Between September 14, 1981 and September 14, 2026, Matt Schaub has the most passing yards by a quarterback and by a 3rd round pick in a season, with 4,770 yards in 2009.
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most single season passing yards by qb drafted in 3rd round last 45 years| NAME | YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Schaub | 4,770 | 2009 | 16 | 396 | 583 | 67.9 | 8.2 | 298.1 | 29 | 15 | 98.6 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 25 | 149 | |
| 2 | | L. Dickey | 4,458 | 1983 | 16 | 289 | 484 | 59.7 | 9.2 | 278.6 | 32 | 29 | 87.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 40 | 307 | |
| 3 | | M. Schaub | 4,370 | 2010 | 16 | 365 | 574 | 63.6 | 7.6 | 273.1 | 24 | 12 | 92.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 32 | 226 | |
| 4 |  | R. Wilson | 4,219 | 2016 | 16 | 353 | 546 | 64.7 | 7.7 | 263.7 | 21 | 11 | 92.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 41 | 293 | |
| 5 | | R. Wilson | 4,212 | 2020 | 16 | 384 | 558 | 68.8 | 7.5 | 263.3 | 40 | 13 | 105.1 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 47 | 301 | |
| 6 |  | D. Fouts | 4,156 | 1981 | 14 | 323 | 559 | 57.8 | 7.4 | 296.9 | 29 | 16 | 86.6 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 18 | 128 | |
| 7 | | R. Wilson | 4,110 | 2019 | 16 | 341 | 516 | 66.1 | 8.0 | 256.9 | 31 | 5 | 106.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 48 | 319 | |
| 8 | | J. Schroeder | 4,109 | 1986 | 16 | 276 | 541 | 51.0 | 7.6 | 256.8 | 22 | 22 | 72.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 28 | 240 | |
| 9 | | R. Wilson | 4,024 | 2015 | 16 | 329 | 483 | 68.1 | 8.3 | 251.5 | 34 | 8 | 110.1 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 45 | 265 | |
| 10 | | M. Schaub | 4,008 | 2012 | 16 | 350 | 544 | 64.3 | 7.4 | 250.5 | 22 | 12 | 90.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 27 | 216 | |
| 11 | | R. Wilson | 3,983 | 2017 | 16 | 339 | 553 | 61.3 | 7.2 | 248.9 | 34 | 11 | 95.4 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 43 | 322 | |
| 12 | | D. White | 3,980 | 1983 | 16 | 334 | 533 | 62.7 | 7.5 | 248.8 | 29 | 23 | 85.6 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 37 | 314 | |
| 13 |  | J. Montana | 3,944 | 1990 | 15 | 321 | 520 | 61.7 | 7.6 | 262.9 | 26 | 16 | 89.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 29 | 153 | |
| 14 | | J. Montana | 3,910 | 1983 | 16 | 332 | 515 | 64.5 | 7.6 | 244.4 | 26 | 12 | 94.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 33 | 224 | |
| 15 | | D. Fouts | 3,740 | 1984 | 13 | 317 | 507 | 62.5 | 7.4 | 287.7 | 19 | 17 | 83.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 29 | 228 | |
| 16 | | J. Montana | 3,653 | 1985 | 15 | 303 | 494 | 61.3 | 7.4 | 243.5 | 27 | 13 | 91.3 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 35 | 246 | |
| 17 | | D. Fouts | 3,638 | 1985 | 14 | 254 | 430 | 59.1 | 8.5 | 259.9 | 27 | 20 | 88.1 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 18 | 135 | |
| 18 | | J. Montana | 3,630 | 1984 | 16 | 279 | 432 | 64.6 | 8.4 | 226.9 | 28 | 10 | 102.9 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 22 | 138 | |
| 19 |  | R. Wilson | 3,524 | 2022 | 15 | 292 | 483 | 60.5 | 7.3 | 234.9 | 16 | 11 | 84.4 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 55 | 368 | |
| 20 | | J. Montana | 3,521 | 1989 | 13 | 271 | 386 | 70.2 | 9.1 | 270.8 | 26 | 8 | 112.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 33 | 198 | |
| 21 | | R. Wilson | 3,475 | 2014 | 16 | 285 | 452 | 63.1 | 7.7 | 217.2 | 20 | 7 | 95.0 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 42 | 242 | |
| 22 | | K. Anderson | 3,463 | 1981 | 14 | 273 | 430 | 63.5 | 8.1 | 247.4 | 27 | 7 | 102.7 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 21 | 121 | |
| 23 | | R. Wilson | 3,448 | 2018 | 16 | 280 | 427 | 65.6 | 8.1 | 215.5 | 35 | 7 | 110.9 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 51 | 355 | |
| 24 |  | J. Brissett | 3,366 | 2025 | 14 | 315 | 485 | 64.9 | 6.9 | 240.4 | 23 | 8 | 94.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 43 | 288 | |
| 25 | | R. Wilson | 3,357 | 2013 | 16 | 257 | 407 | 63.1 | 8.2 | 209.8 | 26 | 9 | 101.2 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 44 | 272 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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