most yards per attempt by rookie quarterback

Tyler Shough averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a rookie quarterback in 2025, with 7.3 yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game per attempt by rookie quarterback this regular season
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tyler Shough
T. Shough
7.3
2025
11
221
327
67.6
2,384
216.7
10
6
91.3
3.1
1.8
31
195
2J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
6.7
2025
10
140
243
57.6
1,632
163.2
11
12
72.6
4.5
4.9
27
149
3Jaxson Dart
J. Dart
6.7
2025
14
216
339
63.7
2,272
162.3
15
5
91.7
4.4
1.5
35
152
4Cam Ward
C. Ward
5.9
2025
17
323
540
59.8
3,169
186.4
15
7
80.2
2.8
1.3
55
410
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,384

Shough

Tyler Shough

RUSH

471

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

1,163

Olave

Chris Olave
Team Rankings

PPG

18.0

28th

OPP PPG

22.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

236.9

10th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
Saints Saints
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176