Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Matt Ryan had the most passing yards by a rookie, with 3,440 yards in 2008.
| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Ryan | 3,440 | 2008 |  ATL | 16 | 265 | 434 | 61.1 | 7.9 | 215.0 | 16 | 11 | 87.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 17 | 104 |
| 2 |  | J. Flacco | 2,971 | 2008 |  BAL | 16 | 257 | 428 | 60.0 | 6.9 | 185.7 | 14 | 12 | 80.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 32 | 276 |
| 3 |  | C. Weinke | 2,931 | 2001 |  CAR | 15 | 293 | 540 | 54.3 | 5.4 | 195.4 | 11 | 19 | 62.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 26 | 177 |
| 4 |  | C. Palmer | 2,897 | 2004 |  CIN | 13 | 263 | 432 | 60.9 | 6.7 | 222.8 | 18 | 18 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 |
| 5 | | B. Leftwich | 2,819 | 2003 |  JAX | 15 | 239 | 418 | 57.2 | 6.7 | 187.9 | 14 | 16 | 73.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 19 | 90 |
| 6 |  | B. Roethlisberger | 2,621 | 2004 |  PIT | 14 | 196 | 295 | 66.4 | 8.9 | 187.2 | 17 | 11 | 98.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 30 | 213 |
| 7 | | D. Carr | 2,592 | 2002 |  HOU | 16 | 233 | 444 | 52.5 | 5.8 | 162.0 | 9 | 15 | 62.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 76 | 411 |
| 8 | | M. Leinart | 2,547 | 2006 |  ARI | 12 | 214 | 377 | 56.8 | 6.8 | 212.3 | 11 | 12 | 74.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 21 | 158 |
| 9 | | M. Sanchez | 2,444 | 2009 |  NYJ | 15 | 196 | 364 | 53.8 | 6.7 | 162.9 | 12 | 20 | 63.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 26 | 195 |
| 10 | | J. Harrington | 2,294 | 2002 |  DET | 14 | 215 | 429 | 50.1 | 5.3 | 163.9 | 12 | 16 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 8 | 75 |
| 11 |  | M. Stafford | 2,267 | 2009 | DET | 10 | 201 | 377 | 53.3 | 6.0 | 226.7 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 24 | 169 |
| 12 | | V. Young | 2,199 | 2006 |  TEN | 15 | 184 | 357 | 51.5 | 6.2 | 146.6 | 12 | 13 | 66.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 25 | 129 |
| 13 | | K. Orton | 1,869 | 2005 |  CHI | 15 | 190 | 368 | 51.6 | 5.1 | 124.6 | 9 | 13 | 59.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 30 | 190 |
| 14 | | J. Freeman | 1,855 | 2009 |  TB | 10 | 158 | 290 | 54.5 | 6.4 | 185.5 | 10 | 18 | 59.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 20 | 102 |
| 15 | | M. Bulger | 1,826 | 2002 |  STL | 7 | 138 | 214 | 64.5 | 8.5 | 260.9 | 14 | 6 | 101.5 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 12 | 102 |
| 16 | | A. Walter | 1,677 | 2006 |  OAK | 12 | 147 | 276 | 53.3 | 6.1 | 139.8 | 3 | 13 | 55.8 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 46 | 256 |
| 17 | | B. Gradkowski | 1,661 | 2006 | TB | 13 | 177 | 328 | 54.0 | 5.1 | 127.8 | 9 | 9 | 65.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 25 | 146 |
| 18 | | T. Edwards | 1,630 | 2007 |  BUF | 10 | 151 | 269 | 56.1 | 6.1 | 163.0 | 7 | 8 | 70.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 12 | 105 |
| 19 | | C. Hutchinson | 1,555 | 2002 |  DAL | 9 | 127 | 250 | 50.8 | 6.2 | 172.8 | 7 | 8 | 66.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 34 | 265 |
| 20 | | P. Ramsey | 1,539 | 2002 |  WAS | 9 | 117 | 227 | 51.5 | 6.8 | 171.0 | 9 | 8 | 71.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 18 | 132 |
| 21 | | A. Brooks | 1,514 | 2000 |  NO | 8 | 113 | 194 | 58.2 | 7.8 | 189.3 | 9 | 6 | 85.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 15 | 94 |
| 22 | | J. Campbell | 1,297 | 2006 | WAS | 7 | 110 | 207 | 53.1 | 6.3 | 185.3 | 10 | 6 | 76.5 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 7 | 55 |
| 23 | | K. Boller | 1,260 | 2003 | BAL | 11 | 116 | 224 | 51.8 | 5.6 | 114.5 | 7 | 9 | 62.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 17 | 92 |
| 24 | | K. Dorsey | 1,231 | 2004 |  SF | 8 | 123 | 226 | 54.4 | 5.4 | 153.9 | 6 | 9 | 62.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 13 | 94 |
| 25 | | Q. Carter | 1,072 | 2001 | DAL | 8 | 90 | 176 | 51.1 | 6.1 | 134.0 | 5 | 7 | 63.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 12 | 56 |
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