nfl most passing yards by a qb through age 27

Matthew Stafford has the most career passing yards by a quarterback 27 or younger, with 25,976 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player game data complete from 1950
NAMEYDSAgeGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
25,976
27
93
2,246
3,691
60.9
7.0
279.3
163
98
85.8
4.4
2.7
205
1,347
2Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
25,966
27
106
2,192
3,921
55.9
6.6
245.0
147
123
75.7
3.7
3.1
212
1,493
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
24,885
27
96
2,128
3,383
62.9
7.4
259.2
167
110
88.1
4.9
3.3
126
840
4Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
24,820
27
95
2,285
3,438
66.5
7.2
261.3
163
58
96.3
4.7
1.7
225
1,416
5Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
24,467
28
81
2,006
3,032
66.2
8.1
302.1
194
50
105.3
6.4
1.6
121
794
6Dan Marino
D. Marino
24,111
28
88
1,891
3,138
60.3
7.7
274.0
197
105
91.3
6.3
3.3
73
584
7Jared Goff
J. Goff
22,771
28
88
1,979
3,101
63.8
7.3
258.8
137
67
91.6
4.4
2.2
171
1,287
8Josh Allen
J. Allen
22,703
27
94
1,989
3,145
63.2
7.2
241.5
167
78
92.2
5.3
2.5
175
1,087
9Cam Newton
C. Newton
21,772
27
93
1,710
2,928
58.4
7.4
234.1
136
78
86.1
4.6
2.7
221
1,701
10Jameis Winston
J. Winston
20,982
27
83
1,665
2,720
61.2
7.7
252.8
135
91
87.8
5.0
3.3
182
1,155
11Brett Favre
B. Favre
20,234
28
87
1,786
2,897
61.6
7.0
232.6
159
86
88.5
5.5
3.0
180
1,127
12Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
20,059
27
103
1,678
2,586
64.9
7.8
194.7
166
49
102.0
6.4
1.9
192
1,008
13Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
19,754
27
85
1,775
2,818
63.0
7.0
232.4
116
62
88.3
4.1
2.2
166
1,139
14Kyler Murray
K. Murray
19,498
27
82
1,864
2,780
67.1
7.0
237.8
115
57
92.4
4.1
2.1
179
1,302
15Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
19,302
27
87
1,526
2,411
63.3
8.0
221.9
127
81
91.7
5.3
3.4
242
1,601
16Andrew Luck
A. Luck
19,078
27
70
1,570
2,651
59.2
7.2
272.5
132
68
87.3
5.0
2.6
156
990
17Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
19,045
28
90
1,585
2,721
58.3
7.0
211.6
99
66
81.8
3.6
2.4
201
1,259
18Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
18,957
27
78
1,654
2,637
62.7
7.2
243.0
127
60
90.9
4.8
2.3
113
737
19Derek Carr
D. Carr
18,739
27
78
1,759
2,800
62.8
6.7
240.2
122
54
88.8
4.4
1.9
142
858
20Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
18,598
27
74
1,539
2,391
64.4
7.8
251.3
129
74
93.2
5.4
3.1
197
1,045
21Tua Tagovailoa
T. Tagovailoa
18,166
27
78
1,647
2,421
68.0
7.5
232.9
120
59
96.4
5.0
2.4
141
971
22Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
17,891
27
93
1,542
2,393
64.4
7.5
192.4
110
45
94.4
4.6
1.9
183
1,114
23Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
17,789
28
65
1,623
2,385
68.1
7.5
273.7
130
43
100.5
5.5
1.8
180
1,215
24Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
17,667
27
98
1,228
2,276
54.0
7.8
180.3
142
114
79.3
6.2
5.0
25Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
17,649
27
78
1,562
2,634
59.3
6.7
226.3
103
75
80.6
3.9
2.8
195
1,158

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