most passing yds by an active qb since 2012

Since 2012, Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards by an active quarterback, with 56,676 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
56,676
210
4,883
7,627
64.0
7.4
269.9
363
159
93.6
4.8
2.1
461
3,053
2Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
44,700
174
3,934
5,899
66.7
7.6
256.9
298
131
96.8
5.1
2.2
345
2,487
3Jared Goff
J. Goff
39,622
151
3,440
5,224
65.8
7.6
262.4
256
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
4Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
36,395
163
3,239
5,135
63.1
7.1
223.3
234
138
88.2
4.6
2.7
339
2,212
5Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
35,989
139
3,184
4,759
66.9
7.6
258.9
243
92
98.3
5.1
1.9
287
1,737
6Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,939
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
7.7
285.2
267
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
7Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
34,360
145
3,227
5,209
62.0
6.6
237.0
192
126
83.4
3.7
2.4
283
2,009
8Josh 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
9Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
28,525
123
2,500
3,938
63.5
7.2
231.9
197
101
91.2
5.0
2.6
286
1,820
10Justin 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
11Jameis Winston
J. Winston
24,792
108
1,981
3,243
61.1
7.6
229.6
156
113
86.4
4.8
3.5
222
1,383
12Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
23,626
103
2,195
3,496
62.8
6.8
229.4
159
72
89.1
4.5
2.1
262
1,680
13Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
22,608
116
1,870
2,888
64.8
7.8
194.9
187
56
102.2
6.5
1.9
228
1,247
14Geno Smith
G. Smith
22,168
109
2,023
3,103
65.2
7.1
203.4
124
89
87.5
4.0
2.9
277
1,998
15Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
20,810
77
1,921
2,806
68.5
7.4
270.3
157
51
101.1
5.6
1.8
213
1,431
16Kyler Murray
K. Murray
20,460
87
1,974
2,941
67.1
7.0
235.2
121
60
92.2
4.1
2.0
195
1,413
17Sam Darnold
S. Darnold
20,431
100
1,766
2,833
62.3
7.2
204.3
123
82
86.5
4.3
2.9
224
1,493
18Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
18,166
78
1,647
2,421
68.0
7.5
232.9
120
59
96.4
5.0
2.4
141
971
19Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
17,904
73
1,527
2,305
66.2
7.8
245.3
123
48
98.8
5.3
2.1
244
1,432
20Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
17,891
93
1,542
2,393
64.4
7.5
192.4
110
45
94.4
4.6
1.9
183
1,114
21Marcus Mariota
M. Mariota
17,879
104
1,500
2,389
62.8
7.5
171.9
107
62
89.7
4.5
2.6
205
1,334
22Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
17,822
77
1,629
2,594
62.8
6.9
231.5
98
58
86.3
3.8
2.2
153
1,033
23Daniel Jones
D. Jones
17,683
83
1,698
2,625
64.7
6.7
213.0
89
55
86.6
3.4
2.1
230
1,481
24Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
15,182
83
1,380
2,082
66.3
7.3
182.9
75
47
90.3
3.6
2.3
168
1,135
25Case Keenum
C. Keenum
15,175
81
1,392
2,233
62.3
6.8
187.3
79
51
84.6
3.5
2.3
131
989
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PASS

4,564

Goff

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RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

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REC

1,401

St. Brown

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PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

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6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
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8
0
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8
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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
.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