most passing yards in a season since 1980 that was a 4th round pick

Since 1980, Kirk Cousins has the most passing yards by a 4th round pick in a season, with 4,917 yards in 2016.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
2	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,902	2019	DAL	16	388	596	65.1	8.2	306.4	30	11	99.7	5.0	1.8	23	151
3	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	4,689	2002	OAK	16	418	618	67.6	7.6	293.1	26	10	97.3	4.2	1.6	36	214
4	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,552	2025	DAL	17	404	600	67.3	7.6	267.8	30	10	99.5	5.0	1.7	31	208
5	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,547	2022	MIN	17	424	643	65.9	7.1	267.5	29	14	92.5	4.5	2.2	46	329
6	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,516	2023	DAL	17	410	590	69.5	7.7	265.6	36	9	105.9	6.1	1.5	39	255
7	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,449	2021	DAL	16	410	596	68.8	7.5	278.1	37	10	104.2	6.2	1.7	30	144
8	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	4,436	1999	CAR	16	343	571	60.1	7.8	277.3	36	15	94.6	6.3	2.6	50	280
9	Scott Mitchell S. Mitchell	4,338	1995	DET	16	346	583	59.3	7.4	271.1	32	12	92.3	5.5	2.1	31	145
10	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,298	2018	MIN	16	425	606	70.1	7.1	268.6	30	10	99.7	5.0	1.7	40	262
11	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,265	2020	MIN	16	349	516	67.6	8.3	266.6	35	13	105.0	6.8	2.5	39	256
12	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,221	2021	MIN	16	372	561	66.3	7.5	263.8	33	7	103.1	5.9	1.2	28	197
13	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,166	2015	WAS	16	379	543	69.8	7.7	260.4	29	11	101.6	5.3	2.0	26	186
14	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,093	2017	WAS	16	347	540	64.3	7.6	255.8	27	13	93.9	5.0	2.4	41	342
15	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,885	2018	DAL	16	356	526	67.7	7.4	242.8	22	8	96.9	4.2	1.5	56	347
16	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	3,840	1999	OAK	16	304	515	59.0	7.5	240.0	24	14	86.5	4.7	2.7	49	241
17	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,832	2001	NO	16	312	558	55.9	6.9	239.5	26	22	76.4	4.7	3.9	50	330
18	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	3,828	2001	OAK	16	361	549	65.8	7.0	239.3	27	9	95.5	4.9	1.6	27	155
19	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,810	2004	NO	16	309	542	57.0	7.0	238.1	21	16	79.5	3.9	3.0	41	223
20	Kyle Orton K. Orton	3,802	2009	DEN	16	336	541	62.1	7.0	237.6	21	12	86.8	3.9	2.2	29	159
21	Steve Beuerlein S. Beuerlein	3,730	2000	CAR	16	324	533	60.8	7.0	233.1	19	18	79.7	3.6	3.4	62	331
22	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,714	1983	WAS	16	276	459	60.1	8.1	232.1	29	11	97.0	6.3	2.4	34	242
23	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
24	Kyle Orton K. Orton	3,653	2010	DEN	13	293	498	58.8	7.3	281.0	20	9	87.5	4.0	1.8	34	243
25	David Garrard D. Garrard	3,620	2008	JAX	16	335	535	62.6	6.8	226.3	15	13	81.7	2.8	2.4	42	288

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

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Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Sack Leaders

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

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