rookie year most passing yards kansas city

Steve Fuller has the most passing yards by a Chiefs rookie, with 1,484 yards in 1979.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve Fuller
S. Fuller
1,484
1979
16
146
270
54.1
5.5
92.8
6
14
55.8
2.2
5.2
37
244
2Bill Kenney
B. Kenney
542
1980
3
37
69
53.6
7.9
180.7
5
2
91.6
7.2
2.9
5
43
3Tony Adams
T. Adams
445
1975
6
36
77
46.8
5.8
74.2
2
4
52.1
2.6
5.2
11
85
4Randy Duncan
R. Duncan
361
1961
14
25
67
37.3
5.4
25.8
1
3
41.9
1.5
4.5
5Hunter Enis
H. Enis
357
1960
14
30
54
55.6
6.6
25.5
1
2
66.7
1.9
3.7
6Matt Stevens
M. Stevens
315
1987
3
32
57
56.1
5.5
105.0
1
1
70.4
1.8
1.8
6
53
7Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
284
2017
1
22
35
62.9
8.1
284.0
0
1
76.4
0.0
2.9
2
15
8Todd Blackledge
T. Blackledge
259
1983
4
20
34
58.8
7.6
64.8
3
0
112.3
8.8
0.0
4
50
9Dean Carlson
D. Carlson
116
1974
1
7
15
46.7
7.7
116.0
0
1
45.4
0.0
6.7
2
13
10Shane Buechele
S. Buechele
88
2025
1
7
14
50.0
6.3
88.0
0
0
69.9
0.0
0.0
5
22
11Tom Clements
T. Clements
77
1980
1
7
12
58.3
6.4
77.0
0
0
77.4
0.0
0.0
3
30
12Alex Espinoza
A. Espinoza
69
1987
1
9
14
64.3
4.9
69.0
0
2
36.6
0.0
14.3
2
17
13Eddie Wilson
E. Wilson
65
1962
14
6
11
54.5
5.9
4.6
0
0
72.2
0.0
0.0
14Sandy Osiecki
S. Osiecki
64
1984
4
7
17
41.2
3.8
16.0
0
1
27.6
0.0
5.9
1
2
15Pete Beathard
P. Beathard
50
1964
14
4
9
44.4
5.6
3.6
1
2
59.7
11.1
22.2
16Mike Nott
M. Nott
46
1976
1
4
10
40.0
4.6
46.0
0
0
54.6
0.0
0.0
1
9
17Tyler Thigpen
T. Thigpen
41
2007
1
2
6
33.3
6.8
41.0
0
1
18.8
0.0
16.7
1
9
18Tyler Palko
T. Palko
35
2010
2
4
6
66.7
5.8
17.5
0
0
81.9
0.0
0.0
2
10
19Sylvester Morris
S. Morris
31
2000
15
1
1
100.0
31.0
2.1
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
20Brodie Croyle
B. Croyle
23
2006
2
3
7
42.9
3.3
11.5
0
2
11.9
0.0
28.6
1
10
21Tommy Townsend
T. Townsend
13
2020
16
1
1
100.0
13.0
0.8
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
22Frank Jackson
F. Jackson
9
1961
14
1
2
50.0
4.5
0.6
0
1
22.9
0.0
50.0
23Bob Gagliano
B. Gagliano
7
1982
1
1
1
100.0
7.0
7.0
0
0
95.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
24Mike Elkins
M. Elkins
5
1989
1
1
2
50.0
2.5
5.0
0
1
16.7
0.0
50.0
0
0
25Matt Blundin
M. Blundin
2
1993
1
1
3
33.3
0.7
2.0
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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