most total yards qb in first 12 seasons

Matt Ryan accounted for the most yards by a quarterback in his first 12 seasons, with 52,486 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards.

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most passing total yards qb in first 12 seasons
NAMETOTALYDSGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
52,486
189
4,460
6,817
65.4
51,186
7.5
270.8
321
147
94.6
4.7
2.2
369
2,449
2Peyton Manning
P. Manning
50,830
192
4,232
6,531
64.8
50,128
7.7
261.1
366
181
95.2
5.6
2.8
215
1,392
3Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
48,981
188
3,668
5,665
64.7
43,653
7.7
232.2
334
106
100.0
5.9
1.9
527
3,464
4Drew Brees
D. Brees
46,561
170
4,035
6,149
65.6
45,919
7.5
270.1
324
165
94.3
5.3
2.7
234
1,698
5Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
46,304
165
3,898
6,224
62.6
45,109
7.2
273.4
282
144
89.9
4.5
2.3
385
2,496
6Dan Marino
D. Marino
45,272
172
3,604
6,049
59.6
45,173
7.5
262.6
328
185
88.2
5.4
3.1
178
1,270
7Eli Manning
E. Manning
44,710
185
3,695
6,227
59.3
44,187
7.1
238.8
294
199
83.5
4.7
3.2
307
2,137
8Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
44,175
171
3,476
5,423
64.1
42,995
7.9
251.4
272
147
94.0
5.0
2.7
439
2,867
9Brett Favre
B. Favre
43,910
177
3,652
5,992
60.9
42,285
7.1
238.9
314
188
86.7
5.2
3.1
348
2,261
10Warren Moon
W. Moon
43,855
172
3,380
5,753
58.8
42,177
7.3
245.2
247
199
81.5
4.3
3.5
382
2,915
11Derek Carr
D. Carr
42,192
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
41,245
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
12Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
41,978
164
3,462
5,339
64.8
41,447
7.8
252.7
281
135
95.5
5.3
2.5
326
1,990
13Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
40,933
171
3,670
5,932
61.9
40,067
6.8
234.3
218
141
84.1
3.7
2.4
359
2,554
14Tom Brady
T. Brady
40,718
161
3,397
5,321
63.8
39,979
7.5
248.3
300
115
96.4
5.6
2.2
276
1,712
15Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
40,485
172
3,449
6,049
57.0
39,808
6.6
231.4
221
181
76.7
3.7
3.0
402
2,733
16Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
40,460
160
3,413
5,443
62.7
40,036
7.4
250.2
259
166
88.1
4.8
3.0
278
1,933
17John Elway
J. Elway
40,453
174
3,030
5,384
56.3
37,736
7.0
216.9
199
177
76.8
3.7
3.3
416
3,073
18Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
40,428
150
3,465
5,177
66.9
39,471
7.6
263.1
270
110
98.2
5.2
2.1
304
2,207
19Jared Goff
J. Goff
40,230
151
3,440
5,224
65.8
39,622
7.6
262.4
256
102
96.8
4.9
2.0
286
2,074
20Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
39,643
161
3,076
5,218
58.9
36,250
6.9
225.2
230
115
85.7
4.4
2.2
394
2,513
21Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,626
166
3,374
5,396
62.5
38,150
7.1
229.8
244
144
87.6
4.5
2.7
345
2,254
22Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
39,370
142
3,034
4,657
65.1
36,827
7.9
259.3
297
72
104.1
6.4
1.5
341
2,163
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
38,602
126
3,093
4,673
66.2
35,939
7.7
285.2
267
85
100.8
5.7
1.8
218
1,412
24Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
38,115
139
3,184
4,759
66.9
35,989
7.6
258.9
243
92
98.3
5.1
1.9
287
1,737
25Cam Newton
C. Newton
38,081
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
32,382
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
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