nfl rookie passing yards record before 2008

Before 2008, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a rookie, with 3,739 yards in 1998.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,739
1998
16
326
575
56.7
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
2Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
3,593
1986
16
285
480
59.4
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
3Warren Moon
W. Moon
3,338
1984
16
259
450
57.6
7.4
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
4Chris Weinke
C. Weinke
2,931
2001
15
293
540
54.3
5.4
195.4
11
19
62.0
2.0
3.5
26
177
5Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
2,897
2004
13
263
432
60.9
6.7
222.8
18
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
6Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
2,833
1993
16
274
486
56.4
5.8
177.1
12
17
67.0
2.5
3.5
47
235
7Byron Leftwich
B. Leftwich
2,819
2003
15
239
418
57.2
6.7
187.9
14
16
73.0
3.3
3.8
19
90
8Kerry Collins
K. Collins
2,717
1995
15
214
433
49.4
6.3
181.1
14
19
61.9
3.2
4.4
24
150
9Dieter Brock
D. Brock
2,658
1985
15
218
365
59.7
7.3
177.2
16
13
82.0
4.4
3.6
51
351
10Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
2,621
2004
14
196
295
66.4
8.9
187.2
17
11
98.1
5.8
3.7
30
213
11David Carr
D. Carr
2,592
2002
16
233
444
52.5
5.8
162.0
9
15
62.8
2.0
3.4
76
411
12Jim 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
13Matt Leinart
M. Leinart
2,547
2006
12
214
377
56.8
6.8
212.3
11
12
74.0
2.9
3.2
21
158
14Jeff Garcia
J. Garcia
2,544
1999
13
225
375
60.0
6.8
195.7
11
11
77.9
2.9
2.9
15
104
15Tony 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
16Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
2,507
1970
14
178
321
55.5
7.8
179.1
10
20
65.3
3.1
6.2
41
387
17Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
2,494
1993
13
214
429
49.9
5.8
191.8
15
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
18Butch Songin
B. Songin
2,476
1960
14
187
392
47.7
6.3
176.9
22
15
70.9
5.6
3.8
19Tim Couch
T. Couch
2,447
1999
15
223
399
55.9
6.1
163.1
15
13
73.2
3.8
3.3
56
359
20Norm Snead
N. Snead
2,337
1961
14
172
375
45.9
6.2
166.9
11
22
51.6
2.9
5.9
21Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
2,294
2002
14
215
429
50.1
5.3
163.9
12
16
59.9
2.8
3.7
8
75
22Jeff Komlo
J. Komlo
2,238
1979
16
183
368
49.7
6.1
139.9
11
23
52.8
3.0
6.3
40
361
23Jack Trudeau
J. Trudeau
2,225
1986
12
204
417
48.9
5.3
185.4
8
18
53.5
1.9
4.3
29
213
24Joe Namath
J. Namath
2,220
1965
13
164
340
48.2
6.5
170.8
18
15
68.8
5.3
4.4
25Dan 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
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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