2012 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2012 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
Andrew Luck, the No. 1 pick, led 2012 NFL rookies in passing yards with 4,374. Alfred Morris, the No. 173 pick, led in rushing yards (1,613), Justin Blackmon led in receiving yards (865) and Bruce Irvin led in sacks (8.0).
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Andrew Luck 4,374
- 2 Brandon Weeden 3,385
- 3 Ryan Tannehill 3,294
- 4 Robert Griffin III 3,200
- 5 Russell Wilson 3,118
- 1 Russell Wilson 26
- 2 Andrew Luck 23
- 3 Robert Griffin III 20
- 4 Brandon Weeden 14
- 5 Ryan Tannehill 12
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Alfred Morris 1,613
- 2 Doug Martin 1,454
- 3 Trent Richardson 950
- 4 Robert Griffin III 815
- 5 Vick Ballard 814
- 1 Alfred Morris 13
- 2 Trent Richardson 11
- 2 Doug Martin 11
- 4 Robert Griffin III 7
- 5 Andrew Luck 5
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Justin Blackmon 865
- 2 T.Y. Hilton 861
- 3 Josh Gordon 805
- 4 Chris Givens 698
- 5 Kendall Wright 626
Receptions
REC- 1 Kendall Wright 64
- 1 Justin Blackmon 64
- 3 Trent Richardson 51
- 4 T.Y. Hilton 50
- 4 Josh Gordon 50
- 1 T.Y. Hilton 7
- 2 Justin Blackmon 5
- 2 Josh Gordon 5
- 4 Mohamed Sanu 4
- 4 Kendall Wright 4
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Doug Martin 1,926
- 2 Alfred Morris 1,690
- 3 Trent Richardson 1,317
- 4 Vick Ballard 966
- 5 T.Y. Hilton 890
Tackles
TKL- 1 Luke Kuechly 159
- 2 Jerrell Freeman 145
- 3 Bobby Wagner 130
- 4 Vontaze Burfict 123
- 5 Lavonte David 121
Sacks
SK- 1 Bruce Irvin 8.0
- 2 Chandler Jones 6.0
- 2 Derek Wolfe 6.0
- 2 Whitney Mercilus 6.0
- 5 Quinton Coples 5.5
Interceptions
INT- 1 Casey Hayward 6
- 2 Janoris Jenkins 4
- 2 Tavon Wilson 4
- 4 Alfonzo Dennard 3
- 4 Leonard Johnson 3
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Lavonte David 17
- 2 Luke Kuechly 12
- 3 Zach Brown 11
- 4 Dont'a Hightower 10
- 5 Derek Wolfe 9
- 1 Casey Hayward 20
- 2 Stephon Gilmore 16
- 3 Janoris Jenkins 14
- 4 Mark Barron 10
- 4 Harrison Smith 10
- 1 Chandler Jones 3
- 1 Stephon Gilmore 3
- 3 Whitney Mercilus 2
- 4 Joe Anderson 1
- 4 Chris Polk 1
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Blair Walsh 141
- 2 Justin Tucker 132
- 3 Greg Zuerlein 95
- 4 Alfred Morris 78
- 5 Trent Richardson 72
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.