most rushing yards per game by a rookie quarterback in nfl history

John Wolford has the most rushing yards per game by a rookie quarterback, with 56.0 per game in 2020.

	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Wolford J. Wolford	56.0	2020	LAR	1	56	6	9.3	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	54.3	2012	WAS	15	815	120	6.8	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
3	Josh Allen J. Allen	52.6	2018	BUF	12	631	89	7.1	8	0	0	1		0.0	0
4	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	52.4	2024	WAS	17	891	148	6.0	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Steve Young S. Young	46.6	1985	TB	5	233	40	5.8	1	0	0			0.0	0
6	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	46.3	1961	SF	11	509	96	5.3	10	0	0			0.0	0
7	John Fourcade J. Fourcade	44.7	1987	NO	3	134	19	7.1	0	0	0			0.0	0
8	Cam Newton C. Newton	44.1	2011	CAR	16	706	126	5.6	14	27	1	1	27.0	1.7	0
9	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	43.4	2018	BAL	16	695	147	4.7	5	0	0	2		0.0	0
10	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	38.4	2017	HOU	7	269	36	7.5	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Virgil Carter V. Carter	37.9	1968	CHI	7	265	48	5.5	4	0	0			0.0	0
12	Bobby Douglass B. Douglass	37.1	1969	CHI	11	408	51	8.0	2	0	0			0.0	0
13	Stephen McGee S. McGee	37.0	2010	DAL	2	74	13	5.7	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Vince Young V. Young	36.8	2006	TEN	15	552	83	6.7	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Michael Vick M. Vick	36.1	2001	ATL	8	289	31	9.3	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
16	Jake Delhomme J. Delhomme	36.0	1999	NO	2	72	11	6.5	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Bill Shepherd B. Shepherd	35.4	1935	TOT	12	425	143	3.0	4	33	4		8.3	2.8	0
18	Sam Howell S. Howell	35.0	2022	WAS	1	35	5	7.0	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Justin Fields J. Fields	35.0	2021	CHI	12	420	72	5.8	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	Jaxson Dart J. Dart	34.8	2025	NYG	14	487	86	5.7	9	0	0	0		0.0	0
21	David Garrard D. Garrard	34.8	2002	JAX	4	139	25	5.6	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Mike Hold M. Hold	34.5	1987	TB	2	69	7	9.9	0	0	0			0.0	0
23	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	34.2	1985	PHI	6	205	29	7.1	0	0	0			0.0	0
24	Anthony Richardson Sr. A. Richardson Sr.	34.0	2023	IND	4	136	25	5.4	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
25	Kyler Murray K. Murray	34.0	2019	ARI	16	544	93	5.8	4	0	0	0		0.0	0

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
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Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
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Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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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

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