most yards per attempt for a rookie qb all-time

Greg Cook has the most passing yards per attempt by a rookie quarterback, with 9.4 yards in 1969.

Interpreted as:
most passing yards with a minimum of 14 passing attempts per team game per attempt for a rookie qb all-time
NAMEAVGSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Greg Cook
G. Cook
9.4
1969
CIN CIN
11
106
197
53.8
1,854
168.5
15
11
88.3
7.6
5.6
29
195
2Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
9.4
1945
CLE CLE
10
89
171
52.0
1,609
160.9
14
17
72.4
8.2
9.9
3Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
8.9
2004
PIT PIT
14
196
295
66.4
2,621
187.2
17
11
98.1
5.8
3.7
30
213
4Nick Mullens
N. Mullens
8.3
2018
SF SF
8
176
274
64.2
2,277
284.6
13
10
90.8
4.7
3.6
17
127
5C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
8.2
2023
HOU HOU
15
319
499
63.9
4,108
273.9
23
5
100.8
4.6
1.0
38
331
6Robert Griffin III
R. Griffin III
8.1
2012
WAS WAS
15
258
393
65.6
3,200
213.3
20
5
102.4
5.1
1.3
30
217
7Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
8.0
2016
DAL DAL
16
311
459
67.8
3,667
229.2
23
4
104.9
5.0
0.9
25
143
8Jake Browning
J. Browning
8.0
2023
CIN CIN
9
171
243
70.4
1,936
215.1
12
7
98.4
4.9
2.9
24
169
9Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
7.9
2012
SEA SEA
16
252
393
64.1
3,118
194.9
26
10
100.0
6.6
2.5
33
203
10Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
7.9
2008
ATL ATL
16
265
434
61.1
3,440
215.0
16
11
87.7
3.7
2.5
17
104
11Clyde LeForce
C. LeForce
7.9
1947
DET DET
9
94
175
53.7
1,384
153.8
13
20
65.0
7.4
11.4
12Cam Newton
C. Newton
7.8
2011
CAR CAR
16
310
517
60.0
4,051
253.2
21
17
84.5
4.1
3.3
35
260
13Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
7.8
1970
BUF BUF
14
178
321
55.5
2,507
179.1
10
20
65.3
3.1
6.2
41
387
14Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
7.7
2018
CLE CLE
14
310
486
63.8
3,725
266.1
27
14
93.7
5.6
2.9
25
173
15Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
7.6
2015
TEN TEN
12
230
370
62.2
2,818
234.8
19
10
91.5
5.1
2.7
38
258
16Mickey Slaughter
M. Slaughter
7.6
1963
DEN DEN
13
112
223
50.2
1,689
129.9
12
14
67.3
5.4
6.3
17Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
7.6
1956
BAL BAL
12
110
198
55.6
1,498
124.8
9
10
74.0
4.5
5.1
18Jameis Winston
J. Winston
7.6
2015
TB TB
16
312
535
58.3
4,042
252.6
22
15
84.2
4.1
2.8
27
190
19Bob Celeri
B. Celeri
7.6
1951
NYY NYY
11
102
238
42.9
1,797
163.4
12
15
59.8
5.0
6.3
20Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
7.5
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
21Dan Marino
D. Marino
7.5
1983
MIA MIA
11
173
296
58.4
2,210
200.9
20
6
96.0
6.8
2.0
10
80
22Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
7.4
1997
ARI ARI
10
157
296
53.0
2,203
220.3
15
15
73.1
5.1
5.1
52
291
23Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
7.4
2024
WAS WAS
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
209.9
25
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
24Warren Moon
W. Moon
7.4
1984
HOU HOU
16
259
450
57.6
3,338
208.6
12
14
76.9
2.7
3.1
47
371
25Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
7.3
1952
WAS WAS
12
96
194
49.5
1,420
118.3
14
15
65.7
7.2
7.7
StatMuse has season-level data for pass attempts per team game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

19.4

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OPP PPG

30.6

31st

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68.9

32nd

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215.3

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TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
Browns Browns
2
5
0
.286
Ravens Ravens
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5
0
.167
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

4 - 2 - 0

31

Final

33

CIN Bengals

3 - 4 - 0

Thu 16 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
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.714
Bills Bills
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2
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.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
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.429
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
6
1
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.857
Jaguars Jaguars
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3
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.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
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.714
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC WestWLTPCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
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2
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NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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
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ATL ATL
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Sat
9/6
LV LV
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM