nfl rookie passing leaders after week 12

Matt Leinart has the most passing yards by a rookie in Week 12, with 405 yards in 2006.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
405
2006
1
31
51
60.8
7.9
405.0
1
2
76.0
2.0
3.9
1
10
2Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
388
1997
1
22
33
66.7
11.8
388.0
1
2
91.5
3.0
6.1
8
38
3Zach Mettenberger
Z. Mettenberger
345
2014
1
20
39
51.3
8.8
345.0
2
1
88.1
5.1
2.6
5
46
4Caleb Williams
C. Williams
340
2024
1
32
47
68.1
7.2
340.0
2
0
103.1
4.3
0.0
3
20
5Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
335
1968
1
12
29
41.4
11.6
335.0
4
2
95.5
13.8
6.9
6Jacky Lee
J. Lee
331
1960
1
21
38
55.3
8.7
331.0
1
0
93.2
2.6
0.0
7Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
316
2020
1
31
52
59.6
6.1
316.0
1
1
75.5
1.9
1.9
3
25
8Ryan Lindley
R. Lindley
312
2012
1
31
52
59.6
6.0
312.0
0
4
44.7
0.0
7.7
2
11
9Mac Jones
M. Jones
310
2021
1
23
32
71.9
9.7
310.0
2
0
123.2
6.3
0.0
2
21
10Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
310
2005
1
19
30
63.3
10.3
310.0
3
1
117.4
10.0
3.3
5
22
11Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
308
2010
1
22
37
59.5
8.3
308.0
3
0
113.3
8.1
0.0
2
0
12C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
304
2023
1
26
36
72.2
8.4
304.0
2
0
116.0
5.6
0.0
4
43
13Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
304
2012
1
19
27
70.4
11.3
304.0
4
1
131.8
14.8
3.7
3
16
14Chad Hutchinson
C. Hutchinson
301
2002
1
16
24
66.7
12.5
301.0
2
2
102.8
8.3
8.3
3
14
15Billy Wade
B. Wade
290
1954
1
18
28
64.3
10.4
290.0
1
1
95.8
3.6
3.6
16Neil O'Donnell
N. O'Donnell
289
1991
1
23
36
63.9
8.0
289.0
2
1
95.7
5.6
2.8
5
48
17Joe Namath
J. Namath
284
1965
1
16
30
53.3
9.5
284.0
1
1
83.2
3.3
3.3
18Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
281
1975
1
14
26
53.8
10.8
281.0
3
3
90.9
11.5
11.5
19Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
275
2024
1
25
38
65.8
7.2
275.0
2
2
82.7
5.3
5.3
4
8
20Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
275
1993
1
23
42
54.8
6.5
275.0
1
1
73.0
2.4
2.4
2
14
21Bo Nix
B. Nix
273
2024
1
25
42
59.5
6.5
273.0
2
0
94.6
4.8
0.0
1
11
22Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
273
1975
1
15
30
50.0
9.1
273.0
2
4
64.3
6.7
13.3
23Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
270
2011
1
21
31
67.7
8.7
270.0
1
0
105.6
3.2
0.0
2
13
24DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
268
2017
1
18
31
58.1
8.6
268.0
0
0
86.5
0.0
0.0
3
23
25Tim Couch
T. Couch
262
1999
1
19
35
54.3
7.5
262.0
2
0
97.6
5.7
0.0
7
34
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