Since 2000, Justin Herbert has averaged the most passing yards per game in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 289.1 per game in 2020.
| NAME | YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Herbert | 289.1 | 2020 | 15 | 396 | 595 | 66.6 | 4,336 | 7.3 | 31 | 10 | 98.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 32 | 218 | |
| 2 |  | N. Mullens | 284.6 | 2018 | 8 | 176 | 274 | 64.2 | 2,277 | 8.3 | 13 | 10 | 90.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 17 | 127 | |
| 3 |  | P. Mahomes | 284.0 | 2017 | 1 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 284 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 76.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 |  | C.J. Stroud | 273.9 | 2023 | 15 | 319 | 499 | 63.9 | 4,108 | 8.2 | 23 | 5 | 100.8 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 38 | 331 | |
| 5 |  | A. Luck | 273.4 | 2012 | 16 | 339 | 627 | 54.1 | 4,374 | 7.0 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 | |
| 6 |  | J. Burrow | 268.8 | 2020 | 10 | 264 | 404 | 65.3 | 2,688 | 6.7 | 13 | 5 | 89.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 32 | 231 | |
| 7 |  | B. Mayfield | 266.1 | 2018 | 14 | 310 | 486 | 63.8 | 3,725 | 7.7 | 27 | 14 | 93.7 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 25 | 173 | |
| 8 | | M. Bulger | 260.9 | 2002 | 7 | 138 | 214 | 64.5 | 1,826 | 8.5 | 14 | 6 | 101.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 | |
| 9 | | K. Moore | 259.7 | 2015 | 3 | 61 | 104 | 58.7 | 779 | 7.5 | 4 | 6 | 71.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 23 | |
| 10 |  | C. Newton | 253.2 | 2011 | 16 | 310 | 517 | 60.0 | 4,051 | 7.8 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35 | 260 | |
| 11 |  | J. Winston | 252.6 | 2015 | 16 | 312 | 535 | 58.3 | 4,042 | 7.6 | 22 | 15 | 84.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 27 | 190 | |
| 12 |  | D. Watson | 242.7 | 2017 | 7 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1,699 | 8.3 | 19 | 8 | 103.0 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 19 | 116 | |
| 13 |  | N. Foles | 242.7 | 2012 | 7 | 161 | 265 | 60.8 | 1,699 | 6.4 | 6 | 5 | 79.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 20 | 131 | |
| 14 | | J. Milton III | 241.0 | 2024 | 1 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 241 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 111.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | S. Tolzien | 239.0 | 2013 | 3 | 55 | 90 | 61.1 | 717 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 66.8 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 3 | 26 | |
| 16 |  | M. White | 238.3 | 2021 | 4 | 88 | 132 | 66.7 | 953 | 7.2 | 5 | 8 | 75.1 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 4 | 18 | |
| 17 |  | C. Wentz | 236.4 | 2016 | 16 | 379 | 607 | 62.4 | 3,782 | 6.2 | 16 | 14 | 79.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 33 | 213 | |
| 18 |  | M. Mariota | 234.8 | 2015 | 12 | 230 | 370 | 62.2 | 2,818 | 7.6 | 19 | 10 | 91.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 38 | 258 | |
| 19 |  | G. Minshew II | 233.6 | 2019 | 14 | 285 | 470 | 60.6 | 3,271 | 7.0 | 21 | 6 | 91.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 33 | 184 | |
| 20 |  | D. Jones | 232.8 | 2019 | 13 | 284 | 459 | 61.9 | 3,027 | 6.6 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 38 | 295 | |
| 21 |  | K. Murray | 232.6 | 2019 | 16 | 349 | 542 | 64.4 | 3,722 | 6.9 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 48 | 309 | |
| 22 | | J. Wolford | 231.0 | 2020 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 231 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 23 |  | D. Prescott | 229.2 | 2016 | 16 | 311 | 459 | 67.8 | 3,667 | 8.0 | 23 | 4 | 104.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 25 | 143 | |
| 24 |  | M. Stafford | 226.7 | 2009 | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 2,267 | 6.0 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 24 | 169 | |
| 25 | | B. Weeden | 225.7 | 2012 | 15 | 297 | 517 | 57.4 | 3,385 | 6.5 | 14 | 17 | 72.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 28 | 186 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Seahawks| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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