most career passing yards before age 30 since 1998

Since 1998, Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards by a quarterback younger than 30, with 34,749 yards.

Interpreted as:
most career passing yards by a player before age 30 since 1998
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
34,749
125
3,005
4,850
62.0
7.2
278.0
216
118
88.3
4.5
2.4
289
1,850
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33,189
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
7.7
259.3
244
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
3Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
32,797
114
2,818
4,239
66.5
7.7
287.7
247
75
101.8
5.8
1.8
188
1,242
4Jared Goff
J. Goff
31,759
122
2,763
4,256
64.9
7.5
260.3
193
86
94.0
4.5
2.0
226
1,654
5Josh Allen
J. Allen
30,102
128
2,615
4,088
64.0
7.4
235.2
220
94
94.4
5.4
2.3
229
1,448
6Cam Newton
C. Newton
28,469
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
7Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
28,166
110
2,508
3,916
64.0
7.2
256.1
181
91
91.1
4.6
2.3
188
1,240
8Derek Carr
D. Carr
26,896
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
7.0
244.5
170
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
9Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
26,579
114
2,090
3,313
63.1
8.0
233.1
165
100
92.1
5.0
3.0
314
2,090
10Drew Brees
D. Brees
26,258
107
2,334
3,650
63.9
7.2
245.4
168
99
89.4
4.6
2.7
139
1,030
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
25,531
112
2,213
3,657
60.5
7.0
228.0
148
90
84.8
4.0
2.5
241
1,709
12Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
24,943
97
2,185
3,283
66.6
7.6
257.1
166
65
97.8
5.1
2.0
196
1,162
13Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
24,832
106
2,157
3,395
63.5
7.3
234.3
171
90
91.2
5.0
2.7
250
1,586
14Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
24,820
95
2,285
3,438
66.5
7.2
261.3
163
58
96.3
4.7
1.7
225
1,416
15Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
24,707
107
2,021
3,143
64.3
7.9
230.9
186
61
100.1
5.9
1.9
282
1,838
16Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
23,879
93
1,920
2,916
65.8
8.2
256.8
186
50
105.2
6.4
1.7
229
1,424
17Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23,671
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
18Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
23,574
99
2,041
3,249
62.8
7.3
238.1
151
89
88.7
4.6
2.7
200
1,194
19Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
23,166
96
1,842
2,902
63.5
8.0
241.3
155
75
95.3
5.3
2.6
169
1,052
20Eli Manning
E. Manning
22,646
105
1,932
3,332
58.0
6.8
215.7
156
113
80.2
4.7
3.4
166
1,177
21Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
22,608
116
1,870
2,888
64.8
7.8
194.9
187
56
102.2
6.5
1.9
228
1,247
22Jameis Winston
J. Winston
22,104
92
1,763
2,881
61.2
7.7
240.3
141
99
87.0
4.9
3.4
195
1,242
23Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
22,080
104
1,898
3,259
58.2
6.8
212.3
152
72
85.2
4.7
2.2
255
1,602
24Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
21,986
92
2,040
3,256
62.7
6.8
239.0
151
63
89.8
4.6
1.9
234
1,500
25Tom Brady
T. Brady
21,564
96
1,896
3,064
61.9
7.0
224.6
147
78
88.4
4.8
2.5
182
1,150
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.647
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11
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.353
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14
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11
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9
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12
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13
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6
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.647
9
7
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.559
9
8
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.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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