most passing yards by a player from 2001 to 2022

Between the 2001 and 2022 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards, with 89,208 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
89,208
334
7,752
12,047
64.3
7.4
267.1
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,358
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
64,088
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
7.6
257.4
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
4Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,440
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
5Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
6Peyton Manning
P. Manning
59,653
218
5,111
7,701
66.4
7.7
273.6
454
193
98.9
5.9
2.5
247
1,597
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
59,055
230
5,001
7,660
65.3
7.7
256.8
475
105
103.6
6.2
1.4
530
3,596
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
52,082
191
4,508
7,128
63.2
7.3
272.7
333
169
90.9
4.7
2.4
444
2,947
10Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
11Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
42,320
183
3,881
6,299
61.6
6.7
231.3
232
147
84.0
3.7
2.3
378
2,702
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
40,583
173
3,371
5,218
64.6
7.8
234.6
308
98
100.2
5.9
1.9
482
3,206
13Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,150
166
3,374
5,396
62.5
7.1
229.8
244
144
87.6
4.5
2.7
345
2,254
14Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
37,140
142
3,249
4,866
66.8
7.6
261.5
252
105
97.8
5.2
2.2
287
2,097
15Brett Favre
B. Favre
37,132
157
3,303
5,238
63.1
7.1
236.5
253
179
86.0
4.8
3.4
225
1,565
16Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,493
177
3,209
5,301
60.5
6.9
206.2
210
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
358
2,249
17Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
18Derek Carr
D. Carr
35,222
142
3,201
4,958
64.6
7.1
248.0
217
99
91.8
4.4
2.0
264
1,624
19Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
20Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
210.8
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
21Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
22Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
33,265
145
2,914
4,534
64.3
7.3
229.4
212
108
91.9
4.7
2.4
383
2,835
23Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
32,963
139
2,734
4,589
59.6
7.2
237.1
205
97
87.7
4.5
2.1
337
2,160
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
25,854
100
2,250
3,502
64.2
7.4
258.5
155
70
92.8
4.4
2.0
187
1,384
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Patriots Patriots
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3
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.824
12
5
0
.706
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10
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.412
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14
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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
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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