most yards by qb drafted in 2nd round last 25 years

Between November 7, 2001 and November 7, 2026, Drew Brees has the most passing yards by a 2nd round pick and by a quarterback, with 80,137 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player game data complete from 1950
NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,137
286
7,127
10,524
67.7
7.6
280.2
570
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
418
2,979
2Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
3Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
180
3,539
5,652
62.6
7.0
221.1
254
152
87.4
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
4Brett Favre
B. Favre
35,384
150
3,152
5,009
62.9
7.1
235.9
238
170
85.7
4.8
3.4
216
1,508
5Geno Smith
G. Smith
24,081
117
2,188
3,342
65.5
7.2
205.8
136
92
88.8
4.1
2.8
300
2,192
6Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
18,824
98
1,631
2,547
64.0
7.4
192.1
118
48
93.8
4.6
1.9
196
1,194
7Jake Plummer
J. Plummer
16,530
84
1,390
2,412
57.6
6.9
196.8
100
73
79.9
4.1
3.0
120
757
8Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
15,828
85
1,304
1,936
67.4
8.2
186.2
96
52
97.6
5.0
2.7
140
936
9Chad Henne
C. Henne
13,290
78
1,200
2,015
59.6
6.6
170.4
60
63
76.1
3.0
3.1
151
942
10Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
12,271
69
1,011
1,692
59.8
7.3
177.8
72
30
88.9
4.3
1.8
171
1,060
11Brock Osweiler
B. Osweiler
7,418
49
697
1,165
59.8
6.4
151.4
37
31
78.0
3.2
2.7
79
559
12Tarvaris Jackson
T. Jackson
7,263
59
640
1,073
59.6
6.8
123.1
39
35
78.5
3.6
3.3
90
546
13Drew Lock
D. Lock
6,791
43
613
1,018
60.2
6.7
157.9
38
28
81.0
3.7
2.8
53
338
14Quincy Carter
Q. Carter
6,299
36
532
936
56.8
6.7
175.0
32
35
73.3
3.4
3.7
78
435
15Kevin Kolb
K. Kolb
5,206
34
449
755
59.5
6.9
153.1
28
25
78.9
3.7
3.3
77
517
16Kordell Stewart
K. Stewart
4,534
28
390
676
57.7
6.7
161.9
24
25
74.5
3.6
3.7
44
263
17Tyler Shough
T. Shough
4,105
18
404
600
67.3
6.8
228.1
23
12
91.1
3.8
2.0
46
308
18Drew Stanton
D. Stanton
4,059
38
345
659
52.4
6.2
106.8
20
24
66.3
3.0
3.6
38
226
19Kellen Clemens
K. Clemens
4,053
64
350
638
54.9
6.4
63.3
16
21
68.9
2.5
3.3
66
401
20Will Levis
W. Levis
3,899
21
339
556
61.0
7.0
185.7
21
16
82.7
3.8
2.9
69
418
21DeShone Kizer
D. Kizer
3,081
18
275
518
53.1
5.9
171.2
11
24
58.9
2.1
4.6
42
264
22Charlie Batch
C. Batch
3,076
37
248
426
58.2
7.2
83.1
16
18
75.6
3.8
4.2
23
115
23Jimmy Clausen
J. Clausen
2,520
21
255
472
54.0
5.3
120.0
7
14
61.9
1.5
3.0
43
281
24Tony Banks
T. Banks
2,128
22
190
337
56.4
6.3
96.7
9
10
71.9
2.7
3.0
29
146
25John Beck
J. Beck
1,417
9
140
239
58.6
5.9
157.4
3
7
67.6
1.3
2.9
26
153

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23.1

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TEAMWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
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2
5
0
.286
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11/15
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11/22
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11/29
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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
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9/10
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27-7
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9/13
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59-37
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9/13
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41-23
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