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Rookie Watch

Verified rookie-eligible players by league, ranked on a per-league performance score from current-season production. Players with negligible playing time are excluded, and leagues with incomplete verified rookie data show a pending state instead of a premature ranking.

Rookie board Updated 2026-06-26T14:48:49Z

Tracks verified rookie-eligible players with roster context, team links, and current production. Linkable rows: 31 (MLB 10, NBA 10, NFL 1, NHL 10); pending leagues: NFL.

If the board looks quiet, check scores and player pages first; rookie rows refresh after the next player update.

NBA Rookies
1.Cooper Flagg
Forward · Dallas Mavericks · age 19
21.0/6.7/4.5
2.Kon Knueppel
Guard · Charlotte Hornets · age 20
18.5/5.3/3.4
3.VJ Edgecombe
Guard · Philadelphia 76ers · age 20
16.0/5.6/4.2
4.Julian Reese
Forward · Washington Wizards · age 22
11.8/10.5/1.8
5.Derik Queen
Center · New Orleans Pelicans · age 21
11.7/7.1/3.7
6.Cedric Coward
Forward · Memphis Grizzlies · age 22
13.6/5.9/2.8
7.Jeremiah Fears
Guard · New Orleans Pelicans · age 19
14.3/3.7/3.4
8.Maxime Raynaud
Center · Sacramento Kings · age 23
12.5/7.5/1.4
9.Ace Bailey
Guard · Utah Jazz · age 19
13.8/4.2/1.8
10.Dylan Harper
Guard · San Antonio Spurs · age 20
11.8/3.4/3.9
NHL Rookies
1.Beckett Sennecke
Right Wing · Anaheim Ducks · age 20
23 G · 37 A
2.Matthew Schaefer
Defense · New York Islanders · age 18
23 G · 36 A
3.Ivan Demidov
Right Wing · Montreal Canadiens · age 20
19 G · 43 A
4.Jimmy Snuggerud
Right Wing · St. Louis Blues · age 21
21 G · 30 A
5.Ryan Leonard
Right Wing · Washington Capitals · age 21
20 G · 25 A
6.Matt Savoie
Center · Edmonton Oilers · age 22
18 G · 19 A
7.Ben Kindel
Center · Pittsburgh Penguins · age 19
17 G · 18 A
8.Justin Sourdif
Right Wing · Washington Capitals · age 24
15 G · 20 A
9.Matthew Wood
Right Wing · Nashville Predators · age 21
17 G · 13 A
10.Justin Hryckowian
Center · Dallas Stars · age 25
14 G · 16 A
MLB Rookies
1.Munetaka Murakami
First Baseman · Chicago White Sox · age 26
13 HR · 26 RBI
2.Kazuma Okamoto
Third Baseman · Toronto Blue Jays · age 29
7 HR · 18 RBI
3.JJ Wetherholt
Second Baseman · St. Louis Cardinals · age 23
7 HR · 16 RBI
4.TJ Rumfield
First Baseman · Colorado Rockies · age 25
3 HR · 17 RBI
5.Kevin McGonigle
Shortstop · Detroit Tigers · age 21
2 HR · 13 RBI
6.Jose Fernandez
First Baseman · Arizona Diamondbacks · age 22
3 HR · 12 RBI
7.Konnor Griffin
Shortstop · Pittsburgh Pirates · age 20
2 HR · 14 RBI
8.Gavin Collyer
Relief Pitcher · Texas Rangers · age 24
1W · 0.00 ERA
9.Tyler Samaniego
Relief Pitcher · Boston Red Sox · age 27
0 HR · 0 RBI
10.Anthony Nunez
Relief Pitcher · Baltimore Orioles · age 24
1W · 2.35 ERA
NFL Rookies

Verified rookie board pending. We need at least 3 rookie-eligible players with current production before ranking NFL.

Scoring is league-specific: NBA blends PTS/AST/REB with a minutes filter; NFL combines TD, yards, sacks; MLB takes the higher of the bat (HR+RBI+H) or pitch (W+K-ERA) score; NHL uses G+A with a games-played floor. Eligibility requires verified rookie data: NBA, NHL, and NFL require zero listed experience, while MLB uses current-year debut data when available. See also player pages, team hubs, scores, game pages, MVP race, and DPOY race.

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