NFL rookie leaders, 2016

NFL rookies in 2016: Carson Wentz led in passing yards (3,782); Dak Prescott led in passing touchdowns (23); Ezekiel Elliott led in rushing yards (1,631).

Passing Yards

NFL rookies, 2016: passing yards, top ten

Player	Team	GP	YDS
Carson WentzQB	PHI	16	3,782
Dak PrescottQB	DAL	16	3,667
Cody KesslerQB	CLE	9	1,380
Jared GoffQB	LAR	7	1,089
Jacoby BrissettQB	NE	3	400
Connor CookQB	LV	1	150
David FalesQB	CHI	1	22
Riley DixonP	DEN	16	16
Alex CollinsRB	SEA	11	0
Antonio MorrisonLB	IND	16	0

Passing Touchdowns

NFL rookies, 2016: passing touchdowns, top ten

Player	Team	GP	TD
Dak PrescottQB	DAL	16	23
Carson WentzQB	PHI	16	16
Cody KesslerQB	CLE	9	6
Jared GoffQB	LAR	7	5
Connor CookQB	LV	1	1
Alex CollinsRB	SEA	11	0
Antonio MorrisonLB	IND	16	0
Austin HooperTE	ATL	14	0
Chris HubbardG	PIT	15	0
Chris ManhertzTE	CAR	4	0

Rushing Yards

NFL rookies, 2016: rushing yards, top ten

Player	Team	GP	YDS
Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	15	1,631
Jordan HowardRB	CHI	15	1,313
Rob KelleyRB	WSH	15	704
Derrick HenryRB	TEN	15	490
Dak PrescottQB	DAL	16	282
Tyreek HillWR	KC	16	267
Peyton BarberRB	TB	15	223
Kenyan DrakeRB	MIA	16	179
Carson WentzQB	PHI	16	150
Alex CollinsRB	SEA	11	125

Rushing Touchdowns

NFL rookies, 2016: rushing touchdowns, top ten

Player	Team	GP	TD
Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	15	15
Dak PrescottQB	DAL	16	6
Jordan HowardRB	CHI	15	6
Rob KelleyRB	WSH	15	6
Derrick HenryRB	TEN	15	5
Tyreek HillWR	KC	16	3
Carson WentzQB	PHI	16	2
Kenyan DrakeRB	MIA	16	2
Alex CollinsRB	SEA	11	1
Jacoby BrissettQB	NE	3	1

Receiving Yards

NFL rookies, 2016: receiving yards, top ten

Player	Team	GP	YDS
Michael ThomasWR	NO	15	1,137
Sterling ShepardWR	NYG	16	683
William Fuller VWR	HOU	14	635
Tyler BoydWR	CIN	16	603
Tyreek HillWR	KC	16	593
Robbie ChosenWR	NYJ	16	587
Hunter HenryTE	LAC	15	478
Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	15	363
Jordan HowardRB	CHI	15	298
Erik SwoopeTE	IND	16	297

Receptions

NFL rookies, 2016: receptions, top ten

Player	Team	GP	REC
Michael ThomasWR	NO	15	92
Sterling ShepardWR	NYG	16	65
Tyreek HillWR	KC	16	61
Tyler BoydWR	CIN	16	54
William Fuller VWR	HOU	14	47
Robbie ChosenWR	NYJ	16	42
Hunter HenryTE	LAC	15	36
Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	15	32
Jordan HowardRB	CHI	15	29
Austin HooperTE	ATL	14	19

PPR Fantasy Points

NFL rookies, 2016: ppr fantasy points, top ten

Player	Team	GP	PPR
Ezekiel ElliottRB	DAL	15	325.4
Dak PrescottQB	DAL	16	294.9
Michael ThomasWR	NO	15	255.7
Jordan HowardRB	CHI	15	230.1
Tyreek HillWR	KC	16	219.0
Carson WentzQB	PHI	16	216.0
Sterling ShepardWR	NYG	16	184.4
Rob KelleyRB	WSH	15	132.6
Hunter HenryTE	LAC	15	129.8
William Fuller VWR	HOU	14	128.2

Sacks

NFL rookies, 2016: sacks, top ten

Player	Team	GP	SACK
Joey BosaDE	LAC	12	10.5
Kerry Hyder Jr.DE	DET	16	8.0
Yannick NgakoueDE	JAX	16	8.0
Leonard FloydDE	CHI	12	7.0
DeForest BucknerDT	SF	15	6.0
Emmanuel OgbahDE	CLE	16	5.5
Maliek CollinsDT	DAL	16	5.0
Dante Fowler Jr.LB	JAX	16	4.0
Matthew JudonDE	BAL	14	4.0
Sheldon RankinsDT	NO	9	4.0

Tackles

NFL rookies, 2016: tackles, top ten

Player	Team	GP	TOT
Deion JonesLB	ATL	15	108
Keanu NealS	ATL	14	106
Vonn BellS	NO	16	87
DeForest BucknerDT	SF	15	73
Blake MartinezLB	GB	13	69
Artie BurnsCB	PIT	16	65
Jalen RamseyCB	JAX	16	65
Jalen MillsS	PHI	16	61
James Bradberry IVCB	CAR	13	59
Kevin ByardS	TEN	16	58

Passes Defended

NFL rookies, 2016: passes defended, top ten

Player	Team	GP	PD
Jalen RamseyCB	JAX	16	14
Artie BurnsCB	PIT	16	13
Deion JonesLB	ATL	15	11
James Bradberry IVCB	CAR	13	10
Anthony BrownCB	DAL	16	8
Keanu NealS	ATL	14	8
Ken CrawleyCB	NO	15	8
A'Shawn RobinsonDT	DET	16	7
De'Vondre CampbellLB	ATL	11	7
Eli AppleCB	NYG	14	7

A rookie here is a player in his first season on file.