most 20+ point games rookie

Gale Sayers has the most games by a rookie when scoring 20+ points, with 2 games in 1965.

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  • Data note: Points: player game data complete from 1960
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
2
60
1965
633
10
177
88.5
5
152
76.0
3
170
85.0
1
134
67.0
1
2De'Von Achane
D. Achane
1
24
2023
233
233.0
4
203
203.0
2
30
30.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Chase Claypool
C. Claypool
1
24
2020
116
116.0
4
6
6.0
1
110
110.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Jonas Gray
J. Gray
1
24
2014
201
4
201
201.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Doug Martin
D. Martin
1
24
2012
272
4
251
251.0
4
21
21.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Reggie Bush
R. Bush
1
24
2006
172
4
37
37.0
3
131
131.0
1
0
0.0
0
4
4.0
0
7Joseph Addai
J. Addai
1
24
2006
208
4
171
171.0
4
37
37.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
1
24
2004
142
4
116
116.0
4
26
26.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
1
24
2002
205
4
130
130.0
3
75
75.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1
24
2000
256
4
251
251.0
4
5
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Randy Moss
R. Moss
1
20
1998
163
3
0
0.0
0
163
163.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1
24
1997
276
4
246
246.0
4
30
30.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Ronald Moore
R. Moore
1
24
1993
126
4
126
126.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
24
1990
115
4
103
103.0
4
12
12.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Jerry Butler
J. Butler
1
24
1979
267
4
12
12.0
0
255
255.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
24
1978
199
4
199
199.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17John Love
J. Love
1
20
1967
82
2
0
0.0
0
64
64.0
1
18
18.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Garo Yepremian
G. Yepremian
1
20
1966
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
1
20
1962
143
2
143
143.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
1
24
1961
182
4
106
106.0
3
76
76.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
1
24
1961
115
4
115
115.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Gene Mingo
G. Mingo
1
21
1960
146
1
37
37.0
1
10
10.0
0
99
99.0
0
0
0.0
0

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