Robert Griffin III has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a rookie quarterback with 6+ games played, with 54.3 per game in 2012.
| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | GP | SEASON | TM | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Griffin III | 54.3 | 15 | 2012 |  WAS | 815 | 120 | 6.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Allen | 52.6 | 12 | 2018 |  BUF | 631 | 89 | 7.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Daniels | 52.4 | 17 | 2024 |  WAS | 891 | 148 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Kilmer | 46.3 | 11 | 1961 |  SF | 509 | 96 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | C. Newton | 44.1 | 16 | 2011 |  CAR | 706 | 126 | 5.6 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 6 |  | L. Jackson | 43.4 | 16 | 2018 |  BAL | 695 | 147 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | D. Watson | 38.4 | 7 | 2017 |  HOU | 269 | 36 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | V. Carter | 37.9 | 7 | 1968 |  CHI | 265 | 48 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | B. Douglass | 37.1 | 11 | 1969 | CHI | 408 | 51 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | V. Young | 36.8 | 15 | 2006 |  TEN | 552 | 83 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | J. Dart | 36.4 | 11 | 2025 |  NYG | 400 | 70 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | M. Vick | 36.1 | 8 | 2001 |  ATL | 289 | 31 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | B. Shepherd | 35.4 | 12 | 1935 | TOT | 425 | 143 | 3.0 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | J. Fields | 35.0 | 12 | 2021 | CHI | 420 | 72 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | R. Cunningham | 34.2 | 6 | 1985 |  PHI | 205 | 29 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | K. Murray | 34.0 | 16 | 2019 |  ARI | 544 | 93 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | M. Hapes | 33.0 | 11 | 1942 | NYG | 363 | 95 | 3.8 | 3 | 79 | 10 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  | D. Maye | 32.4 | 13 | 2024 |  NE | 421 | 54 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | R. Wilson | 30.6 | 16 | 2012 |  SEA | 489 | 94 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | F. Enke | 30.4 | 12 | 1948 |  DET | 365 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | B. Bortles | 29.9 | 14 | 2014 |  JAX | 419 | 56 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | W. Nielsen | 29.9 | 9 | 1940 | NYG | 269 | 73 | 3.7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | C. Williams | 28.8 | 17 | 2024 |  CHI | 489 | 81 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | T. Lance | 28.0 | 6 | 2021 | SF | 168 | 38 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | M. Briscoe | 28.0 | 11 | 1968 |  DEN | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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RUSH YDS/G
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