highest yards per game rookie season

Herb Mul-Key has the most yards per game by a rookie, with 215.0 per game in 1972.

NAME YDS/G SEASON TM GP YDS TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD KR YDS KR YDS/G KR TD PR YDS PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Herb Mul-Key
H. Mul-Key
215.0
1972
WAS WAS
2
430
1
155
77.5
1
66
33.0
0
209
104.5
0
0
0.0
0
2 Bruce Perry
B. Perry
173.5
2005
PHI PHI
2
347
0
74
37.0
0
0
0.0
0
273
136.5
0
0
0.0
0
3 Derek Stanley
D. Stanley
171.3
2007
STL STL
3
514
0
5
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
509
169.7
0
0
0.0
0
4 Danny Amendola
D. Amendola
164.4
2009
STL STL
14
2,302
1
-2
-0.1
0
326
23.3
1
1,618
115.6
0
360
25.7
0
5 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
162.3
1965
CHI CHI
14
2,272
22
867
61.9
14
507
36.2
6
660
47.1
1
238
17.0
1
6 Bobby Leo
B. Leo
159.0
1967
BOS BOS
2
318
1
7
3.5
0
25
12.5
1
232
116.0
0
54
27.0
0
7 Billy Hunter
B. Hunter
153.7
1965
WAS WAS
3
461
1
0
0.0
0
29
9.7
1
432
144.0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Chimere Dike
C. Dike
153.3
2025
TEN TEN
3
460
0
21
7.0
0
1
0.3
0
389
129.7
0
49
16.3
0
9 Clifton Smith
C. Smith
153.3
2008
TB TB
9
1,380
2
40
4.4
0
24
2.7
0
992
110.2
1
324
36.0
1
10 Shane Swanson
S. Swanson
151.0
1987
DEN DEN
3
453
1
0
0.0
0
87
29.0
1
234
78.0
0
132
44.0
0
11 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
150.0
1960
DLT DLT
14
2,100
12
875
62.5
9
576
41.1
3
434
31.0
0
215
15.4
0
12 James Brooks
J. Brooks
149.5
1981
SD SD
14
2,093
6
525
37.5
3
329
23.5
3
949
67.8
0
290
20.7
0
13 Tim Brown
T. Brown
144.8
1988
RAI RAI
16
2,317
7
50
3.1
1
725
45.3
5
1,098
68.6
1
444
27.8
0
14 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
144.4
2007
MIN MIN
14
2,021
13
1,341
95.8
12
268
19.1
1
412
29.4
0
0
0.0
0
15 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
144.3
1952
SF SF
12
1,731
10
684
57.0
6
367
30.6
3
396
33.0
0
284
23.7
1
16 LaMichael James
L. James
142.8
2012
SF SF
4
571
0
125
31.3
0
29
7.3
0
417
104.3
0
0
0.0
0
17 Vic Washington
V. Washington
141.9
1971
SF SF
14
1,986
7
811
57.9
3
317
22.6
4
858
61.3
0
0
0.0
0
18 Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
140.6
2006
JAX JAX
16
2,250
16
941
58.8
13
436
27.3
2
860
53.8
1
13
0.8
0
19 Jerome Mathis
J. Mathis
139.6
2005
HOU HOU
12
1,675
3
0
0.0
0
65
5.4
1
1,542
128.5
2
68
5.7
0
20 Jerry LeVias
J. LeVias
139.0
1969
HOU HOU
14
1,946
5
18
1.3
0
696
49.7
5
940
67.1
0
292
20.9
0
21 Percy Harvin
P. Harvin
138.7
2009
MIN MIN
15
2,081
8
135
9.0
0
790
52.7
6
1,156
77.1
2
0
0.0
0
22 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
138.3
1983
RAM RAM
16
2,212
20
1,808
113.0
18
404
25.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Rick Upchurch
R. Upchurch
137.8
1975
DEN DEN
14
1,929
3
97
6.9
1
436
31.1
2
1,084
77.4
0
312
22.3
0
24 Carl Garrett
C. Garrett
136.4
1969
BOS BOS
14
1,909
7
691
49.4
5
267
19.1
2
792
56.6
0
159
11.4
0
25 Steve Bagarus
S. Bagarus
136.0
1945
WAS WAS
10
1,360
6
154
15.4
1
617
61.7
5
325
32.5
0
251
25.1
0

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.7

7th

OPP PPG

19.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

157.3

2nd

PASS YDS/G

213.3

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

2 - 1 - 0

41

Final

24

LV Raiders

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM