Ten of the top 12 rookie seasons with the most passing yards have come since 2010. With the rising passing rates in the league, it’s possible someone comes for Herbert’s throne in the next few years. He came in and threw for 311 yards and a touchdown in his first start and never looked back. Herbert was a polarizing prospect, and only got to start at all because Tyrod Taylor got a punctured lung while receiving a pre-game injection in Week 2. And he blew everyone out of the water on the rookie TD list with four more than Baker Mayfield’s 27 in 2020. Herbert finished runner-up to Luck on the rookie passing yards list but ahead of Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers, Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carson Wentz of the Philadelphia Eagles. 5, 1999 Most Passing Touchdowns in a Season: 31 – Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers, in 2020 Most Passing Yards in a Game: 437 – Jeff Garcia, San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals, on Dec. He also led the league in passing touchdowns in 2014.
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1 pick while playing though, making the Pro Bowl as a rookie, and in three of his other five seasons. It’s hard to imagine Luck retired less than a decade after putting up the most passing yards ever for a rookie, but he chose to step away from the game after the 2018 season. Most Passing Yards in Season: 4,374 – Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts, in 2012 Likewise for New Orleans Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks, who passed for 441 yards against the Denver Broncos in his first year of game action in 2000 after backing up Brett Favre in Green Bay in 1999.
Louis Rams against the San Diego Chargers in November 2002, but he had been on the team the previous year without seeing any action so was not considered a rookie. Marc Bulger threw for 453 yards for the St. It should be noted that in the NFL, being on a roster, even on the IR, counts towards a player’s rookie eligibility – so a player who is injured his entire “first season” and then plays his first career game the next year is no longer a rookie. We’re taking a look at the AFL/NFL rookie records in key stats and reflecting on just how great some of these first-year players were right out of college. There are a select few that burst onto the scene and look like five-year veterans. We’re taking a look at the NFL’s all-time single-season and single-game rookie records in key stats and reflecting on just how great some of these first-year players were right out of college.Įven in the new age of rookies starting right away at quarterback and other positions, there are almost always speed bumps along the way.īut some rookies can make it look easier than others.
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