Between January 1, 1920 and December 30, 2018, Robert Griffin III had the most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback, with 815 yards in 2012.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Griffin III | 815 | 2012 |  WAS | 15 | 120 | 6.8 | 54.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | C. Newton | 706 | 2011 |  CAR | 16 | 126 | 5.6 | 44.1 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 3 |  | L. Jackson | 695 | 2018 |  BAL | 16 | 147 | 4.7 | 43.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | J. Allen | 631 | 2018 |  BUF | 12 | 89 | 7.1 | 52.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | V. Young | 552 | 2006 |  TEN | 15 | 83 | 6.7 | 36.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | B. Kilmer | 509 | 1961 |  SF | 11 | 96 | 5.3 | 46.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Wilson | 489 | 2012 |  SEA | 16 | 94 | 5.2 | 30.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | D. Kizer | 419 | 2017 |  CLE | 15 | 77 | 5.4 | 27.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | B. Bortles | 419 | 2014 |  JAX | 14 | 56 | 7.5 | 29.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | B. Douglass | 408 | 1969 |  CHI | 8 | 51 | 8.0 | 51.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | G. Smith | 366 | 2013 |  NYJ | 16 | 72 | 5.1 | 22.9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 12 | | R. Mirer | 343 | 1993 | SEA | 16 | 68 | 5.0 | 21.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. McNabb | 313 | 1999 |  PHI | 12 | 47 | 6.7 | 26.1 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | -6.0 | -0.5 | 0 |
| 14 | | M. Briscoe | 308 | 1968 |  DEN | 11 | 41 | 7.5 | 28.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | F. Tarkenton | 308 | 1961 |  MIN | 14 | 56 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | T. Aikman | 302 | 1989 |  DAL | 11 | 38 | 7.9 | 27.5 | 0 | -13 | 1 | -13.0 | -1.2 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | M. Vick | 289 | 2001 |  ATL | 8 | 31 | 9.3 | 36.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | D. Prescott | 282 | 2016 | DAL | 16 | 57 | 4.9 | 17.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | D. Carr | 282 | 2002 |  HOU | 16 | 59 | 4.8 | 17.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | D. Watson | 269 | 2017 | HOU | 7 | 36 | 7.5 | 38.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | T. Couch | 267 | 1999 | CLE | 15 | 40 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | V. Carter | 265 | 1968 | CHI | 7 | 48 | 5.5 | 37.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | S. Fuller | 264 | 1979 |  KC | 16 | 50 | 5.3 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | A. Luck | 255 | 2012 |  IND | 16 | 62 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | M. Mariota | 252 | 2015 | TEN | 12 | 34 | 7.4 | 21.0 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 41.0 | 3.4 | 1 |
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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