fewest passing yards by a rookie qb in his first start

Merle Hapes has the fewest passing yards by a rookie quarterback, with -12 yards in 1942.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Merle Hapes
M. Hapes
-12
1942
NYG NYG
11
2
2
100.0
-6.0
-1.1
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
2Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
-4
2000
SF SF
1
1
1
100.0
-4.0
-4.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
3Todd Husak
T. Husak
-2
2000
WAS WAS
1
2
2
100.0
-1.0
-2.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
4June Jones
J. Jones
-1
1977
ATL ATL
1
1
1
100.0
-1.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
5Kedon Slovis
K. Slovis
0
2025
ARI ARI
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
6Jalen Milroe
J. Milroe
0
2025
SEA SEA
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
7Shedeur Sanders
S. Sanders
0
2025
CLE CLE
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
8Riley Leonard
R. Leonard
0
2025
IND IND
1
0
2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
9Connor Bazelak
C. Bazelak
0
2025
TB TB
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
10Brady Cook
B. Cook
0
2025
NYJ NYJ
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
11Stetson Bennett IV
S. Bennett IV
0
2024
LAR LAR
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
12Adrian Martinez
A. Martinez
0
2024
NYJ NYJ
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Carter Bradley
C. Bradley
0
2024
LV LV
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
14Jack Plummer
J. Plummer
0
2024
CAR CAR
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
15Reid Sinnett
R. Sinnett
0
2023
CIN CIN
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Chris Oladokun
C. Oladokun
0
2023
KC KC
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
17Nathan Rourke
N. Rourke
0
2023
NE NE
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
18Jake Haener
J. Haener
0
2023
NO NO
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Max Duggan
M. Duggan
0
2023
LAC LAC
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
20Malik Cunningham
M. Cunningham
0
2023
TOT
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
5
21Dresser Winn
D. Winn
0
2023
LAR LAR
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
22Davis Webb
D. Webb
0
2021
BUF BUF
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
23Kurt Benkert
K. Benkert
0
2021
GB GB
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Sam Ehlinger
S. Ehlinger
0
2021
IND IND
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
25Feleipe Franks
F. Franks
0
2021
ATL ATL
9
0
1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
1
0.0
0.0
100.0
0
0
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6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
1
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3
6
0
.333
Giants Giants
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7
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8:15 PM
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12/14
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2
0
.778
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2
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5
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.389
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2
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3
0
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2
0
.750
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4
0
.556
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2
0
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Wed
9/3
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9/6
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11/9
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