most passing yards per game by a rookie quarterback in nfl history since 2000

Since 2000, Justin Herbert has gained the most passing yards per game by a rookie quarterback, with 289.1 per game in 2020.

NAMEYDS/GSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
289.1
2020
15
396
595
66.6
4,336
7.3
31
10
98.3
5.2
1.7
32
218
2Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
284.6
2018
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
8.3
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284.0
2017
1
22
35
62.9
284
8.1
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
4C.J. Stroud
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
5Andrew Luck
A. Luck
273.4
2012
16
339
627
54.1
4,374
7.0
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
6Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
268.8
2020
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
7Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
266.1
2018
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
7.7
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
8Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
260.9
2002
7
138
214
64.5
1,826
8.5
14
6
101.5
6.5
2.8
12
102
9Kellen Moore
K. Moore
259.7
2015
3
61
104
58.7
779
7.5
4
6
71.0
3.8
5.8
5
23
10Cam Newton
C. Newton
253.2
2011
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
7.8
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
11Jameis Winston
J. Winston
252.6
2015
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
7.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
12Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
242.7
2017
7
126
204
61.8
1,699
8.3
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
13Nick Foles
N. Foles
242.7
2012
7
161
265
60.8
1,699
6.4
6
5
79.1
2.3
1.9
20
131
14Joe Milton III
J. Milton III
241.0
2024
1
22
29
75.9
241
8.3
1
0
111.4
3.4
0.0
0
0
15Scott Tolzien
S. Tolzien
239.0
2013
3
55
90
61.1
717
8.0
1
5
66.8
1.1
5.6
3
26
16Mike White
M. White
238.3
2021
4
88
132
66.7
953
7.2
5
8
75.1
3.8
6.1
4
18
17Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
236.4
2016
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
18Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
234.8
2015
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
7.6
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
19Gardner Minshew II
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
20Daniel Jones
D. Jones
232.8
2019
13
284
459
61.9
3,027
6.6
24
12
87.7
5.2
2.6
38
295
21Kyler Murray
K. Murray
232.6
2019
16
349
542
64.4
3,722
6.9
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
22John Wolford
J. Wolford
231.0
2020
1
22
38
57.9
231
6.1
0
1
64.7
0.0
2.6
2
8
23Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
229.2
2016
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
8.0
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
24Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
226.7
2009
10
201
377
53.3
2,267
6.0
13
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
25Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
225.7
2012
15
297
517
57.4
3,385
6.5
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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12
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.294
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13
4
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.765
12
5
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.706
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14
3
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.647
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11
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14
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NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
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13
0
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11
6
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9
7
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8
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8
0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176