2026 NFL Rookie Leaders
The best of the 2026 rookie class in every major stat, top five in each.
Jalon Daniels leads 2026 NFL rookies in passing yards with 501. Jeremiyah Love, the No. 3 pick, leads in rushing yards (245), Carnell Tate leads in receiving yards (413) and David Bailey leads in sacks (5.5). Through October 29, updated every night.
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Jalon Daniels 501
- 2 Athan Kaliakmanis 186
- 3 Jack Strand 59
- 4 Fernando Mendoza 48
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Jeremiyah Love 245
- 2 Kaelon Black 233
- 3 Mike Washington Jr. 195
- 4 Seth McGowan 134
- 5 Jalon Daniels 123
- 1 Jonah Coleman 1
- 1 Jeremiyah Love 1
- 1 Kaelon Black 1
- 1 Kenyon Sadiq 1
- 1 Mike Washington Jr. 1
Receiving Yards
YDS- 1 Carnell Tate 413
- 2 Denzel Boston 372
- 3 KC Concepcion 315
- 4 Germie Bernard 254
- 5 Omar Cooper Jr. 248
Receptions
REC- 1 Carnell Tate 34
- 2 KC Concepcion 30
- 3 Germie Bernard 27
- 4 Makai Lemon 25
- 5 Denzel Boston 20
- 1 Denzel Boston 3
- 2 Omar Cooper Jr. 2
- 2 Caleb Douglas 2
- 2 Josh Cameron 2
- 2 Eli Raridon 2
Yards from Scrimmage
YScm- 1 Carnell Tate 413
- 2 Denzel Boston 372
- 3 KC Concepcion 349
- 4 Jeremiyah Love 281
- 5 Germie Bernard 258
Tackles
TKL- 1 Anthony Hill Jr. 68
- 2 Josiah Trotter 61
- 3 Jacob Rodriguez 60
- 4 Arvell Reese 55
- 5 Caleb Downs 48
Sacks
SK- 1 David Bailey 5.5
- 2 Akheem Mesidor 2.5
- 2 Dani Dennis-Sutton 2.5
- 4 Gracen Halton 2.0
- 5 Romello Height 1.5
Interceptions
INT- 1 Hezekiah Masses 3
- 2 Genesis Smith 2
- 2 Michael Taaffe 2
- 4 Keith Abney II 1
- 4 Xavier Nwankpa 1
Tackles for Loss
TFL- 1 David Bailey 7
- 2 Gracen Halton 5
- 2 Arvell Reese 5
- 4 Jaishawn Barham 4
- 4 Kendal Daniels 4
- 1 Brandon Cisse 8
- 2 Davison Igbinosun 7
- 2 Will Lee III 7
- 4 Hezekiah Masses 6
- 5 Mansoor Delane 5
- 1 David Bailey 3
- 2 Caleb Downs 2
- 3 Gracen Halton 1
- 3 Jackson Kuwatch 1
- 3 TJ Parker 1
Points Scored
PTS- 1 Dominic Zvada 51
- 2 Trey Smack 49
- 3 Drew Stevens 40
- 4 Denzel Boston 20
- 5 Omar Cooper Jr. 12
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.