which rookie cornerback has given up least amount of receiving yards

Deion Sanders has the fewest yards on receptions by a rookie defensive back, with -8 yards in 1989.

NAMEREC YDSSEASONTMGPRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
-8
1989
15
1
-8.0
-0.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
2Lonnie Wright
L. Wright
-2
1966
14
1
-2.0
-0.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Brad Rowland
B. Rowland
-2
1951
12
1
-2.0
-0.2
0
50
10
5.0
4.2
0
4Patrick Peterson
P. Peterson
-1
2011
16
1
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
5Vic Janowicz
V. Janowicz
-1
1954
10
1
-1.0
-0.1
0
13
6
2.2
1.3
0
6Elijah Jones
E. Jones
0
2025
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Daniel Scott
D. Scott
0
2025
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Erick Hallett
E. Hallett
0
2025
TOT
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Tanner Ingle
T. Ingle
0
2025
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Rejzohn Wright
R. Wright
0
2025
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11Jaylin Simpson
J. Simpson
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
12DJ James
DJ James
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Jaden Davis
J. Davis
0
2025
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Kalen King
K. King
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
15Marcus Banks
M. Banks
0
2025
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Rashad Wisdom
R. Wisdom
0
2025
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17PJ Jules
PJ Jules
0
2025
14
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Isaiah Johnson
I. Johnson
0
2025
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Jordan Colbert
J. Colbert
0
2025
5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Jahdae Barron
J. Barron
0
2025
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Malaki Starks
M. Starks
0
2025
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Maxwell Hairston
M. Hairston
0
2025
11
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Andrew Mukuba
A. Mukuba
0
2025
11
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Will Johnson
W. Johnson
0
2025
12
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25Benjamin Morrison
B. Morrison
0
2025
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Penix

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1,478

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Pitts

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OPP PPG

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