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The 50 quarterbacks with the most passing yards, 1999–2026

Every quarterback on this list is ranked on one number: passing yards in the regular season between 1999 and 2026. Nothing else is weighed, and the figures each ranking rests on are in the table.

Tom BradyTom Brady: 89,21689,216Drew BreesDrew Brees: 80,42880,428Peyton ManningPeyton Manning: 68,20168,201Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers: 67,26667,266Matthew StaffordMatthew Stafford: 65,76765,767Ben RoethlisbergerBen Roethlisberger: 64,12864,128Philip RiversPhilip Rivers: 63,97863,978Matt RyanMatt Ryan: 62,79262,792Eli ManningEli Manning: 57,02357,023Joe FlaccoJoe Flacco: 48,17648,176Russell WilsonRussell Wilson: 46,96646,966Carson PalmerCarson Palmer: 46,25246,252Kirk CousinsKirk Cousins: 45,72645,726Brett FavreBrett Favre: 45,04645,046Derek CarrDerek Carr: 41,24541,245
Passing yards — the leading 15. Every one of the 50 is in the table below.
#PlayerPosSeasonsPassing yardsAttCmpTDInt
1Tom BradyQB2000–202289,21612,0527,754649212
2Drew BreesQB2001–202080,42810,5587,149571243
3Peyton ManningQB1999–201568,2018,8045,799513223
4Aaron RodgersQB2005–202667,2668,8955,783534127
5Matthew StaffordQB2009–202665,7678,9355,668429202
6Ben RoethlisbergerQB2004–202164,1288,4475,444418211
7Philip RiversQB2004–202563,9788,2265,335425212
8Matt RyanQB2008–202262,7928,4645,551381183
9Eli ManningQB2004–201957,0238,1194,895366244
10Joe FlaccoQB2008–202548,1767,1674,417272172
11Russell WilsonQB2012–202546,9666,1203,951353114
12Carson PalmerQB2004–201746,2526,3083,942294187
13Kirk CousinsQB2012–202645,7266,0434,027309135
14Brett FavreQB1999–201045,0466,4163,984295218
15Derek CarrQB2014–202441,2455,7853,765257112
16Jared GoffQB2016–202640,8365,3853,549265102
17Andy DaltonQB2011–202639,7935,6523,539254152
18Dak PrescottQB2016–202637,3704,9513,31325295
19Donovan McNabbQB1999–201137,2465,3763,171233117
20Patrick MahomesQB2017–202636,9764,8013,17527687
21Matt HasselbeckQB1999–201536,6425,3313,222212154
22Alex SmithQB2005–202035,6615,1943,252199108
23Jay CutlerQB2006–201735,1324,9203,048227160
24Ryan FitzpatrickQB2005–202134,9825,0603,072223169
25Ryan TannehillQB2012–202334,8814,7643,063216115
26Tony RomoQB2005–201634,1834,3362,829248117
27Cam NewtonQB2011–202132,3824,4742,682194123
28Kurt WarnerQB1999–200931,9924,0182,637206126
29Kerry CollinsQB1999–201131,4194,7322,700157133
30Josh AllenQB2018–202631,1114,2062,69322697
31Baker MayfieldQB2018–202629,1404,0342,561199103
32Jon KitnaQB1999–201128,2094,2282,549161156
33Justin HerbertQB2020–202625,6363,5572,35616764
34Jeff GarciaQB1999–200925,5373,6752,26416183
35Matt SchaubQB2004–202025,4663,3482,14813691
36Jameis WinstonQB2015–202625,2713,3222,024159116
37Trent GreenQB2000–200825,0323,2301,988139103
38Daunte CulpepperQB1999–200924,1543,1992,016149106
39Carson WentzQB2016–202623,9023,5352,21816272
40Steve McNairQB1999–200723,6763,4142,09913691
41Andrew LuckQB2012–201823,6713,2902,00017183
42Lamar JacksonQB2018–202623,5752,9841,93819357
43Jake PlummerQB1999–200623,3143,5082,003129126
44Geno SmithQB2013–202623,0703,2202,10812989
45Marc BulgerQB2002–200922,8213,1721,97012293
46Drew BledsoeQB1999–200622,6303,3321,952123104
47Brad JohnsonQB1999–200822,6013,3862,08512293
48Mike VickQB2001–201522,4643,2181,80813388
49Joe BurrowQB2020–202621,9812,9632,03316454
50Sam DarnoldQB2018–202620,9912,9021,81112985

How this list is made

Ranked on passing yards in the regular season, 1999–2026, for players listed at QB. Players are ranked on that number alone and on nothing else: there is no judgement here about who was better. Where two players are level they share a rank, and the list runs past fifty when fiftieth place is shared, because splitting a tie would mean choosing between them on no stated basis.

Why it does not say “of all time”. Every NFL statistic this site holds begins in 1999. A list claiming to cover all time would leave out Lawrence Taylor, who retired in 1993, along with everyone else who played before the figures start. That is why the years are in the title.

These figures are derived, and can differ from the NFL’s official records. They are computed from play-by-play data rather than copied from the league. Checked against published career sack totals, Cameron Jordan, Von Miller and J.J. Watt match exactly, while Julius Peppers came out 0.5 short and Terrell Suggs 1.0 — both careers that began before 2011. Expect small differences on long careers that start early in the window.

Regular-season games only; the play-offs are not counted. Source: nflverse-data, CC BY 4.0.

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