2015 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2015 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
Jameis Winston, the No. 1 pick, led 2015 NFL rookies in passing yards with 4,042. Todd Gurley, the No. 10 pick, led in rushing yards (1,106), Amari Cooper led in receiving yards (1,070) and Preston Smith led in sacks (8.0).
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Jameis Winston 4,042
- 2 Marcus Mariota 2,818
- 3 Sean Mannion 31
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Todd Gurley 1,106
- 2 Thomas Rawls 830
- 3 T.J. Yeldon 740
- 4 Melvin Gordon 641
- 5 Ameer Abdullah 597
- 1 Todd Gurley 10
- 2 David Johnson 8
- 3 Karlos Williams 7
- 4 Jeremy Langford 6
- 4 Jameis Winston 6
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Amari Cooper 1,070
- 2 Stefon Diggs 720
- 3 Tyler Lockett 664
- 4 Jamison Crowder 604
- 5 Dorial Green-Beckham 549
Receptions
REC- 1 Amari Cooper 72
- 2 Duke Johnson 61
- 3 Jamison Crowder 59
- 4 Stefon Diggs 52
- 5 Tyler Lockett 51
- 1 Amari Cooper 6
- 1 Tyler Lockett 6
- 3 Devin Funchess 5
- 4 Stefon Diggs 4
- 4 Dorial Green-Beckham 4
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Todd Gurley 1,294
- 2 Amari Cooper 1,067
- 3 David Johnson 1,038
- 4 T.J. Yeldon 1,019
- 5 Duke Johnson 913
Tackles
TKL- 1 Stephone Anthony 108
- 2 Landon Collins 97
- 3 Kwon Alexander 83
- 3 Eric Kendricks 83
- 5 Denzel Perryman 66
Sacks
SK- 1 Preston Smith 8.0
- 2 Danielle Hunter 6.0
- 3 Za'Darius Smith 5.5
- 4 Eddie Goldman 4.5
- 5 Shane Ray 4.0
Interceptions
INT- 1 Marcus Peters 8
- 2 Delvin Breaux 3
- 2 Damarious Randall 3
- 4 Jordan Hicks 2
- 4 A.J. Tarpley 2
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 Eric Kendricks 8
- 2 Denzel Perryman 7
- 2 Danielle Hunter 7
- 2 Benardrick McKinney 7
- 2 Za'Darius Smith 7
- 1 Marcus Peters 26
- 2 Ronald Darby 21
- 3 Delvin Breaux 19
- 4 Damarious Randall 14
- 5 Kwon Alexander 9
- 1 Hau'oli Kikaha 4
- 2 Mario Edwards 3
- 2 Preston Smith 3
- 4 Kwon Alexander 2
- 4 Vic Beasley 2
Field Goals Made
FGM- 1 Travis Coons 28
- 2 Josh Lambo 26
- 2 Jason Myers 26
- 4 Andrew Franks 13
- 5 Zach Hocker 10
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Jason Myers 110
- 2 Travis Coons 106
- 2 Josh Lambo 106
- 4 David Johnson 78
- 5 Andrew Franks 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.