Mohamed Sanu and Jabar Gaffney are tied for the highest passer rating by a rookie as a starter, with a 158.3 rating.
| NAME | RTG | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Sanu | 158.3 | 2012 |  CIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73 | 73.0 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | J. Gaffney | 158.3 | 2002 |  HOU | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 39 | 39.0 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | D. McAllister | 156.3 | 2001 |  NO | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | D. Smith | 143.8 | 1960 |  HOU | 14 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 70 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 |  | M. Lynch | 139.6 | 2007 |  BUF | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  | B. Purdy | 119.0 | 2022 |  SF | 5 | 85 | 124 | 68.5 | 1,098 | 8.9 | 219.6 | 11 | 2 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | | J. Coker | 118.8 | 2024 |  CAR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | L. Bowden | 118.8 | 2020 |  MIA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 32 | 32.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | M. James | 118.8 | 2013 |  TB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | S. Rice | 118.8 | 2007 |  MIN | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 94 | 47.0 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | | S. Morris | 118.8 | 2000 |  KC | 14 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 31 | 31.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | | D. Scott | 118.8 | 1994 | CIN | 12 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 53 | 53.0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | J. Cribbs | 118.8 | 1980 | BUF | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 | | K. Stewart | 115.0 | 1995 |  PIT | 2 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 58 | 11.6 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | B. Zappe | 112.5 | 2022 |  NE | 2 | 41 | 55 | 74.5 | 497 | 9.0 | 248.5 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 |  | K. Allen | 111.3 | 2018 | CAR | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 228 | 8.4 | 228.0 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | E. Rubbert | 110.2 | 1987 |  WAS | 3 | 26 | 49 | 53.1 | 532 | 10.9 | 177.3 | 4 | 1 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
| 18 |  | D. Watson | 108.4 | 2017 | HOU | 6 | 114 | 181 | 63.0 | 1,597 | 8.8 | 266.2 | 18 | 7 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 15 | 95 |
| 19 |  | D. Prescott | 104.9 | 2016 |  DAL | 16 | 311 | 459 | 67.8 | 3,667 | 8.0 | 229.2 | 23 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 25 | 143 |
| 20 |  | K. Cousins | 104.4 | 2012 | WAS | 1 | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 329 | 8.9 | 329.0 | 2 | 1 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 21 |
| 21 | | R. Griffin III | 102.4 | 2012 | WAS | 15 | 258 | 393 | 65.6 | 3,200 | 8.1 | 213.3 | 20 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 217 |
| 22 | | M. Bulger | 101.5 | 2002 |  STL | 7 | 138 | 214 | 64.5 | 1,826 | 8.5 | 260.9 | 14 | 6 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 |
| 23 |  | C.J. Stroud | 100.8 | 2023 | HOU | 15 | 319 | 499 | 63.9 | 4,108 | 8.2 | 273.9 | 23 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 38 | 331 |
| 24 | | T. McKee | 100.6 | 2024 |  PHI | 1 | 27 | 41 | 65.9 | 269 | 6.6 | 269.0 | 2 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 |
| 25 | | T. Marinovich | 100.3 | 1991 |  RAI | 1 | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 243 | 6.1 | 243.0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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