rookie qb most sacks taken first six starts

David Carr was sacked the most in his rookie season by a quarterback with >0 games in his first 6 games, with 39 sacks in 2002.

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NAMESCKGSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKY
1David Carr
D. Carr
39
6
2002
6
78
157
49.7
1,004
6.4
167.3
6
6
66.9
3.8
3.8
205
2Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
38
6
1997
6
97
173
56.1
1,351
7.8
225.2
7
9
73.2
4.0
5.2
209
3Andrew Walter
A. Walter
29
6
2006
6
74
151
49.0
901
6.0
150.2
3
6
57.9
2.0
4.0
152
4Tommy DeVito
T. DeVito
28
6
2023
6
95
149
63.8
913
6.1
152.2
7
1
93.6
4.7
0.7
158
5Cam Ward
C. Ward
25
6
2025
6
111
202
55.0
1,101
5.5
183.5
3
4
67.3
1.5
2.0
198
6Tony Banks
T. Banks
25
6
1996
6
94
171
55.0
1,189
7.0
198.2
7
9
68.6
4.1
5.3
185
7Justin Fields
J. Fields
24
6
2021
6
86
143
60.1
921
6.4
153.5
3
6
68.5
2.1
4.2
181
8Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
24
6
2020
6
160
246
65.0
1,617
6.6
269.5
6
4
85.0
2.4
1.6
168
9Alex Smith
A. Smith
24
6
2005
6
62
125
49.6
682
5.5
113.7
0
10
32.8
0.0
8.0
153
10Dwayne Haskins
D. Haskins
23
6
2019
6
95
166
57.2
1,092
6.6
182.0
5
3
79.7
3.0
1.8
155
11Tim Couch
T. Couch
23
6
1999
6
93
174
53.4
968
5.6
161.3
4
4
67.9
2.3
2.3
157
12Spencer Rattler
S. Rattler
22
6
2024
6
120
207
58.0
1,182
5.7
197.0
3
5
69.0
1.4
2.4
136
13Bryce Young
B. Young
22
6
2023
6
137
213
64.3
1,202
5.6
200.3
7
4
82.3
3.3
1.9
183
14Daniel Jones
D. Jones
21
6
2019
6
132
212
62.3
1,449
6.8
241.5
10
7
84.4
4.7
3.3
158
15Kyler Murray
K. Murray
21
6
2019
6
153
238
64.3
1,664
7.0
277.3
7
4
87.6
2.9
1.7
139
16Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
21
6
2018
6
142
242
58.7
1,567
6.5
261.2
10
7
79.7
4.1
2.9
146
17Geno Smith
G. Smith
21
6
2013
6
113
190
59.5
1,490
7.8
248.3
7
10
74.7
3.7
5.3
163
18Christian Ponder
C. Ponder
21
6
2011
6
112
199
56.3
1,423
7.2
237.2
9
8
77.1
4.5
4.0
114
19Tyler Shough
T. Shough
20
6
2025
6
127
184
69.0
1,356
7.4
226.0
6
4
92.1
3.3
2.2
119
20J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy
20
6
2025
6
86
159
54.1
929
5.8
154.8
6
10
57.9
3.8
6.3
112
21Caleb Williams
C. Williams
20
6
2024
6
130
199
65.3
1,317
6.6
219.5
9
5
88.7
4.5
2.5
137
22Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
20
6
2022
6
145
224
64.7
1,306
5.8
217.7
3
5
75.5
1.3
2.2
131
23Josh Rosen
J. Rosen
20
6
2018
6
112
201
55.7
1,244
6.2
207.3
6
7
69.7
3.0
3.5
148
24Charlie Batch
C. Batch
20
6
1998
6
96
167
57.5
1,063
6.4
177.2
5
6
71.5
3.0
3.6
98
25Rick Mirer
R. Mirer
20
6
1993
6
112
174
64.4
1,072
6.2
178.7
3
7
70.4
1.7
4.0
116

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