most passing yards by rookie qb including playoffs 2022

Kenny Pickett had the most passing yards in his rookie season by a quarterback in the regular season and playoffs in 2022, with 2,404 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
2,404
2022
13
245
389
63.0
6.2
184.9
7
9
76.7
1.8
2.3
27
182
2Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
1,943
2022
12
155
233
66.5
8.3
161.9
16
4
108.0
6.9
1.7
15
107
3Bailey Zappe
B. Zappe
781
2022
4
65
92
70.7
8.5
195.3
5
3
100.9
5.4
3.3
6
40
4Skylar Thompson
S. Thompson
754
2022
8
78
150
52.0
5.0
94.3
2
5
56.9
1.3
3.3
10
71
5Desmond Ridder
D. Ridder
708
2022
4
73
115
63.5
6.2
177.0
2
0
86.4
1.7
0.0
10
33
6Anthony Brown
A. Brown
302
2022
2
22
49
44.9
6.2
151.0
0
2
48.2
0.0
4.1
5
14
7Malik Willis
M. Willis
276
2022
8
31
61
50.8
4.5
34.5
0
3
42.8
0.0
4.9
10
49
8Sam Howell
S. Howell
169
2022
1
11
19
57.9
8.9
169.0
1
1
83.0
5.3
5.3
3
11
9Bryce Perkins
B. Perkins
161
2022
5
19
34
55.9
4.7
32.2
1
2
53.7
2.9
5.9
6
50
10Kyle Trask
K. Trask
23
2022
1
3
9
33.3
2.6
23.0
0
0
42.4
0.0
0.0
0
0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,871

Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

RUSH

704

Warren

Jaylen Warren

REC

378

Metcalf

DK Metcalf
Team Rankings

PPG

22.5

17th

OPP PPG

18.0

4th

RUSH YDS/G

117.9

12th

PASS YDS/G

233.9

18th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
@
8:20 PM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Fri
11/27
@
3:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
8:20 PM
Mon
12/14
@
8:15 PM
Last Game
CLE Browns

5 - 3

6

Final

27

PIT Steelers

6 - 2

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NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
AFC EastWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM