Since 2020, Josh Burnham and Graham Knowles are tied for the highest passer rating in a season, with a 1,135.6 rating in 2025.
Interpreted as:
highest passer rating by a player in a season since 2020| NAME | RTG | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Burnham | 1,135.6 | 2025 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 84 | 84.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | G. Knowles | 1,135.6 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 84 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | V. Ellison Jr. | 1,060.0 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 75 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | A. Williams | 1,060.0 | 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 75 | 75.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | D. Edwards | 1,060.0 | 2021 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 75 | 75.0 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | RJ Garcia II | 1,043.2 | 2025 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73 | 73.0 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | CJ Daniels | 992.8 | 2022 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 67 | 67.0 | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | P. Fant | 984.4 | 2022 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 66 | 66.0 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | S. Rigby | 959.2 | 2025 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63 | 63.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | T. Hoffmann | 925.6 | 2025 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 59 | 59.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | | C. Baker | 883.6 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 54 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | X. Hutchinson | 841.6 | 2021 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 49 | 49.0 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | D. McCulley | 799.6 | 2023 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 44 | 44.0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | K. Kroeger | 799.6 | 2021 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 44 | 44.0 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | B. May | 791.2 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | OJ Arnold | 787.0 | 2025 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 85 | 42.5 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | R. Clark | 766.0 | 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 40 | 40.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | L. Bauer | 757.6 | 2023 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 39 | 39.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | C. Pittman | 749.2 | 2023 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 38 | 38.0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | S. Jackson V | 746.8 | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 77 | 77.0 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 21 | | C. Smith | 740.8 | 2021 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 37 | 37.0 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | K. Maxwell | 724.0 | 2023 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | B. Brady | 724.0 | 2022 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | T. Snead | 724.0 | 2020 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | J. Posey | 707.2 | 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 33 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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