most yards per attempt by a rookie quarterback in nfl history

Greg Cook has averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a rookie quarterback, with 9.4 yards in 1969.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game per attempt by a rookie quarterback in NFL history
NAME AVG SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Greg Cook
G. Cook
9.4
1969
CIN CIN
11
106
197
53.8
1,854
168.5
15
11
88.3
7.6
5.6
29
195
2 Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
9.4
1945
CLE CLE
10
89
171
52.0
1,609
160.9
14
17
72.4
8.2
9.9
3 Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.9
2004
PIT PIT
14
196
295
66.4
2,621
187.2
17
11
98.1
5.8
3.7
30
213
4 Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
8.3
2018
SF SF
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
284.6
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
5 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
8.2
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
6 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
8.2
2024
WAS WAS
10
180
262
68.7
2,147
214.7
9
2
101.7
3.4
0.8
20
111
7 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
8.1
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
8 Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
8.0
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
9 Jake Browning
J. Browning
8.0
2023
CIN CIN
9
171
243
70.4
1,936
215.1
12
7
98.4
4.9
2.9
24
169
10 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.9
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
11 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
7.9
2008
ATL ATL
16
265
434
61.1
3,440
215.0
16
11
87.7
3.7
2.5
17
104
12 Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
7.9
1947
DET DET
9
94
175
53.7
1,384
153.8
13
20
65.0
7.4
11.4
13 Cam Newton
C. Newton
7.8
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
14 Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
7.8
1970
BUF BUF
14
178
321
55.5
2,507
179.1
10
20
65.3
3.1
6.2
41
387
15 Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.7
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
16 Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
7.6
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
17 Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
7.6
1963
DEN DEN
13
112
223
50.2
1,689
129.9
12
14
67.3
5.4
6.3
18 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
7.6
1956
BAL BAL
12
110
198
55.6
1,498
124.8
9
10
74.0
4.5
5.1
19 Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.6
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
20 Bob Celeri
B. Celeri
7.6
1951
NYY NYY
11
102
238
42.9
1,797
163.4
12
15
59.8
5.0
6.3
21 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
7.5
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
22 Dan Marino
D. Marino
7.5
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
23 Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
7.4
1997
ARI ARI
10
157
296
53.0
2,203
220.3
15
15
73.1
5.1
5.1
52
291
24 Warren Moon
W. Moon
7.4
1984
HOU HOU
16
259
450
57.6
3,338
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
25 Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
7.3
1952
WAS WAS
12
96
194
49.5
1,420
118.3
14
15
65.7
7.2
7.7
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

27.0

6th

OPP PPG

26.2

26th

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89.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

267.2

3rd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
7
2
0
.778
Ravens Ravens
7
3
0
.700
Bengals Bengals
4
6
0
.400
Browns Browns
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/17
CIN CIN
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
Sun
12/1
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/9
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Sun
12/15
CIN CIN
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Thu
12/19
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

7-3-0

35

Final

34

CIN Bengals

4-6-0

Thu 7 Nov 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
8
2
0
.800
Dolphins Dolphins
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
7
2
0
.778
Ravens Ravens
7
3
0
.700
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
4
0
.600
Colts Colts
4
6
0
.400
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
9
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
6
3
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
7
2
0
.778
Commanders Commanders
7
3
0
.700
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
8
1
0
.889
Vikings Vikings
7
2
0
.778
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
4
0
.600
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
6
0
.400
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
6
4
0
.600
49ers 49ers
5
4
0
.556

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/10
MIA MIA
@
LAR LAR
23-15
Sat
11/9
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
26-23
Sat
11/9
NYJ NYJ
@
ARI ARI
6-31
Sat
11/9
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
34-6
Sat
11/9
TEN TEN
@
LAC LAC
17-27

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/14
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
8:15 PM
Sun
11/17
LAR LAR
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
LV LV
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
JAX JAX
@
DET DET
1:00 PM