rookie passing leaders in the nfl through 2017

Before 2018, Andrew Luck had the most passing yards by a rookie, with 4,374 yards in 2012.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,374	2012	IND	16	339	627	54.1	7.0	273.4	23	18	76.5	3.7	2.9	41	246
2	Cam Newton C. Newton	4,051	2011	CAR	16	310	517	60.0	7.8	253.2	21	17	84.5	4.1	3.3	35	260
3	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,042	2015	TB	16	312	535	58.3	7.6	252.6	22	15	84.2	4.1	2.8	27	190
4	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	3,782	2016	PHI	16	379	607	62.4	6.2	236.4	16	14	79.3	2.6	2.3	33	213
5	Peyton Manning P. Manning	3,739	1998	IND	16	326	575	56.7	6.5	233.7	26	28	71.2	4.5	4.9	22	109
6	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
7	Jim Kelly J. Kelly	3,593	1986	BUF	16	285	480	59.4	7.5	224.6	22	17	83.3	4.6	3.5	43	330
8	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	3,512	2010	STL	16	354	590	60.0	6.0	219.5	18	15	76.5	3.1	2.5	34	244
9	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	3,440	2008	ATL	16	265	434	61.1	7.9	215.0	16	11	87.7	3.7	2.5	17	104
10	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	3,398	2011	CIN	16	300	516	58.1	6.6	212.4	20	13	80.4	3.9	2.5	24	160
11	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	3,385	2012	CLE	15	297	517	57.4	6.5	225.7	14	17	72.6	2.7	3.3	28	186
12	Warren Moon W. Moon	3,338	1984	HOU	16	259	450	57.6	7.4	208.6	12	14	76.9	2.7	3.1	47	371
13	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,294	2012	MIA	16	282	484	58.3	6.8	205.9	12	13	76.1	2.5	2.7	35	234
14	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,270	2014	OAK	16	348	599	58.1	5.5	204.4	21	12	76.6	3.5	2.0	24	149
15	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,200	2012	WAS	15	258	393	65.6	8.1	213.3	20	5	102.4	5.1	1.3	30	217
16	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	3,118	2012	SEA	16	252	393	64.1	7.9	194.9	26	10	100.0	6.6	2.5	33	203
17	Geno Smith G. Smith	3,046	2013	NYJ	16	247	443	55.8	6.9	190.4	12	21	66.5	2.7	4.7	43	315
18	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	2,971	2008	BAL	16	257	428	60.0	6.9	185.7	14	12	80.3	3.3	2.8	32	276
19	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	2,931	2001	CAR	15	293	540	54.3	5.4	195.4	11	19	62.0	2.0	3.5	26	177
20	Teddy Bridgewater T. Bridgewater	2,919	2014	MIN	13	259	402	64.4	7.3	224.5	14	12	85.2	3.5	3.0	39	249
21	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	2,908	2014	JAX	14	280	475	58.9	6.1	207.7	11	17	69.5	2.3	3.6	55	345
22	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	2,897	2004	CIN	13	263	432	60.9	6.7	222.8	18	18	77.3	4.2	4.2	25	178
23	DeShone Kizer D. Kizer	2,894	2017	CLE	15	255	476	53.6	6.1	192.9	11	22	60.5	2.3	4.6	38	226
24	Rick Mirer R. Mirer	2,833	1993	SEA	16	274	486	56.4	5.8	177.1	12	17	67.0	2.5	3.5	47	235
25	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	2,819	2003	JAX	15	239	418	57.2	6.7	187.9	14	16	73.0	3.3	3.8	19	90

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

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Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

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Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

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Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

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Sack Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	NYG	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
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