2005 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2005 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
Kyle Orton, the No. 106 pick, led 2005 NFL rookies in passing yards with 1,869. Cadillac Williams, the No. 5 pick, led in rushing yards (1,178), Reggie Brown led in receiving yards (571) and Shawne Merriman led in sacks (10.0).
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Kyle Orton 1,869
- 2 Charlie Frye 1,002
- 3 Alex Smith 875
- 4 Ryan Fitzpatrick 777
- 5 Matt Cassel 183
- 1 Kyle Orton 9
- 2 Ryan Fitzpatrick 4
- 2 Charlie Frye 4
- 4 Matt Cassel 2
- 5 Alex Smith 1
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Cadillac Williams 1,178
- 2 Ronnie Brown 907
- 3 Frank Gore 608
- 4 Samkon Gado 582
- 5 Marion Barber 538
- 1 Brandon Jacobs 7
- 2 Samkon Gado 6
- 2 Cadillac Williams 6
- 4 Marion Barber 5
- 5 Ciatrick Fason 4
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Reggie Brown 571
- 2 Braylon Edwards 512
- 3 Mark Clayton 471
- 4 Heath Miller 459
- 5 Roddy White 446
Receptions
REC- 1 Mark Clayton 44
- 2 Reggie Brown 43
- 3 Alex Smith 41
- 4 Heath Miller 39
- 5 Bo Scaife 37
- 1 Chris Henry 6
- 1 Heath Miller 6
- 3 Matt Jones 5
- 4 Reggie Brown 4
- 5 Braylon Edwards 3
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Cadillac Williams 1,259
- 2 Ronnie Brown 1,139
- 3 Frank Gore 739
- 4 Samkon Gado 659
- 5 Marion Barber 653
Tackles
TKL- 1 Odell Thurman 96
- 2 Kirk Morrison 95
- 3 Derrick Johnson 89
- 4 Kerry Rhodes 86
- 5 Lofa Tatupu 85
Sacks
SK- 1 Shawne Merriman 10.0
- 2 DeMarcus Ware 8.0
- 3 Leroy Hill 6.5
- 4 Trent Cole 5.0
- 5 Lofa Tatupu 4.5
Interceptions
INT- 1 Odell Thurman 5
- 2 Reynaldo Hill 3
- 2 Chris Harris 3
- 2 Ellis Hobbs 3
- 2 Lofa Tatupu 3
- 1 Domonique Foxworth 16
- 2 Travis Daniels 14
- 3 Ellis Hobbs 12
- 4 Adam Jones 11
- 5 Darrent Williams 10
- 1 Odell Thurman 5
- 2 DeMarcus Ware 3
- 3 Carlos Rogers 2
- 3 Corey Webster 2
- 3 Thomas Davis 2
Field Goals Made
FGM- 1 Rob Bironas 23
- 2 Mike Nugent 22
- 3 Robbie Gould 21
- 4 Nick Novak 8
- 5 Todd France 7
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Rob Bironas 99
- 2 Mike Nugent 90
- 3 Robbie Gould 82
- 4 Samkon Gado 42
- 4 Brandon Jacobs 42
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.