nfl rookie passing yards leaders 1983

Dan Marino had the most passing yards by a rookie in 1983, with 2,210 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dan Marino
D. Marino
2,210
1983
11
173
296
58.4
7.5
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
2John Elway
J. Elway
1,663
1983
11
123
259
47.5
6.4
151.2
7
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218
3Oliver Luck
O. Luck
1,375
1983
7
124
217
57.1
6.3
196.4
8
13
63.4
3.7
6.0
16
138
4Tony Eason
T. Eason
557
1983
16
46
95
48.4
5.9
34.8
1
5
48.4
1.1
5.3
16
139
5Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
259
1983
4
20
34
58.8
7.6
64.8
3
0
112.3
8.8
0.0
4
50
6Gary Kubiak
G. Kubiak
186
1983
4
12
22
54.5
8.5
46.5
1
1
79.0
4.5
4.5
2
20
7Mike Kerrigan
M. Kerrigan
72
1983
1
6
14
42.9
5.1
72.0
0
1
29.5
0.0
7.1
0
0
8Mark Clayton
M. Clayton
48
1983
14
1
1
100.0
48.0
3.4
1
0
158.3
100.0
0.0
0
0
9Bruce Mathison
B. Mathison
41
1983
1
3
5
60.0
8.2
41.0
0
1
46.7
0.0
20.0
0
0
10Mark Reed
M. Reed
34
1983
1
6
10
60.0
3.4
34.0
0
1
26.7
0.0
10.0
0
0
11Ralph Giacomarro
R. Giacomarro
23
1983
16
1
1
100.0
23.0
1.4
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Jim Bob Taylor
J. Bob Taylor
20
1983
8
1
2
50.0
10.0
2.5
0
1
45.8
0.0
50.0
0
0
13Bob Holly
B. Holly
5
1983
5
1
1
100.0
5.0
1.0
0
0
87.5
0.0
0.0
1
9
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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