nfl rookie passing yards leaders 1996

Tony Banks had the most passing yards by a rookie in 1996, with 2,544 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tony Banks
T. Banks
2,544
1996
14
192
368
52.2
6.9
181.7
15
15
71.0
4.1
4.1
48
306
2Doug Nussmeier
D. Nussmeier
272
1996
2
28
50
56.0
5.4
136.0
1
1
69.8
2.0
2.0
3
17
3Jamie Martin
J. Martin
241
1996
6
23
34
67.6
7.1
40.2
3
2
92.9
8.8
5.9
4
34
4Danny Kanell
D. Kanell
227
1996
4
23
60
38.3
3.8
56.8
1
1
48.4
1.7
1.7
7
48
5Jeff Brohm
J. Brohm
189
1996
3
21
34
61.8
5.6
63.0
1
0
86.5
2.9
0.0
2
10
6Shane Matthews
S. Matthews
158
1996
2
13
17
76.5
9.3
79.0
1
0
124.1
5.9
0.0
1
3
7Kerwin Bell
K. Bell
75
1996
1
5
5
100.0
15.0
75.0
1
0
158.3
20.0
0.0
0
0
8Jeff Lewis
J. Lewis
58
1996
2
9
17
52.9
3.4
29.0
0
1
35.9
0.0
5.9
1
7
9Steve Stenstrom
S. Stenstrom
37
1996
1
3
4
75.0
9.3
37.0
0
0
103.1
0.0
0.0
1
5
10Jay Walker
J. Walker
31
1996
1
2
2
100.0
15.5
31.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Scott Milanovich
S. Milanovich
9
1996
1
2
3
66.7
3.0
9.0
0
0
70.1
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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14
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
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3
14
0
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
5
12
0
.294
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13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
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8
9
0
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3
14
0
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14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
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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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
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14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
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3
14
0
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