most passing yards by a rookie qbmaking his first start

Andrew Luck has the most passing yards by a rookie, with 4,374 yards in 2012.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,374
2012
IND IND
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
LAC LAC
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
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
8.2
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
4Cam Newton
C. Newton
4,051
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
5Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,042
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
6Mac Jones
M. Jones
3,801
2021
NE NE
17
352
521
67.6
7.3
223.6
22
13
92.5
4.2
2.5
28
241
7Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
3,782
2016
PHI PHI
16
379
607
62.4
6.2
236.4
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
8Bo Nix
B. Nix
3,775
2024
DEN DEN
17
376
567
66.3
6.7
222.1
29
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
9Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,739
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
10Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
3,725
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
11Kyler Murray
K. Murray
3,722
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
12Dak 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
13Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
3,641
2021
JAX JAX
17
359
602
59.6
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
14Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3,593
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
15Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
3,568
2024
WAS WAS
17
331
480
69.0
7.4
209.9
25
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
16Caleb Williams
C. Williams
3,541
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
17Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
3,512
2010
STL STL
16
354
590
60.0
6.0
219.5
18
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
3,440
2008
ATL ATL
16
265
434
61.1
7.9
215.0
16
11
87.7
3.7
2.5
17
104
19Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
3,398
2011
CIN CIN
16
300
516
58.1
6.6
212.4
20
13
80.4
3.9
2.5
24
160
20Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
3,385
2012
CLE CLE
15
297
517
57.4
6.5
225.7
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
21Warren Moon
W. Moon
3,338
1984
HOU HOU
16
259
450
57.6
7.4
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
22Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,294
2012
MIA MIA
16
282
484
58.3
6.8
205.9
12
13
76.1
2.5
2.7
35
234
23Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
3,271
2019
JAX JAX
14
285
470
60.6
7.0
233.6
21
6
91.2
4.5
1.3
33
184
24Derek Carr
D. Carr
3,270
2014
OAK OAK
16
348
599
58.1
5.5
204.4
21
12
76.6
3.5
2.0
24
149
25Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
3,200
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
8.1
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS YDS/G

250.4

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM