE	4	0	0	0.0	0	0
63	Domonique Orange	4	MIN	DT	2	0	2	0.0	0	0
63	James Thompson Jr.	4	SF	DT	1	0	3	0.0	0	0
63	Jimmy Rolder	4	DET	LB	3	0	1	0.0	0	0
63	Josh Cameron	4	JAX	WR	2	0	2	0.0	0	0
63	R Mason Thomas	4	KC	DE	1	0	3	1.0	0	0
63	Wesley Bailey	4	LAR	LB	3	0	1	1.0	0	0
70	Avieon Terrell	3	ATL	CB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
70	Cashius Howell	3	CIN	DE	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
70	D'Angelo Ponds	3	NYJ	CB	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
70	Jackson Kuwatch	3	CAR	LB	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
70	Kamari Ramsey	3	HOU	SAF	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
70	Kapena Gushiken	3	IND	CB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
70	Quintayvious Hutchins	3	NE	LB	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
70	Romello Height	3	SF	DE	3	0	0	1.0	0	0
70	Rueben Bain Jr.	3	TB	LB	1	0	2	0.0	0	0
70	Skyler Thomas	3	CHI	SAF	0	0	3	0.0	0	0
70	Wade Woodaz	3	HOU	LB	2	0	1	0.0	0	0
81	Albert Regis	2	JAX	DT	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
81	CJ Donaldson	2	NO	RB	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
81	Emmett Johnson	2	KC	RB	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
81	Ethan Burke	2	BAL	LB	1	0	1	1.0	0	0
81	Jermod McCoy	2	LV	CB	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
81	Julian Neal	2	SEA	CB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Keith Abney II	2	DET	CB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Makai Lemon	2	PHI	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Malachi Fields	2	NYG	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Maximus Pulley	2	LAR	SAF	0	0	2	0.0	0	0
81	Riley Nowakowski	2	PIT	FB	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
81	Rodney McGraw	2	MIA	DE	1	0	1	0.0	0	0
81	Sam Roush	2	CHI	TE	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Tahj Chambers	2	IND	LB	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
81	Ted Hurst III	2	TB	WR	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Aiden Fisher	1	HOU	LB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Avery Smith	1	SEA	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Beau Gardner	1	CHI	LS	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Ben Mann	1	NYG	LS	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Bryan Thomas Jr.	1	JAX	DE	0	0	1	0.5	0	0
96	Bryson Eason	1	KC	DT	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	CJ Allen	1	IND	LB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Caleb Douglas	1	MIA	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Carsen Ryan	1	CLE	TE	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Channing Canada	1	NE	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Dean Connors	1	LAR	RB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Deion Burks	1	IND	WR	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Denzel Boston	1	CLE	WR	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	J. Michael Sturdivant	1	GB	WR	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Jack Kelly	1	NYG	LB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Jaden Keller	1	NYJ	LB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Jadon Canady	1	KC	CB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Jalon Daniels	1	TB	QB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Jordan van den Berg	1	CHI	DT	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Josh Cuevas	1	BAL	TE	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Kani Walker	1	BUF	DB	0	0	1	0.0	0	0
96	Karon Prunty	1	NE	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Kenneth Harris	1	IND	CB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Max Bredeson	1	MIN	RB	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Oscar Delp	1	NO	TE	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
96	Will Kacmarek	1	MIA	TE	0	0	1	0.0	0	0

Rookie kicking stats

3 players

Field goals and extra points are separate totals. These tables rank recorded counts without a minimum-attempt qualification.

Dominic Zvada leads among the matching rookies with 9 field goals made.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by field goals made
Rank	Player	FGM	Team	Pos	FGA	XPM	XPA
1	Dominic Zvada	9	NYG	K	9	5	5
2	Drew Stevens	7	WAS	K	9	7	9
3	Trey Smack	6	GB	K	7	7	8

Rookie punting stats

3 players

Punting yardage is a recorded total. Punt counts exclude separately listed blocked punts.

Ryan Eckley leads among the matching rookies with 697 punting yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by punting yards
Rank	Player	Punt Yds	Team	Pos	Punts
1	Ryan Eckley	697	BAL	P	15
2	Brett Thorson	458	MIN	P	10
3	Tommy Doman Jr.	437	BUF	P	9

Rookie punt returns stats

7 players

Punt-return yards and return counts are separate from kickoff returns. Missing returns do not establish that a player was inactive.

Zachariah Branch leads among the matching rookies with 83 punt return yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by punt return yards
Rank	Player	PR Yds	Team	Pos	Ret
1	Zachariah Branch	83	ATL	WR	6
2	Kaden Wetjen	69	PIT	WR	7
3	Malik Benson	68	LV	WR	5
4	Kolbe Katsis	39	DEN	WR	3
5	Barion Brown	36	NO	WR	7
6	Dohnte Meyers	28	CIN	WR	5
7	KC Concepcion	21	CLE	WR	4

Rookie kickoff returns stats

13 players

Kickoff-return totals include recorded returns only, not touchbacks or a projection of future opportunities.

Dohnte Meyers leads among the matching rookies with 344 kickoff return yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by kickoff return yards
Rank	Player	KR Yds	Team	Pos	Ret
1	Dohnte Meyers	344	CIN	WR	13
2	Seth McGowan	324	IND	RB	11
3	Kaden Wetjen	317	PIT	WR	14
4	Barion Brown	258	NO	WR	10
5	Josh Cameron	181	JAX	WR	7
6	Zavion Thomas	170	CHI	WR	8
7	Zachariah Branch	117	ATL	WR	5
8	Emmett Johnson	114	KC	RB	4
9	Kolbe Katsis	107	DEN	WR	4
10	Eli Heidenreich	73	PIT	RB	3
11	Kevin Coleman Jr.	59	MIA	WR	2
12	Jonah Coleman	27	DEN	RB	1
13	Dean Connors	23	LAR	RB	1

Who is included, and what do these numbers mean?

A player is included when the recorded rookie year is 2026 and recorded prior experience is zero, consistently across the available roster weeks. Draft selection alone does not establish rookie status. Missing or conflicting classifications are withheld.

The roster observations identify 660 rookies across weeks 1–5. Of these, 166 have supported statistics and 494 have no supported statistical row in this edition. These counts are not active-roster sizes or games played.

Classification updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:37 am EDT. Statistical totals have the separate update time shown at the top of this page.

Each table includes only players with a recorded value for its ranked statistic. A recorded zero remains zero; a dash means that statistic is unavailable. An absent row does not prove a player was inactive. Totals cover the stated weeks, exclude preseason and playoff games, and are not projections or per-game averages.

Player totals may span teams; a team filter uses the listed team reference and does not produce team-only splits. Roster references can differ from the team that recorded a statistic. Position labels are recorded positions, not a new eligibility decision.

Att means attempts, Cmp completions, Yds yards, TD touchdowns, Tgts targets, Rec receptions, INT interceptions and FF forced fumbles. FGM/FGA mean field goals made/attempted; XPM/XPA mean extra points made/attempted. Equal totals share a rank, so the next rank can skip a number.

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