active nfl player with most passing yards in rookie season

Justin Herbert has the most passing yards by an active rookie, with 4,336 yards in 2020.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,336	2020	LAC	15	396	595	66.6	7.3	289.1	31	10	98.3	5.2	1.7	32	218
2	C.J. Stroud	4,108	2023	HOU	15	319	499	63.9	8.2	273.9	23	5	100.8	4.6	1.0	38	331
3	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,042	2015	TB	16	312	535	58.3	7.6	252.6	22	15	84.2	4.1	2.8	27	190
4	Mac Jones M. Jones	3,801	2021	NE	17	352	521	67.6	7.3	223.6	22	13	92.5	4.2	2.5	28	241
5	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	3,782	2016	PHI	16	379	607	62.4	6.2	236.4	16	14	79.3	2.6	2.3	33	213
6	Bo Nix B. Nix	3,775	2024	DEN	17	376	567	66.3	6.7	222.1	29	12	93.3	5.1	2.1	24	198
7	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	3,725	2018	CLE	14	310	486	63.8	7.7	266.1	27	14	93.7	5.6	2.9	25	173
8	Kyler Murray K. Murray	3,722	2019	ARI	16	349	542	64.4	6.9	232.6	20	12	87.4	3.7	2.2	48	309
9	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
10	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,641	2021	JAX	17	359	602	59.6	6.0	214.2	12	17	71.9	2.0	2.8	32	238
11	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	3,568	2024	WAS	17	331	480	69.0	7.4	209.9	25	9	100.1	5.2	1.9	47	238
12	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,541	2024	CHI	17	351	562	62.5	6.3	208.3	20	6	87.8	3.6	1.1	68	466
13	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	3,271	2019	JAX	14	285	470	60.6	7.0	233.6	21	6	91.2	4.5	1.3	33	184
14	Cam Ward C. Ward	3,169	2025	TEN	17	323	540	59.8	5.9	186.4	15	7	80.2	2.8	1.3	55	410
15	Geno Smith G. Smith	3,046	2013	NYJ	16	247	443	55.8	6.9	190.4	12	21	66.5	2.7	4.7	43	315
16	Daniel Jones D. Jones	3,027	2019	NYG	13	284	459	61.9	6.6	232.8	24	12	87.7	5.2	2.6	38	295
17	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	2,971	2008	BAL	16	257	428	60.0	6.9	185.7	14	12	80.3	3.3	2.8	32	276
18	Bryce Young B. Young	2,877	2023	CAR	16	315	527	59.8	5.5	179.8	11	10	73.7	2.1	1.9	62	477
19	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	2,865	2018	NYJ	13	239	414	57.7	6.9	220.4	17	15	77.6	4.1	3.6	30	204
20	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	2,818	2015	TEN	12	230	370	62.2	7.6	234.8	19	10	91.5	5.1	2.7	38	258
21	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	2,688	2020	CIN	10	264	404	65.3	6.7	268.8	13	5	89.8	3.2	1.2	32	231
22	Davis Mills D. Mills	2,664	2021	HOU	13	263	394	66.8	6.8	204.9	16	10	88.8	4.1	2.5	31	206
23	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	2,404	2022	PIT	13	245	389	63.0	6.2	184.9	7	9	76.7	1.8	2.3	27	182
24	Tyler Shough T. Shough	2,384	2025	NO	11	221	327	67.6	7.3	216.7	10	6	91.3	3.1	1.8	31	195
25	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	2,334	2021	NYJ	13	213	383	55.6	6.1	179.5	9	11	69.7	2.3	2.9	44	360

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Team Leaders

PASS

937

Herbert

RUSH

271

Hampton

REC

225

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

30th

OPP PPG

25.8

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

128.2

9th

PASS YDS/G

187.4

29th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	.600
Raiders	3	2	.600
Chargers	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	NYJ	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Broncos

3 - 2

Final

Chargers

0 - 5

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Justin Herbert has the most passing yards by an active rookie, with 4,336 yards in 2020.

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1,408

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537

532

583

537

507

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12

12

8

7

7

7

6

5

119.6

119.3

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

103.8

103.2

102.5

83.4

76.1

52.4

50.8

49.6

75

68

54

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Schedule