most passing yards by rookie qb including playoffs

Andrew Luck has the most passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback in the regular season and playoffs, with 4,662 yards in 2012.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,662
2012
17
367
681
53.9
6.8
274.2
23
19
75.1
3.4
2.8
44
267
2C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
4,557
2023
17
354
553
64.0
8.2
268.1
26
5
101.7
4.7
0.9
38
331
3Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
4,390
2024
20
406
594
68.4
7.4
219.5
30
10
99.7
5.1
1.7
51
265
4Justin 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
5Cam Newton
C. Newton
4,051
2011
16
310
517
60.0
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
6Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,042
2015
16
312
535
58.3
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
7Mac Jones
M. Jones
4,033
2021
18
376
559
67.3
7.2
224.1
24
15
91.3
4.3
2.7
31
257
8Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
3,969
2016
17
335
497
67.4
8.0
233.5
26
5
104.8
5.2
1.0
27
154
9Bo Nix
B. Nix
3,919
2024
18
389
589
66.0
6.7
217.7
30
12
93.3
5.1
2.0
26
212
10Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
3,782
2016
16
379
607
62.4
6.2
236.4
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
11Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,739
1998
16
326
575
56.7
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
12Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
3,725
2018
14
310
486
63.8
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
13Kyler Murray
K. Murray
3,722
2019
16
349
542
64.4
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
14Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
3,690
2012
18
291
455
64.0
8.1
205.0
29
11
100.3
6.4
2.4
40
251
15Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
3,655
2011
17
327
558
58.6
6.6
215.0
20
16
78.2
3.6
2.9
28
193
16Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
3,641
2021
17
359
602
59.6
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
17Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
3,639
2008
17
291
474
61.4
7.7
214.1
18
13
86.5
3.8
2.7
20
113
18Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3,593
1986
16
285
480
59.4
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
19Caleb Williams
C. Williams
3,541
2024
17
351
562
62.5
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
20Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
3,512
2010
16
354
590
60.0
6.0
219.5
18
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
21Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
3,408
2008
19
290
503
57.7
6.8
179.4
15
15
75.9
3.0
3.0
35
292
22Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
3,385
2012
15
297
517
57.4
6.5
225.7
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
23Warren Moon
W. Moon
3,338
1984
16
259
450
57.6
7.4
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
24Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,294
2012
16
282
484
58.3
6.8
205.9
12
13
76.1
2.5
2.7
35
234
25Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
3,284
2012
16
268
412
65.0
8.0
205.3
22
6
101.2
5.3
1.5
32
233

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