most career passing yards by a qb drafted in the 3rd round

Fran Tarkenton has the most career passing yards by a 3rd round pick and by a quarterback, with 47,003 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	Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton	47,003	246	3,686	6,467	57.0	7.3	191.1	342	266	80.4	5.3	4.1	274	2,337
2	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	46,966	205	3,951	6,120	64.6	7.7	229.1	353	114	99.3	5.8	1.9	570	3,749
3	Dan Fouts D. Fouts	43,040	181	3,297	5,604	58.8	7.7	237.8	254	242	80.2	4.5	4.3	319	2,304
4	Joe Montana J. Montana	40,551	192	3,409	5,391	63.2	7.5	211.2	273	139	92.3	5.1	2.6	313	2,095
5	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	32,838	192	2,654	4,475	59.3	7.3	171.0	197	160	81.9	4.4	3.6	398	2,875
6	Joe Ferguson J. Ferguson	29,817	186	2,369	4,519	52.4	6.6	160.3	196	209	68.4	4.3	4.6	312	2,710
7	Chris Chandler C. Chandler	28,484	180	2,328	4,005	58.1	7.1	158.2	170	146	79.1	4.2	3.6	380	2,590
8	Matt Schaub M. Schaub	25,467	155	2,148	3,348	64.2	7.6	164.3	136	91	89.5	4.1	2.7	180	1,245
9	Lynn Dickey L. Dickey	23,322	152	1,747	3,125	55.9	7.5	153.4	141	179	70.9	4.5	5.7	297	2,423
10	Neil O'Donnell N. O'Donnell	21,690	125	1,865	3,229	57.8	6.7	173.5	120	68	81.8	3.7	2.1	259	1,906
11	Danny White D. White	21,657	136	1,738	2,901	59.9	7.5	159.2	154	129	82.3	5.3	4.4	235	2,022
12	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	20,063	118	1,426	2,808	50.8	7.1	170.0	114	108	71.7	4.1	3.8	208	1,600
13	Brian Griese B. Griese	19,440	93	1,752	2,796	62.7	7.0	209.0	119	99	82.7	4.3	3.5	193	1,326
14	Josh McCown J. McCown	17,731	102	1,584	2,633	60.2	6.7	173.8	98	82	79.7	3.7	3.1	235	1,563
15	Don Meredith D. Meredith	17,199	104	1,170	2,308	50.7	7.5	165.4	135	111	74.8	5.8	4.8
16	Jeff Hostetler J. Hostetler	16,430	152	1,357	2,338	58.0	7.0	108.1	94	71	80.5	4.0	3.0	207	1,159
17	Jacoby Brissett J. Brissett	16,094	107	1,547	2,480	62.4	6.5	150.4	85	38	86.1	3.4	1.5	203	1,293
18	Bubby Brister B. Brister	14,445	99	1,207	2,212	54.6	6.5	145.9	81	78	72.3	3.7	3.5	193	1,625
19	Nick Foles N. Foles	14,227	71	1,302	2,087	62.4	6.8	200.4	82	47	86.2	3.9	2.3	127	875
20	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	7,975	56	764	1,220	62.6	6.5	142.4	34	32	79.9	2.8	2.6	113	701
21	Al Dorow A. Dorow	7,708	69	572	1,207	47.4	6.4	111.7	64	93	53.8	5.3	7.7
22	Davis Mills D. Mills	7,081	45	684	1,107	61.8	6.4	157.4	40	26	82.5	3.6	2.3	74	541
23	Mike Glennon M. Glennon	7,025	40	689	1,147	60.1	6.1	175.6	47	35	78.6	4.1	3.1	83	612
24	Hugh Millen H. Millen	6,440	40	560	928	60.3	6.9	161.0	22	35	73.5	2.4	3.8	126	830
25	Frank Reich F. Reich	6,075	118	508	932	54.5	6.5	51.5	40	36	72.9	4.3	3.9	68	503

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PASS

662

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RUSH

410

Jones

REC

258

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

116.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

187.6

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

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5 - 0

Final

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1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

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Rush TD Leaders

8

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7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

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Ponder

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PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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4-1

4-1-1

5-2

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Worst Record ATS

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000