nfl rookie leaders in points 1997

Richie Cunningham put up the most points by a rookie in 1997, with 126 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPRUSH TDREC TDRET TDTDFGMXPMXP2SFTYPPG
1Richie Cunningham
R. Cunningham
126
1997
16
0
0
0
0
34
24
0
0
7.9
2John Hall
J. Hall
120
1997
16
0
0
0
0
28
36
0
0
7.5
3Ryan Longwell
R. Longwell
120
1997
16
0
0
0
0
24
48
0
0
7.5
4Olindo Mare
O. Mare
117
1997
16
0
0
0
0
28
33
0
0
7.3
5Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
60
1997
16
10
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
3.8
6Antowain Smith
A. Smith
48
1997
16
8
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
3.0
7Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
42
1997
16
4
3
0
7
0
0
0
0
2.6
8Fred Lane
F. Lane
42
1997
13
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
3.2
9Tiki Barber
T. Barber
26
1997
12
3
1
0
4
0
0
1
0
2.2
10Reidel Anthony
R. Anthony
24
1997
16
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
1.5
11Rae Carruth
R. Carruth
24
1997
15
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
1.6
12Leon Johnson
L. Johnson
24
1997
16
2
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
1.5
13Chad Lewis
C. Lewis
24
1997
16
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
1.5
14Byron Hanspard
B. Hanspard
18
1997
16
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1.1
15Darren Sharper
D. Sharper
18
1997
14
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1.3
16Tony Gonzalez
T. Gonzalez
14
1997
16
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0.9
17Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
14
1997
10
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1.4
18Jay Riemersma
J. Riemersma
14
1997
16
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0.9
19Will Blackwell
W. Blackwell
12
1997
14
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0.9
20Paul Bradford
P. Bradford
12
1997
15
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0.8
21Albert Connell
A. Connell
12
1997
5
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2.4
22Jay Graham
J. Graham
12
1997
13
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.9
23Damon Jones
D. Jones
12
1997
11
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1.1
24Freddie Jones
F. Jones
12
1997
13
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.9
25George Jones
G. Jones
12
1997
16
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.8
StatMuse has season-level data for points going back to the 1921 season.

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