NFL History - Top 250 Passing Yardage Leaders
NFL Career Leaders: Passing Leaders - Rushing Leaders - Receiving Leaders
Below is a table of the top 250 NFL passing yardage leaders of all-time. Also, check out the all-time leaders in career passing touchdowns.
[Stats are updated through the 2020 NFL regular season.]
Franchise all-time statistical leaders:
- Dallas Cowboys Franchise Leaders
- Green Bay Packers Franchise Leaders
- Miami Dolphins Franchise Leaders
- Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Leaders
- San Francisco 49ers Franchise Leaders
- All NFL Franchise Leaders
| Rank | Player | Pass Yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 80358 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 79204 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | 71940 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 71838 |
| 5 | Philip Rivers | 63440 |
| 6 | Dan Marino | 61361 |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 60348 |
| 8 | Eli Manning | 57023 |
| 9 | Matt Ryan | 55767 |
| 10 | John Elway | 51475 |
| 11 | Aaron Rodgers | 51245 |
| 12 | Warren Moon | 49325 |
| 13 | Fran Tarkenton | 47003 |
| 14 | Carson Palmer | 46247 |
| 15 | Vinny Testaverde | 46233 |
| 16 | Matthew Stafford | 45109 |
| 17 | Drew Bledsoe | 44611 |
| 18 | Dan Fouts | 43040 |
| 19 | Joe Flacco | 40931 |
| 20 | Kerry Collins | 40922 |
| 21 | Joe Montana | 40551 |
| 22 | Johnny Unitas | 40239 |
| 23 | Dave Krieg | 38147 |
| 24 | Boomer Esiason | 37920 |
| 25 | Donovan McNabb | 37276 |
| 26 | Matt Hasselbeck | 36638 |
| 27 | Alex Smith | 35650 |
| 28 | Jim Kelly | 35467 |
| 29 | Jay Cutler | 35133 |
| 30 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 34977 |
| 31 | Jim Everett | 34837 |
| 32 | Jim Hart | 34665 |
| 33 | Steve DeBerg | 34241 |
| 34 | Tony Romo | 34183 |
| 35 | Russell Wilson | 33946 |
| 36 | Andy Dalton | 33763 |
| 37 | John Hadl | 33503 |
| 38 | Phil Simms | 33462 |
| 39 | Steve Young | 33124 |
| 40 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 |
| 41 | Troy Aikman | 32942 |
| 42 | Ken Anderson | 32838 |
| 43 | Kurt Warner | 32344 |
| 44 | Sonny Jurgensen | 32224 |
| 45 | Mark Brunell | 32072 |
| 46 | Cam Newton | 31698 |
| 47 | John Brodie | 31548 |
| 48 | Steve McNair | 31304 |
| 49 | Norm Snead | 30797 |
| 50 | Randall Cunningham | 29979 |
| 51 | Joe Ferguson | 29817 |
| 52 | Jon Kitna | 29745 |
| 53 | Roman Gabriel | 29444 |
| 54 | Jake Plummer | 29253 |
| 55 | Brad Johnson | 29054 |
| 56 | Rich Gannon | 28743 |
| 57 | Len Dawson | 28711 |
| 58 | Chris Chandler | 28484 |
| 59 | Trent Green | 28475 |
| 60 | Kirk Cousins | 28372 |
| 61 | Ron Jaworski | 28190 |
| 62 | Terry Bradshaw | 27989 |
| 63 | Ken Stabler | 27938 |
| 64 | Craig Morton | 27908 |
| 65 | Joe Namath | 27663 |
| 66 | Jeff George | 27602 |
| 67 | Ryan Tannehill | 26995 |
| 68 | George Blanda | 26920 |
| 69 | Derek Carr | 26896 |
| 70 | Steve Grogan | 26886 |
| 71 | Bobby Layne | 26768 |
| 72 | Jim Harbaugh | 26288 |
| 73 | Jim Plunkett | 25882 |
| 74 | Jeff Garcia | 25537 |
| 75 | Matt Schaub | 25467 |
| 76 | Joe Theismann | 25206 |
| 77 | Ken O'Brien | 25094 |
| 78 | Bob Griese | 25092 |
| 79 | Tommy Kramer | 24777 |
| 80 | Bart Starr | 24718 |
| 81 | Charley Johnson | 24410 |
| 82 | Daunte Culpepper | 24153 |
| 83 | Steve Bartkowski | 24124 |
| 84 | Steve Beuerlein | 24046 |
| 85 | Archie Manning | 23911 |
| 86 | Brian Sipe | 23713 |
| 87 | Andrew Luck | 23671 |
| 88 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 |
| 89 | Otto Graham | 23584 |
| 90 | Lynn Dickey | 23322 |
| 91 | Bernie Kosar | 23301 |
| 92 | Marc Bulger | 22814 |
| 93 | Neil Lomax | 22771 |
| 94 | Roger Staubach | 22700 |
| 95 | Babe Parilli | 22681 |
| 96 | Michael Vick | 22464 |
| 97 | Danny White | 21959 |
| 98 | Sammy Baugh | 21886 |
| 99 | Jeff Blake | 21711 |
| 100 | Neil O'Donnell | 21690 |
| 101 | Bobby Hebert | 21683 |
| 102 | Gus Frerotte | 21291 |
| 103 | Jack Kemp | 21218 |
| 104 | Jim Zorn | 21115 |
| 105 | Jake Delhomme | 20975 |
| 106 | Earl Morrall | 20809 |
| 107 | Richard Todd | 20610 |
| 108 | Trent Dilfer | 20518 |
| 109 | Billy Kilmer | 20495 |
| 110 | Aaron Brooks | 20261 |
| 111 | Jay Schroeder | 20063 |
| 112 | Jameis Winston | 19812 |
| 113 | Charlie Conerly | 19488 |
| 114 | Sam Bradford | 19449 |
| 115 | Brian Griese | 19440 |
| 116 | Chris Miller | 19320 |
| 117 | Daryle Lamonica | 19154 |
| 118 | Tobin Rote | 18850 |
| 119 | Billy Wade | 18530 |
| 120 | Dan Pastorini | 18515 |
| 121 | Mark Rypien | 18473 |
| 122 | Bert Jones | 18190 |
| 123 | Jared Goff | 18171 |
| 124 | Jim McMahon | 18148 |
| 125 | Kyle Orton | 18037 |
| 126 | Chad Pennington | 17823 |
| 127 | Josh McCown | 17731 |
| 128 | Blake Bortles | 17649 |
| 129 | Dak Prescott | 17634 |
| 130 | Milt Plum | 17536 |
| 131 | Matt Cassel | 17508 |
| 132 | Wade Wilson | 17283 |
| 133 | Bill Kenney | 17277 |
| 134 | Don Meredith | 17199 |
| 135 | Stan Humphries | 17191 |
| 136 | Doug Williams | 16998 |
| 137 | Carson Wentz | 16811 |
| 138 | Elvis Grbac | 16774 |
| 139 | Jason Campbell | 16771 |
| 140 | Jeff Hostetler | 16430 |
| 141 | Rodney Peete | 16338 |
| 142 | Mike Tomczak | 16079 |
| 143 | Greg Landry | 16052 |
| 144 | Frank Ryan | 16042 |
| 145 | David Garrard | 16003 |
| 146 | Scott Mitchell | 15692 |
| 147 | Ed Brown | 15600 |
| 148 | Mark Sanchez | 15357 |
| 149 | Erik Kramer | 15337 |
| 150 | Tony Banks | 15315 |
| 151 | Kordell Stewart | 14746 |
| 152 | Doug Flutie | 14715 |
| 153 | Joey Harrington | 14693 |
| 154 | Sid Luckman | 14686 |
| 155 | Deshaun Watson | 14539 |
| 156 | David Carr | 14452 |
| 157 | Bubby Brister | 14445 |
| 158 | Case Keenum | 14414 |
| 159 | Marc Wilson | 14391 |
| 160 | Bill Nelsen | 14165 |
| 161 | Patrick Mahomes | 14152 |
| 162 | Josh Freeman | 13873 |
| 163 | Gary Danielson | 13764 |
| 164 | Nick Foles | 13753 |
| 165 | Marcus Mariota | 13433 |
| 166 | Eddie LeBaron | 13399 |
| 167 | Chad Henne | 13208 |
| 168 | Bill Munson | 12896 |
| 169 | Don Majkowski | 12700 |
| 170 | Colin Kaepernick | 12271 |
| 171 | Rick Mirer | 11969 |
| 172 | Tom Flores | 11959 |
| 173 | Bob Waterfield | 11849 |
| 174 | Jay Fiedler | 11844 |
| 175 | Cotton Davidson | 11760 |
| 176 | Teddy Bridgewater | 11385 |
| 177 | Vince Ferragamo | 11336 |
| 178 | Mike Livingston | 11295 |
| 179 | Tony Eason | 11142 |
| 180 | Tim Couch | 11131 |
| 181 | Baker Mayfield | 11115 |
| 182 | Charlie Batch | 11085 |
| 183 | Derek Anderson | 10878 |
| 184 | Frankie Albert | 10795 |
| 185 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 10760 |
| 186 | Eric Hipple | 10711 |
| 187 | Mitchell Trubisky | 10609 |
| 188 | Byron Leftwich | 10532 |
| 189 | Mike Phipps | 10506 |
| 190 | George Ratterman | 10473 |
| 191 | Steve Bono | 10439 |
| 192 | Brian Hoyer | 10404 |
| 193 | Tommy Thompson | 10385 |
| 194 | Zeke Bratkowski | 10345 |
| 195 | Frank Tripucka | 10282 |
| 196 | Dave Brown | 10248 |
| 197 | Jack Trudeau | 10243 |
| 198 | Rex Grossman | 10232 |
| 199 | Mark Malone | 10175 |
| 200 | Tyrod Taylor | 9770 |
| 201 | Josh Allen | 9707 |
| 202 | Vince Evans | 9485 |
| 203 | Bobby Thomason | 9480 |
| 204 | Lamar McHan | 9449 |
| 205 | Gary Hogeboom | 9436 |
| 206 | Mike Pagel | 9414 |
| 207 | Pat Haden | 9296 |
| 208 | Robert Griffin III | 9271 |
| 209 | Blaine Gabbert | 9206 |
| 210 | Bob Berry | 9197 |
| 211 | Vince Young | 8964 |
| 212 | Kyle Boller | 8931 |
| 213 | John Friesz | 8699 |
| 214 | Jim Finks | 8622 |
| 215 | David Woodley | 8558 |
| 216 | Rudy Bukich | 8433 |
| 217 | Randy Johnson | 8329 |
| 218 | Shaun Hill | 8295 |
| 219 | Pete Beathard | 8176 |
| 220 | James Harris | 8136 |
| 221 | Sam Darnold | 8097 |
| 222 | Tommy Maddox | 8087 |
| 223 | Jimmy Garoppolo | 8042 |
| 224 | Arnie Herber | 8041 |
| 225 | Steve Walsh | 7875 |
| 226 | Kent Graham | 7801 |
| 227 | Al Dorow | 7708 |
| 228 | Kyler Murray | 7693 |
| 229 | Craig Erickson | 7625 |
| 230 | Matt Moore | 7597 |
| 231 | Brock Osweiler | 7418 |
| 232 | Gary Cuozzo | 7402 |
| 233 | Paul Christman | 7294 |
| 234 | Tarvaris Jackson | 7263 |
| 235 | Steve Fuller | 7156 |
| 236 | Dick Wood | 7153 |
| 237 | Jim Ninowski | 7133 |
| 238 | Bob Avellini | 7111 |
| 239 | Randy Wright | 7106 |
| 240 | Lamar Jackson | 7085 |
| 241 | Adrian Burk | 7001 |
| 242 | Dave Wilson | 6987 |
| 243 | Steve Spurrier | 6878 |
| 244 | Steve Pelluer | 6870 |
| 245 | Christian Ponder | 6658 |
| 246 | Bobby Douglass | 6493 |
| 247 | Brandon Weeden | 6462 |
| 248 | Jacoby Brissett | 6459 |
| 249 | Scott Brunner | 6457 |
| 250 | Colt McCoy | 6455 |
[Data via Pro Football Reference.]
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