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)

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

Statistics updated Oct 11, 2026, 9:15 pm EDT.

177 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

5 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	Fernando Mendoza	48	LV	QB	8	6	0	0
5	Antonio Williams	0	WAS	WR	1	0	0	0

Rookie rushing stats

25 players

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

Jeremiyah Love leads among the matching rookies with 245 rushing yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by rushing yards
Rank	Player	Rush Yds	Team	Pos	Att	TD	Fum
1	Jeremiyah Love	245	ARI	RB	67	1	0
2	Kaelon Black	136	SF	RB	37	0	0
3	Mike Washington Jr.	125	LV	RB	25	1	0
4	Jadarian Price	119	SEA	RB	28	0	2
5	Jalon Daniels	87	TB	QB	16	0	0
6	Seth McGowan	61	IND	RB	17	0	0
7	Emmett Johnson	56	KC	RB	16	0	0
8	CJ Donaldson	42	NO	RB	11	0	0
9	Kaytron Allen	41	WAS	RB	12	0	0
10	Jonah Coleman	39	DEN	RB	10	1	0
11	Chris Bell	26	MIA	WR	1	0	0
12	Athan Kaliakmanis	16	WAS	QB	3	0	0
12	Jack Strand	16	ATL	QB	2	0	0
14	Deion Burks	14	IND	WR	2	0	0
15	Demond Claiborne	13	MIN	RB	6	0	0
16	Nicholas Singleton	12	TEN	RB	7	0	0
17	Zavion Thomas	11	CHI	WR	1	0	0
18	Dohnte Meyers	10	CIN	WR	1	0	0
19	KC Concepcion	9	CLE	WR	4	0	0
20	Germie Bernard	4	PIT	WR	1	0	0
21	Fernando Mendoza	3	LV	QB	1	0	0
21	Kenyon Sadiq	3	NYJ	TE	1	1	0
23	Barion Brown	-2	NO	WR	2	0	0
24	Makai Lemon	-5	PHI	WR	1	0	0
25	Malik Benson	-8	LV	WR	1	0	0

Rookie receiving stats

46 players

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

Denzel Boston leads among the matching rookies with 330 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	330	CLE	WR	16	29	3	0
2	Carnell Tate	274	TEN	WR	23	37	0	2
3	Antonio Williams	155	WAS	WR	15	22	1	0
4	KC Concepcion	149	CLE	WR	18	29	0	1
5	Kenyon Sadiq	146	NYJ	TE	14	21	1	1
5	Malachi Fields	146	NYG	WR	10	17	1	0
7	Dohnte Meyers	141	CIN	WR	13	18	0	0
8	Germie Bernard	140	PIT	WR	13	20	0	0
9	Ted Hurst III	128	TB	WR	8	16	1	0
10	Josh Cameron	117	JAX	WR	8	12	2	0
11	Caleb Douglas	113	MIA	WR	7	10	0	0
12	Makai Lemon	108	PHI	WR	15	22	0	0
13	Eli Raridon	101	NE	TE	8	9	1	0
14	Chris Bell	92	MIA	WR	5	15	0	0
15	Emmett Johnson	74	KC	RB	5	5	0	0
16	Matthew Hibner	70	BAL	TE	5	5	1	0
17	Bryce Lance	57	NO	WR	5	16	0	0
18	Nate Boerkircher	44	JAX	TE	4	6	0	0
19	Jeremiyah Love	36	ARI	RB	11	14	1	0
19	Kevin Coleman Jr.	36	MIA	WR	5	17	1	0
21	Sam Roush	33	CHI	TE	3	5	0	0
22	Zachariah Branch	31	ATL	WR	5	6	0	0
23	Omar Cooper Jr.	30	NYJ	WR	1	1	0	0
24	Reggie Virgil	29	ARI	WR	2	5	0	0
25	Will Kacmarek	24	MIA	TE	3	6	0	0
26	J. Michael Sturdivant	22	GB	WR	3	4	0	0
27	Jadarian Price	21	SEA	RB	4	7	0	0
28	Jonah Coleman	19	DEN	RB	3	3	0	0
29	DJ Herman	18	MIA	RB	1	3	0	1
30	Marlin Klein	16	HOU	TE	1	1	0	0
31	Josh Cuevas	14	BAL	TE	1	1	0	0
32	Brenen Thompson	13	LAC	WR	1	3	0	1
32	Elijah Sarratt	13	BAL	WR	1	2	0	0
34	Malik Benson	12	LV	WR	2	8	0	0
34	Zavion Thomas	12	CHI	WR	2	2	0	0
36	Ja'Kobi Lane	11	BAL	WR	1	3	0	0
37	CJ Donaldson	10	NO	RB	4	5	0	0
37	Seth McGowan	10	IND	RB	3	4	0	0
39	Colbie Young	9	CIN	WR	2	2	0	0
40	Demond Claiborne	8	MIN	RB	2	2	0	0
40	Oscar Delp	8	NO	TE	1	1	0	0
42	Deion Burks	6	IND	WR	1	4	0	0
43	Kaelon Black	5	SF	RB	1	2	0	0
44	Mike Washington Jr.	4	LV	RB	2	4	0	0
45	Cyrus Allen	0	KC	WR	0	2	0	0
45	Lewis Bond	0	HOU	WR	0	1	0	0

Rookie defense stats

132 players

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

David Bailey leads among the matching rookies with 5.0 defensive sacks.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by defensive sacks
Rank	Player	Sacks	Team	Pos	Tackles	Solo	Help	Ast	INT	FF
1	David Bailey	5.0	NYJ	LB	26	18	0	8	0	2
2	Akheem Mesidor	2.5	LAC	LB	22	9	1	12	0	1
3	Brandon Cisse	1.5	GB	CB	21	16	0	5	0	0
3	Dani Dennis-Sutton	1.5	GB	LB	13	5	0	8	0	0
3	Gabe Jacas	1.5	NE	LB	16	8	0	8	1	0
6	Arvell Reese	1.0	NYG	LB	43	29	1	13	1	0
6	Caleb Downs	1.0	DAL	SAF	31	20	0	11	0	2
6	Darrell Jackson Jr.	1.0	NYJ	DT	12	6	0	6	0	0
6	Ethan Burke	1.0	BAL	LB	2	1	0	1	0	0
6	Gracen Halton	1.0	SF	DT	14	8	0	6	0	1
6	Jaden Dugger	1.0	SF	LB	17	10	0	7	0	0
6	Josiah Trotter	1.0	TB	LB	40	21	1	18	1	0
6	Keldric Faulk	1.0	TEN	DE	7	3	0	4	0	0
6	Malachi Lawrence	1.0	DAL	LB	12	6	0	6	0	0
6	Malik Muhammad	1.0	CHI	CB	17	11	0	6	1	0
6	R Mason Thomas	1.0	KC	DE	4	1	0	3	0	0
6	Romello Height	1.0	SF	DE	3	3	0	0	0	0
6	Skyler Gill-Howard	1.0	DET	DT	8	1	0	7	0	0
6	Sonny Styles	1.0	WAS	LB	33	13	2	18	1	1
6	Wesley Bailey	1.0	LAR	LB	4	3	0	1	0	0
21	Bryan Thomas Jr.	0.5	JAX	DE	1	0	0	1	0	0
21	Harold Perkins Jr.	0.5	ATL	LB	16	10	0	6	0	0
21	Nick Barrett	0.5	LAC	DT	7	5	0	2	0	0
21	Sabastian Harsh	0.5	HOU	DE	6	3	0	3	0	0
21	TJ Parker	0.5	BUF	LB	8	3	0	5	0	1
26	A.J. Haulcy	0.0	IND	SAF	21	12	0	9	0	0
26	Aaron Hall	0.0	CAR	DT	10	3	0	7	0	0
26	Aiden Fisher	0.0	HOU	LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Albert Regis	0.0	JAX	DT	2	0	0	2	0	0
26	Anthony Hill Jr.	0.0	TEN	LB	47	18	0	29	0	0
26	Avery Smith	0.0	SEA	CB	4	2	0	2	0	0
26	Avieon Terrell	0.0	ATL	CB	3	2	0	1	0	0
26	Bauer Sharp	0.0	TB	TE	4	4	0	0	0	0
26	Beau Gardner	0.0	CHI	LS	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Ben Mann	0.0	NYG	LS	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Bryce Boettcher	0.0	IND	LB	21	7	0	14	0	0
26	Bryson Eason	0.0	KC	DT	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	CJ Allen	0.0	IND	LB	4	1	0	3	0	0
26	CJ Donaldson	0.0	NO	RB	3	0	0	3	0	0
26	Caden Curry	0.0	IND	DE	10	5	0	5	0	0
26	Caleb Banks	0.0	MIN	DT	10	4	0	6	0	0
26	Caleb Douglas	0.0	MIA	WR	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Carsen Ryan	0.0	CLE	TE	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Cashius Howell	0.0	CIN	DE	4	1	0	3	0	0
26	Chandler Rivers	0.0	BAL	CB	9	8	0	1	0	0
26	Channing Canada	0.0	NE	CB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Chris Johnson	0.0	MIA	CB	31	14	1	16	0	1
26	Chris McClellan	0.0	GB	DT	5	1	0	4	0	0
26	Christen Miller	0.0	NO	DT	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Colton Hood	0.0	NYG	CB	10	7	0	3	0	0
26	D'Angelo Ponds	0.0	NYJ	CB	3	1	0	2	0	0
26	Davison Igbinosun	0.0	BUF	CB	18	11	0	7	0	0
26	Daylen Everette	0.0	PIT	CB	11	10	0	1	0	0
26	Dean Connors	0.0	LAR	RB	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Deion Burks	0.0	IND	WR	2	1	0	1	0	0
26	Denzel Boston	0.0	CLE	WR	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Derrick Moore	0.0	DET	DE	2	1	0	1	0	0
26	Dillon Thieneman	0.0	CHI	SAF	37	19	1	17	1	0
26	Domonique Orange	0.0	MIN	DT	4	2	0	2	0	0
26	Emmanuel McNeil-Warren	0.0	CLE	SAF	18	7	0	11	0	0
26	Emmett Johnson	0.0	KC	RB	2	1	0	1	0	0
26	Eric O'Neill	0.0	DET	DE	7	5	0	2	0	0
26	Erick Hunter	0.0	NE	LB	8	4	0	4	0	0
26	Gabe Rubio	0.0	PIT	DE	3	0	0	3	0	0
26	Genesis Smith	0.0	LAC	SAF	13	7	0	6	2	0
26	George Gumbs Jr.	0.0	IND	DE	2	1	0	1	0	0
26	Hezekiah Masses	0.0	LV	CB	19	12	0	7	3	0
26	J. Michael Sturdivant	0.0	GB	WR	3	2	0	1	0	0
26	Jack Kelly	0.0	NYG	LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Jackson Kuwatch	0.0	CAR	LB	3	0	0	3	0	0
26	Jacob Rodriguez	0.0	MIA	LB	57	24	1	32	1	0
26	Jacob Thomas	0.0	MIN	SAF	5	2	0	3	0	0
26	Jaden Keller	0.0	NYJ	LB	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Jadon Canady	0.0	KC	CB	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Jaishawn Barham	0.0	DAL	LB	28	14	0	14	0	1
26	Jake Golday	0.0	MIN	LB	7	5	0	2	0	1
26	Jalon Daniels	0.0	TB	QB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	James Thompson Jr.	0.0	SF	DT	4	1	0	3	0	0
26	Jermod McCoy	0.0	LV	CB	3	2	0	1	0	0
26	Jimmy Rolder	0.0	DET	LB	5	4	0	1	0	0
26	Jordan van den Berg	0.0	CHI	DT	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Josh Cameron	0.0	JAX	WR	5	3	0	2	0	0
26	Josh Cuevas	0.0	BAL	TE	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Joshua Josephs	0.0	WAS	LB	7	3	0	4	0	0
26	Julian Neal	0.0	SEA	CB	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Justin Jefferson	0.0	CLE	LB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Kaleb Elarms-Orr	0.0	BUF	LB	9	2	0	7	0	0
26	Kamari Ramsey	0.0	HOU	SAF	6	3	0	3	0	0
26	Kani Walker	0.0	BUF	DB	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Kapena Gushiken	0.0	IND	CB	3	2	0	1	0	0
26	Karon Prunty	0.0	NE	CB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Karson Sharar	0.0	ARI	LB	6	4	0	2	0	0
26	Kayden McDonald	0.0	HOU	DT	2	0	0	2	0	0
26	Keionte Scott	0.0	TB	CB	24	23	0	1	0	0
26	Keith Abney II	0.0	DET	CB	8	7	0	1	1	0
26	Kendal Daniels	0.0	ATL	LB	14	8	1	5	0	0
26	Kenneth Harris	0.0	IND	CB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Kevin Coleman Jr.	0.0	MIA	WR	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	LT Overton	0.0	DAL	DT	7	3	0	4	0	0
26	Lee Hunter	0.0	CAR	DT	11	5	0	6	0	0
26	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	0.0	NO	SAF	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Makai Lemon	0.0	PHI	WR	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Malachi Fields	0.0	NYG	WR	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Mansoor Delane	0.0	KC	CB	20	14	0	6	1	0
26	Max Bredeson	0.0	MIN	RB	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Maximus Pulley	0.0	LAR	SAF	2	0	0	2	0	0
26	Michael Taaffe	0.0	MIA	SAF	30	14	0	16	1	1
26	Namdi Obiazor	0.0	NE	LB	7	5	0	2	0	0
26	Oscar Delp	0.0	NO	TE	2	1	0	1	0	0
26	Peter Woods	0.0	KC	DT	9	2	0	7	0	0
26	Quintayvious Hutchins	0.0	NE	LB	3	0	0	3	0	0
26	Riley Nowakowski	0.0	PIT	FB	3	1	0	2	0	0
26	Robert Spears-Jennings	0.0	PIT	SAF	16	11	0	5	1	0
26	Rodney McGraw	0.0	MIA	DE	5	1	0	4	0	0
26	Rodney Shelley	0.0	LAC	DB	5	5	0	0	0	0
26	Rueben Bain Jr.	0.0	TB	LB	3	1	0	2	0	0
26	Sam Roush	0.0	CHI	TE	3	3	0	0	0	0
26	Sean Fresch	0.0	DEN	DB	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Seydou Traore	0.0	MIA	TE	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Skyler Thomas	0.0	CHI	SAF	4	1	0	3	0	0
26	Tacario Davis	0.0	CIN	CB	11	9	0	2	0	0
26	Tahj Chambers	0.0	IND	LB	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Ted Hurst III	0.0	TB	WR	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	Treydan Stukes	0.0	LV	SAF	17	11	0	6	1	0
26	Wade Woodaz	0.0	HOU	LB	4	2	0	2	0	0
26	Will Kacmarek	0.0	MIA	TE	1	0	0	1	0	0
26	Will Lee III	0.0	CAR	CB	18	11	0	7	0	0
26	Wydett Williams Jr.	0.0	ARI	SAF	7	4	0	3	0	0
26	Xavier Nwankpa	0.0	KC	SAF	6	3	1	2	1	0
26	Zakee Wheatley	0.0	CAR	SAF	14	11	0	3	0	1
26	Zavion Thomas	0.0	CHI	WR	1	1	0	0	0	0
26	Zion Young	0.0	BAL	LB	8	3	0	5	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 11 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	11	NYG	K	14	8	8
2	Drew Stevens	9	WAS	K	11	8	11
3	Trey Smack	7	GB	K	10	9	11

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	589	MIN	P	13
3	Tommy Doman Jr.	437	BUF	P	9

Rookie punt returns stats

9 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	8
3	Malik Benson	68	LV	WR	5
4	Dohnte Meyers	41	CIN	WR	7
5	Kolbe Katsis	39	DEN	WR	3
6	Barion Brown	36	NO	WR	7
7	KC Concepcion	21	CLE	WR	4
8	Denzel Boston	13	CLE	WR	1
9	Antonio Williams	2	WAS	WR	1

Rookie kickoff returns stats

14 players

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

Dohnte Meyers leads among the matching rookies with 435 kickoff return yards.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · ranked by kickoff return yards
Rank	Player	KR Yds	Team	Pos	Ret
1	Dohnte Meyers	435	CIN	WR	16
2	Kaden Wetjen	427	PIT	WR	19
3	Seth McGowan	408	IND	RB	14
4	Zavion Thomas	362	CHI	WR	14
5	Barion Brown	326	NO	WR	13
6	Josh Cameron	199	JAX	WR	8
7	Zachariah Branch	117	ATL	WR	5
8	Emmett Johnson	114	KC	RB	4
9	Kolbe Katsis	107	DEN	WR	4
10	Kevin Coleman Jr.	87	MIA	WR	3
11	Eli Heidenreich	73	PIT	RB	3
12	Sean Fresch	67	DEN	DB	3
13	Jonah Coleman	27	DEN	RB	1
14	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, 177 have supported statistics and 483 have no supported statistical row in this edition. These counts are not active-roster sizes or games played.

Classification updated Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 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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