nfl most passing yards by a quarterback 1999 to 2023

Between the 1999 and 2023 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 89,214 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
89,214
335
7,753
12,050
64.3
7.4
266.3
649
212
97.2
5.4
1.8
565
3,576
2Drew Brees
D. Brees
80,358
287
7,142
10,551
67.7
7.6
280.0
571
243
98.7
5.4
2.3
420
2,991
3Peyton Manning
P. Manning
68,201
250
5,799
8,805
65.9
7.7
272.8
513
223
98.1
5.8
2.5
281
1,844
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
64,088
249
5,440
8,443
64.4
7.6
257.4
418
211
93.5
5.0
2.5
554
3,670
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
63,440
244
5,277
8,134
64.9
7.8
260.0
421
209
95.2
5.2
2.6
465
2,842
6Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
7Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
59,055
231
5,001
7,661
65.3
7.7
255.6
475
105
103.6
6.2
1.4
531
3,606
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
9Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
56,047
206
4,834
7,649
63.2
7.3
272.1
357
180
91.0
4.7
2.4
474
3,152
10Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
11Brett Favre
B. Favre
45,035
189
3,982
6,413
62.1
7.0
238.3
295
218
84.3
4.6
3.4
293
2,024
12Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
43,936
188
4,004
6,503
61.6
6.8
233.7
245
155
84.2
3.8
2.4
386
2,759
13Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
43,653
188
3,668
5,665
64.7
7.7
232.2
334
106
100.0
5.9
1.9
527
3,464
14Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
39,471
150
3,465
5,177
66.9
7.6
263.1
270
110
98.2
5.2
2.1
304
2,207
15Derek Carr
D. Carr
39,100
159
3,576
5,506
64.9
7.1
245.9
242
107
92.3
4.4
1.9
295
1,842
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,511
169
3,408
5,454
62.5
7.1
227.9
246
144
87.6
4.5
2.6
348
2,281
17Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,276
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
6.9
223.2
234
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
18Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,638
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
6.9
175.3
212
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
19Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
20Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
21Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
210.8
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576
22Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
34,881
155
3,063
4,764
64.3
7.3
225.0
216
115
91.2
4.5
2.4
415
3,065
23Tony Romo
T. Romo
34,183
156
2,829
4,335
65.3
7.9
219.1
248
117
97.1
5.7
2.7
248
1,672
24Cam Newton
C. Newton
32,382
148
2,682
4,474
59.9
7.2
218.8
194
123
85.2
4.3
2.7
332
2,477
25Kurt Warner
K. Warner
32,305
123
2,662
4,059
65.6
8.0
262.6
208
128
93.8
5.1
3.2
260
1,669
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
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14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176