active nfl passing yard leaders since 2017

Since 2017, Jared Goff has the most passing yards by an active player, with 40,667 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Jared Goff J. Goff	40,667	152	3,513	5,292	66.4	7.7	267.5	266	97	98.5	5.0	1.8	279	1,981
2	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	37,976	134	3,270	4,936	66.2	7.7	283.4	281	89	100.8	5.7	1.8	229	1,478
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	36,587	139	3,158	4,824	65.5	7.6	263.2	252	97	97.3	5.2	2.0	296	2,049
4	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	34,927	137	3,111	4,658	66.8	7.5	254.9	246	97	97.9	5.3	2.1	291	2,046
5	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	34,703	132	3,091	4,636	66.7	7.5	262.9	236	93	97.4	5.1	2.0	276	1,663
6	Josh Allen J. Allen	32,129	136	2,771	4,324	64.1	7.4	236.2	232	100	94.7	5.4	2.3	246	1,557
7	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	31,318	130	2,837	4,374	64.9	7.2	240.9	243	57	99.1	5.6	1.3	282	2,112
8	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	29,447	129	2,586	4,080	63.4	7.2	228.3	200	105	90.6	4.9	2.6	304	1,899
9	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	26,411	103	2,429	3,673	66.1	7.2	256.4	169	69	94.7	4.6	1.9	256	1,614
10	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	23,575	121	1,938	2,985	64.9	7.9	194.8	193	57	102.7	6.5	1.9	235	1,311
11	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	23,196	85	2,140	3,102	69.0	7.5	272.9	180	57	102.4	5.8	1.8	228	1,533
12	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	21,909	107	1,893	3,044	62.2	7.2	204.8	133	91	86.0	4.4	3.0	241	1,606
13	Kyler Murray K. Murray	21,482	93	2,074	3,095	67.0	6.9	231.0	126	63	91.9	4.1	2.0	210	1,517
14	Carson Wentz C. Wentz	20,201	90	1,847	2,953	62.5	6.8	224.5	146	60	90.7	4.9	2.0	236	1,508
15	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	19,754	85	1,775	2,818	63.0	7.0	232.4	116	62	88.3	4.1	2.2	166	1,139
16	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	19,710	81	1,690	2,554	66.2	7.7	243.3	130	51	98.0	5.1	2.0	277	1,606
17	Daniel Jones D. Jones	19,405	92	1,880	2,927	64.2	6.6	210.9	95	65	84.8	3.2	2.2	254	1,638
18	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	18,824	98	1,631	2,547	64.0	7.4	192.1	118	48	93.8	4.6	1.9	196	1,194
19	Geno Smith G. Smith	18,284	85	1,705	2,508	68.0	7.3	215.1	108	56	94.2	4.3	2.2	228	1,706
20	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	18,200	79	1,649	2,424	68.0	7.5	230.4	120	60	96.2	5.0	2.5	141	971
21	Jameis Winston J. Winston	17,688	83	1,420	2,307	61.6	7.7	213.1	114	85	86.4	4.9	3.7	176	1,028
22	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	17,579	87	1,619	2,592	62.5	6.8	202.1	112	71	85.4	4.3	2.7	182	1,295
23	Jacoby Brissett J. Brissett	16,085	106	1,550	2,496	62.1	6.4	151.7	86	39	85.7	3.4	1.6	204	1,296
24	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	15,537	73	1,502	2,425	61.9	6.4	212.8	90	55	83.3	3.7	2.3	132	924
25	Jordan Love J. Love	14,153	66	1,196	1,867	64.1	7.6	214.4	102	37	97.0	5.5	2.0	85	630

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PASS

2,134

Goff

RUSH

847

Gibbs

REC

657

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

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OPP PPG

23.6

17th

RUSH YDS/G

127.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

268.1

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	TEN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

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6 - 2

Final

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2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

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Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

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McLaughlin

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000