most passing yards by a player dallas cowboys in a rookie season

Dak Prescott has the most passing yards by a Cowboys rookie, with 3,667 yards in 2016.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3,667
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
8.0
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
2Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
1,749
1989
DAL DAL
11
155
293
52.9
6.0
159.0
9
18
55.7
3.1
6.1
19
155
3Chad Hutchinson
C. Hutchinson
1,555
2002
DAL DAL
9
127
250
50.8
6.2
172.8
7
8
66.3
2.8
3.2
34
265
4Steve Walsh
S. Walsh
1,371
1989
DAL DAL
8
110
219
50.2
6.3
171.4
5
9
60.5
2.3
4.1
11
84
5Quincy Carter
Q. Carter
1,072
2001
DAL DAL
8
90
176
51.1
6.1
134.0
5
7
63.0
2.8
4.0
12
56
6Kellen Moore
K. Moore
779
2015
DAL DAL
3
61
104
58.7
7.5
259.7
4
6
71.0
3.8
5.8
5
23
7Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
421
1969
DAL DAL
6
23
47
48.9
9.0
70.2
1
2
69.5
2.1
4.3
12
106
8Kevin Sweeney
K. Sweeney
291
1987
DAL DAL
3
14
28
50.0
10.4
97.0
4
1
111.8
14.3
3.6
3
15
9Don Meredith
D. Meredith
281
1960
DLC DLC
6
29
68
42.6
4.1
46.8
2
5
34.0
2.9
7.4
10Stephen McGee
S. McGee
238
2010
DAL DAL
2
22
44
50.0
5.4
119.0
2
0
81.4
4.5
0.0
3
25
11Anthony Wright
A. Wright
237
2000
DAL DAL
4
22
53
41.5
4.5
59.3
0
3
31.7
0.0
5.7
12
92
12Ben DiNucci
B. DiNucci
219
2020
DAL DAL
3
23
43
53.5
5.1
73.0
0
0
67.9
0.0
0.0
7
73
13Danny White
D. White
213
1976
DAL DAL
14
13
20
65.0
10.7
15.2
2
2
94.4
10.0
10.0
1
15
14Clint Longley
C. Longley
209
1974
DAL DAL
2
12
21
57.1
10.0
104.5
2
0
122.9
9.5
0.0
2
18
15Craig Morton
C. Morton
173
1965
DAL DAL
4
17
34
50.0
5.1
43.3
2
4
45.0
5.9
11.8
16Jerry Rhome
J. Rhome
157
1965
DAL DAL
11
9
21
42.9
7.5
14.3
1
1
65.0
4.8
4.8
17Calvin Hill
C. Hill
137
1969
DAL DAL
13
3
3
100.0
45.7
10.5
2
0
158.3
66.7
0.0
0
0
18Reggie Collier
R. Collier
96
1986
DAL DAL
4
8
15
53.3
6.4
24.0
1
2
55.8
6.7
13.3
3
38
19Drew Henson
D. Henson
78
2004
DAL DAL
7
10
18
55.6
4.3
11.1
1
1
61.8
5.6
5.6
2
26
20Jason Garrett
J. Garrett
61
1993
DAL DAL
5
9
19
47.4
3.2
12.2
0
0
54.9
0.0
0.0
1
6
21Clint Stoerner
C. Stoerner
53
2000
DAL DAL
1
3
5
60.0
10.6
53.0
1
0
135.8
20.0
0.0
2
21
22Loren Snyder
L. Snyder
44
1987
DAL DAL
2
4
9
44.4
4.9
22.0
0
0
59.5
0.0
0.0
0
0
23Duane Carrell
D. Carrell
37
1974
DAL DAL
7
1
1
100.0
37.0
5.3
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
24Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
34
1977
DAL DAL
14
1
1
100.0
34.0
2.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
25Ron Springs
R. Springs
30
1979
DAL DAL
16
1
3
33.3
10.0
1.9
1
0
111.1
33.3
0.0
1
4
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

29.3

2nd

OPP PPG

28.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

121.8

13th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
Commanders Commanders
3
9
0
.250
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
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
KC Chiefs

6 - 6

28

Final

31

DAL Cowboys

6 - 5 - 1

Thu 27 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM