nfl rookie qb passing yards leaders 2012

Andrew Luck had the most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in 2012, with 4,374 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,374
2012
16
339
627
54.1
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
2Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
3,385
2012
15
297
517
57.4
6.5
225.7
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
3Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
3,294
2012
16
282
484
58.3
6.8
205.9
12
13
76.1
2.5
2.7
35
234
4Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
3,200
2012
15
258
393
65.6
8.1
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
5Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
3,118
2012
16
252
393
64.1
7.9
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
6Nick Foles
N. Foles
1,699
2012
7
161
265
60.8
6.4
242.7
6
5
79.1
2.3
1.9
20
131
7Ryan Lindley
R. Lindley
752
2012
6
89
171
52.0
4.4
125.3
0
7
46.7
0.0
4.1
12
91
8Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
466
2012
3
33
48
68.8
9.7
155.3
4
3
101.6
8.3
6.3
3
27
9Greg McElroy
G. McElroy
214
2012
2
19
31
61.3
6.9
107.0
1
1
79.2
3.2
3.2
11
71
10Thad Lewis
T. Lewis
204
2012
1
22
32
68.8
6.4
204.0
1
1
83.3
3.1
3.1
3
14
11Graham Harrell
G. Harrell
20
2012
4
2
4
50.0
5.0
5.0
0
0
64.6
0.0
0.0
0
0
12Ryan Mallett
R. Mallett
17
2012
4
1
4
25.0
4.3
4.3
0
1
5.2
0.0
25.0
0
0
13Brock Osweiler
B. Osweiler
12
2012
5
2
4
50.0
3.0
2.4
0
0
56.3
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176