highest qb rating by a rookie qb in a season

Dak Prescott has the best passer rating by a rookie quarterback, with a 104.9 rating in 2016.

Interpreted as:
highest qb rating with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game by a rookie qb in a season
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
104.9
2016
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
229.2
23
4
5.0
0.9
25
143
2Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
102.4
2012
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
8.1
213.3
20
5
5.1
1.3
30
217
3C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
100.8
2023
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
8.2
273.9
23
5
4.6
1.0
38
331
4Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
100.1
2024
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
7.4
209.9
25
9
5.2
1.9
47
238
5Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
100.0
2012
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
7.9
194.9
26
10
6.6
2.5
33
203
6Jake Browning
J. Browning
98.4
2023
9
171
243
70.4
1,936
8.0
215.1
12
7
4.9
2.9
24
169
7Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
98.3
2020
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
289.1
31
10
5.2
1.7
32
218
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
98.1
2004
14
196
295
66.4
2,621
8.9
187.2
17
11
5.8
3.7
30
213
9Dan Marino
D. Marino
96.0
1983
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
7.5
200.9
20
6
6.8
2.0
10
80
10Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
93.7
2018
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
266.1
27
14
5.6
2.9
25
173
11Bo Nix
B. Nix
93.3
2024
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
29
12
5.1
2.1
24
198
12Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
92.7
2025
11
165
264
62.5
1,802
6.8
163.8
13
4
4.9
1.5
24
102
13Mac Jones
M. Jones
92.5
2021
17
352
521
67.6
3,801
7.3
223.6
22
13
4.2
2.5
28
241
14Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
91.5
2015
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
234.8
19
10
5.1
2.7
38
258
15Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
91.2
2019
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
4.5
1.3
33
184
16Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
90.8
2018
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
284.6
13
10
4.7
3.6
17
127
17Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
89.8
2020
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
268.8
13
5
3.2
1.2
32
231
18Davis Mills
D. Mills
88.8
2021
13
263
394
66.8
2,664
6.8
204.9
16
10
4.1
2.5
31
206
19Greg Cook
G. Cook
88.3
1969
11
106
197
53.8
1,854
9.4
168.5
15
11
7.6
5.6
29
195
20Drake Maye
D. Maye
88.1
2024
13
225
338
66.6
2,276
6.7
175.1
15
10
4.4
3.0
34
229
21Caleb Williams
C. Williams
87.8
2024
17
351
562
62.5
3,541
6.3
208.3
20
6
3.6
1.1
68
466
22Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
87.7
2008
16
265
434
61.1
3,440
7.9
215.0
16
11
3.7
2.5
17
104
23Daniel Jones
D. Jones
87.7
2019
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
232.8
24
12
5.2
2.6
38
295
24Kyler Murray
K. Murray
87.4
2019
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
232.6
20
12
3.7
2.2
48
309
25Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
87.1
2020
10
186
290
64.1
1,814
6.3
181.4
11
5
3.8
1.7
20
136
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

More Cowboys Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,931

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,113

Williams

Javonte Williams

REC

1,212

Pickens

George Pickens
Team Rankings

PPG

29.1

4th

OPP PPG

30.0

31st

RUSH YDS/G

120.8

15th

PASS YDS/G

287.9

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
4
10
0
.286
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 8

34

Final

26

DAL Cowboys

6 - 7 - 1

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
3
11
0
.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
0
.500
4
10
0
.286
3
11
0
.214
AFC SouthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
5
0
.643
8
6
0
.571
2
12
0
.143
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
2
0
.857
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
2
12
0
.143
NFC EastWLTPCT
9
5
0
.643
6
7
1
.464
4
10
0
.286
2
12
0
.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
4
1
.679
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
4
10
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams - x
11
3
0
.786
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
@
26-21
Sat
9/13
@
33-27
Sat
9/13
@
22-27
Sat
9/13
@
28-29
Sat
9/13
@
20-17

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM