least passing yards in a debut as a rookie

Merle Hapes has the fewest passing yards by a rookie, with -12 yards in 1942.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Merle Hapes
M. Hapes
-12
1942
11
2
2
100.0
-6.0
-1.1
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
2Tony Zendejas
T. Zendejas
-7
1985
14
1
1
100.0
-7.0
-0.5
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
3Tim Rattay
T. Rattay
-4
2000
1
1
1
100.0
-4.0
-4.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
4Bill Hutchinson
B. Hutchinson
-3
1942
2
1
4
25.0
-0.8
-1.5
0
2
0.0
0.0
50.0
5Kedon Slovis
K. Slovis
-2
2025
2
1
2
50.0
-1.0
-1.0
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
6Todd Husak
T. Husak
-2
2000
1
2
2
100.0
-1.0
-2.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
7Larry Barnes
L. Barnes
-2
1957
10
1
1
100.0
-2.0
-0.2
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
8June Jones
J. Jones
-1
1977
1
1
1
100.0
-1.0
-1.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0
9Ray Brown
R. Brown
-1
1958
12
1
2
50.0
-0.5
-0.1
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
10Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
-1
1957
12
1
6
16.7
-0.2
-0.1
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
11Haggai Ndubuisi
H. Ndubuisi
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
12Marquis Hayes
M. Hayes
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
13Zaire Mitchell-Paden
Z. Mitchell-Paden
0
2025
TOT
8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
14Elijah Jones
E. Jones
0
2025
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
15Sal Cannella
S. Cannella
0
2025
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Cameron Latu
C. Latu
0
2025
15
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
17Daniel Scott
D. Scott
0
2025
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
18Erick Hallett
E. Hallett
0
2025
TOT
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
19Lew Nichols
L. Nichols
0
2025
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
20Austin Ajiake
A. Ajiake
0
2025
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
21Tanner Ingle
T. Ingle
0
2025
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
22Jacob Saylors
J. Saylors
0
2025
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
23Chukwuebuka Godrick
C. Godrick
0
2025
4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24C.J. Okoye
C.J. Okoye
0
2025
13
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
25Andre Szmyt
A. Szmyt
0
2025
17
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
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