most passing yards after 6 seasons

Tom Brady had the most passing yards after his 6th season, with 71,179 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
71,179
255
6,176
9,502
65.0
7.5
279.1
526
146
99.5
5.5
1.5
409
2,601
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
63,592
212
5,661
8,188
69.1
7.8
300.0
465
179
101.9
5.7
2.2
310
2,162
3Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
55,422
218
4,833
7,420
65.1
7.5
254.2
453
97
102.4
6.1
1.3
499
3,475
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
53,114
221
4,633
7,477
62.0
7.1
240.3
361
257
85.1
4.8
3.4
356
2,423
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
49,033
179
4,128
6,312
65.4
7.8
273.9
319
167
94.8
5.1
2.6
367
2,228
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
47,055
170
3,997
5,997
66.6
7.8
276.8
372
141
101.2
6.2
2.4
177
1,113
7Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
45,176
171
3,944
6,010
65.6
7.5
264.2
308
120
96.9
5.1
2.0
377
2,516
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
44,786
162
3,914
6,032
64.9
7.4
276.5
291
130
94.2
4.8
2.2
312
2,069
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
39,320
140
3,458
5,176
66.8
7.6
280.9
228
106
95.6
4.4
2.0
331
2,232
10Eli Manning
E. Manning
38,379
147
3,302
5,326
62.0
7.2
261.1
241
156
86.7
4.5
2.9
261
1,810
11Dan Marino
D. Marino
37,505
155
3,101
5,258
59.0
7.1
242.0
224
149
83.3
4.3
2.8
197
1,346
12John Elway
J. Elway
33,331
149
2,681
4,596
58.3
7.3
223.7
198
130
83.5
4.3
2.8
344
2,494
13Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
32,424
162
2,662
4,568
58.3
7.1
200.1
229
171
81.3
5.0
3.7
274
2,337
14Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
32,383
117
2,488
4,129
60.3
7.8
276.8
196
165
84.1
4.7
4.0
197
1,452
15Vinny Testaverde
V. Testaverde
31,413
157
2,661
4,541
58.6
6.9
200.1
198
155
80.1
4.4
3.4
220
1,443
16Warren Moon
W. Moon
31,025
124
2,649
4,382
60.5
7.1
250.2
190
134
83.7
4.3
3.1
252
1,761
17Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
30,834
121
2,764
4,118
67.1
7.5
254.8
219
84
98.4
5.3
2.0
250
1,704
18Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
27,886
124
2,393
3,885
61.6
7.2
224.9
179
127
85.1
4.6
3.3
208
1,062
19Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
27,523
101
2,279
3,676
62.0
7.5
272.5
166
107
87.9
4.5
2.9
206
1,449
20Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
27,391
161
2,284
3,864
59.1
7.1
170.1
175
137
81.2
4.5
3.5
336
2,545
21Steve Young
S. Young
27,229
115
2,207
3,324
66.4
8.2
236.8
198
80
101.4
6.0
2.4
254
1,346
22Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
26,631
115
2,548
4,064
62.7
6.6
231.6
151
94
84.4
3.7
2.3
200
1,458
23Len Dawson
L. Dawson
25,748
169
1,926
3,386
56.9
7.6
152.4
208
161
81.8
6.1
4.8
167
1,423
24Kerry Collins
K. Collins
25,486
120
2,198
3,870
56.8
6.6
212.4
127
108
76.2
3.3
2.8
193
1,220
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
25,196
139
1,800
3,259
55.2
7.7
181.3
165
157
77.1
5.1
4.8
74
590

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