most passing yards by a afc rookie qb

Andrew Luck has the most passing yards in the AFC and in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 4,374 yards in 2012.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,374
2012
16
339
627
54.1
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
2Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4,336
2020
15
396
595
66.6
7.3
289.1
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
3C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
4,108
2023
15
319
499
63.9
8.2
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
4Mac Jones
M. Jones
3,801
2021
17
352
521
67.6
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
5Bo Nix
B. Nix
3,775
2024
17
376
567
66.3
6.7
222.1
29
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,739
1998
16
326
575
56.7
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
7Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
3,725
2018
14
310
486
63.8
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
8Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
3,641
2021
17
359
602
59.6
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
9Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3,593
1986
16
285
480
59.4
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
10Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
3,398
2011
16
300
516
58.1
6.6
212.4
20
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
11Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
3,385
2012
15
297
517
57.4
6.5
225.7
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
12Warren Moon
W. Moon
3,338
1984
16
259
450
57.6
7.4
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
13Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,294
2012
16
282
484
58.3
6.8
205.9
12
13
76.1
2.5
2.7
35
234
14Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
3,271
2019
14
285
470
60.6
7.0
233.6
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
15Derek Carr
D. Carr
3,270
2014
16
348
599
58.1
5.5
204.4
21
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
16Cam Ward
C. Ward
3,169
2025
17
323
540
59.8
5.9
186.4
15
7
80.2
2.8
1.3
55
410
17Geno Smith
G. Smith
3,046
2013
16
247
443
55.8
6.9
190.4
12
21
66.5
2.7
4.7
43
315
18Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
2,971
2008
16
257
428
60.0
6.9
185.7
14
12
80.3
3.3
2.8
32
276
19Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
2,908
2014
14
280
475
58.9
6.1
207.7
11
17
69.5
2.3
3.6
55
345
20Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
2,897
2004
13
263
432
60.9
6.7
222.8
18
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
21DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
2,894
2017
15
255
476
53.6
6.1
192.9
11
22
60.5
2.3
4.6
38
226
22Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
2,865
2018
13
239
414
57.7
6.9
220.4
17
15
77.6
4.1
3.6
30
204
23Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
2,833
1993
16
274
486
56.4
5.8
177.1
12
17
67.0
2.5
3.5
47
235
24Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
2,819
2003
15
239
418
57.2
6.7
187.9
14
16
73.0
3.3
3.8
19
90
25Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
2,818
2015
12
230
370
62.2
7.6
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258

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