most rookie passing yards in first game

Cam Newton had the most passing yards by a rookie in his first game, with 422 yards in 2011.

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NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Cam Newton
C. Newton
422
2011
1
24
37
64.9
11.4
422.0
2
1
110.4
5.4
2.7
4
19
2Ed Rubbert
E. Rubbert
334
1987
1
14
24
58.3
13.9
334.0
3
1
125.0
12.5
4.2
0
0
3Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
332
2021
1
28
51
54.9
6.5
332.0
3
3
70.1
5.9
5.9
1
13
4Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
320
2012
1
19
26
73.1
12.3
320.0
2
0
139.9
7.7
0.0
2
14
5Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
311
2020
1
22
33
66.7
9.4
311.0
1
1
94.4
3.0
3.0
2
15
6Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
310
2005
1
19
30
63.3
10.3
310.0
3
1
117.4
10.0
3.3
5
22
7Andrew Luck
A. Luck
309
2012
1
23
45
51.1
6.9
309.0
1
3
52.9
2.2
6.7
3
16
8Kyler Murray
K. Murray
308
2019
1
29
54
53.7
5.7
308.0
2
1
75.2
3.7
1.9
5
33
9Jake Luton
J. Luton
304
2020
1
26
38
68.4
8.0
304.0
1
1
90.2
2.6
2.6
2
16
10Mark Rypien
M. Rypien
303
1988
1
26
41
63.4
7.4
303.0
3
1
99.9
7.3
2.4
4
21
11Peyton Manning
P. Manning
302
1998
1
21
37
56.8
8.2
302.0
1
3
58.6
2.7
8.1
4
29
12Dick Wood
D. Wood
294
1962
1
16
33
48.5
8.9
294.0
2
1
87.2
6.1
3.0
13Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
292
1986
1
20
33
60.6
8.8
292.0
3
0
119.8
9.1
0.0
1
3
14Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
292
1976
1
17
37
45.9
7.9
292.0
2
2
68.8
5.4
5.4
15Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284
2017
1
22
35
62.9
8.1
284.0
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
16Mac Jones
M. Jones
281
2021
1
29
39
74.4
7.2
281.0
1
0
102.6
2.6
0.0
1
13
17Colt McCoy
C. McCoy
281
2010
1
23
33
69.7
8.5
281.0
1
2
80.5
3.0
6.1
5
23
18David Blough
D. Blough
280
2019
1
22
38
57.9
7.4
280.0
2
1
87.6
5.3
2.6
2
21
19Scott Tolzien
S. Tolzien
280
2013
1
24
39
61.5
7.2
280.0
1
2
70.5
2.6
5.1
1
8
20Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
278
2016
1
22
37
59.5
7.5
278.0
2
0
101.0
5.4
0.0
2
8
21Jake Delhomme
J. Delhomme
278
1999
1
16
27
59.3
10.3
278.0
2
1
103.6
7.4
3.7
3
29
22Gardner Minshew II
G. Minshew II
275
2019
1
22
25
88.0
11.0
275.0
2
1
122.5
8.0
4.0
1
3
23Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
272
2009
1
18
31
58.1
8.8
272.0
1
1
84.3
3.2
3.2
0
0
24Case Keenum
C. Keenum
271
2013
1
15
25
60.0
10.8
271.0
1
0
110.6
4.0
0.0
5
50
25Patrick Ramsey
P. Ramsey
268
2002
1
20
34
58.8
7.9
268.0
2
0
103.6
5.9
0.0
1
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