nfl rookie passing yard leaders 1976

Jim Zorn had the most passing yards by a rookie in 1976, with 2,571 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
2,571
1976
14
208
439
47.4
5.9
183.6
12
27
49.5
2.7
6.2
25
196
2Pat Haden
P. Haden
896
1976
10
60
105
57.1
8.5
89.6
8
4
94.8
7.6
3.8
13
86
3Richard Todd
R. Todd
870
1976
13
65
162
40.1
5.4
66.9
3
12
33.2
1.9
7.4
29
233
4Mike Kruczek
M. Kruczek
758
1976
10
51
85
60.0
8.9
75.8
0
3
74.5
0.0
3.5
11
105
5Mike Rae
M. Rae
417
1976
7
35
65
53.8
6.4
59.6
6
1
98.0
9.2
1.5
8
71
6Norris Weese
N. Weese
314
1976
14
24
47
51.1
6.7
22.4
1
6
40.0
2.1
12.8
9
45
7Craig Penrose
C. Penrose
265
1976
4
16
36
44.4
7.4
66.3
3
3
62.8
8.3
8.3
0
0
8Scott Bull
S. Bull
252
1976
14
21
48
43.8
5.3
18.0
2
4
39.6
4.2
8.3
5
44
9Danny White
D. White
213
1976
14
13
20
65.0
10.7
15.2
2
2
94.4
10.0
10.0
1
15
10Parnell Dickinson
P. Dickinson
210
1976
8
15
39
38.5
5.4
26.3
1
5
25.5
2.6
12.8
14
124
11John Walton
J. Walton
125
1976
3
12
28
42.9
4.5
41.7
0
2
26.6
0.0
7.1
1
6
12Dave Mays
D. Mays
101
1976
4
9
20
45.0
5.1
25.3
0
1
39.8
0.0
5.0
2
4
13Bubba Bean
B. Bean
49
1976
14
1
1
100.0
49.0
3.5
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
14Mike Nott
M. Nott
46
1976
1
4
10
40.0
4.6
46.0
0
0
54.6
0.0
0.0
1
9
15Lee McGriff
L. McGriff
39
1976
6
1
1
100.0
39.0
6.5
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
16Billy Donckers
B. Donckers
16
1976
1
1
1
100.0
16.0
16.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
17Neal Jeffrey
N. Jeffrey
11
1976
5
2
2
100.0
5.5
2.2
0
0
89.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
18Rick Engles
R. Engles
8
1976
14
1
1
100.0
8.0
0.6
0
0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
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14
3
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5
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6
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.647
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11
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.353
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11
6
0
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7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
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8
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8
9
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9
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9
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11
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5
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