How many passing yards did Cam Newton have in 2016?
3,5092016 Regular Season
Cam Newton recorded 3,509 passing yards in the 2016 regular season, 20th in the NFL.
- 4th-best of Cam Newton's 11 seasons on file; the high is 4,051 in 2011.
- Down 328 from 3,837 in 2015.
- 89% of the Carolina Panthers' passing yards that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  CAR | 16 | 4,051 | 21 | 7.8 |
| 2012 | CAR | 16 | 3,869 | 19 | 8.0 |
| 2013 | CAR | 16 | 3,379 | 24 | 7.1 |
| 2014 | CAR | 14 | 3,127 | 18 | 7.0 |
| 2015 | CAR | 16 | 3,837 | 35 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | CAR | 15 | 3,509 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | CAR | 16 | 3,302 | 22 | 6.7 |
| 2018 | CAR | 14 | 3,395 | 24 | 7.2 |
| 2019 | CAR | 2 | 572 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2020 |  NE | 15 | 2,657 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | CAR | 8 | 684 | 4 | 5.4 |