nfl rookie passing yards leaders 1989

Troy Aikman had the most passing yards by a rookie in 1989, with 1,749 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
1,749
1989
11
155
293
52.9
6.0
159.0
9
18
55.7
3.1
6.1
19
155
2Rodney Peete
R. Peete
1,479
1989
8
103
195
52.8
7.6
184.9
5
9
67.0
2.6
4.6
27
164
3Steve Walsh
S. Walsh
1,371
1989
8
110
219
50.2
6.3
171.4
5
9
60.5
2.3
4.1
11
84
4Billy Joe Tolliver
B. Joe Tolliver
1,097
1989
5
89
185
48.1
5.9
219.4
5
8
57.9
2.7
4.3
9
75
5Erik Wilhelm
E. Wilhelm
425
1989
6
30
56
53.6
7.6
70.8
4
2
87.3
7.1
3.6
3
17
6Scott Secules
S. Secules
286
1989
15
22
50
44.0
5.7
19.1
1
3
44.3
2.0
6.0
0
0
7Timm Rosenbach
T. Rosenbach
95
1989
2
9
22
40.9
4.3
47.5
0
1
35.2
0.0
4.5
2
19
8Stan Humphries
S. Humphries
91
1989
2
5
10
50.0
9.1
45.5
1
1
75.4
10.0
10.0
3
9
9Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
32
1989
16
1
2
50.0
16.0
2.0
1
0
135.4
50.0
0.0
0
0
10Bobby Humphrey
B. Humphrey
17
1989
16
1
2
50.0
8.5
1.1
1
0
118.8
50.0
0.0
0
0
11Anthony Dilweg
A. Dilweg
7
1989
1
1
1
100.0
7.0
7.0
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Mike Elkins
M. Elkins
5
1989
1
1
2
50.0
2.5
5.0
0
1
16.7
0.0
50.0
0
0
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9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
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6
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7
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8
9
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.471
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.471
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11
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.353
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14
3
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12
5
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