Top 10 rookie QB performances, ranked by passing yards

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By Kellar Ellsworth

Published Nov 7, 2023

Texans rookie QB C.J. Stroud had a day to remember in Week 9, but how did the performance stack up with the greatest rookie QB games of all-time?

Houston Texans rookie QB C.J. Stroud broke the single-game rookie passing record for yards, cementing himself as a franchise quarterback.
Other rookies in the top 10 passing yard performances would advise caution for getting overly excited about a single performance during a QB's inaugural NFL campaign.
Cam Newton, Matthew Stafford, Ryan Tannehill, Andrew Luck, and even Kellen Moore made impressive rookie passing yard performances, but faced their fair share of challenges throughout their careers.