{"id":220995,"date":"2025-10-17T20:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/220995\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:08:08","slug":"which-nfl-rookie-quarterbacks-had-the-most-wins-in-a-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/220995\/","title":{"rendered":"Which NFL rookie quarterbacks had the most wins in a season?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Jenkins<\/p>\n

Oct 18, 2025, 06:06 AM\"Copy<\/a>Email<\/a>Print<\/a>Open Extended Reactions<\/p>\n

Dak Prescott<\/a> was a steal in the 2016 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

The former Mississippi State<\/a> quarterback was selected in the fourth round by the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> with the 135th overall pick. Prescott was the eighth quarterback off the board.<\/p>\n

After four-time Pro Bowler Tony Romo<\/a> suffered a back injury during the 2016 preseason, Prescott was thrust into the Cowboys’ starting lineup. He responded by throwing 23 touchdowns against four interceptions and running for six more scores as a rookie.<\/p>\n

Prescott led the Cowboys to a 13-3 record that season, earning a Pro Bowl selection and being named the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones signed Prescott to two record contract extensions, including a four-year, $240 million deal in 2024 with $231 million guaranteed and a no-trade clause.<\/p>\n

Prescott’s 13 victories remain a record for a rookie starting quarterback. Prescott shares the mark with former Steeler Ben Roethlisberger<\/a>. Below is a look at the NFL rookie starting quarterbacks with the most wins since the league began tracking starts in 1950:<\/p>\n

Editor’s Picks<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

2 Related<\/p>\n

13 – Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys) in 2016<\/p>\n

13 – Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>) in 2004<\/p>\n

12 – Jayden Daniels<\/a> (Washington Commanders<\/a>) in 2024<\/p>\n

11 – Andrew Luck<\/a> (Indianapolis Colts<\/a>) in 2012<\/p>\n

11 – Russell Wilson<\/a> (Seattle Seahawks<\/a>) in 2012<\/p>\n

11 – Joe Flacco<\/a> (Baltimore Ravens<\/a>) in 2008<\/p>\n

11 – Matt Ryan<\/a> (Atlanta Falcons<\/a>) in 2008<\/p>\n

10 – Bo Nix<\/a> (Denver Broncos<\/a>) in 2024<\/p>\n

10 – Mac Jones<\/a> (New England Patriots<\/a>) in 2021<\/p>\n

10 – Kyle Orton<\/a> (Chicago Bears<\/a>) in 2005<\/p>\n

Check out the ESPN NFL hub page<\/a> for scores<\/a>, stats<\/a>, schedules<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keith Jenkins Oct 18, 2025, 06:06 AMEmailPrintOpen Extended Reactions Dak Prescott was a steal in the 2016 NFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-220995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}