most yards per attempt rookie qb

Dean May has averaged the most yards per attempt in his rookie season by a quarterback, with 33.0 yards per attempt in 1984.

NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSPASS AVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dean May
D. May
33.0
1984
2
1
1
100.0
33
33.0
16.5
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
2Mike Buck
M. Buck
30.5
1991
2
1
2
50.0
61
30.5
30.5
0
1
56.3
0.0
50.0
0
0
3Wayne Clark
W. Clark
24.0
1970
1
1
2
50.0
48
24.0
48.0
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
4Neil Graff
N. Graff
20.0
1974
14
1
1
100.0
20
20.0
1.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
5Frank Reich
F. Reich
19.0
1985
1
1
1
100.0
19
19.0
19.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
6Jim Del Gaizo
J. Del Gaizo
16.5
1972
4
5
9
55.6
165
18.3
41.3
2
1
100.5
22.2
11.1
0
0
7Billy Donckers
B. Donckers
16.0
1976
1
1
1
100.0
16
16.0
16.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
8Carlos Brown
C. Brown
15.8
1975
13
3
4
75.0
63
15.8
4.8
1
0
156.3
25.0
0.0
0
0
9Jay Walker
J. Walker
15.5
1996
1
2
2
100.0
31
15.5
31.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
10Jeff Francis
J. Francis
13.0
1990
1
2
2
100.0
26
13.0
26.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
12.3
1996
1
5
5
100.0
75
15.0
75.0
1
0
158.3
20.0
0.0
0
0
12Bernard Quarles
B. Quarles
12.0
1987
1
1
3
33.3
40
13.3
40.0
1
1
81.9
33.3
33.3
0
0
13Matt Kofler
M. Kofler
10.5
1982
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
14A.J. Feeley
A.J. Feeley
10.2
2001
1
10
14
71.4
143
10.2
143.0
2
1
114.0
14.3
7.1
0
0
15Alan Risher
A. Risher
10.0
1985
16
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
16Jim Bob Taylor
J. Bob Taylor
10.0
1983
8
1
2
50.0
20
10.0
2.5
0
1
45.8
0.0
50.0
0
0
17Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
9.9
1978
3
6
8
75.0
91
11.4
30.3
1
1
112.0
12.5
12.5
0
0
18Ed Rubbert
E. Rubbert
9.4
1987
3
26
49
53.1
532
10.9
177.3
4
1
110.2
8.2
2.0
1
9
19Mike Kelley
M. Kelley
9.3
1987
3
17
29
58.6
305
10.5
101.7
1
0
106.3
3.4
0.0
1
7
20Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
9.1
1974
9
9
11
81.8
145
13.2
16.1
1
0
149.1
9.1
0.0
2
11
21Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
9.0
2000
1
2
5
40.0
67
13.4
67.0
1
0
127.1
20.0
0.0
1
4
22Sean Clifford
S. Clifford
8.8
2023
2
1
1
100.0
37
37.0
18.5
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
23Garrett Gilbert
G. Gilbert
8.8
2018
1
2
3
66.7
40
13.3
40.0
0
0
109.7
0.0
0.0
1
5
24Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
8.5
2012
3
33
48
68.8
466
9.7
155.3
4
3
101.6
8.3
6.3
3
27
25Kliff Kingsbury
K. Kingsbury
8.5
2005
1
1
2
50.0
17
8.5
17.0
0
0
79.2
0.0
0.0
0
0

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