At the risk of jumping the gun way too early for this supremely gifted athlete, I have decided to take a cursory look at what QB Robert Griffin III has done through the first quarter of his rookie season in the NFL.  Here are his statistics as they appear right now:

PASSING OVER THE FIRST 4 GAMES

CompletionsAttemptsYardsYPAComp%TDINTRating
CompletionsAttemptsYardsYPAComp%TDINTRating
861241,0708.669.4%41103.2

RUSHING OVER THE FIRST 4 GAMES

CarriesYardsYPCTDFumbles Lost
CarriesYardsYPCTDFumbles Lost
392526.541

 

If you extrapolate those statistics out to a 16-game season, these are what his statistics will look like:

PROJECTED PASSING STATISTICS OVER A 16-GAME SEASON

CompletionsAttemptsYardsYPAComp%TDINTRating
CompletionsAttemptsYardsYPAComp%TDINTRating
3444964,2808.669.4%164103.2

PROJECTED RUSHING STATISTICS OVER A 16-GAME SEASON

CarriesYardsYPCTDFumbles Lost
CarriesYardsYPCTDFumbles Lost
1561,0086.5164

And here are some notes regarding the projected statistics:

  • The 4,280 passing yards would set a NFL record by a rookie (current record: 4,051  yards – Cam Newton, 2011)
  • The 69.4% completions would set a NFL record by a rookie (current record: 66.4% – Ben Roethlisberger, 2004)
  • The 103.2 passer rating would set a NFL record for a rookie (current record: 98.1 – Ben Roethlisberger, 2004)
  • The 4-1 TD-INT ratio would hold a NFL record for any QB over his career (current record: 3.47-1, Aaron Rodgers)
  • The 1,070-1 passing yards to interception ratio would set a NFL record for any QB over a season (current record: 975-1 – Tom Brady, 2010)
  • The 1,070-1 passing yards to interception ratio would set a NFL record for any QB over a career (current record: 457-1, Aaron Rodgers)
  • The 89-1 pass completions to interception ratio would set a NFL record for any QB over a season (current record: 81-1, Tom Brady, 2010)
  • The 89-1 pass completions to interceptions ratio would set a NFL record for any QB over a career (current record: 36.3-1, Aaron Rodgers)
  • The 1,008 rushing yards would set a NFL record for rushing yards by a rookie QB (current record: 706 yards – Cam Newton, 2011)
  • The 16 rushing TDs would set an NFL record for any QB (current record: 14 TDs – Cam Newton, 2011)
  • The +25 total touchdown to turnover differential would set an NFL record for a rookie QB (current record: +18 – Cam Newton, 2011)
  • The 4-1 total touchdown to turnover ratio would set an NFL record for a rookie QB (current record: 2.1-1, Cam Newton, 2011)
  • Robert Griffin III would be the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season.
  • And just for good measure, the combined 32 passing and rushing touchdowns would be 2nd in NFL history for a rookie QB (current record: 35 TDs – Cam Newton, 2011)

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