most rushing yards by a rookie qb in a season in nfl history

Jayden Daniels has rushed for the most yards by a rookie quarterback, with 891 yards in 2024.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
891
2024
WAS WAS
17
148
6.0
52.4
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
815
2012
WAS WAS
15
120
6.8
54.3
7
0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Cam Newton
C. Newton
706
2011
CAR CAR
16
126
5.6
44.1
14
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
4 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
695
2018
BAL BAL
16
147
4.7
43.4
5
0
0
2
0.0
0
5 Josh Allen
J. Allen
631
2018
BUF BUF
12
89
7.1
52.6
8
0
0
1
0.0
0
6 Vince Young
V. Young
552
2006
TEN TEN
15
83
6.7
36.8
7
0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
544
2019
ARI ARI
16
93
5.8
34.0
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
509
1961
SF SF
11
96
5.3
46.3
10
0
0
0.0
0
9 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
489
2024
CHI CHI
17
81
6.0
28.8
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
489
2012
SEA SEA
16
94
5.2
30.6
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Bo Nix
B. Nix
430
2024
DEN DEN
17
92
4.7
25.3
4
2
1
1
2.0
0.1
1
12 Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
425
1935
TOT
12
143
3.0
35.4
4
33
4
8.3
2.8
0
13 Drake Maye
D. Maye
421
2024
NE NE
13
54
7.8
32.4
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Justin Fields
J. Fields
420
2021
CHI CHI
12
72
5.8
35.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
419
2017
CLE CLE
15
77
5.4
27.9
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
419
2014
JAX JAX
14
56
7.5
29.9
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
408
1969
CHI CHI
11
51
8.0
37.1
2
0
0
0.0
0
18 Geno Smith
G. Smith
366
2013
NYJ NYJ
16
72
5.1
22.9
6
13
1
1
13.0
0.8
0
19 Fred Enke
F. Enke
365
1948
DET DET
12
74
4.9
30.4
0
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
20 Merle Hapes
M. Hapes
363
1942
NYG NYG
11
95
3.8
33.0
3
79
10
7.9
7.2
2
21 Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
354
2020
PHI PHI
15
63
5.6
23.6
3
3
1
1
3.0
0.2
0
22 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
344
2019
JAX JAX
14
67
5.1
24.6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
343
1993
SEA SEA
16
68
5.0
21.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
24 Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
334
2021
JAX JAX
17
72
4.6
19.6
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
313
1999
PHI PHI
12
47
6.7
26.1
0
-6
1
1
-6.0
-0.5
0
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PASS

433

Daniels

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RUSH

172

Croskey-Merritt

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REC

204

Samuel

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

8th

OPP PPG

22.8

18th

RUSH YDS/G

154.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

199.0

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
1
.375
Giants Giants
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
WAS WAS
@
LAC LAC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
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ATL Falcons

2 - 2 - 0

34

Final

27

WAS Commanders

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1,503

Stafford

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1,119

Prescott

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1,078

Jones

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Rush Yards Leaders

414

Taylor

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401

Cook

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394

Etienne

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Rec Yards Leaders

588

Nacua

Puka Nacua

402

Smith-Njigba

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387

McCaffrey

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Pass TD Leaders

11

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

10

Jackson

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9

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5

Cook

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4

Gibbs

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6

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5

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4

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Emeka Egbuka
QB Rating Leaders

130.5

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Lamar Jackson

113.0

Goff

Jared Goff

113.0

Love

Jordan Love
Sack Leaders

5.5

Young

Byron Young

5.0

Burns

Brian Burns

4.5

Bonitto

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Lions

34.3

Bills

33.3

Ravens

32.8

Colts

30.8

Cowboys

28.5

Seahawks

27.8
Opp PPG Rankings
Texans

12.8

Seahawks

16.8

Broncos

16.8

Chargers

17.8

Jaguars

18.0

Cardinals

18.5
Total Yards Rankings
Cowboys

404.3

Bills

404.0

Rams

401.8

Colts

397.3

49ers

375.8

Lions

365.0
Rush Yards Rankings
Bills

163.5

Commanders

154.8

Jets

144.5

Jaguars

144.0

Broncos

143.3

Lions

139.0
Pass Yards Rankings
Rams

300.6

49ers

298.2

Cowboys

290.0

Colts

269.5

Chargers

265.8

Packers

250.0
Sack Leaders
Broncos

15.0

Rams

15.0

Steelers

14.0

Lions

14.0

Chargers

13.0

Seahawks

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

84.9

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

79

Cook

James Cook III

76.7

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor
Fantasy WR Rankings

82

Nacua

Puka Nacua

67.4

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

59.6

Odunze

Rome Odunze
Fantasy TE Rankings

38.4

Henry

Hunter Henry

35.9

Kincaid

Dalton Kincaid

34.8

Kraft

Tucker Kraft
Fantasy K Rankings

55

Shrader

Spencer Shrader

49

Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

48

Myers

Jason Myers

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Best Record ATS
Jaguars

3-1

Seahawks

3-1

Chargers

3-1

Colts

3-1

Eagles

3-1

Lions

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Texans

1-3

Ravens

1-3

Bengals

1-3

Saints

1-3

Raiders

1-3

Titans

1-3

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM