most sacks by a rookie in the 2025 nfl season

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

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

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PASS

256

Penix

RUSH

349

Robinson

REC

274

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Team Rankings

PPG

17.0

27th

OPP PPG

22.7

15th

RUSH YDS/G

173.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

181.3

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

1 - 2

Final

Packers

1 - 2

Thu 24 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

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