highest qb rating for rookie qb since 2015

Since 2015, 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 for rookie qb since 2015
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
2C.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
3Jayden 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
4Jake 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
5Justin 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
6Baker 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
7Bo 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
8Mac 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
9Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
91.7
2025
14
216
339
63.7
2,272
6.7
162.3
15
5
4.4
1.5
35
152
10Marcus 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
11Tyler Shough
T. Shough
91.3
2025
11
221
327
67.6
2,384
7.3
216.7
10
6
3.1
1.8
31
195
12Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
91.2
2019
14
285
470
60.6
3,271
7.0
233.6
21
6
4.5
1.3
33
184
13Nick 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
14Joe 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
15Davis 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
16Drake 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
17Caleb 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
18Daniel 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
19Kyler 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
20Tua 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
21Will Levis
W. Levis
84.2
2023
9
149
255
58.4
1,808
7.1
200.9
8
4
3.1
1.6
28
185
22Jameis Winston
J. Winston
84.2
2015
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
252.6
22
15
4.1
2.8
27
190
23Aidan O'Connell
A. O'Connell
83.9
2023
11
213
343
62.1
2,218
6.5
201.6
12
7
3.5
2.0
24
173
24Mason Rudolph
M. Rudolph
82.0
2019
10
176
283
62.2
1,765
6.2
176.5
13
9
4.6
3.2
15
124
25Cam Ward
C. Ward
80.2
2025
17
323
540
59.8
3,169
5.9
186.4
15
7
2.8
1.3
55
410
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and passer rating going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

4,552

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RUSH

1,201

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REC

1,429

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PPG

27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

278.5

1st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
Cowboys Cowboys
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
9/13
@
8:20 PM
Sun
9/20
@
4:25 PM
Sun
9/27
@
4:25 PM
Sun
10/4
@
1:00 PM
Thu
10/8
@
8:15 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

17

Final

34

NYG Giants

4 - 13

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
10/12
@
29-27
Sun
10/12
@
27-30
Sun
10/12
@
25-19
Sun
10/12
@
10-20
Sun
10/12
@
18-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
9/9
@
8:20 PM
Thu
9/10
@
8:35 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM
Sun
9/13
@
1:00 PM