NFL Passing yards leaders — QB, 2000–2026

The quarterbacks with the most passing yards since 2000.

Player	POS	Team
#1Tom Brady	QB		335	89,216	649	212	7,754	12,052	64.3%	97.2	5.4%	1.8%	3,576	7.4	0.19	4,424	77,572	1,110	192	565	1,123	28	5,944.4
#2Drew Brees	QB		287	80,369	571	243	7,146	10,555	67.7%	98.7	5.4%	2.3%	2,983	7.6	0.16	3,673	59,880	958	179	419	752	25	5,191.4
#3Aaron Rodgers#8	QB		269	67,508	537	127	5,806	8,927	65%	101.9	6%	1.4%	4,193	7.6	0.13	2,977	68,561	818	171	613	3,640	36	5,140.3
#4Matthew Stafford#9	QB		243	65,705	429	202	5,661	8,925	63.4%	92.2	4.8%	2.3%	3,564	7.4	0.07	2,993	66,502	790	140	532	1,378	15	4,117.7
#5Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	249	64,128	418	211	5,444	8,447	64.4%	93.5	4.9%	2.5%	3,684	7.6	0.13	3,132	67,393	823	170	555	1,370	20	4,022.6
#6Peyton Manning	QB		234	64,066	487	208	5,468	8,272	66.1%	98.6	5.9%	2.5%	1,731	7.7	0.24	3,266	44,460	785	136	268	535	16	4,220.9
#7Philip Rivers	QB		247	63,978	425	212	5,335	8,226	64.9%	95	5.2%	2.6%	2,873	7.8	0.17	3,143	67,791	836	139	470	604	3	3,844.6
#8Matt Ryan	QB		234	62,792	381	183	5,551	8,464	65.6%	93.6	4.5%	2.2%	3,267	7.4	0.12	3,137	68,355	723	121	488	1,539	13	3,835.1
#9Eli Manning	QB	NYG	235	57,023	366	244	4,895	8,119	60.3%	84.1	4.5%	3%	2,870	7	0.04	2,703	62,735	701	140	411	567	7	3,253.6
#10Joe Flacco#16	QB		208	48,176	272	172	4,417	7,167	61.6%	84.1	3.8%	2.4%	3,007	6.7	0.01	2,302	60,319	575	114	424	932	17	2,815.4
#11Russell Wilson	QB		205	46,966	353	114	3,951	6,120	64.6%	99.3	5.8%	1.9%	3,749	7.7	0.08	2,139	54,334	649	136	570	5,568	31	3,764.5
#12Carson Palmer	QB		182	46,252	294	187	3,942	6,308	62.5%	87.9	4.7%	3%	2,365	7.3	0.08	2,289	49,060	569	110	341	475	8	2,695.6
#13Kirk Cousins#8	QB		179	45,969	310	135	4,046	6,071	66.6%	96.9	5.1%	2.2%	2,536	7.6	0.09	2,200	47,432	596	103	353	963	20	2,974
#14Derek Carr	QB		169	41,245	257	112	3,765	5,785	65.1%	92.8	4.4%	1.9%	1,890	7.1	0.06	1,937	45,282	522	98	303	956	7	2,539.5
#15Jared Goff#16	QB		156	41,107	268	102	3,568	5,415	65.9%	97.3	4.9%	1.9%	2,161	7.6	0.13	2,019	38,438	563	80	297	612	13	2,610.7
#16Brett Favre	QB		173	40,955	273	195	3,643	5,822	62.6%	85.2	4.7%	3.3%	1,811	7	0.09	2,027	21,483	493	98	257	448	3	2,342
#17Andy Dalton	QB		179	39,793	254	152	3,539	5,652	62.6%	87.4	4.5%	2.7%	2,372	7	0.03	1,922	45,545	472	100	363	1,509	22	2,550.7
#18Dak Prescott#4	QB	DAL	144	37,370	252	95	3,313	4,951	66.9%	98.3	5.1%	1.9%	1,770	7.5	0.13	1,819	39,984	448	82	293	2,181	31	2,693
#19Patrick Mahomes#15	QB	KC	130	36,976	276	87	3,175	4,801	66.1%	100.9	5.7%	1.8%	1,450	7.7	0.22	1,836	36,753	477	89	224	2,706	20	2,800.4
#20Matt Hasselbeck	QB		178	36,601	211	154	3,219	5,321	60.5%	82.3	4%	2.9%	2,251	6.9	0.04	1,817	25,891	444	63	357	1,228	8	2,122.8
#21Donovan McNabb	QB		154	36,298	225	110	3,065	5,160	59.4%	86.5	4.4%	2.1%	2,434	7	0.05	1,681	20,873	478	117	383	3,166	29	2,558.4
#22Alex Smith	QB		174	35,661	199	108	3,252	5,194	62.6%	87	3.8%	2.1%	2,470	6.9	0.01	1,690	35,771	443	80	434	2,608	15	2,315.5
#23Jay Cutler	QB		153	35,132	227	160	3,048	4,920	62%	85.3	4.6%	3.3%	2,034	7.1	0.01	1,689	42,571	439	69	321	1,681	9	2,165.4
#24Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB		164	34,982	223	169	3,072	5,060	60.7%	82.3	4.4%	3.3%	1,586	6.9	0.03	1,729	42,073	444	79	301	2,625	21	2,296.5
#25Ryan Tannehill	QB		154	34,881	216	115	3,063	4,764	64.3%	91.2	4.5%	2.4%	3,065	7.3	0.03	1,706	39,678	416	89	415	2,103	27	2,370.3
#26Tony Romo	QB	DAL	132	34,183	248	117	2,829	4,336	65.2%	97.1	5.7%	2.7%	1,674	7.9	0.17	1,652	36,358	437	87	249	623	5	2,175.6
#27Cam Newton	QB		147	32,382	194	123	2,682	4,474	59.9%	85.2	4.3%	2.7%	2,477	7.2	0.04	1,572	40,141	416	63	332	5,628	75	2,831.9
#28Josh Allen#17	QB	BUF	130	31,111	226	97	2,693	4,206	64%	94.6	5.4%	2.3%	1,498	7.4	0.14	1,503	36,719	416	73	238	4,839	86	2,938.3
#29Baker Mayfield#6	QB		126	29,140	199	103	2,561	4,034	63.5%	90.9	4.9%	2.6%	1,880	7.2	0.04	1,385	33,179	403	61	299	1,648	12	1,967.1
#30Kerry Collins	QB		135	29,101	149	122	2,510	4,401	57%	76.9	3.4%	2.8%	1,448	6.6	0.04	1,441	11,080	371	53	217	318	3	1,516.6
#31Kurt Warner	QB		107	27,948	168	115	2,340	3,563	65.7%	91.8	4.7%	3.2%	1,468	7.8	0.12	1,336	13,984	360	61	231	194	2	1,516.3
#32Justin Herbert#10	QB	LAC	100	25,757	168	65	2,370	3,581	66.2%	95.3	4.7%	1.8%	1,530	7.2	0.08	1,244	26,969	304	53	242	1,857	15	1,855
#33Jameis Winston#19	QB		109	25,597	162	116	2,057	3,376	60.9%	86.1	4.8%	3.4%	1,441	7.6	0.06	1,264	34,221	317	52	233	1,362	13	1,636.4
#34Matt Schaub	QB		125	25,466	136	91	2,148	3,348	64.2%	89.5	4.1%	2.7%	1,249	7.6	0.10	1,242	25,116	317	64	181	357	4	1,421
#35Trent Green	QB		104	25,032	139	103	1,988	3,230	61.5%	86.7	4.3%	3.2%	1,283	7.7	0.12	1,199	4,352	326	62	210	797	4	1,432.1
#36Jon Kitna	QB		116	24,863	138	140	2,279	3,733	61.1%	77.4	3.7%	3.8%	1,710	6.7	-0.02	1,246	14,153	274	38	274	820	9	1,334.4
#37Daunte Culpepper	QB		104	24,154	149	106	2,016	3,199	63%	87.8	4.7%	3.3%	1,696	7.6	0.08	1,153	6,149	305	64	297	2,646	34	1,763.8
#38Carson Wentz#11	QB		103	23,902	162	72	2,218	3,535	62.7%	89.3	4.6%	2%	1,715	6.8	0.02	1,190	28,711	280	47	268	1,480	11	1,661.2
#39Andrew Luck	QB	IND	86	23,671	171	83	2,000	3,290	60.8%	89.5	5.2%	2.5%	1,124	7.2	0.08	1,159	28,580	317	53	174	1,590	14	1,687.2
#40Lamar Jackson#8	QB	BAL	120	23,575	193	57	1,938	2,984	64.9%	102.7	6.5%	1.9%	1,311	7.9	0.16	1,116	26,125	316	57	235	6,666	36	2,437.6
#41Geno Smith#7	QB		113	23,252	130	89	2,125	3,250	65.4%	88.3	4%	2.7%	2,132	7.2	-0.02	1,096	23,912	287	39	293	1,646	12	1,477.8
#42Jeff Garcia	QB		112	22,993	150	72	2,039	3,302	61.8%	88.6	4.5%	2.2%	858	7	0.11	1,104	7,349	272	59	169	1,918	24	1,683.1
#43Marc Bulger	QB	LAR	96	22,821	122	93	1,970	3,172	62.1%	84.4	3.8%	2.9%	1,867	7.2	0.03	1,106	14,448	304	40	254	300	8	1,252.9
#44Mike Vick	QB		142	22,464	133	88	1,808	3,218	56.2%	80.4	4.1%	2.7%	1,884	7	-0.04	1,058	18,407	315	64	317	6,122	36	2,002.9
#45Joe Burrow#9	QB	CIN	82	22,171	168	54	2,056	2,995	68.6%	101.3	5.6%	1.8%	1,492	7.4	0.13	1,109	21,979	243	46	222	895	13	1,594.3
#46Steve McNair	QB		105	21,497	124	83	1,912	3,083	62%	85	4%	2.7%	1,023	7	0.08	1,101	5,231	239	42	160	1,813	15	1,412.6
#47Jake Plummer	QB		101	21,203	120	102	1,802	3,127	57.6%	77.6	3.8%	3.3%	1,030	6.8	0.03	1,017	3,645	265	50	159	1,317	9	1,277
#48Sam Darnold#14	QB		104	21,186	130	87	1,829	2,931	62.4%	86.6	4.4%	3%	1,551	7.2	-0.02	1,006	23,832	287	45	233	1,080	14	1,351.4
#49Kyler Murray#1	QB		91	21,122	123	62	2,043	3,042	67.2%	92	4%	2%	1,481	6.9	0.04	1,027	22,114	248	40	204	3,286	32	1,726.2
#50Jake Delhomme	QB		100	20,443	123	96	1,699	2,856	59.5%	81.8	4.3%	3.4%	1,226	7.2	0.03	946	12,202	272	56	161	260	5	1,121.7
#51Aaron Brooks	QB		93	20,261	123	92	1,673	2,963	56.5%	78.5	4.2%	3.1%	1,465	6.8	0.01	968	2,140	262	46	238	1,568	13	1,314.3
#52Sam Bradford	QB		83	19,449	103	61	1,855	2,967	62.5%	84.5	3.5%	2.1%	1,371	6.6	-0.03	947	21,605	230	40	196	340	2	1,083.5
#53Trevor Lawrence#16	QB	JAX	82	18,996	108	61	1,725	2,737	63%	87.4	3.9%	2.2%	1,104	6.9	0.04	907	22,303	251	28	163	1,501	23	1,327.4
#54Deshaun Watson#4	QB		78	18,914	130	50	1,622	2,453	66.1%	98.5	5.3%	2%	1,546	7.7	0.07	898	21,269	243	40	263	2,309	20	1,519.1
#55Jalen Hurts#1	QB	PHI	97	18,824	118	48	1,631	2,547	64%	93.8	4.6%	1.9%	1,194	7.4	0.08	870	21,643	252	48	196	3,661	64	1,852.4
#56Daniel Jones#17	QB		88	18,704	92	59	1,806	2,801	64.5%	85.8	3.3%	2.1%	1,537	6.7	-0.04	917	20,720	199	34	239	2,368	21	1,317.6
#57Drew Bledsoe	QB		88	18,645	104	83	1,647	2,795	58.9%	79	3.7%	3%	1,657	6.7	0.00	917	1,621	197	41	256	402	10	1,036
#58Brad Johnson	QB		93	18,596	98	80	1,769	2,867	61.7%	80.3	3.4%	2.8%	1,103	6.5	0.00	895	4,759	191	36	173	393	5	1,023.1
#59Marcus Mariota#8	QB		102	18,219	111	62	1,533	2,440	62.8%	90.1	4.5%	2.5%	1,347	7.5	0.03	869	22,191	243	37	208	2,502	19	1,397.2
#60Tua Tagovailoa#1	QB		79	18,200	120	60	1,649	2,424	68%	96.2	5%	2.5%	971	7.5	0.13	925	17,939	216	36	141	473	6	1,159.3
#61Kyle Orton	QB		86	18,040	101	69	1,613	2,712	59.5%	81.2	3.7%	2.5%	1,015	6.7	-0.01	877	18,369	218	38	165	296	4	1,007.2
#62Chad Pennington	QB		89	17,824	102	64	1,632	2,471	66%	90.1	4.1%	2.6%	961	7.2	0.11	915	10,170	206	36	160	463	7	1,058
#63Josh McCown	QB		99	17,727	98	82	1,584	2,633	60.2%	79.7	3.7%	3.1%	1,568	6.7	-0.03	834	14,984	213	40	235	1,118	13	1,078.9
#64Blake Bortles	QB		77	17,649	103	75	1,562	2,634	59.3%	80.6	3.9%	2.8%	1,158	6.7	-0.05	873	20,974	229	31	195	1,766	8	1,177.6
#65Matt Cassel	QB		104	17,508	104	82	1,580	2,686	58.8%	78.4	3.9%	3.1%	1,164	6.5	-0.05	848	21,293	210	32	207	1,034	5	1,052.3
#66Jason Campbell	QB		89	16,771	87	60	1,519	2,518	60.3%	81.7	3.5%	2.4%	1,084	6.7	0.00	827	19,620	190	37	169	1,209	6	1,026.8
#67Mark Brunell	QB		91	16,500	98	56	1,464	2,480	59%	82.8	4%	2.3%	1,358	6.7	-0.08	816	2,476	180	36	210	890	4	1,033
#68Brian Griese	QB		77	16,406	105	84	1,490	2,341	63.6%	84.3	4.5%	3.6%	1,150	7	0.04	808	3,945	180	29	166	448	3	950
#69David Garrard	QB	JAX	84	16,003	89	54	1,406	2,281	61.6%	85.8	3.9%	2.4%	1,118	7	0.04	794	17,119	199	19	179	1,747	17	1,129.2
#70Jacoby Brissett#7	QB		101	15,876	85	37	1,523	2,445	62.3%	86.3	3.5%	1.5%	1,293	6.5	-0.03	783	18,922	174	24	203	1,207	17	1,092.6
#71Jimmy Garoppolo	QB		83	15,828	96	52	1,304	1,936	67.4%	97.6	5%	2.7%	936	8.2	0.16	753	14,055	209	28	140	259	7	970.7
#72Case Keenum#11	QB		78	15,530	81	52	1,427	2,286	62.4%	84.7	3.5%	2.3%	1,002	6.8	-0.03	742	17,201	198	40	133	461	7	903.3
#73Mark Sanchez	QB		77	15,357	86	89	1,314	2,319	56.7%	73.3	3.7%	3.8%	1,090	6.6	-0.09	756	19,882	195	32	168	457	13	862
#74Teddy Bridgewater#5	QB		81	15,182	75	47	1,380	2,082	66.3%	90.3	3.6%	2.3%	1,135	7.3	0.04	719	15,446	185	30	168	848	11	960.1
#75Joey Harrington	QB		81	14,693	79	85	1,425	2,539	56.1%	69.4	3.1%	3.3%	775	5.8	-0.13	709	5,479	165	26	123	407	0	772.2
#76David Carr	QB		94	14,458	65	71	1,354	2,268	59.7%	74.9	2.9%	3.1%	1,565	6.4	-0.11	706	4,257	152	21	267	1,330	9	847.3
#77Nick Foles	QB		69	14,228	82	47	1,302	2,087	62.4%	86.2	3.9%	2.3%	875	6.8	-0.04	639	17,441	192	38	127	407	6	859.8
#78Josh Freeman	QB		62	13,875	81	68	1,180	2,049	57.6%	77.6	4%	3.3%	690	6.8	-0.02	655	18,362	175	34	111	947	4	847.4
#79Rich Gannon	QB	LV	58	13,741	90	36	1,228	1,932	63.6%	92.4	4.7%	1.9%	600	7.1	0.15	673	432	155	25	113	960	9	965.6
#80Vinny Testaverde	QB		76	13,642	70	76	1,218	2,088	58.3%	73.9	3.4%	3.6%	637	6.5	-0.02	657	1,808	176	18	102	153	3	677
#81Chad Henne	QB		76	13,287	60	62	1,201	2,016	59.6%	76.3	3%	3.1%	942	6.6	-0.04	646	15,899	151	22	151	351	4	697
#82Tyrod Taylor#6	QB		92	13,033	73	34	1,165	1,886	61.8%	87.7	3.9%	1.8%	1,088	6.9	0.02	598	17,081	165	32	191	2,422	20	1,106.5
#83Mitchell Trubisky#10	QB		80	13,028	78	48	1,244	1,933	64.4%	86.9	4%	2.5%	808	6.7	0.01	660	16,038	147	20	129	1,180	13	931.1
#84Jordan Love#10	QB	GB	62	12,943	93	34	1,093	1,711	63.9%	96.7	5.4%	2%	582	7.6	0.16	609	14,781	179	37	78	553	5	911
#85Brock Purdy#13	QB	SF	54	12,881	97	39	1,017	1,495	68%	105.4	6.5%	2.6%	460	8.6	0.24	625	11,918	197	32	84	755	12	962.7
#86Mac Jones#10	QB		64	12,741	67	50	1,236	1,859	66.5%	86.9	3.6%	2.7%	807	6.9	0.01	588	14,079	151	22	114	477	2	727.3
#87C.J. Stroud#7	QB	HOU	51	12,278	68	25	1,047	1,639	63.9%	94	4.1%	1.5%	1,021	7.5	0.07	571	14,087	168	27	127	680	5	794.1
#88Colin Kaepernick	QB	SF	67	12,271	72	30	1,011	1,692	59.8%	88.9	4.3%	1.8%	1,060	7.3	0.04	569	15,292	170	31	171	2,300	13	1,000.8
#89Gardner Minshew#15	QB		61	11,987	68	35	1,100	1,742	63.1%	88	3.9%	2%	741	6.9	-0.02	576	12,587	146	24	134	681	5	752.6
#90Jay Fiedler	QB		63	10,963	66	62	929	1,591	58.4%	77	4.1%	3.9%	686	6.9	0.04	527	721	148	22	107	812	11	695.7
#91Brian Hoyer	QB		75	10,899	53	37	925	1,560	59.3%	82	3.4%	2.4%	652	7	-0.02	548	14,003	138	25	90	112	2	583.2
#92Derek Anderson	QB		74	10,877	60	64	909	1,674	54.3%	70.4	3.6%	3.8%	572	6.5	-0.09	540	14,173	143	17	83	236	5	582.7
#93Byron Leftwich	QB		60	10,531	58	44	931	1,608	57.9%	78.2	3.6%	2.7%	438	6.5	0.01	507	3,769	128	25	90	415	10	655
#94Rex Grossman	QB		53	10,236	56	60	864	1,563	55.3%	71.4	3.6%	3.8%	698	6.5	-0.08	495	12,001	146	24	92	98	4	513.8
#95Bryce Young#9	QB	CAR	50	9,559	58	32	954	1,551	61.5%	82.9	3.7%	2.1%	928	6.2	-0.10	466	11,928	112	14	128	737	9	660.1
#96Blaine Gabbert	QB		69	9,487	51	50	882	1,568	56.3%	71.7	3.3%	3.2%	942	6.1	-0.21	446	12,158	115	16	141	685	3	555.4
#97Gus Frerotte	QB		58	9,405	57	55	780	1,396	55.9%	73.9	4.1%	3.9%	575	6.7	-0.05	454	4,199	121	27	96	164	3	512.6
#98Robert Griffin III	QB		54	9,271	43	30	799	1,268	63%	86.5	3.4%	2.4%	895	7.3	0.01	430	10,503	108	21	131	1,809	10	703.7
#99Justin Fields#6	QB		59	9,039	52	32	812	1,323	61.4%	84.7	3.9%	2.4%	1,224	6.8	-0.12	398	11,125	135	18	178	2,892	23	914.8
#100Vince Young	QB		59	8,964	46	51	755	1,303	57.9%	74.5	3.5%	3.9%	450	6.9	-0.02	445	12,688	113	17	84	1,460	12	636.6