Mitchell Trubisky has jumped to the top of the Bears' rookie-season passing leaders, but a trip down memory lane shows who else is in the top 10.

The fifth-round pick out of Ohio State started five games in 2004 and threw for 718 yards and three touchdowns. Those stats would be the only ones Krenzel would ever accumulate as a pro, as he never took another snap after his rookie season.

Carter led the Bears to a 4-1 record in his five games as a starter in 1968, when he threw for 769 yards. Three years later, then a member of the Bengals, he led the NFL in completion percentage, hitting 62.2 percent of his passes.

In his 11 games, including seven starts, Douglass threw for 773 yards during his rookie season. He wound up starting nearly seven full seasons for the Bears, throwing for 30 touchdowns and running for 20 more in his Chicago career.

A sixth-round pick, Avellini was thrown into duty and found immediate success. He threw for 942 yards in eight games played as a rookie, including three straight starts with more than 200 yards through the air.

With Sid Luckman on the roster, O'Rourke started only one game (he saw action in nine contests). The rookie QB threw for 951 yards and set a franchise rookie record that still stands with 11 touchdown passes. (Pictured bottom right, No. 48)

Bratkowski would start games in five different seasons for the Bears, but his five starts as a rookie in 1954 marked his high with the team. That season he threw for 1,087 yards and eight touchdowns.

McNown came on late as a rookie, when he threw for 1,465 yards in 15 games played. After struggling early, the first-rounder picked it up down the stretch, gaining 622 yards through the air in his final three games.

The Bears didn't anoint McMahon as starter until Week 3 of the 1982 season, but he showed immediately he was ready for the job. The first-rounder from BYU had 1,501 yards as a rookie, with at least 150 passing yards in all but two of his starts.

Injuries forced Orton into the huddle right away. The fourth-round pick responded well, throwing for 1,501 yards and guiding Chicago to a 10-5 record and NFC North title as a rookie.

He sat for the first four games, but since entering the lineup, Trubisky has shown why he was Chicago's first-round draft pick. In 11 starts, he has thrown for 2,015 yards while completing nearly 60 percent of his passes.