NFL History - Top 100 Passing Yardage Leaders
NFL Career Leaders: Passing Leaders - Rushing Leaders - Receiving Leaders
Below is a table of the top 100 NFL passing yardage leaders of all-time. Also, check out the top 100 leaders in career passing touchdowns.[Stats are updated through the 2019 NFL regular season.]
Franchise all-time statistical leaders:
- Dallas Cowboys Franchise Leaders
- Green Bay Packers Franchise Leaders
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- Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Leaders
- San Francisco 49ers Franchise Leaders
- All NFL Franchise Leaders
| Rank | Player | Pass Yards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | 77416 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | 74571 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning | 71940 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | 71838 |
| 5 | Dan Marino | 61361 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | 59271 |
| 7 | Eli Manning | 57023 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | 56545 |
| 9 | John Elway | 51475 |
| 10 | Matt Ryan | 51186 |
| 11 | Warren Moon | 49325 |
| 12 | Fran Tarkenton | 47003 |
| 13 | Aaron Rodgers | 46946 |
| 14 | Carson Palmer | 46247 |
| 15 | Vinny Testaverde | 46233 |
| 16 | Drew Bledsoe | 44611 |
| 17 | Dan Fouts | 43040 |
| 18 | Matthew Stafford | 41025 |
| 19 | Kerry Collins | 40922 |
| 20 | Joe Montana | 40551 |
| 21 | Johnny Unitas | 40239 |
| 22 | Joe Flacco | 40067 |
| 23 | Dave Krieg | 38147 |
| 24 | Boomer Esiason | 37920 |
| 25 | Donovan McNabb | 37276 |
| 26 | Matt Hasselbeck | 36638 |
| 27 | Jim Kelly | 35467 |
| 28 | Jay Cutler | 35133 |
| 29 | Jim Everett | 34837 |
| 30 | Jim Hart | 34665 |
| 31 | Steve DeBerg | 34241 |
| 32 | Tony Romo | 34183 |
| 33 | Alex Smith | 34068 |
| 34 | John Hadl | 33503 |
| 35 | Phil Simms | 33462 |
| 36 | Steve Young | 33124 |
| 37 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 |
| 38 | Troy Aikman | 32942 |
| 39 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 32886 |
| 40 | Ken Anderson | 32838 |
| 41 | Kurt Warner | 32344 |
| 42 | Sonny Jurgensen | 32224 |
| 43 | Mark Brunell | 32072 |
| 44 | Andy Dalton | 31594 |
| 45 | John Brodie | 31548 |
| 46 | Steve McNair | 31304 |
| 47 | Norm Snead | 30797 |
| 48 | Randall Cunningham | 29979 |
| 49 | Joe Ferguson | 29817 |
| 50 | Jon Kitna | 29745 |
| 51 | Russell Wilson | 29734 |
| 52 | Roman Gabriel | 29444 |
| 53 | Jake Plummer | 29253 |
| 54 | Brad Johnson | 29054 |
| 55 | Cam Newton | 29041 |
| 56 | Rich Gannon | 28743 |
| 57 | Len Dawson | 28711 |
| 58 | Chris Chandler | 28484 |
| 59 | Trent Green | 28475 |
| 60 | Ron Jaworski | 28190 |
| 61 | Terry Bradshaw | 27989 |
| 62 | Ken Stabler | 27938 |
| 63 | Craig Morton | 27908 |
| 64 | Joe Namath | 27663 |
| 65 | Jeff George | 27602 |
| 66 | George Blanda | 26920 |
| 67 | Steve Grogan | 26886 |
| 68 | Bobby Layne | 26768 |
| 69 | Jim Harbaugh | 26288 |
| 70 | Jim Plunkett | 25882 |
| 71 | Jeff Garcia | 25537 |
| 72 | Matt Schaub | 25467 |
| 73 | Joe Theismann | 25206 |
| 74 | Ken O'Brien | 25094 |
| 75 | Bob Griese | 25092 |
| 76 | Tommy Kramer | 24777 |
| 77 | Bart Starr | 24718 |
| 78 | Charley Johnson | 24410 |
| 79 | Daunte Culpepper | 24153 |
| 80 | Steve Bartkowski | 24124 |
| 81 | Kirk Cousins | 24107 |
| 82 | Steve Beuerlein | 24046 |
| 83 | Archie Manning | 23911 |
| 84 | Brian Sipe | 23713 |
| 85 | Andrew Luck | 23671 |
| 86 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 |
| 87 | Otto Graham | 23584 |
| 88 | Lynn Dickey | 23322 |
| 89 | Bernie Kosar | 23301 |
| 90 | Ryan Tannehill | 23176 |
| 91 | Marc Bulger | 22814 |
| 92 | Derek Carr | 22793 |
| 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 |
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