rookie qb most sacks taken first four starts

David Carr and Jake Plummer were tied for getting sacked the most by a rookie quarterback in a season with >0 games in their first 4 games, with 26 sacks.

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NAMESCKGSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKY
1David Carr
D. Carr
26
4
2002
4
44
98
44.9
519
5.3
129.8
4
6
49.7
4.1
6.1
138
2Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
26
4
1997
4
63
113
55.8
863
7.6
215.8
4
7
66.4
3.5
6.2
140
3Tommy DeVito
T. DeVito
20
4
2023
4
66
99
66.7
681
6.9
170.3
7
1
105.7
7.1
1.0
99
4Kyler Murray
K. Murray
20
4
2019
4
106
169
62.7
1,071
6.3
267.8
4
4
78.8
2.4
2.4
134
5Craig Krenzel
C. Krenzel
19
4
2004
4
45
98
45.9
603
6.2
150.8
3
5
54.9
3.1
5.1
140
6Dwayne Haskins
D. Haskins
18
4
2019
4
60
111
54.1
661
6.0
165.3
2
2
70.4
1.8
1.8
116
7Tim Couch
T. Couch
18
4
1999
4
53
111
47.7
622
5.6
155.5
3
2
66.7
2.7
1.8
119
8David Klingler
D. Klingler
18
4
1992
4
47
98
48.0
530
5.4
132.5
3
2
66.3
3.1
2.0
146
9Cam Ward
C. Ward
17
4
2025
4
64
125
51.2
614
4.9
153.5
2
2
63.9
1.6
1.6
120
10Spencer Rattler
S. Rattler
17
4
2024
4
74
129
57.4
724
5.6
181.0
1
3
66.2
0.8
2.3
97
11Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
17
4
2018
4
91
164
55.5
1,090
6.6
272.5
6
5
75.5
3.7
3.0
107
12Charlie Frye
C. Frye
17
4
2005
4
70
115
60.9
745
6.5
186.3
3
2
81.3
2.6
1.7
108
13Alex Smith
A. Smith
17
4
2005
4
42
85
49.4
428
5.0
107.0
0
9
24.7
0.0
10.6
110
14Akili Smith
A. Smith
17
4
1999
4
62
116
53.4
617
5.3
154.3
2
4
60.2
1.7
3.4
93
15Caleb Williams
C. Williams
16
4
2024
4
87
141
61.7
787
5.6
196.8
3
4
72.0
2.1
2.8
124
16Justin Fields
J. Fields
16
4
2021
4
45
84
53.6
562
6.7
140.5
2
2
72.6
2.4
2.4
138
17Zach Wilson
Z. Wilson
16
4
2021
4
79
139
56.8
925
6.7
231.3
4
8
62.8
2.9
5.8
126
18Josh Allen
J. Allen
16
4
2018
4
59
107
55.1
674
6.3
168.5
2
5
61.0
1.9
4.7
135
19J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
15
4
2025
4
58
108
53.7
692
6.4
173.0
5
6
65.8
4.6
5.6
77
20Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
15
4
2020
4
116
177
65.5
1,121
6.3
280.3
6
2
89.7
3.4
1.1
107
21Chad Hutchinson
C. Hutchinson
15
4
2002
4
61
110
55.5
785
7.1
196.3
3
2
79.5
2.7
1.8
122
22Patrick Ramsey
P. Ramsey
15
4
2002
4
68
133
51.1
858
6.5
214.5
6
4
74.1
4.5
3.0
106
23Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
15
4
1993
4
64
95
67.4
601
6.3
150.3
1
4
70.5
1.1
4.2
81
24C.J. Beathard
C.J. Beathard
14
4
2017
4
82
150
54.7
984
6.6
246.0
3
4
70.5
2.0
2.7
99
25Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
14
4
2015
4
82
128
64.1
1,020
8.0
255.0
8
3
99.7
6.3
2.3
92

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