highest completion percentage in a single game by a rookie qb minimum 30 attempts

Dak Prescott has the best completion percentage by a rookie quarterback in a game with 30+ passing attempts, at 88.9 percent versus the Buccaneers on December 18, 2016.

Interpreted as:
highest completion percentage in a single regular-season game by a rookie qb minimum 30 passing attempts
NAMEPCTATTDATETMOPPCMPYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
88.9
36
12/18/2016
vs
32
279
7.8
0
0
99.0
0.0
0.0
3
15
2Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
86.7
30
9/29/2024
@
26
233
7.8
1
1
96.3
3.3
3.3
0
0
3Jake Browning
J. Browning
86.5
37
12/4/2023
@
32
354
9.6
1
0
115.5
2.7
0.0
2
12
4Bo Nix
B. Nix
84.8
33
11/17/2024
vs
28
307
9.3
4
0
145.0
12.1
0.0
1
12
5Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
83.3
30
12/1/2024
vs
25
206
6.9
3
1
114.7
10.0
3.3
2
10
6Mike White
M. White
82.2
45
10/31/2021
vs
37
405
9.0
3
2
107.9
6.7
4.4
2
8
7Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
81.8
44
12/13/2020
vs
36
243
5.5
2
1
95.4
4.5
2.3
1
3
8Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
80.6
31
12/15/2024
@
25
226
7.3
2
0
118.5
6.5
0.0
8
37
9Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
80.6
36
12/5/2004
@
29
382
10.6
3
1
127.1
8.3
2.8
3
27
10Drake Maye
D. Maye
80.0
30
12/1/2024
vs
24
238
7.9
1
1
96.9
3.3
3.3
4
16
11Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
80.0
30
10/14/2018
vs
24
280
9.3
2
1
113.9
6.7
3.3
2
13
12Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
78.4
37
9/28/2014
@
29
254
6.9
1
2
81.8
2.7
5.4
3
19
13Bryce Young
B. Young
78.1
32
10/1/2023
vs
25
204
6.4
0
0
93.2
0.0
0.0
5
55
14Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
78.1
32
12/10/2017
@
25
271
8.5
1
0
112.4
3.1
0.0
2
21
15Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
78.1
32
10/16/2011
vs
25
264
8.3
1
0
111.5
3.1
0.0
0
0
16Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
78.1
32
10/31/2010
vs
25
191
6.0
2
0
112.4
6.3
0.0
2
7
17Mac Jones
M. Jones
77.5
40
10/3/2021
vs
31
275
6.9
2
1
101.6
5.0
2.5
4
25
18Bo Nix
B. Nix
77.4
31
12/28/2024
@
24
219
7.1
3
1
114.9
9.7
3.2
2
13
19Mac Jones
M. Jones
76.7
30
10/10/2021
@
23
231
7.7
1
1
95.3
3.3
3.3
1
5
20Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
76.5
34
1/3/2000
@
26
373
11.0
2
0
131.1
5.9
0.0
1
10
21Davis Mills
D. Mills
76.3
38
10/31/2021
vs
29
310
8.2
2
1
106.3
5.3
2.6
5
31
22Drew Lock
D. Lock
75.8
33
12/22/2019
vs
25
192
5.8
1
0
99.6
3.0
0.0
0
0
23Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
75.8
33
10/9/2016
@
25
238
7.2
2
1
102.8
6.1
3.0
3
8
24Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
75.8
33
11/19/1989
vs
25
261
7.9
1
1
95.6
3.0
3.0
0
0
25Warren Moon
W. Moon
75.8
33
10/21/1984
vs
25
356
10.8
2
2
105.1
6.1
6.1
2
6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for completion percentage and passing attempts going back to the 1950 season.

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