most passing yards by quarterbacks taken 1st overall in draft since 1970

Since 1970, Peyton Manning has the most passing yards by a quarterback and by a #1 overall pick, with 71,940 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
2	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	65,705	243	5,661	8,925	63.4	7.4	270.4	429	202	92.2	4.8	2.3	531	3,556
3	Eli 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
4	John Elway J. Elway	51,475	234	4,123	7,250	56.9	7.1	220.0	300	226	79.9	4.1	3.1	516	3,785
5	Carson 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
6	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	46,233	233	3,787	6,701	56.5	6.9	198.4	275	267	75.0	4.1	4.0	417	2,992
7	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
8	Jared Goff J. Goff	41,107	156	3,568	5,415	65.9	7.6	263.5	268	102	97.3	4.9	1.9	297	2,161
9	Alex 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
10	Steve Young S. Young	33,124	169	2,667	4,149	64.3	8.0	196.0	232	107	96.8	5.6	2.6	358	2,055
11	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	32,942	165	2,898	4,715	61.5	7.0	199.6	165	141	81.6	3.5	3.0	259	1,748
12	Cam 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
13	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	29,140	126	2,561	4,034	63.5	7.2	231.3	199	103	90.9	4.9	2.6	299	1,880
14	Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw	27,989	168	2,025	3,901	51.9	7.2	166.6	212	210	70.9	5.4	5.4	307	2,694
15	Jeff George J. George	27,602	131	2,298	3,967	57.9	7.0	210.7	154	113	80.4	3.9	2.8	358	2,691
16	Jim Plunkett J. Plunkett	25,882	157	1,943	3,701	52.5	7.0	164.9	164	198	67.5	4.4	5.3	380	3,279
17	Jameis Winston J. Winston	25,597	112	2,057	3,375	60.9	7.6	228.5	162	116	86.2	4.8	3.4	233	1,441
18	Steve Bartkowski S. Bartkowski	24,124	129	1,932	3,456	55.9	7.0	187.0	156	144	75.4	4.5	4.2	356	2,956
19	Andrew 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
20	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	23,301	126	1,994	3,365	59.3	6.9	184.9	124	87	81.8	3.7	2.6	273	1,660
21	Michael Vick M. Vick	22,464	143	1,807	3,217	56.2	7.0	157.1	133	88	80.4	4.1	2.7	316	1,879
22	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	22,171	82	2,056	2,995	68.6	7.4	270.4	168	54	101.3	5.6	1.8	222	1,492
23	Kyler Murray K. Murray	21,122	91	2,043	3,042	67.2	6.9	232.1	123	62	92.0	4.0	2.0	204	1,481
24	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	19,449	83	1,855	2,967	62.5	6.6	234.3	103	61	84.5	3.5	2.1	196	1,371
25	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	18,996	82	1,725	2,737	63.0	6.9	231.7	108	61	87.4	3.9	2.2	163	1,104

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,021

Jones

RUSH

398

Taylor

REC

249

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

24.8

11th

OPP PPG

27.6

28th

RUSH YDS/G

100.8

20th

PASS YDS/G

204.2

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 3

Final

Steelers

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000