From 1953 through 2022, Justin Herbert averaged the most passing yards per game by a rookie when playing 10+ games, with 289.1 per game in 2020.
| NAME | YDS/G | GP | SEASON | TM | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Herbert | 289.1 | 15 | 2020 | 396 | 595 | 66.6 | 4,336 | 7.3 | 31 | 10 | 98.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 32 | 218 | |
| 2 |  | A. Luck | 273.4 | 16 | 2012 | 339 | 627 | 54.1 | 4,374 | 7.0 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 | |
| 3 |  | J. Burrow | 268.8 | 10 | 2020 | 264 | 404 | 65.3 | 2,688 | 6.7 | 13 | 5 | 89.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 32 | 231 | |
| 4 |  | B. Mayfield | 266.1 | 14 | 2018 | 310 | 486 | 63.8 | 3,725 | 7.7 | 27 | 14 | 93.7 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 25 | 173 | |
| 5 |  | C. Newton | 253.2 | 16 | 2011 | 310 | 517 | 60.0 | 4,051 | 7.8 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35 | 260 | |
| 6 |  | J. Winston | 252.6 | 16 | 2015 | 312 | 535 | 58.3 | 4,042 | 7.6 | 22 | 15 | 84.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 27 | 190 | |
| 7 |  | C. Wentz | 236.4 | 16 | 2016 | 379 | 607 | 62.4 | 3,782 | 6.2 | 16 | 14 | 79.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 33 | 213 | |
| 8 |  | M. Mariota | 234.8 | 12 | 2015 | 230 | 370 | 62.2 | 2,818 | 7.6 | 19 | 10 | 91.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 38 | 258 | |
| 9 |  | P. Manning | 233.7 | 16 | 1998 | 326 | 575 | 56.7 | 3,739 | 6.5 | 26 | 28 | 71.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 22 | 109 | |
| 10 |  | G. Minshew II | 233.6 | 14 | 2019 | 285 | 470 | 60.6 | 3,271 | 7.0 | 21 | 6 | 91.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 33 | 184 | |
| 11 |  | D. Jones | 232.8 | 13 | 2019 | 284 | 459 | 61.9 | 3,027 | 6.6 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 38 | 295 | |
| 12 |  | K. Murray | 232.6 | 16 | 2019 | 349 | 542 | 64.4 | 3,722 | 6.9 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 48 | 309 | |
| 13 |  | D. Prescott | 229.2 | 16 | 2016 | 311 | 459 | 67.8 | 3,667 | 8.0 | 23 | 4 | 104.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 25 | 143 | |
| 14 |  | M. Stafford | 226.7 | 10 | 2009 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 2,267 | 6.0 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 24 | 169 | |
| 15 |  | B. Weeden | 225.7 | 15 | 2012 | 297 | 517 | 57.4 | 3,385 | 6.5 | 14 | 17 | 72.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 28 | 186 | |
| 16 |  | J. Kelly | 224.6 | 16 | 1986 | 285 | 480 | 59.4 | 3,593 | 7.5 | 22 | 17 | 83.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 43 | 330 | |
| 17 |  | T. Bridgewater | 224.5 | 13 | 2014 | 259 | 402 | 64.4 | 2,919 | 7.3 | 14 | 12 | 85.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 39 | 249 | |
| 18 |  | M. Jones | 223.6 | 17 | 2021 | 352 | 521 | 67.6 | 3,801 | 7.3 | 22 | 13 | 92.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 28 | 241 | |
| 19 |  | C. Palmer | 222.8 | 13 | 2004 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 2,897 | 6.7 | 18 | 18 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 | |
| 20 |  | S. Darnold | 220.4 | 13 | 2018 | 239 | 414 | 57.7 | 2,865 | 6.9 | 17 | 15 | 77.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 30 | 204 | |
| 21 | | J. Plummer | 220.3 | 10 | 1997 | 157 | 296 | 53.0 | 2,203 | 7.4 | 15 | 15 | 73.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 52 | 291 | |
| 22 |  | S. Bradford | 219.5 | 16 | 2010 | 354 | 590 | 60.0 | 3,512 | 6.0 | 18 | 15 | 76.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 34 | 244 | |
| 23 |  | M. Ryan | 215.0 | 16 | 2008 | 265 | 434 | 61.1 | 3,440 | 7.9 | 16 | 11 | 87.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 17 | 104 | |
| 24 |  | T. Lawrence | 214.2 | 17 | 2021 | 359 | 602 | 59.6 | 3,641 | 6.0 | 12 | 17 | 71.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 32 | 238 | |
| 25 | | R. Griffin III | 213.3 | 15 | 2012 | 258 | 393 | 65.6 | 3,200 | 8.1 | 20 | 5 | 102.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 30 | 217 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Bears
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49ers| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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