what is the shortest time an nfl drafted rookie stayed on a team

50 players are tied for the fewest games by a rookie, with 1 game. The first three are Shane Buechele, Haggai Ndubuisi and Lew Nichols this season.

Interpreted as:
What is the shortest time in the regular season an NFL drafted rookie stayed on a team?
NAMEGPSEASONTMYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Shane Buechele
S. Buechele
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Haggai Ndubuisi
H. Ndubuisi
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Lew Nichols
L. Nichols
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Jerome Carvin
J. Carvin
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Tyler McLellan
T. McLellan
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Jaylin Simpson
J. Simpson
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7DJ James
DJ James
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Kalen King
K. King
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Jeshaun Jones
J. Jones
1
2025
5
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5
5.0
0
10Jackson Sirmon
J. Sirmon
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Jimmy Ciarlo
J. Ciarlo
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12T.J. Maguranyanga
T.J. Maguranyanga
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Vernon Broughton
V. Broughton
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Collin Oliver
C. Oliver
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Will Howard
W. Howard
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Tim Smith
T. Smith
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Ajani Cornelius
A. Cornelius
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Graham Mertz
G. Mertz
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Phil Mafah
P. Mafah
1
2025
29
29.0
1
18
18.0
1
11
11.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Tommy Akingbesote
T. Akingbesote
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Garrett Dellinger
G. Dellinger
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22JP Richardson
JP Richardson
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Daryl Porter
D. Porter
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Jacob Bayer
J. Bayer
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Connor Bazelak
C. Bazelak
1
2025
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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