most yards by qb drafted in 4th round last 25 years single season

Between September 30, 2001 and September 30, 2026, Kirk Cousins has the most passing yards by a 4th round pick and by a quarterback in a season, with 4,917 yards in 2016.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
2	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,902	2019	DAL	16	388	596	65.1	8.2	306.4	30	11	99.7	5.0	1.8	23	151
3	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	4,689	2002	OAK	16	418	618	67.6	7.6	293.1	26	10	97.3	4.2	1.6	36	214
4	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,552	2025	DAL	17	404	600	67.3	7.6	267.8	30	10	99.5	5.0	1.7	31	208
5	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,547	2022	MIN	17	424	643	65.9	7.1	267.5	29	14	92.5	4.5	2.2	46	329
6	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,516	2023	DAL	17	410	590	69.5	7.7	265.6	36	9	105.9	6.1	1.5	39	255
7	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	4,449	2021	DAL	16	410	596	68.8	7.5	278.1	37	10	104.2	6.2	1.7	30	144
8	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,298	2018	MIN	16	425	606	70.1	7.1	268.6	30	10	99.7	5.0	1.7	40	262
9	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,265	2020	MIN	16	349	516	67.6	8.3	266.6	35	13	105.0	6.8	2.5	39	256
10	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,221	2021	MIN	16	372	561	66.3	7.5	263.8	33	7	103.1	5.9	1.2	28	197
11	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,166	2015	WAS	16	379	543	69.8	7.7	260.4	29	11	101.6	5.3	2.0	26	186
12	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,093	2017	WAS	16	347	540	64.3	7.6	255.8	27	13	93.9	5.0	2.4	41	342
13	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,885	2018	DAL	16	356	526	67.7	7.4	242.8	22	8	96.9	4.2	1.5	56	347
14	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,810	2004	NO	16	309	542	57.0	7.0	238.1	21	16	79.5	3.9	3.0	41	223
15	Kyle Orton K. Orton	3,802	2009	DEN	16	336	541	62.1	7.0	237.6	21	12	86.8	3.9	2.2	29	159
16	Dak Prescott D. Prescott	3,667	2016	DAL	16	311	459	67.8	8.0	229.2	23	4	104.9	5.0	0.9	25	143
17	Kyle Orton K. Orton	3,653	2010	DEN	13	293	498	58.8	7.3	281.0	20	9	87.5	4.0	1.8	34	243
18	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,623	2001	NO	15	294	529	55.6	6.8	241.5	23	22	74.1	4.3	4.2	48	313
19	David Garrard D. Garrard	3,620	2008	JAX	16	335	535	62.6	6.8	226.3	15	13	81.7	2.8	2.4	42	288
20	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	3,603	2019	MIN	15	307	444	69.1	8.1	240.2	26	6	107.4	5.9	1.4	28	206
21	David Garrard D. Garrard	3,597	2009	JAX	16	314	516	60.9	7.0	224.8	15	10	83.5	2.9	1.9	42	236
22	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,572	2002	NO	16	283	528	53.6	6.8	223.3	27	15	80.1	5.1	2.8	36	236
23	Aaron Brooks A. Brooks	3,546	2003	NO	16	306	518	59.1	6.8	221.6	24	8	88.8	4.6	1.5	34	195
24	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	3,508	2024	ATL	14	303	453	66.9	7.7	250.6	18	16	88.6	4.0	3.5	28	201
25	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	3,362	2001	OAK	14	316	478	66.1	7.0	240.1	25	8	96.9	5.2	1.7	24	136

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Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
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Rush Yards Leaders

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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
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Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
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Browns	2	1	0	.667
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Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
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Chargers	0	3	0	.000