most rushing yards per game by a rookie qb, all-time (min 10 gp)

Robert Griffin III has averaged the most rushing yards per game by a rookie quarterback with 10+ games played, with 54.3 per game in 2012.

NAME RUSH YDS/G GP SEASON TM RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
54.3
15
2012
WAS WAS
815
120
6.8
7
0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Josh Allen
J. Allen
52.6
12
2018
BUF BUF
631
89
7.1
8
0
0
1
0.0
0
3 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
52.4
17
2024
WAS WAS
891
148
6.0
6
0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
46.3
11
1961
SF SF
509
96
5.3
10
0
0
0.0
0
5 Cam Newton
C. Newton
44.1
16
2011
CAR CAR
706
126
5.6
14
27
1
1
27.0
1.7
0
6 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
43.4
16
2018
BAL BAL
695
147
4.7
5
0
0
2
0.0
0
7 Bobby Douglass
B. Douglass
37.1
11
1969
CHI CHI
408
51
8.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
8 Vince Young
V. Young
36.8
15
2006
TEN TEN
552
83
6.7
7
0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Bill Shepherd
B. Shepherd
35.4
12
1935
TOT
425
143
3.0
4
33
4
8.3
2.8
0
10 Justin Fields
J. Fields
35.0
12
2021
CHI CHI
420
72
5.8
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Kyler Murray
K. Murray
34.0
16
2019
ARI ARI
544
93
5.8
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Merle Hapes
M. Hapes
33.0
11
1942
NYG NYG
363
95
3.8
3
79
10
7.9
7.2
2
13 Drake Maye
D. Maye
32.4
13
2024
NE NE
421
54
7.8
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
30.6
16
2012
SEA SEA
489
94
5.2
4
0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Fred Enke
F. Enke
30.4
12
1948
DET DET
365
74
4.9
0
6
1
6.0
0.5
0
16 Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
29.9
14
2014
JAX JAX
419
56
7.5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Caleb Williams
C. Williams
28.8
17
2024
CHI CHI
489
81
6.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Marlin Briscoe
M. Briscoe
28.0
11
1968
DEN DEN
308
41
7.5
3
0
0
0.0
0
19 DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
27.9
15
2017
CLE CLE
419
77
5.4
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Troy Aikman
T. Aikman
27.5
11
1989
DAL DAL
302
38
7.9
0
-13
1
-13.0
-1.2
0
21 Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
26.1
12
1999
PHI PHI
313
47
6.7
0
-6
1
1
-6.0
-0.5
0
22 Bo Nix
B. Nix
25.3
17
2024
DEN DEN
430
92
4.7
4
2
1
1
2.0
0.1
1
23 George Shaw
G. Shaw
25.1
12
1955
BAL BAL
301
68
4.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
24 Gardner Minshew
G. Minshew
24.6
14
2019
JAX JAX
344
67
5.1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
23.6
15
2020
PHI PHI
354
63
5.6
3
3
1
1
3.0
0.2
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

7th

OPP PPG

20.2

9th

RUSH YDS/G

156.4

1st

PASS YDS/G

205.4

27th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
10/27
WAS WAS
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Last Game
LAC Chargers

3 - 2 - 0

10

Final

27

WAS Commanders

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM