2002 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2002 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
David Carr, the No. 1 pick, led 2002 NFL rookies in passing yards with 2,592. Clinton Portis, the No. 51 pick, led in rushing yards (1,508), Jeremy Shockey led in receiving yards (894) and Dwight Freeney led in sacks (13.0).
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 David Carr 2,592
- 2 Joey Harrington 2,294
- 3 Chad Hutchinson 1,555
- 4 Patrick Ramsey 1,539
- 5 David Garrard 231
- 1 Joey Harrington 12
- 2 Patrick Ramsey 9
- 2 David Carr 9
- 4 Chad Hutchinson 7
- 5 David Garrard 1
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Clinton Portis 1,508
- 2 William Green 887
- 3 Jonathan Wells 529
- 4 T.J. Duckett 507
- 5 James Mungro 336
- 1 Clinton Portis 15
- 2 James Mungro 8
- 3 William Green 6
- 4 T.J. Duckett 4
- 5 David Carr 3
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Jeremy Shockey 894
- 2 Antonio Bryant 733
- 3 Donte' Stallworth 594
- 4 Ashley Lelie 525
- 5 Josh Reed 509
Receptions
REC- 1 Jeremy Shockey 74
- 2 Antwaan Randle El 47
- 3 Antonio Bryant 44
- 4 Deion Branch 43
- 5 Donte' Stallworth 42
- 1 Donte' Stallworth 8
- 1 Marc Boerigter 8
- 3 Antonio Bryant 6
- 3 Andre Davis 6
- 5 Randy McMichael 4
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Clinton Portis 1,872
- 2 William Green 1,000
- 3 Jeremy Shockey 894
- 4 Antonio Bryant 773
- 5 Antwaan Randle El 623
Tackles
TKL- 1 Chris Cash 93
- 2 Roy Williams 90
- 3 Coy Wire 79
- 4 Ed Reed 73
- 5 Scott Fujita 64
Sacks
SK- 1 Dwight Freeney 13.0
- 2 Julius Peppers 12.0
- 3 Carlos Hall 8.0
- 4 Charles Grant 7.0
- 5 Kalimba Edwards 6.5
Interceptions
INT- 1 Derek Ross 5
- 1 Ed Reed 5
- 1 Roy Williams 5
- 4 Marques Anderson 4
- 5 Chad Williams 3
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Dwight Freeney 19
- 2 Julius Peppers 10
- 2 John Henderson 10
- 2 Charles Grant 10
- 5 Ben Leber 7
- 1 Andre' Goodman 13
- 2 Ed Reed 12
- 3 Chris Cash 11
- 4 Derek Ross 10
- 4 Quentin Jammer 10
- 1 Dwight Freeney 9
- 2 Julius Peppers 5
- 3 Michael Lewis 4
- 3 Charles Grant 4
- 5 Anthony Weaver 3
Field Goals Made
FGM- 1 Matt Bryant 26
- 2 Jeff Reed 17
- 3 Billy Cundiff 12
- 4 Jeff Chandler 8
- 5 Danny Boyd 5
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Matt Bryant 108
- 2 Clinton Portis 102
- 3 Jeff Reed 61
- 3 Billy Cundiff 61
- 5 James Mungro 48
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.