Nobody wants to be compared to Ryan Leaf, so it tells you all you need to know about Jared Goff‘s rookie season that such a headline doubles as a legitimate question. Let’s start with the raw stats, even though we know the passing environment has changed significantly since 1998:
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| Rk | Player | Year | G | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Rate | Lng | Int | Sk | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | NY/A | ANY/A | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Lng |
| 1 | Jared Goff | 2016 | 8 | 0-7-0 | 112 | 205 | 54.6 | 1089 | 5 | 63.6 | 66 | 7 | 26 | 222 | 5.3 | 4.26 | 3.75 | 2.82 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 2.0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ryan Leaf | 1998 | 10 | 3-6-0 | 111 | 245 | 45.3 | 1289 | 2 | 39.0 | 67 | 15 | 22 | 140 | 5.3 | 2.67 | 4.30 | 1.93 | 27 | 80 | 0 | 3.0 | 20 |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table