most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in nfl history patriots

Mac Jones has the most passing yards by a rookie Patriots quarterback, with 3,801 yards in 2021.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Mac 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
2 Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
2,494
1993
NE NE
13
214
429
49.9
5.8
191.8
15
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
3 Butch Songin
B. Songin
2,476
1960
BOS BOS
14
187
392
47.7
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
4 Drake Maye
D. Maye
2,276
2024
NE NE
13
225
338
66.6
6.7
175.1
15
10
88.1
4.4
3.0
34
229
5 Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
2,158
1971
NE NE
14
158
328
48.2
6.6
154.1
19
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
6 Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
1,976
1975
NE NE
13
139
274
50.7
7.2
152.0
11
18
60.4
4.0
6.6
22
207
7 Tom Sherman
T. Sherman
1,199
1968
BOS BOS
14
90
226
39.8
5.3
85.6
12
16
45.6
5.3
7.1
8 Tom Hodson
T. Hodson
968
1990
NE NE
7
85
156
54.5
6.2
138.3
4
5
68.5
2.6
3.2
20
147
9 Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
781
2022
NE NE
4
65
92
70.7
8.5
195.3
5
3
100.9
5.4
3.3
6
40
10 Scott Zolak
S. Zolak
561
1992
NE NE
6
52
100
52.0
5.6
93.5
2
4
58.8
2.0
4.0
17
137
11 Tony Eason
T. Eason
557
1983
NE NE
16
46
95
48.4
5.9
34.8
1
5
48.4
1.1
5.3
16
139
12 Jacoby Brissett
J. Brissett
400
2016
NE NE
3
34
55
61.8
7.3
133.3
0
0
83.9
0.0
0.0
6
46
13 Brian Dowling
B. Dowling
383
1972
NE NE
14
29
54
53.7
7.1
27.4
2
1
81.0
3.7
1.9
4
63
14 Tom Greene
T. Greene
251
1960
BOS BOS
10
27
63
42.9
4.0
25.1
1
6
20.1
1.6
9.5
15 Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
241
2024
NE NE
1
22
29
75.9
8.3
241.0
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
16 Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
183
2005
NE NE
2
13
24
54.2
7.6
91.5
2
1
89.4
8.3
4.2
1
1
17 Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
182
2014
NE NE
6
19
27
70.4
6.7
30.3
1
0
101.2
3.7
0.0
5
36
18 Bob Bleier
B. Bleier
181
1987
NE NE
3
14
39
35.9
4.6
60.3
1
1
49.2
2.6
2.6
3
28
19 Brian Hoyer
B. Hoyer
142
2009
NE NE
5
19
27
70.4
5.3
28.4
0
0
82.6
0.0
0.0
2
18
20 Michael Bishop
M. Bishop
80
2000
NE NE
8
3
9
33.3
8.9
10.0
1
1
64.4
11.1
11.1
0
0
21 Mike Kerrigan
M. Kerrigan
72
1983
NE NE
1
6
14
42.9
5.1
72.0
0
1
29.5
0.0
7.1
0
0
22 John Huarte
J. Huarte
63
1966
BOS BOS
14
5
11
45.5
5.7
4.5
0
1
25.9
0.0
9.1
23 Harvey White
H. White
44
1960
BOS BOS
9
3
7
42.9
6.3
4.9
0
0
64.0
0.0
0.0
24 King Corcoran
K. Corcoran
33
1968
BOS BOS
2
3
7
42.9
4.7
16.5
0
2
17.9
0.0
28.6
25 Kevin O'Connell
K. O'Connell
23
2008
NE NE
2
4
6
66.7
3.8
11.5
0
0
73.6
0.0
0.0
1
2
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PPG

25.5

10th

OPP PPG

20.3

10th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

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PASS YDS/G

247.0

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
Dolphins Dolphins
1
3
0
.250
Jets Jets
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
NE Patriots

2 - 2 - 0

42

Final

13

CAR Panthers

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM