most passing yards by a rookie in a season since 2020

Since 2020, Justin Herbert has the most passing yards by a rookie, with 4,336 yards in 2020.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	4,336	2020	LAC	15	396	595	66.6	7.3	289.1	31	10	98.3	5.2	1.7	32	218
2	C.J. Stroud	4,108	2023	HOU	15	319	499	63.9	8.2	273.9	23	5	100.8	4.6	1.0	38	331
3	Mac Jones M. Jones	3,801	2021	NE	17	352	521	67.6	7.3	223.6	22	13	92.5	4.2	2.5	28	241
4	Bo Nix B. Nix	3,775	2024	DEN	17	376	567	66.3	6.7	222.1	29	12	93.3	5.1	2.1	24	198
5	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,641	2021	JAX	17	359	602	59.6	6.0	214.2	12	17	71.9	2.0	2.8	32	238
6	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	3,568	2024	WAS	17	331	480	69.0	7.4	209.9	25	9	100.1	5.2	1.9	47	238
7	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,541	2024	CHI	17	351	562	62.5	6.3	208.3	20	6	87.8	3.6	1.1	68	466
8	Cam Ward C. Ward	3,169	2025	TEN	17	323	540	59.8	5.9	186.4	15	7	80.2	2.8	1.3	55	410
9	Bryce Young B. Young	2,877	2023	CAR	16	315	527	59.8	5.5	179.8	11	10	73.7	2.1	1.9	62	477
10	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	2,688	2020	CIN	10	264	404	65.3	6.7	268.8	13	5	89.8	3.2	1.2	32	231
11	Davis Mills D. Mills	2,664	2021	HOU	13	263	394	66.8	6.8	204.9	16	10	88.8	4.1	2.5	31	206
12	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	2,404	2022	PIT	13	245	389	63.0	6.2	184.9	7	9	76.7	1.8	2.3	27	182
13	Tyler Shough T. Shough	2,384	2025	NO	11	221	327	67.6	7.3	216.7	10	6	91.3	3.1	1.8	31	195
14	Zach Wilson Z. Wilson	2,334	2021	NYJ	13	213	383	55.6	6.1	179.5	9	11	69.7	2.3	2.9	44	360
15	Drake Maye D. Maye	2,276	2024	NE	13	225	338	66.6	6.7	175.1	15	10	88.1	4.4	3.0	34	229
16	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	2,272	2025	NYG	14	216	339	63.7	6.7	162.3	15	5	91.7	4.4	1.5	35	152
17	Aidan O'Connell A. O'Connell	2,218	2023	LV	11	213	343	62.1	6.5	201.6	12	7	83.9	3.5	2.0	24	173
18	Jake Browning J. Browning	1,936	2023	CIN	9	171	243	70.4	8.0	215.1	12	7	98.4	4.9	2.9	24	169
19	Justin Fields J. Fields	1,870	2021	CHI	12	159	270	58.9	6.9	155.8	7	10	73.2	2.6	3.7	36	264
20	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	1,814	2020	MIA	10	186	290	64.1	6.3	181.4	11	5	87.1	3.8	1.7	20	136
21	Will Levis W. Levis	1,808	2023	TEN	9	149	255	58.4	7.1	200.9	8	4	84.2	3.1	1.6	28	185
22	J.J. McCarthy	1,632	2025	MIN	10	140	243	57.6	6.7	163.2	11	12	72.6	4.5	4.9	27	149
23	Shedeur Sanders S. Sanders	1,400	2025	CLE	8	120	212	56.6	6.6	175.0	7	10	68.1	3.3	4.7	23	164
24	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	1,374	2022	SF	9	114	170	67.1	8.1	152.7	13	4	107.3	7.6	2.4	11	84
25	Spencer Rattler S. Rattler	1,317	2024	NO	7	130	228	57.0	5.8	188.1	4	5	70.4	1.8	2.2	22	136

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Team Leaders

PASS

627

Herbert

RUSH

193

Hampton

REC

183

McConkey

Team Rankings

PPG

14.7

29th

OPP PPG

25.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

113.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

209.0

20th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 3

Final

Bills

3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

80.3

69.9

68.2

77.1

52.8

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33.3

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