Robert Griffin III has the most rushing yards per attempt by a rookie quarterback, with 6.8 per attempt in 2012.
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most rushing yards per attempt with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game by a rookie qb| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Griffin III | 6.8 | 2012 | 15 | 815 | 120 | 54.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Daniels | 6.0 | 2024 | 17 | 891 | 148 | 52.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Newton | 5.6 | 2011 | 16 | 706 | 126 | 44.1 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Kilmer | 5.3 | 1961 | 11 | 509 | 96 | 46.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 |  | L. Jackson | 4.7 | 2018 | 16 | 695 | 147 | 43.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | M. Hapes | 3.8 | 1942 | 11 | 363 | 95 | 33.0 | 3 | 79 | 10 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | | W. Nielsen | 3.7 | 1940 | 9 | 269 | 73 | 29.9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | B. Shepherd | 3.0 | 1935 | TOT | 12 | 425 | 143 | 35.4 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
WASStatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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PASS
1,695
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805
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26.5
27th
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134.7
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195.8
24th
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |