most total yards by a qb before turning 30

Matthew Stafford has accounted for the most career yards by a quarterback younger than 30, with 35,695 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

Interpreted as:
most passing total yards by a qb before turning 30 years old
NAMETOTALYDSGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
35,695
125
3,005
4,850
62.0
34,749
7.2
278.0
216
118
88.3
4.5
2.4
289
1,850
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
35,171
114
2,818
4,239
66.5
32,797
7.7
287.7
247
75
101.8
5.8
1.8
188
1,242
3Josh Allen
J. Allen
34,842
128
2,615
4,088
64.0
30,102
7.4
235.2
220
94
94.4
5.4
2.3
229
1,448
4Peyton Manning
P. Manning
33,852
128
2,769
4,333
63.9
33,189
7.7
259.3
244
130
93.5
5.6
3.0
156
1,022
5Cam Newton
C. Newton
33,310
123
2,321
3,891
59.7
28,469
7.3
231.5
182
107
86.4
4.7
2.7
285
2,156
6Jared Goff
J. Goff
32,287
122
2,763
4,256
64.9
31,759
7.5
260.3
193
86
94.0
4.5
2.0
226
1,654
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
31,841
121
2,511
4,234
59.3
31,830
7.5
263.1
245
137
88.6
5.8
3.2
102
795
8Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
30,201
124
2,544
4,518
56.3
29,657
6.6
239.2
166
138
75.9
3.7
3.1
262
1,778
9Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
29,130
116
1,870
2,888
64.8
22,608
7.8
194.9
187
56
102.2
6.5
1.9
228
1,247
10Brett Favre
B. Favre
29,001
116
2,390
3,883
61.6
27,728
7.1
239.0
218
122
88.8
5.6
3.1
238
1,498
11Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
28,866
110
2,508
3,916
64.0
28,166
7.2
256.1
181
91
91.1
4.6
2.3
188
1,240
12Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
28,233
107
2,021
3,143
64.3
24,707
7.9
230.9
186
61
100.1
5.9
1.9
282
1,838
13Derek Carr
D. Carr
27,522
110
2,468
3,830
64.4
26,896
7.0
244.5
170
71
92.1
4.4
1.9
197
1,192
14Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
27,516
114
2,090
3,313
63.1
26,579
8.0
233.1
165
100
92.1
5.0
3.0
314
2,090
15Drew Brees
D. Brees
26,776
107
2,334
3,650
63.9
26,258
7.2
245.4
168
99
89.4
4.6
2.7
139
1,030
16Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
26,596
97
2,185
3,283
66.6
24,943
7.6
257.1
166
65
97.8
5.1
2.0
196
1,162
17Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
26,535
95
2,285
3,438
66.5
24,820
7.2
261.3
163
58
96.3
4.7
1.7
225
1,416
18Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
26,197
112
2,213
3,657
60.5
25,531
7.0
228.0
148
90
84.8
4.0
2.5
241
1,709
19Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
26,050
106
2,157
3,395
63.5
24,832
7.3
234.3
171
90
91.2
5.0
2.7
250
1,586
20Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
25,800
126
1,630
3,022
53.9
23,140
7.7
183.7
186
134
81.0
6.2
4.4
21Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
25,435
93
1,920
2,916
65.8
23,879
8.2
256.8
186
50
105.2
6.4
1.7
229
1,424
22Andrew Luck
A. Luck
25,265
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
23,671
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
23Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
24,798
104
1,898
3,259
58.2
22,080
6.8
212.3
152
72
85.2
4.7
2.2
255
1,602
24Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
24,586
99
2,041
3,249
62.8
23,574
7.3
238.1
151
89
88.7
4.6
2.7
200
1,194
25Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
24,577
108
1,971
3,480
56.6
23,052
6.6
213.4
127
138
72.5
3.6
4.0
238
1,463
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.647
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11
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14
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11
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9
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12
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13
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6
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.647
9
7
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.559
9
8
0
.529
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9
8
0
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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
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.353
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14
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12
5
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