nfl rookie yards per game leaders 2021

Elijah Mitchell had the most yards per game by a rookie in 2021, with 100.0 per game.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPYDSTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Elijah Mitchell
E. Mitchell
100.0
2021
11
1,100
6
963
87.5
5
137
12.5
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Najee Harris
N. Harris
98.1
2021
17
1,667
10
1,200
70.6
7
467
27.5
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Michael Bandy
M. Bandy
88.0
2021
1
88
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
88
88.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
86.8
2021
17
1,476
13
21
1.2
0
1,455
85.6
13
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Jaylen Waddle
J. Waddle
75.7
2021
16
1,211
7
3
0.2
1
1,015
63.4
6
158
9.9
0
35
2.2
0
6Javonte Williams
J. Williams
71.7
2021
17
1,219
7
903
53.1
4
316
18.6
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Rondale Moore
R. Moore
69.5
2021
14
973
1
76
5.4
0
435
31.1
1
291
20.8
0
171
12.2
0
8Khalil Herbert
K. Herbert
69.4
2021
17
1,179
2
433
25.5
2
96
5.6
0
650
38.2
0
0
0.0
0
9Michael Carter
M. Carter
68.9
2021
14
964
4
639
45.6
4
325
23.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Marquez Stevenson
M. Stevenson
66.4
2021
5
332
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
165
33.0
0
167
33.4
0
11Jaelon Darden
J. Darden
61.7
2021
9
555
0
11
1.2
0
43
4.8
0
359
39.9
0
142
15.8
0
12Rhamondre Stevenson
R. Stevenson
60.8
2021
12
729
5
606
50.5
5
123
10.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Kyle Pitts Sr.
K. Pitts Sr.
60.4
2021
17
1,026
1
0
0.0
0
1,026
60.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Kene Nwangwu
K. Nwangwu
59.0
2021
11
649
2
61
5.5
0
9
0.8
0
579
52.6
2
0
0.0
0
15Amon-Ra St. Brown
A. St. Brown
57.2
2021
17
973
6
61
3.6
1
912
53.6
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16DeVonta Smith
D. Smith
53.9
2021
17
916
5
0
0.0
0
916
53.9
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Elijah Moore
E. Moore
53.8
2021
11
592
6
54
4.9
1
538
48.9
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Pooka Williams
P. Williams
52.0
2021
1
52
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
52
52.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Chuba Hubbard
C. Hubbard
47.5
2021
17
807
6
612
36.0
5
174
10.2
1
21
1.2
0
0
0.0
0
20Rashod Bateman
R. Bateman
42.9
2021
12
515
1
0
0.0
0
515
42.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Avery Williams
A. Williams
42.9
2021
15
643
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
490
32.7
0
153
10.2
0
22Kenneth Gainwell
K. Gainwell
42.6
2021
16
681
6
291
18.2
5
253
15.8
1
137
8.6
0
0
0.0
0
23Kadarius Toney
K. Toney
41.8
2021
10
418
0
6
0.6
0
420
42.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Easop Winston
E. Winston
41.3
2021
3
124
0
0
0.0
0
5
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
119
39.7
0
25Demetric Felton
D. Felton
37.8
2021
16
604
2
24
1.5
0
181
11.3
2
172
10.8
0
227
14.2
0

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