nfl rookie qb passing yards leaders 2017

DeShone Kizer had the most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in 2017, with 2,894 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
2,894
2017
15
255
476
53.6
6.1
192.9
11
22
60.5
2.3
4.6
38
226
2Mitchell Trubisky
M. Trubisky
2,193
2017
12
196
330
59.4
6.6
182.8
7
7
77.5
2.1
2.1
31
196
3Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
1,699
2017
7
126
204
61.8
8.3
242.7
19
8
103.0
9.3
3.9
19
116
4C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
1,430
2017
7
123
224
54.9
6.4
204.3
4
6
69.2
1.8
2.7
19
141
5Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284
2017
1
22
35
62.9
8.1
284.0
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
6Nathan Peterman
N. Peterman
252
2017
4
24
49
49.0
5.1
63.0
2
5
38.4
4.1
10.2
1
5
7Nate Sudfeld
N. Sudfeld
134
2017
1
19
23
82.6
5.8
134.0
0
0
90.9
0.0
0.0
3
24
8Jake Rudock
J. Rudock
24
2017
3
3
5
60.0
4.8
8.0
0
1
32.5
0.0
20.0
0
0
9Joe Callahan
J. Callahan
11
2017
1
5
7
71.4
1.6
11.0
0
0
74.1
0.0
0.0
0
0
10Taylor Heinicke
T. Heinicke
10
2017
1
1
1
100.0
10.0
10.0
0
0
108.3
0.0
0.0
1
16
11Cooper Rush
C. Rush
2
2017
2
1
3
33.3
0.7
1.0
0
0
42.4
0.0
0.0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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16.4

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22.3

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97.0

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185.4

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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
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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
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11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
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
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176