most passing yards before 30 years old

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

Interpreted as:
most passing yards by a player before 30 years old
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
4Dan Marino
D. Marino
31,830
121
2,511
4,234
59.3
7.5
263.1
245
137
88.6
5.8
3.2
102
795
5Jared 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
6Josh 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
7Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
29,657
124
2,544
4,518
56.3
6.6
239.2
166
138
75.9
3.7
3.1
262
1,778
8Cam 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
9Matt 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
10Brett Favre
B. Favre
27,728
116
2,390
3,883
61.6
7.1
239.0
218
122
88.8
5.6
3.1
238
1,498
11Derek 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
12Ben 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
13Drew 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
14Joe 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
15Dak 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
16Baker 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
17Justin 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
18Russell 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
19Aaron 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
20Andrew 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
21Andy 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
22Kerry Collins
K. Collins
23,273
110
1,951
3,504
55.7
6.6
211.6
119
118
73.4
3.4
3.4
204
1,368
23Philip 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
24Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
23,140
126
1,630
3,022
53.9
7.7
183.7
186
134
81.0
6.2
4.4
25Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
23,052
108
1,971
3,480
56.6
6.6
213.4
127
138
72.5
3.6
4.0
238
1,463
StatMuse has game-level data for passing yards going back to the 1950 season.

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268.6

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
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8
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.529
9
8
0
.529
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NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/11
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10/11
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10/11
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