highest qb rating by qb in a rookie season

Dak Prescott has the highest 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 qb in a rookie season
NAMERTGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
104.9
2016
DAL DAL
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
WAS WAS
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
HOU HOU
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
WAS WAS
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
SEA SEA
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
CIN CIN
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
LAC LAC
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
PIT PIT
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
MIA MIA
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
CLE CLE
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
DEN DEN
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
NYG NYG
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
NE NE
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
TEN TEN
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
JAX JAX
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
SF SF
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
CIN CIN
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
HOU HOU
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
CIN CIN
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
NE NE
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
CHI CHI
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
ATL ATL
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
NYG NYG
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
ARI ARI
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
MIA MIA
10
186
290
64.1
1,814
6.3
181.4
11
5
3.8
1.7
20
136
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30.0

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287.9

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TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
Commanders Commanders
4
10
0
.286
Giants Giants
2
12
0
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
DAL DAL
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 8

34

Final

26

DAL Cowboys

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Sun 14 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM