NFL 2026 Rookie Projections

Which rookies project best in 2026?

All 2026 draft-class and undrafted rookies get a full-season projection regardless of ranking status. Ranked boards include players projected for at least 8 games. Backups and contingency options keep full projections and remain searchable, but are not ranked — a per-17-game pace is not a meaningful ranking for a player projected to play two games.

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17-Game PaceInjury-Adjusted

1

Ty Simpson

QB

LA

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

272.6

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds4,026

Pass TD28.8

Rush Yds200

Rush TD1.3

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

2

Behren Morton

QB

NE

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

256.9

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds3,750

Pass TD26.8

Rush Yds192

Rush TD1.8

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

3

Luke Altmyer

QB

DET

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

250.1

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds3,479

Pass TD25.5

Rush Yds217

Rush TD2.1

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

4

Jadarian Price

RB

SEA

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

224.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds1,100

Rush TD9.3

Rec Yds229

Rec TD1.4

5

Jeremiyah Love

RB

ARI

Age 21ROOKIE

PPR

219.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds1,016

Rush TD6.1

Rec Yds323

Rec TD1.4

6

Carson Beck

QB

ARI

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

209.7

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds3,538

Pass TD17.7

Rush Yds194

Rush TD1.5

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

7

Cade Klubnik

QB

NYJ

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

200.4

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds2,974

Pass TD19.3

Rush Yds226

Rush TD1.1

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

8

Fernando Mendoza

QB

LV

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

196.3

G17.0

Pass Yds3,020

Pass TD18.6

Rush Yds208

Rush TD1.1

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

9

Carnell Tate

WR

TEN

Age 21ROOKIE

PPR

166.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds12

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds769

Rec TD4.8

10

Jordyn Tyson

WR

NO

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

146.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds2

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds692

Rec TD4.0

11

Makai Lemon

WR

PHI

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

143.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds9

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds663

Rec TD4.3

12

KC Concepcion

WR

CLE

Age 21ROOKIE

PPR

128.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds14

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds602

Rec TD3.2

13

Omar Cooper Jr.

WR

NYJ

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

110.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds4

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds500

Rec TD3.1

14

Kaelon Black

RB

SF

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

108.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds546

Rush TD3.6

Rec Yds125

Rec TD0.7

15

Denzel Boston

WR

CLE

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

103.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds2

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds485

Rec TD2.7

16

Germie Bernard

WR

PIT

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

103.3

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds4

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds474

Rec TD2.9

17

De'Zhaun Stribling

WR

SF

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

89.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds411

Rec TD2.6

18

Antonio Williams

WR

WAS

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

82.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds7

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds387

Rec TD2.3

19

Kenyon Sadiq

TE

NYJ

Age 21ROOKIE

PPR

68.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds287

Rec TD2.2

20

Zavion Thomas

WR

CHI

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

67.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds310

Rec TD1.9

21

Brenen Thompson

WR

LAC

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

62.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds288

Rec TD1.7

22

Adam Randall

RB

BAL

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

61.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds319

Rush TD2.3

Rec Yds60

Rec TD0.5

23

Ted Hurst III

WR

TB

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

58.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds273

Rec TD1.6

24

Caleb Douglas

WR

MIA

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

58.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds274

Rec TD1.5

25

Chris Bell

WR

MIA

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

57.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds272

Rec TD1.4

26

Malachi Fields

WR

NYG

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

56.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds262

Rec TD1.6

27

Ja'Kobi Lane

WR

BAL

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

56.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds251

Rec TD1.8

28

Zachariah Branch

WR

ATL

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

54.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds253

Rec TD1.5

29

Malik Benson

WR

LV

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

54.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds255

Rec TD1.4

30

Emmett Johnson

RB

KC

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

51.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds230

Rush TD1.5

Rec Yds74

Rec TD0.5

31

Nicholas Singleton

RB

TEN

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

49.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds249

Rush TD1.4

Rec Yds63

Rec TD0.4

32

Max Bredeson

RB

MIN

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

47.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds231

Rush TD1.5

Rec Yds60

Rec TD0.4

33

Jonah Coleman

RB

DEN

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

47.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds219

Rush TD1.4

Rec Yds65

Rec TD0.4

34

Mike Washington Jr.

RB

LV

ROOKIE

PPR

44.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds217

Rush TD1.2

Rec Yds61

Rec TD0.4

35

Eli Heidenreich

RB

PIT

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

37.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds140

Rush TD1.0

Rec Yds68

Rec TD0.4

36

Cyrus Allen

WR

KC

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

35.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds165

Rec TD1.0

37

Reggie Virgil

WR

ARI

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

34.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds167

Rec TD0.7

38

Kaden Wetjen

WR

PIT

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

34.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds159

Rec TD0.9

39

Seth McGowan

RB

IND

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

33.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds119

Rush TD0.7

Rec Yds70

Rec TD0.4

40

Colbie Young

WR

CIN

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

33.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds161

Rec TD0.8

41

Demond Claiborne

RB

MIN

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

32.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds122

Rush TD0.8

Rec Yds60

Rec TD0.4

42

Skyler Bell

WR

BUF

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

32.2

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds149

Rec TD0.9

43

Dean Connors

RB

LA

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

30.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds132

Rush TD1.0

Rec Yds47

Rec TD0.2

44

Bryce Lance

WR

NO

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

30.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds144

Rec TD0.8

45

Kevin Coleman Jr.

WR

MIA

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

30.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds145

Rec TD0.7

46

Jam Miller

RB

NE

ROOKIE

PPR

30.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds88

Rush TD0.6

Rec Yds67

Rec TD0.5

47

Elijah Sarratt

WR

BAL

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

29.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds133

Rec TD0.9

48

Kendrick Law

WR

DET

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

29.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds138

Rec TD0.7

49

Kaytron Allen

RB

WAS

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

28.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds92

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds65

Rec TD0.4

50

J'Mari Taylor

RB

JAX

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

22.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds81

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds44

Rec TD0.2

NFL 2026 rookie projections, 17-game pace

#	Player	G	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rec Yds	Rec TD	PPR
1	Ty Simpson QB LA· Age 23ROOKIE· not ranked	17.0	4,026	28.8	200	1.3	0	0.0	272.6
2	Behren Morton QB NE· Age 24ROOKIE· not ranked	17.0	3,750	26.8	192	1.8	0	0.0	256.9
3	Luke Altmyer QB DET· Age 23ROOKIE· not ranked	17.0	3,479	25.5	217	2.1	0	0.0	250.1
4	Jadarian Price RB SEA· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	1,100	9.3	229	1.4	224.3
5	Jeremiyah Love RB ARI· Age 21ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	1,016	6.1	323	1.4	219.4
6	Carson Beck QB ARI· Age 23ROOKIE· not ranked	17.0	3,538	17.7	194	1.5	0	0.0	209.7
7	Cade Klubnik QB NYJ· Age 22ROOKIE· not ranked	17.0	2,974	19.3	226	1.1	0	0.0	200.4
8	Fernando Mendoza QB LV· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	3,020	18.6	208	1.1	0	0.0	196.3
9	Carnell Tate WR TEN· Age 21ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	12	0.0	769	4.8	166.3
10	Jordyn Tyson WR NO· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	2	0.0	692	4.0	146.2
11	Makai Lemon WR PHI· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	9	0.0	663	4.3	143.1
12	KC Concepcion WR CLE· Age 21ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	14	0.0	602	3.2	128.6
13	Omar Cooper Jr. WR NYJ· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	4	0.0	500	3.1	110.0
14	Kaelon Black RB SF· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	546	3.6	125	0.7	108.0
15	Denzel Boston WR CLE· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	2	0.0	485	2.7	103.5
16	Germie Bernard WR PIT· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	4	0.0	474	2.9	103.3
17	De'Zhaun Stribling WR SF· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	411	2.6	89.7
18	Antonio Williams WR WAS· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	7	0.0	387	2.3	82.8
19	Kenyon Sadiq TE NYJ· Age 21ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	287	2.2	68.9
20	Zavion Thomas WR CHI· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	310	1.9	67.4
21	Brenen Thompson WR LAC· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	288	1.7	62.1
22	Adam Randall RB BAL· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	319	2.3	60	0.5	61.5
23	Ted Hurst III WR TB· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	273	1.6	58.7
24	Caleb Douglas WR MIA· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	274	1.5	58.2
25	Chris Bell WR MIA· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	272	1.4	57.1
26	Malachi Fields WR NYG· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	262	1.6	56.8
27	Ja'Kobi Lane WR BAL· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	251	1.8	56.2
28	Zachariah Branch WR ATL· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	253	1.5	54.5
29	Malik Benson WR LV· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	255	1.4	54.0
30	Emmett Johnson RB KC· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	230	1.5	74	0.5	51.5
31	Nicholas Singleton RB TEN· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	249	1.4	63	0.4	49.7
32	Max Bredeson RB MIN· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	231	1.5	60	0.4	47.9
33	Jonah Coleman RB DEN· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	219	1.4	65	0.4	47.1
34	Mike Washington Jr. RB LVROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	217	1.2	61	0.4	44.6
35	Eli Heidenreich RB PIT· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	140	1.0	68	0.4	37.0
36	Cyrus Allen WR KC· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	165	1.0	35.9
37	Reggie Virgil WR ARI· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	167	0.7	34.1
38	Kaden Wetjen WR PIT· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	159	0.9	34.0
39	Seth McGowan RB IND· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	119	0.7	70	0.4	33.9
40	Colbie Young WR CIN· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	161	0.8	33.8
41	Demond Claiborne RB MIN· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	122	0.8	60	0.4	32.7
42	Skyler Bell WR BUF· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	149	0.9	32.2
43	Dean Connors RB LA· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	132	1.0	47	0.2	30.9
44	Bryce Lance WR NO· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	144	0.8	30.8
45	Kevin Coleman Jr. WR MIA· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	145	0.7	30.1
46	Jam Miller RB NEROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	88	0.6	67	0.5	30.1
47	Elijah Sarratt WR BAL· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	133	0.9	29.4
48	Kendrick Law WR DET· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	138	0.7	29.0
49	Kaytron Allen RB WAS· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	92	0.5	65	0.4	28.5
50	J'Mari Taylor RB JAX· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	81	0.5	44	0.2	22.1

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