Best rookie quarterback seasons in NFL history

By Shaquina Domingue

Published Oct 9, 2023

Its hard to be an NFL rookie but its even harder to be an NFL rookie quarterback. Here are the top 10 seasons by rookie quarterbacks in NFL history.

Highlights

Rookies face immense pressure as NFL quarterbacks, but some have exceeded expectations and set records during their freshman campaigns in the league.
While some may crumble under that immense pressure, these 10 quarterbacks were able to overcome that and put together historically good rookie seasons.
There are NFL legends, NFL busts, and some who are somewhere in between as our list stretches from Dan Marino, to Jameis Winston, to Sam Bradford.