highest completion percentage in first game by a rookie qb after 2020

Since 2021, 6 quarterbacks are tied for the best completion percentage by a rookie quarterback in their first game, at 100.0 percent. The first three are Dillon Gabriel this season, Michael Penix Jr. in 2024 and Clayton Tune in 2023.

NAME PCT SEASON TM GP CMP ATT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dillon Gabriel
D. Gabriel
100.0
2025
CLE CLE
1
3
3
19
6.3
19.0
1
0
132.6
33.3
0.0
0
0
2 Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
100.0
2024
ATL ATL
1
1
1
14
14.0
14.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
3 Clayton Tune
C. Tune
100.0
2023
ARI ARI
1
1
1
4
4.0
4.0
0
0
83.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
4 Bryce Perkins
B. Perkins
100.0
2022
LAR LAR
1
1
1
-3
-3.0
-3.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
5 Justin Fields
J. Fields
100.0
2021
CHI CHI
1
2
2
10
5.0
10.0
0
0
87.5
0.0
0.0
0
0
6 Trey Lance
T. Lance
100.0
2021
SF SF
1
1
1
5
5.0
5.0
1
0
127.1
100.0
0.0
0
0
7 Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
76.9
2022
PIT PIT
1
10
13
120
9.2
120.0
0
3
65.1
0.0
23.1
0
0
8 Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
75.9
2024
NE NE
1
22
29
241
8.3
241.0
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
9 Tanner McKee
T. McKee
75.0
2024
PHI PHI
1
3
4
54
13.5
54.0
2
0
156.3
50.0
0.0
0
0
10 Jaren Hall
J. Hall
75.0
2023
MIN MIN
1
3
4
23
5.8
23.0
0
0
88.5
0.0
0.0
1
0
11 Mac Jones
M. Jones
74.4
2021
NE NE
1
29
39
281
7.2
281.0
1
0
102.6
2.6
0.0
1
13
12 Tyson Bagent
T. Bagent
71.4
2023
CHI CHI
1
10
14
83
5.9
83.0
0
1
56.5
0.0
7.1
1
10
13 Jordan Love
J. Love
71.4
2021
GB GB
1
5
7
68
9.7
68.0
0
0
102.1
0.0
0.0
1
4
14 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
70.8
2024
WAS WAS
1
17
24
184
7.7
184.0
0
0
93.1
0.0
0.0
2
23
15 Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
66.7
2022
NE NE
1
10
15
99
6.6
99.0
1
0
107.4
6.7
0.0
3
24
16 Kellen Mond
K. Mond
66.7
2021
MIN MIN
1
2
3
5
1.7
5.0
0
0
70.1
0.0
0.0
0
0
17 Will Levis
W. Levis
65.5
2023
TEN TEN
1
19
29
238
8.2
238.0
4
0
130.5
13.8
0.0
2
12
18 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
65.0
2025
MIN MIN
1
13
20
143
7.2
143.0
2
1
98.5
10.0
5.0
3
9
19 Anthony Richardson Sr.
A. Richardson Sr.
64.9
2023
IND IND
1
24
37
223
6.0
223.0
1
1
79.0
2.7
2.7
4
8
20 C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
63.6
2023
HOU HOU
1
28
44
242
5.5
242.0
0
0
78.0
0.0
0.0
5
46
21 Mike White
M. White
62.5
2021
NYJ NYJ
1
20
32
202
6.3
202.0
1
2
64.8
3.1
6.3
1
8
22 Bo Nix
B. Nix
61.9
2024
DEN DEN
1
26
42
138
3.3
138.0
0
2
47.5
0.0
4.8
2
6
23 Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
61.5
2023
LV LV
1
24
39
238
6.1
238.0
0
1
68.1
0.0
2.6
7
50
24 Anthony Brown
A. Brown
60.0
2022
BAL BAL
1
3
5
16
3.2
16.0
0
0
65.4
0.0
0.0
1
4
25 Ian Book
I. Book
60.0
2021
NO NO
1
12
20
135
6.8
135.0
0
2
40.6
0.0
10.0
8
54
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TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
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1
4
0
.200
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4
0
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
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1 - 4 - 0

17

Final

21

MIN Vikings

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM