most passing yards rookie season by #1 overall pick

Andrew Luck has the most passing yards by a rookie #1 overall pick, with 4,374 yards in 2012.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Andrew Luck
A. Luck
4,374
2012
IND IND
16
339
627
54.1
7.0
273.4
23
18
76.5
3.7
2.9
41
246
2Cam Newton
C. Newton
4,051
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
7.8
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
3Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,042
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
7.6
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3,739
1998
IND IND
16
326
575
56.7
6.5
233.7
26
28
71.2
4.5
4.9
22
109
5Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
3,725
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
7.7
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
6Kyler Murray
K. Murray
3,722
2019
ARI ARI
16
349
542
64.4
6.9
232.6
20
12
87.4
3.7
2.2
48
309
7Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
3,641
2021
JAX JAX
17
359
602
59.6
6.0
214.2
12
17
71.9
2.0
2.8
32
238
8Caleb Williams
C. Williams
3,541
2024
CHI CHI
17
351
562
62.5
6.3
208.3
20
6
87.8
3.6
1.1
68
466
9Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
3,512
2010
STL STL
16
354
590
60.0
6.0
219.5
18
15
76.5
3.1
2.5
34
244
10Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
2,897
2004
CIN CIN
13
263
432
60.9
6.7
222.8
18
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
11Bryce Young
B. Young
2,877
2023
CAR CAR
16
315
527
59.8
5.5
179.8
11
10
73.7
2.1
1.9
62
477
12Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
2,688
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
6.7
268.8
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
13David Carr
D. Carr
2,592
2002
HOU HOU
16
233
444
52.5
5.8
162.0
9
15
62.8
2.0
3.4
76
411
14Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
2,494
1993
NE NE
13
214
429
49.9
5.8
191.8
15
15
65.0
3.5
3.5
16
99
15Cam Ward
C. Ward
2,468
2025
TEN TEN
13
260
440
59.1
5.6
189.8
9
7
74.9
2.0
1.6
49
371
16Tim Couch
T. Couch
2,447
1999
CLE CLE
15
223
399
55.9
6.1
163.1
15
13
73.2
3.8
3.3
56
359
17Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
2,267
2009
DET DET
10
201
377
53.3
6.0
226.7
13
20
61.0
3.4
5.3
24
169
18Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
2,158
1971
NE NE
14
158
328
48.2
6.6
154.1
19
16
68.6
5.8
4.9
36
319
19Jeff George
J. George
2,152
1990
IND IND
13
181
334
54.2
6.4
165.5
16
13
73.8
4.8
3.9
37
320
20Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
1,749
1989
DAL DAL
11
155
293
52.9
6.0
159.0
9
18
55.7
3.1
6.1
19
155
21John Elway
J. Elway
1,663
1983
DEN DEN
11
123
259
47.5
6.4
151.2
7
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218
22Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
1,662
1975
ATL ATL
11
115
255
45.1
6.5
151.1
13
15
59.3
5.1
5.9
19
197
23George Shaw
G. Shaw
1,586
1955
BAL BAL
12
119
237
50.2
6.7
132.2
10
19
52.5
4.2
8.0
24Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
1,578
1985
CLE CLE
12
124
248
50.0
6.4
131.5
8
7
69.3
3.2
2.8
19
121
25Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
1,410
1970
PIT PIT
13
83
218
38.1
6.5
108.5
6
24
30.4
2.8
11.0
25
242
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM