most sacks and tfls and tackles by a rookie in 2025

James Pearce Jr. had the most sacks by a rookie in 2025, with 10.5 sacks.

Regular season

	NAME	SCK	TFL	TKL	SEASON	TM	GP	AST	COMB	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	James Pearce Jr. J. Pearce Jr.	10.5	10	17	2025	ATL	17	9	26	94.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
2	Jalon Walker J. Walker	5.5	5	24	2025	ATL	15	12	36	44	0	0	0	2	1	0
3	Nic Scourton N. Scourton	5.0	7	20	2025	CAR	17	27	47	31.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Abdul Carter A. Carter	4.0	7	25	2025	NYG	17	18	43	22.5	0	0	0	2	2	0
5	Tonka Hemingway T. Hemingway	4.0	5	8	2025	LV	9	1	9	30	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Elijah Ponder E. Ponder	4.0	4	14	2025	NE	15	10	24	16	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	Mike Green M. Green	3.5	7	17	2025	BAL	17	24	41	23	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	Darius Alexander D. Alexander	3.5	4	9	2025	NYG	16	11	20	26.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Derrick Harmon D. Harmon	3.0	1	11	2025	PIT	12	16	27	9	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Demetrius Knight Jr. D. Knight Jr.	3.0	4	58	2025	CIN	17	48	106	14	2	39	0	1	0	0
11	Josaiah Stewart J. Stewart	3.0	3	13	2025	LAR	17	9	22	16	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Carson Schwesinger C. Schwesinger	2.5	11	67	2025	CLE	16	89	156	25	2	16	0	0	0	0
13	Nick Emmanwori N. Emmanwori	2.5	9	56	2025	SEA	14	25	81	13	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	Kenneth Grant K. Grant	2.0	2	15	2025	MIA	17	18	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Walter Nolen III W. Nolen III	2.0	5	8	2025	ARI	6	3	11	10	0	0	0	0	1	1
16	Donovan Ezeiruaku D. Ezeiruaku	2.0	9	20	2025	DAL	17	20	40	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Jacob Parrish J. Parrish	2.0	7	50	2025	TB	17	26	76	18	2	3	0	0	1	0
18	Elijah Roberts E. Roberts	2.0	2	10	2025	TB	17	4	14	10	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	B.J. Green II	2.0	2	6	2025	JAX	14	9	15	15	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Ashton Gillotte A. Gillotte	1.5	3	14	2025	KC	17	24	38	2	1	14	0	0	0	0
21	Princely Umanmielen P. Umanmielen	1.5	2	13	2025	CAR	16	11	24	12.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
22	Shemar James S. James	1.5	2	40	2025	DAL	14	51	91	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Barryn Sorrell B. Sorrell	1.5	1	7	2025	GB	14	8	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Billy Bowman Jr. B. Bowman Jr.	1.5	1	15	2025	ATL	6	11	26	12	1	0	0	1	0	0
25	Zeek Biggers Z. Biggers	1.5	1	6	2025	MIA	9	14	20	9.5	0	0	0	0	0	0

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PASS

143

Rush

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83

Robinson

REC

90

Robinson

Team Rankings

PPG

13.0

25th

OPP PPG

20.0

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RUSH YDS/G

120.0

15th

PASS YDS/G

143.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

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NFL 2026 Betting

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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