2001 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2001 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
Chris Weinke, the No. 106 pick, led 2001 NFL rookies in passing yards with 2,931. LaDainian Tomlinson, the No. 5 pick, led in rushing yards (1,236), Chris Chambers led in receiving yards (883) and Kendrell Bell led in sacks (9.0).
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Chris Weinke 2,931
- 2 Quincy Carter 1,072
- 3 Mike Vick 785
- 4 Mike McMahon 671
- 5 Drew Brees 221
- 1 Chris Weinke 11
- 2 Quincy Carter 5
- 3 Mike McMahon 3
- 4 A.J. Feeley 2
- 4 Mike Vick 2
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,236
- 2 Anthony Thomas 1,183
- 3 Dominic Rhodes 1,104
- 4 Travis Henry 729
- 5 Michael Bennett 682
- 1 LaDainian Tomlinson 10
- 2 Dominic Rhodes 9
- 3 Anthony Thomas 7
- 4 Chris Weinke 6
- 5 Jason Brookins 5
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Chris Chambers 883
- 2 Rod Gardner 741
- 3 Koren Robinson 536
- 4 Snoop Minnis 511
- 5 Quincy Morgan 432
Receptions
REC- 1 LaDainian Tomlinson 59
- 2 Chris Chambers 48
- 3 Rod Gardner 46
- 4 Eric Johnson 40
- 5 Koren Robinson 39
- 1 Chris Chambers 7
- 2 Rod Gardner 4
- 2 David Terrell 4
- 4 Boo Williams 3
- 4 Alge Crumpler 3
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 LaDainian Tomlinson 1,603
- 2 Anthony Thomas 1,361
- 3 Dominic Rhodes 1,328
- 4 Michael Bennett 908
- 4 Travis Henry 908
Tackles
TKL- 1 Eric Kelly 71
- 2 Idrees Bashir 69
- 3 Tommy Polley 65
- 4 Kendrell Bell 64
- 5 Shaun Rogers 63
Sacks
SK- 1 Kendrell Bell 9.0
- 2 Justin Smith 8.5
- 3 Andre Carter 6.5
- 3 Aaron Schobel 6.5
- 5 Derrick Burgess 6.0
Interceptions
INT- 1 Anthony Henry 10
- 2 Fred Smoot 5
- 3 Will Allen 4
- 4 Kevin Kaesviharn 3
- 4 Andre Dyson 3
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Kendrell Bell 16
- 2 Shaun Rogers 13
- 3 Derrick Burgess 11
- 4 Andre Carter 10
- 4 Justin Smith 10
- 1 Anthony Henry 17
- 2 Andre Dyson 16
- 3 Ken Lucas 15
- 4 Will Allen 14
- 4 Nate Clements 14
- 1 Patrick Chukwurah 3
- 1 Nate Clements 3
- 3 Jamal Reynolds 2
- 3 Kendrick Office 2
- 3 John Nix 2
Field Goals Made
FGM- 1 Jay Feely 29
- 2 Bill Gramatica 16
- 3 Jake Arians 12
- 4 Jon Hilbert 11
- 5 Shayne Graham 6
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Jay Feely 115
- 2 Bill Gramatica 73
- 3 Dominic Rhodes 60
- 3 LaDainian Tomlinson 60
- 5 Jake Arians 52
A rookie is a player in his first NFL season, as the league counts it: a draft pick who spent a year on injured reserve is not a rookie the next. Counting stats only; rookies who clear the rate boards' minimums are too few to rank.