Clint Longley has the highest passer rating by a rookie #1 overall pick, with a 122.9 rating in 1974.
Interpreted as:
highest passer rating rookie season by #1 overall pick 14 passing attempts per game| NAME | RTG | ATT/GP | ATT | GP | SEASON | TM | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Longley | 122.9 | 10.5 | 21 | 2 | 1974 |  DAL | 12 | 57.1 | 209 | 10.0 | 104.5 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | | B. Fenimore | 95.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 10 | 1947 |  CHB | 2 | 66.7 | 27 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 |  | B. Mayfield | 93.7 | 34.71 | 486 | 14 | 2018 |  CLE | 310 | 63.8 | 3,725 | 7.7 | 266.1 | 27 | 14 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 25 | 173 |
| 4 |  | J. Burrow | 89.8 | 40.4 | 404 | 10 | 2020 |  CIN | 264 | 65.3 | 2,688 | 6.7 | 268.8 | 13 | 5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 32 | 231 |
| 5 |  | C. Williams | 87.8 | 33.06 | 562 | 17 | 2024 |  CHI | 351 | 62.5 | 3,541 | 6.3 | 208.3 | 20 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 68 | 466 |
| 6 | | H. Gilmer | 87.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1948 |  WAS | 2 | 40.0 | 69 | 13.8 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 |  | K. Murray | 87.4 | 33.88 | 542 | 16 | 2019 |  ARI | 349 | 64.4 | 3,722 | 6.9 | 232.6 | 20 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 48 | 309 |
| 8 | | B. Wade | 86.1 | 5.9 | 59 | 10 | 1954 |  LA | 31 | 52.5 | 509 | 8.6 | 50.9 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 9 |  | C. Newton | 84.5 | 32.31 | 517 | 16 | 2011 |  CAR | 310 | 60.0 | 4,051 | 7.8 | 253.2 | 21 | 17 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 35 | 260 |
| 10 |  | J. Winston | 84.2 | 33.44 | 535 | 16 | 2015 |  TB | 312 | 58.3 | 4,042 | 7.6 | 252.6 | 22 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 27 | 190 |
| 11 |  | C. Palmer | 77.3 | 33.23 | 432 | 13 | 2004 | CIN | 263 | 60.9 | 2,897 | 6.7 | 222.8 | 18 | 18 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 25 | 178 |
| 12 |  | A. Luck | 76.5 | 39.19 | 627 | 16 | 2012 |  IND | 339 | 54.1 | 4,374 | 7.0 | 273.4 | 23 | 18 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 41 | 246 |
| 13 |  | S. Bradford | 76.5 | 36.88 | 590 | 16 | 2010 |  STL | 354 | 60.0 | 3,512 | 6.0 | 219.5 | 18 | 15 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 34 | 244 |
| 14 |  | C. Ward | 74.9 | 33.85 | 440 | 13 | 2025 |  TEN | 260 | 59.1 | 2,468 | 5.6 | 189.8 | 9 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 49 | 371 |
| 15 | | J. George | 73.8 | 25.69 | 334 | 13 | 1990 | IND | 181 | 54.2 | 2,152 | 6.4 | 165.5 | 16 | 13 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 37 | 320 |
| 16 |  | B. Young | 73.7 | 32.94 | 527 | 16 | 2023 | CAR | 315 | 59.8 | 2,877 | 5.5 | 179.8 | 11 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 62 | 477 |
| 17 | | T. Couch | 73.2 | 26.6 | 399 | 15 | 1999 | CLE | 223 | 55.9 | 2,447 | 6.1 | 163.1 | 15 | 13 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 56 | 359 |
| 18 |  | T. Lawrence | 71.9 | 35.41 | 602 | 17 | 2021 |  JAX | 359 | 59.6 | 3,641 | 6.0 | 214.2 | 12 | 17 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 32 | 238 |
| 19 |  | P. Manning | 71.2 | 35.94 | 575 | 16 | 1998 | IND | 326 | 56.7 | 3,739 | 6.5 | 233.7 | 26 | 28 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 22 | 109 |
| 20 | | B. Kosar | 69.3 | 20.67 | 248 | 12 | 1985 | CLE | 124 | 50.0 | 1,578 | 6.4 | 131.5 | 8 | 7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 19 | 121 |
| 21 | | J. Plunkett | 68.6 | 23.43 | 328 | 14 | 1971 |  NE | 158 | 48.2 | 2,158 | 6.6 | 154.1 | 19 | 16 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 319 |
| 22 | | S. Francis | 67.4 | 0.75 | 6 | 8 | 1937 | CHB | 3 | 50.0 | 34 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 33.3 | ||
| 23 | | D. Bledsoe | 65.0 | 33 | 429 | 13 | 1993 | NE | 214 | 49.9 | 2,494 | 5.8 | 191.8 | 15 | 15 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16 | 99 |
| 24 |  | J. Goff | 63.6 | 29.29 | 205 | 7 | 2016 | LA | 112 | 54.6 | 1,089 | 5.3 | 155.6 | 5 | 7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 26 | 222 |
| 25 | | D. Carr | 62.8 | 27.75 | 444 | 16 | 2002 |  HOU | 233 | 52.5 | 2,592 | 5.8 | 162.0 | 9 | 15 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 76 | 411 |
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