Andrew Luck had the most passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback in his first 8 games, with 2,404 yards in 2012.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Luck | 2,404 | 2012 | 8 | 190 | 336 | 56.5 | 7.2 | 300.5 | 10 | 8 | 79.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 19 | 124 | |
| 2 |  | C. Newton | 2,393 | 2011 | 8 | 174 | 287 | 60.6 | 8.3 | 299.1 | 11 | 9 | 87.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 17 | 109 | |
| 3 |  | J. Herbert | 2,333 | 2020 | 8 | 201 | 301 | 66.8 | 7.8 | 291.6 | 19 | 6 | 102.8 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 16 | 95 | |
| 4 |  | N. Mullens | 2,277 | 2018 | 8 | 176 | 274 | 64.2 | 8.3 | 284.6 | 13 | 10 | 90.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 17 | 127 | |
| 5 |  | J. Burrow | 2,272 | 2020 | 8 | 221 | 330 | 67.0 | 6.9 | 284.0 | 11 | 5 | 91.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 28 | 203 | |
| 6 |  | C.J. Stroud | 2,270 | 2023 | 8 | 173 | 279 | 62.0 | 8.1 | 283.8 | 14 | 1 | 102.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 18 | 163 | |
| 7 |  | M. Mariota | 2,026 | 2015 | 8 | 169 | 259 | 65.3 | 7.8 | 253.3 | 13 | 6 | 96.1 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 24 | 155 | |
| 8 |  | D. Prescott | 2,020 | 2016 | 8 | 165 | 248 | 66.5 | 8.1 | 252.5 | 12 | 2 | 104.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 11 | 58 | |
| 9 |  | M. Jones | 1,996 | 2021 | 8 | 192 | 282 | 68.1 | 7.1 | 249.5 | 9 | 6 | 90.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 15 | 118 | |
| 10 |  | K. Murray | 1,988 | 2019 | 8 | 186 | 292 | 63.7 | 6.8 | 248.5 | 7 | 4 | 85.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 26 | 173 | |
| 11 |  | B. Mayfield | 1,984 | 2018 | 8 | 176 | 285 | 61.8 | 7.0 | 248.0 | 13 | 7 | 87.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 22 | 154 | |
| 12 |  | G. Minshew II | 1,976 | 2019 | 8 | 161 | 260 | 61.9 | 7.6 | 247.0 | 13 | 2 | 98.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 18 | 105 | |
| 13 |  | B. Bortles | 1,921 | 2014 | 8 | 176 | 278 | 63.3 | 6.9 | 240.1 | 8 | 14 | 72.2 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 23 | 138 | |
| 14 | | B. Weeden | 1,912 | 2012 | 8 | 165 | 299 | 55.2 | 6.4 | 239.0 | 9 | 10 | 70.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 13 | 81 | |
| 15 |  | M. Stafford | 1,911 | 2009 | 8 | 170 | 308 | 55.2 | 6.2 | 238.9 | 11 | 14 | 66.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 19 | 128 | |
| 16 |  | J. Winston | 1,895 | 2015 | 8 | 142 | 246 | 57.7 | 7.7 | 236.9 | 10 | 7 | 84.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 14 | 94 | |
| 17 |  | C. Wentz | 1,890 | 2016 | 8 | 177 | 275 | 64.4 | 6.9 | 236.3 | 9 | 5 | 87.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 17 | 85 | |
| 18 |  | G. Smith | 1,882 | 2013 | 8 | 150 | 253 | 59.3 | 7.4 | 235.3 | 8 | 13 | 71.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 28 | 218 | |
| 19 |  | P. Manning | 1,873 | 1998 | 8 | 161 | 292 | 55.1 | 6.4 | 234.1 | 11 | 16 | 64.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 12 | 64 | |
| 20 |  | T. Lawrence | 1,821 | 2021 | 8 | 176 | 296 | 59.5 | 6.2 | 227.6 | 8 | 9 | 73.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 13 | 83 | |
| 21 |  | W. Levis | 1,792 | 2023 | 8 | 147 | 249 | 59.0 | 7.2 | 224.0 | 8 | 4 | 85.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 27 | 175 | |
| 22 | | J. Plummer | 1,786 | 1997 | 8 | 121 | 220 | 55.0 | 8.1 | 223.3 | 12 | 11 | 79.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 45 | 259 | |
| 23 | | A. Davis | 1,785 | 2014 | 8 | 163 | 254 | 64.2 | 7.0 | 223.1 | 11 | 7 | 87.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 23 | 137 | |
| 24 | | M. Glennon | 1,782 | 2013 | 8 | 168 | 269 | 62.5 | 6.6 | 222.8 | 13 | 4 | 91.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 21 | 179 | |
| 25 |  | J. Browning | 1,780 | 2023 | 8 | 153 | 219 | 69.9 | 8.1 | 222.5 | 9 | 6 | 96.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 22 | 147 | |
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