most passing yards per game by a rookie record

Justin Herbert has averaged the most passing yards per game by a rookie, with 289.1 per game in 2020.

NAME YDS/G REC SEASON TM W% GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
289.1
6-9
2020
LAC LAC
.400
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
284.6
3-5
2018
SF SF
.375
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
3 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284.0
1-0
2017
KC KC
1.000
1
22
35
62.9
284
8.1
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
4 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
273.9
9-6
2023
HOU HOU
.600
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
5 Andrew Luck
A. Luck
273.4
11-5
2012
IND IND
.688
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
6 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
268.8
2-7-1
2020
CIN CIN
.250
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
7 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
266.1
7-7
2018
CLE CLE
.500
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
8 Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
260.9
6-1
2002
STL STL
.857
7
138
214
64.5
1,826
8.5
14
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
9 Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
260.5
1-1
1999
NO NO
.500
2
42
76
55.3
521
6.9
3
5
62.4
3.9
6.6
6
42
10 Kellen Moore
K. Moore
259.7
0-3
2015
DAL DAL
.000
3
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
3.8
5.8
5
23
11 Cam Newton
C. Newton
253.2
6-10
2011
CAR CAR
.375
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
12 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
252.6
6-10
2015
TB TB
.375
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
13 Todd Marinovich
T. Marinovich
243.0
0-1
1991
RAI RAI
.000
1
23
40
57.5
243
6.1
3
0
100.3
7.5
0.0
0
0
14 Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
242.7
3-4
2017
HOU HOU
.429
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
15 Nick Foles
N. Foles
242.7
1-6
2012
PHI PHI
.143
7
161
265
60.8
1,699
6.4
6
5
79.1
2.3
1.9
20
131
16 Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
241.0
1-0
2024
NE NE
1.000
1
22
29
75.9
241
8.3
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
17 Scott Tolzien
S. Tolzien
239.0
0-2-1
2013
GB GB
.167
3
55
90
61.1
717
8.0
1
5
66.8
1.1
5.6
3
26
18 Mike White
M. White
238.3
1-3
2021
NYJ NYJ
.250
4
88
132
66.7
953
7.2
5
8
75.1
3.8
6.1
4
18
19 Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
236.4
7-9
2016
PHI PHI
.438
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
20 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
234.8
3-9
2015
TEN TEN
.250
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
21 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
233.7
3-13
1998
IND IND
.188
16
326
575
56.7
3,739
6.5
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
22 Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
233.6
6-8
2019
JAX JAX
.429
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
23 Daniel Jones
D. Jones
232.8
3-10
2019
NYG NYG
.231
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
24 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
232.6
5-10-1
2019
ARI ARI
.344
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
25 John Wolford
J. Wolford
231.0
1-0
2020
LAR LAR
1.000
1
22
38
57.9
231
6.1
0
1
64.7
0.0
2.6
2
8
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TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
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.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
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.647
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10
7
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647