RSS FeedRecords of Drafted Rookie Quarterbacks Who Started Games
By Chris Malumphy
Here are the rookie records of drafted quarterbacks who started at least one game from 2000 to 2020. A few include: the Steelers' Roethlisberger 13-0, Washington's Kirk Cousins 1-0, the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes 1-0, the Ravens' Lamar Jackson 6-1, the Cowboys' Dak Prescott 13-3, the Texans' David Carr 4-12, the Raiders Derek Carr 3-13 and the Rams Jared Goff 0-7.
| Rookie Quarterbacks Who Started 2000-2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Name | Year | Team | Round | Player | Gs | Att | Comp | Yards | Pct | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Record |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2004 | Steelers | 1 | 11 | 13 | 295 | 196 | 2621 | 66.4 | 8.9 | 17 | 11 | 98.1 | 6.9 | 13-0-0 (1.000) |
| Kirk Cousins | 2012 | Redskins | 4 | 102 | 1 | 48 | 33 | 466 | 68.8 | 9.7 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 7.5 | 1-0-0 (1.000) |
| Patrick Mahomes | 2017 | Chiefs | 1 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 284 | 62.9 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 76.4 | 6.1 | 1-0-0 (1.000) |
| Lamar Jackson | 2018 | Ravens | 1 | 32 | 7 | 170 | 99 | 1201 | 58.2 | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 84.5 | 6.0 | 6-1-0 (0.857) |
| Dak Prescott | 2016 | Cowboys | 4 | 135 | 16 | 459 | 311 | 3667 | 67.8 | 8.0 | 23 | 4 | 104.9 | 7.9 | 13-3-0 (0.813) |
| Drew Lock | 2019 | Broncos | 2 | 42 | 5 | 156 | 100 | 1020 | 64.1 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 89.7 | 6.2 | 4-1-0 (0.800) |
| Russell Wilson | 2012 | Seahawks | 3 | 75 | 16 | 393 | 252 | 3118 | 64.1 | 7.9 | 26 | 10 | 100.0 | 7.0 | 11-5-0 (0.688) |
| Andrew Luck | 2012 | Colts | 1 | 1 | 16 | 627 | 339 | 4374 | 54.1 | 7.0 | 23 | 18 | 76.5 | 5.7 | 11-5-0 (0.688) |
| Matt Ryan | 2008 | Falcons | 1 | 3 | 16 | 434 | 265 | 3440 | 61.1 | 7.9 | 16 | 11 | 87.7 | 7.0 | 11-5-0 (0.688) |
| Joe Flacco | 2008 | Ravens | 1 | 18 | 16 | 428 | 257 | 2971 | 60.0 | 6.9 | 14 | 12 | 80.3 | 5.3 | 11-5-0 (0.688) |
| Kyle Orton | 2005 | Bears | 4 | 106 | 15 | 368 | 190 | 1869 | 51.6 | 5.1 | 9 | 13 | 59.7 | 3.2 | 10-5-0 (0.667) |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 2020 | Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 9 | 290 | 186 | 1814 | 64.1 | 6.3 | 11 | 5 | 87.1 | 5.4 | 6-3-0 (0.667) |
| Rex Grossman | 2003 | Bears | 1 | 22 | 3 | 72 | 38 | 437 | 52.8 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 74.8 | 5.1 | 2-1-0 (0.667) |
| Vince Young | 2006 | Titans | 1 | 3 | 13 | 357 | 184 | 2199 | 51.5 | 6.2 | 12 | 13 | 66.7 | 4.5 | 8-5-0 (0.615) |
| Robert Griffin | 2012 | Redskins | 1 | 2 | 15 | 393 | 258 | 3200 | 65.6 | 8.1 | 20 | 5 | 102.4 | 7.5 | 9-6-0 (0.600) |
| Craig Krenzel | 2004 | Bears | 5 | 148 | 5 | 127 | 59 | 718 | 46.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 6 | 52.5 | 2.3 | 3-2-0 (0.600) |
| Andy Dalton | 2011 | Bengals | 2 | 35 | 16 | 516 | 300 | 3398 | 58.1 | 6.6 | 20 | 13 | 80.4 | 5.7 | 9-7-0 (0.563) |
| Kyle Boller | 2003 | Ravens | 1 | 19 | 9 | 224 | 116 | 1260 | 51.8 | 5.6 | 7 | 9 | 62.4 | 3.8 | 5-4-0 (0.556) |
| Trent Edwards | 2007 | Bills | 3 | 92 | 9 | 269 | 151 | 1630 | 56.1 | 6.1 | 7 | 8 | 70.4 | 4.6 | 5-4-0 (0.556) |
| Mark Sanchez | 2009 | Jets | 1 | 5 | 15 | 364 | 196 | 2444 | 53.8 | 6.7 | 12 | 20 | 63.0 | 4.1 | 8-7-0 (0.533) |
| Geno Smith | 2013 | Jets | 2 | 39 | 16 | 443 | 247 | 3046 | 55.8 | 6.9 | 12 | 21 | 66.5 | 4.2 | 8-8-0 (0.500) |
| Gardner Minshew | 2019 | Jaguars | 6 | 178 | 12 | 470 | 285 | 3271 | 60.6 | 7.0 | 21 | 6 | 91.2 | 6.4 | 6-6-0 (0.500) |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 2014 | Vikings | 1 | 32 | 12 | 402 | 259 | 2919 | 64.4 | 7.3 | 14 | 12 | 85.2 | 5.5 | 6-6-0 (0.500) |
| Deshaun Watson | 2017 | Texans | 1 | 12 | 6 | 204 | 126 | 1699 | 61.8 | 8.3 | 19 | 8 | 103.0 | 7.2 | 3-3-0 (0.500) |
| John Skelton | 2010 | Cardinals | 5 | 155 | 4 | 126 | 60 | 662 | 47.6 | 5.3 | 2 | 2 | 62.3 | 4.1 | 2-2-0 (0.500) |
| Troy Smith | 2007 | Ravens | 5 | 174 | 2 | 76 | 40 | 452 | 52.6 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 79.5 | 5.8 | 1-1-0 (0.500) |
| Paxton Lynch | 2016 | Broncos | 1 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 49 | 497 | 59.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 79.2 | 4.9 | 1-1-0 (0.500) |
| Michael Vick | 2001 | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 50 | 785 | 44.2 | 6.9 | 2 | 3 | 62.7 | 4.3 | 1-1-0 (0.500) |
| Nathan Peterman | 2017 | Bills | 5 | 171 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 252 | 49.0 | 5.1 | 2 | 5 | 38.4 | 1.2 | 1-1-0 (0.500) |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2016 | Patriots | 3 | 91 | 2 | 55 | 34 | 400 | 61.8 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 83.9 | 5.8 | 1-1-0 (0.500) |
| Baker Mayfield | 2018 | Browns | 1 | 1 | 13 | 486 | 310 | 3725 | 63.8 | 7.7 | 27 | 14 | 93.7 | 6.8 | 6-7-0 (0.462) |
| Josh Allen | 2018 | Bills | 1 | 7 | 11 | 320 | 169 | 2074 | 52.8 | 6.5 | 10 | 12 | 67.9 | 4.4 | 5-6-0 (0.455) |
| Sam Bradford | 2010 | Rams | 1 | 1 | 16 | 590 | 354 | 3512 | 60.0 | 6.0 | 18 | 15 | 76.5 | 4.7 | 7-9-0 (0.438) |
| Carson Wentz | 2016 | Eagles | 1 | 2 | 16 | 607 | 379 | 3782 | 62.4 | 6.2 | 16 | 14 | 79.3 | 5.1 | 7-9-0 (0.438) |
| Ryan Tannehill | 2012 | Dolphins | 1 | 8 | 16 | 484 | 282 | 3294 | 58.3 | 6.8 | 12 | 13 | 76.1 | 5.2 | 7-9-0 (0.438) |
| Justin Herbert | 2020 | Chargers | 1 | 6 | 15 | 595 | 396 | 4336 | 66.6 | 7.3 | 31 | 10 | 98.3 | 6.8 | 6-9-0 (0.400) |
| EJ Manuel | 2013 | Bills | 1 | 16 | 10 | 306 | 180 | 1972 | 58.8 | 6.4 | 11 | 9 | 77.7 | 4.9 | 4-6-0 (0.400) |
| Patrick Ramsey | 2002 | Redskins | 1 | 32 | 5 | 227 | 117 | 1539 | 51.5 | 6.8 | 9 | 8 | 71.8 | 5.0 | 2-3-0 (0.400) |
| Jay Cutler | 2006 | Broncos | 1 | 11 | 5 | 137 | 81 | 1001 | 59.1 | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 88.5 | 5.8 | 2-3-0 (0.400) |
| Charlie Frye | 2005 | Browns | 3 | 67 | 5 | 164 | 98 | 1002 | 59.8 | 6.1 | 4 | 5 | 72.8 | 3.9 | 2-3-0 (0.400) |
| T.J. Yates | 2011 | Texans | 5 | 152 | 5 | 134 | 82 | 949 | 61.2 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 80.7 | 5.4 | 2-3-0 (0.400) |
| Byron Leftwich | 2003 | Jaguars | 1 | 7 | 13 | 418 | 239 | 2819 | 57.2 | 6.7 | 14 | 16 | 73.0 | 5.2 | 5-8-0 (0.385) |
| Jameis Winston | 2015 | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 535 | 312 | 4042 | 58.3 | 7.6 | 22 | 15 | 84.2 | 6.4 | 6-10-0 (0.375) |
| Cam Newton | 2011 | Panthers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 517 | 310 | 4051 | 60.0 | 7.8 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | 6.2 | 6-10-0 (0.375) |
| Quincy Carter | 2001 | Cowboys | 2 | 53 | 8 | 176 | 90 | 1072 | 51.1 | 6.1 | 5 | 7 | 63.0 | 4.3 | 3-5-0 (0.375) |
| Matt Leinart | 2006 | Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 11 | 377 | 214 | 2547 | 56.8 | 6.8 | 11 | 12 | 74.0 | 5.2 | 4-7-0 (0.364) |
| Kyler Murray | 2019 | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 16 | 542 | 349 | 3722 | 64.4 | 6.9 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 5.6 | 5-10-1 (0.344) |
| Brandon Weeden | 2012 | Browns | 1 | 22 | 15 | 517 | 297 | 3385 | 57.4 | 6.5 | 14 | 17 | 72.6 | 5.0 | 5-10-0 (0.333) |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2017 | Bears | 1 | 2 | 12 | 330 | 196 | 2193 | 59.4 | 6.6 | 7 | 7 | 77.5 | 5.1 | 4-8-0 (0.333) |
| Josh Freeman | 2009 | Buccaneers | 1 | 17 | 9 | 290 | 158 | 1855 | 54.5 | 6.4 | 10 | 18 | 59.8 | 3.7 | 3-6-0 (0.333) |
| Tim Tebow | 2010 | Broncos | 1 | 25 | 3 | 82 | 41 | 654 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 82.1 | 6.7 | 1-2-0 (0.333) |
| Mike McMahon | 2001 | Lions | 5 | 149 | 3 | 115 | 53 | 671 | 46.1 | 5.8 | 3 | 1 | 69.9 | 4.2 | 1-2-0 (0.333) |
| Mike Glennon | 2013 | Buccaneers | 3 | 73 | 13 | 416 | 247 | 2608 | 59.4 | 6.3 | 19 | 9 | 83.9 | 5.0 | 4-9-0 (0.308) |
| Sam Darnold | 2018 | Jets | 1 | 3 | 13 | 414 | 239 | 2865 | 57.7 | 6.9 | 17 | 15 | 77.6 | 5.2 | 4-9-0 (0.308) |
| Blaine Gabbert | 2011 | Jaguars | 1 | 10 | 14 | 413 | 210 | 2214 | 50.8 | 5.4 | 12 | 11 | 65.4 | 3.7 | 4-10-0 (0.286) |
| Dwayne Haskins | 2019 | Redskins | 1 | 15 | 7 | 203 | 119 | 1365 | 58.6 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 76.1 | 4.3 | 2-5-0 (0.286) |
| Alex Smith | 2005 | 49ers | 1 | 1 | 7 | 165 | 84 | 875 | 50.9 | 5.3 | 1 | 11 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 2-5-0 (0.286) |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2006 | Buccaneers | 6 | 194 | 11 | 328 | 177 | 1661 | 54.0 | 5.1 | 9 | 9 | 65.9 | 3.7 | 3-8-0 (0.273) |
| David Carr | 2002 | Texans | 1 | 1 | 16 | 444 | 233 | 2592 | 52.5 | 5.8 | 9 | 15 | 62.8 | 3.2 | 4-12-0 (0.250) |
| Daniel Jones | 2019 | Giants | 1 | 6 | 12 | 459 | 284 | 3027 | 61.9 | 6.6 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 5.4 | 3-9-0 (0.250) |
| Marcus Mariota | 2015 | Titans | 1 | 2 | 12 | 370 | 230 | 2818 | 62.2 | 7.6 | 19 | 10 | 91.5 | 6.1 | 3-9-0 (0.250) |
| Joey Harrington | 2002 | Lions | 1 | 3 | 12 | 429 | 215 | 2294 | 50.1 | 5.3 | 12 | 16 | 59.9 | 4.0 | 3-9-0 (0.250) |
| Joe Burrow | 2020 | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 10 | 404 | 264 | 2688 | 65.3 | 6.7 | 13 | 5 | 89.8 | 5.7 | 2-7-1 (0.250) |
| Colt McCoy | 2010 | Browns | 3 | 85 | 8 | 222 | 135 | 1576 | 60.8 | 7.1 | 6 | 9 | 74.5 | 4.7 | 2-6-0 (0.250) |
| Jalen Hurts | 2020 | Eagles | 2 | 53 | 4 | 148 | 77 | 1061 | 52.0 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 77.6 | 5.9 | 1-3-0 (0.250) |
| Ryan Lindley | 2012 | Cardinals | 6 | 185 | 4 | 171 | 89 | 752 | 52.0 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | 46.7 | 1.9 | 1-3-0 (0.250) |
| Josh Rosen | 2018 | Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 13 | 393 | 217 | 2278 | 55.2 | 5.8 | 11 | 14 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 3-10-0 (0.231) |
| Blake Bortles | 2014 | Jaguars | 1 | 3 | 13 | 475 | 280 | 2908 | 58.9 | 6.1 | 11 | 17 | 69.5 | 3.8 | 3-10-0 (0.231) |
| Christian Ponder | 2011 | Vikings | 1 | 12 | 10 | 291 | 158 | 1853 | 54.3 | 6.4 | 13 | 13 | 70.1 | 4.3 | 2-8-0 (0.200) |
| Matthew Stafford | 2009 | Lions | 1 | 1 | 10 | 377 | 201 | 2267 | 53.3 | 6.0 | 13 | 20 | 61.0 | 3.6 | 2-8-0 (0.200) |
| C.J. Beathard | 2017 | 49ers | 3 | 104 | 5 | 224 | 123 | 1430 | 54.9 | 6.4 | 4 | 6 | 69.2 | 4.5 | 1-4-0 (0.200) |
| Derek Carr | 2014 | Raiders | 2 | 36 | 16 | 599 | 348 | 3270 | 58.1 | 5.5 | 21 | 12 | 76.6 | 4.8 | 3-13-0 (0.188) |
| Nick Foles | 2012 | Eagles | 3 | 88 | 6 | 265 | 161 | 1699 | 60.8 | 6.4 | 6 | 5 | 79.1 | 5.1 | 1-5-0 (0.167) |
| Eli Manning | 2004 | Giants | 1 | 1 | 7 | 197 | 95 | 1043 | 48.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 9 | 55.4 | 3.2 | 1-6-0 (0.143) |
| Jimmy Clausen | 2010 | Panthers | 2 | 48 | 10 | 299 | 157 | 1558 | 52.5 | 5.2 | 3 | 9 | 58.4 | 3.0 | 1-9-0 (0.100) |
| Chris Weinke | 2001 | Panthers | 4 | 106 | 15 | 540 | 293 | 2931 | 54.3 | 5.4 | 11 | 19 | 62.0 | 3.7 | 1-14-0 (0.067) |
| DeShone Kizer | 2017 | Browns | 2 | 52 | 15 | 476 | 255 | 2894 | 53.6 | 6.1 | 11 | 22 | 60.5 | 3.7 | 0-15-0 (0.000) |
| Cody Kessler | 2016 | Browns | 3 | 93 | 8 | 195 | 128 | 1380 | 65.6 | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 92.3 | 5.9 | 0-8-0 (0.000) |
| Jared Goff | 2016 | Rams | 1 | 1 | 7 | 205 | 112 | 1089 | 54.6 | 5.3 | 5 | 7 | 63.6 | 2.8 | 0-7-0 (0.000) |
| Zach Mettenberger | 2014 | Titans | 6 | 178 | 6 | 179 | 107 | 1412 | 59.8 | 7.9 | 8 | 7 | 83.4 | 5.7 | 0-6-0 (0.000) |
| Luke McCown | 2004 | Browns | 4 | 106 | 4 | 98 | 48 | 608 | 49.0 | 6.2 | 4 | 7 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 0-4-0 (0.000) |
| Keith Null | 2009 | Rams | 6 | 196 | 4 | 119 | 73 | 566 | 61.3 | 4.8 | 3 | 9 | 49.9 | 1.1 | 0-4-0 (0.000) |
| John Beck | 2007 | Dolphins | 2 | 40 | 4 | 107 | 60 | 559 | 56.1 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 62.0 | 3.2 | 0-4-0 (0.000) |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2005 | Rams | 7 | 250 | 3 | 135 | 76 | 777 | 56.3 | 5.8 | 4 | 8 | 58.2 | 3.1 | 0-3-0 (0.000) |
| Jake Luton | 2020 | Jaguars | 6 | 189 | 3 | 110 | 60 | 624 | 54.5 | 5.7 | 2 | 6 | 54.5 | 2.9 | 0-3-0 (0.000) |
| Ryan Finley | 2019 | Bengals | 4 | 104 | 3 | 87 | 41 | 474 | 47.1 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 62.1 | 3.4 | 0-3-0 (0.000) |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 2006 | Vikings | 2 | 64 | 2 | 81 | 47 | 475 | 58.0 | 5.9 | 2 | 4 | 62.5 | 3.4 | 0-2-0 (0.000) |
| Johnny Manziel | 2014 | Browns | 1 | 22 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 175 | 51.4 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 1.6 | 0-2-0 (0.000) |
| Will Grier | 2019 | Panthers | 3 | 100 | 2 | 52 | 28 | 228 | 53.8 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 33.2 | 0.1 | 0-2-0 (0.000) |
| Dave Ragone | 2003 | Texans | 3 | 88 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 135 | 50.0 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 0-2-0 (0.000) |
| JaMarcus Russell | 2007 | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 36 | 373 | 54.5 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 | 55.9 | 2.7 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| David Garrard | 2002 | Jaguars | 4 | 108 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 231 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 53.8 | 2.3 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| Matt Schaub | 2004 | Falcons | 3 | 90 | 1 | 70 | 33 | 330 | 47.1 | 4.7 | 1 | 4 | 42.0 | 2.1 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| John Navarre | 2004 | Cardinals | 7 | 202 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 168 | 45.0 | 4.2 | 1 | 4 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| Spergon Wynn | 2000 | Browns | 6 | 183 | 1 | 54 | 22 | 167 | 40.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 41.2 | 0.5 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| Randy Fasani | 2002 | Panthers | 5 | 137 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 171 | 34.1 | 3.9 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 | -1.4 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| Ben DiNucci | 2020 | Cowboys | 7 | 231 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 219 | 53.5 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 67.9 | 2.9 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
| Rusty Smith | 2010 | Titans | 6 | 176 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 200 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0-1-0 (0.000) |
