most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in nfl history chargers

Justin Herbert has the most passing yards for the Chargers in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 4,336 yards in 2020.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Justin 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
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
1,632
1962
14
107
260
41.2
6.3
116.6
15
24
43.3
5.8
9.2
3Craig Whelihan
C. Whelihan
1,357
1997
9
118
237
49.8
5.7
150.8
6
10
58.3
2.5
4.2
21
168
4Ryan Leaf
R. Leaf
1,289
1998
10
111
245
45.3
5.3
128.9
2
15
39.0
0.8
6.1
22
140
5Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
1,126
1973
10
87
194
44.8
5.8
112.6
6
13
46.0
3.1
6.7
14
129
6Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
1,097
1989
5
89
185
48.1
5.9
219.4
5
8
57.9
2.7
4.3
9
75
7Jesse Freitas
J. Freitas
719
1974
5
49
109
45.0
6.6
143.8
3
8
45.6
2.8
7.3
11
76
8Dick Wood
D. Wood
655
1962
6
41
97
42.3
6.8
109.2
4
7
49.1
4.1
7.2
9Marty Domres
M. Domres
631
1969
10
47
112
42.0
5.6
63.1
2
10
29.3
1.8
8.9
14
101
10Rick Neuheisel
R. Neuheisel
367
1987
3
40
59
67.8
6.2
122.3
1
1
83.1
1.7
1.7
10
89
11Mike Kelley
M. Kelley
305
1987
3
17
29
58.6
10.5
101.7
1
0
106.3
3.4
0.0
1
7
12Drew Brees
D. Brees
221
2001
1
15
27
55.6
8.2
221.0
1
0
94.8
3.7
0.0
2
12
13Jon Brittenum
J. Brittenum
125
1968
14
9
17
52.9
7.4
8.9
1
1
71.9
5.9
5.9
14Kay Stephenson
K. Stephenson
117
1967
7
11
26
42.3
4.5
16.7
2
2
49.7
7.7
7.7
15John Friesz
J. Friesz
98
1990
1
11
22
50.0
4.5
98.0
1
1
58.5
4.5
4.5
1
7
16Cliff Olander
C. Olander
76
1977
2
7
16
43.8
4.8
38.0
0
2
18.8
0.0
12.5
1
4
17Val Keckin
V. Keckin
64
1962
6
5
9
55.6
7.1
10.7
0
1
38.4
0.0
11.1
18Wayne Clark
W. Clark
48
1970
1
1
2
50.0
24.0
48.0
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
19Bruce Mathison
B. Mathison
41
1983
1
3
5
60.0
8.2
41.0
0
1
46.7
0.0
20.0
0
0
20Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
33
2004
2
5
8
62.5
4.1
16.5
1
0
110.9
12.5
0.0
1
10
21Ed Luther
E. Luther
26
1980
5
2
3
66.7
8.7
5.2
0
1
54.2
0.0
33.3
0
0
22Bob Laraba
B. Laraba
23
1960
14
2
7
28.6
3.3
1.6
0
2
1.2
0.0
28.6
23Neal Jeffrey
N. Jeffrey
11
1976
5
2
2
100.0
5.5
2.2
0
0
89.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
24Mark Vlasic
M. Vlasic
8
1987
1
3
6
50.0
1.3
8.0
0
1
16.7
0.0
16.7
1
13
25Easton Stick
E. Stick
4
2020
1
1
1
100.0
4.0
4.0
0
0
83.3
0.0
0.0
0
0

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