nfl rookie passing yards leaders 1978

Steve DeBerg had the most passing yards by a rookie in 1978, with 1,570 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve DeBerg
S. DeBerg
1,570
1978
12
137
302
45.4
5.2
130.8
8
22
40.0
2.6
7.3
17
156
2Doug Williams
D. Williams
1,170
1978
10
73
194
37.6
6.0
117.0
7
8
53.4
3.6
4.1
6
69
3Mark Miller
M. Miller
212
1978
8
13
39
33.3
5.4
26.5
1
4
21.5
2.6
10.3
5
47
4Mike Kirkland
M. Kirkland
211
1978
16
19
41
46.3
5.1
13.2
1
8
30.7
2.4
19.5
11
78
5Steve Pisarkiewicz
S. Pisarkiewicz
164
1978
3
10
29
34.5
5.7
54.7
0
3
14.8
0.0
10.3
2
20
6Pat Ryan
P. Ryan
106
1978
2
9
14
64.3
7.6
53.0
0
2
47.6
0.0
14.3
0
0
7Guy Benjamin
G. Benjamin
91
1978
3
6
8
75.0
11.4
30.3
1
1
112.0
12.5
12.5
0
0
8Dennis Sproul
D. Sproul
87
1978
6
5
13
38.5
6.7
14.5
0
0
62.0
0.0
0.0
1
7
9Dave Stief
D. Stief
43
1978
15
1
1
100.0
43.0
2.9
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
10Mike Wood
M. Wood
29
1978
TOT
15
1
1
100.0
29.0
1.9
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Johnny Evans
J. Evans
19
1978
16
1
1
100.0
19.0
1.2
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Rob Hertel
R. Hertel
9
1978
3
1
4
25.0
2.3
3.0
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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