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

Between October 3, 2001 and October 3, 2026, Drew Brees has the most passing yards by a 2nd round pick and by a quarterback in a season, with 5,476 yards in 2011.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,476	2011	NO	16	468	657	71.2	8.3	342.3	46	14	110.6	7.0	2.1	24	158
2	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,208	2016	NO	16	471	673	70.0	7.7	325.5	37	15	101.7	5.5	2.2	27	184
3	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,177	2012	NO	16	422	670	63.0	7.7	323.6	43	19	96.3	6.4	2.8	26	190
4	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,162	2013	NO	16	446	650	68.6	7.9	322.6	39	12	104.7	6.0	1.8	37	244
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	5,069	2008	NO	16	413	635	65.0	8.0	316.8	34	17	96.2	5.4	2.7	13	92
6	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,952	2014	NO	16	456	659	69.2	7.5	309.5	33	17	97.0	5.0	2.6	29	186
7	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,870	2015	NO	15	428	627	68.3	7.8	324.7	32	11	101.0	5.1	1.8	31	235
8	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,804	2021	LV	17	428	626	68.4	7.7	282.6	23	14	94.0	3.7	2.2	40	241
9	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,620	2010	NO	16	448	658	68.1	7.0	288.8	33	22	90.9	5.0	3.3	25	185
10	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,423	2007	NO	16	440	652	67.5	6.8	276.4	28	18	89.4	4.3	2.8	16	109
11	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,418	2006	NO	16	356	554	64.3	8.0	276.1	26	11	96.2	4.7	2.0	18	105
12	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,388	2009	NO	15	363	514	70.6	8.5	292.5	34	11	109.6	6.6	2.1	20	135
13	Drew Brees D. Brees	4,334	2017	NO	16	386	536	72.0	8.1	270.9	23	8	103.9	4.3	1.5	20	145
14	Geno Smith G. Smith	4,320	2024	SEA	17	407	578	70.4	7.5	254.1	21	15	93.2	3.6	2.6	50	338
15	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	4,293	2013	CIN	16	363	586	61.9	7.3	268.3	33	20	88.8	5.6	3.4	29	182
16	Geno Smith G. Smith	4,282	2022	SEA	17	399	572	69.8	7.5	251.9	30	11	100.9	5.2	1.9	46	348
17	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	4,206	2016	CIN	16	364	563	64.7	7.5	262.9	18	8	91.8	3.2	1.4	41	264
18	Brett Favre B. Favre	4,202	2009	MIN	16	363	531	68.4	7.9	262.6	33	7	107.2	6.2	1.3	34	247
19	Brett Favre B. Favre	4,155	2007	GB	16	356	535	66.5	7.8	259.7	28	15	95.7	5.2	2.8	15	93
20	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,103	2020	LV	16	348	517	67.3	7.9	256.4	27	9	101.4	5.2	1.7	26	150
21	Jake Plummer J. Plummer	4,089	2004	DEN	16	303	521	58.2	7.8	255.6	27	20	84.5	5.2	3.8	15	90
22	Brett Favre B. Favre	4,088	2004	GB	16	346	540	64.1	7.6	255.5	30	17	92.4	5.6	3.1	12	93
23	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,054	2019	OAK	16	361	513	70.4	7.9	253.4	21	8	100.8	4.1	1.6	29	184
24	Derek Carr D. Carr	4,049	2018	OAK	16	381	553	68.9	7.3	253.1	19	10	93.9	3.4	1.8	51	299
25	Drew Brees D. Brees	3,992	2018	NO	15	364	489	74.4	8.2	266.1	32	5	115.7	6.5	1.0	17	121

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	1	2	.333
Saints	1	2	.333
Panthers	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	.000

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Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

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Final

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

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Sack Leaders

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Gibbs

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Henry

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000