What could be more improbable than rookie former practice squad elevation Tommy DeVito throwing three touchdown passes with no interceptions, despite nine sacks, in leading the New York Giants to a 31-19 victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday? Here are the current statistics of all the rookie quarterbacks who have appeared in regular season games this year, ranked by passing yards:
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All of them were drafted except for DeVito and Tyson Bagent. Take away C.J. Stroud, who is having one of the best rookie seasons ever by an NFL quarterback, and DeVito frankly compares pretty favorably to the rest of them:
- His 6 TD passes are exceeded only by Bryce Young’s 9 even though five other rookies have thrown more passes.