nfl rookie leaders in points 1971

Bill Bell scored the most points by a rookie in 1971, with 68 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPPG
1Bill Bell
B. Bell
68
1971
14
0
0
0
0
13
29
0
4.9
2Randy Vataha
R. Vataha
54
1971
14
0
9
0
9
0
0
0
3.9
3Vic Washington
V. Washington
42
1971
14
3
4
0
7
0
0
0
3.0
4Fred Willis
F. Willis
42
1971
14
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
3.0
5John Leypoldt
J. Leypoldt
39
1971
8
0
0
0
0
9
12
0
4.9
6Ken Burrow
K. Burrow
36
1971
14
0
6
0
6
0
0
0
2.6
7Bob Gresham
B. Gresham
36
1971
13
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
2.8
8Don Nottingham
D. Nottingham
36
1971
14
5
0
1
6
0
0
0
2.6
9John Brockington
J. Brockington
30
1971
14
4
1
0
5
0
0
0
2.1
10Charlie Evans
C. Evans
30
1971
6
5
0
0
5
0
0
0
5.0
11Happy Feller
H. Feller
28
1971
9
0
0
0
0
6
10
0
3.1
12Tim Webster
T. Webster
26
1971
4
0
0
0
0
6
8
0
6.5
13Mel Gray
M. Gray
24
1971
14
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
1.7
14Scott Hunter
S. Hunter
24
1971
13
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
1.8
15Archie Manning
A. Manning
24
1971
12
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
2.0
16Billy Parks
B. Parks
24
1971
10
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
2.4
17Tom Hayes
T. Hayes
18
1971
14
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1.3
18Mike Montgomery
M. Montgomery
18
1971
11
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
1.6
19Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
18
1971
14
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
1.3
20John Riggins
J. Riggins
18
1971
14
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
1.3
21Elmo Wright
E. Wright
18
1971
14
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
1.3
22Toni Fritsch
T. Fritsch
17
1971
2
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
8.5
23Ron Jessie
R. Jessie
14
1971
14
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1.0
24Clarence Davis
C. Davis
12
1971
14
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0.9
25James Ford
J. Ford
12
1971
9
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1.3
StatMuse has season-level data for points going back to the 1921 season.

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