nfl most passing yards by a quarterback 2008 to 2023

Between the 2008 and 2023 seasons, Tom Brady had the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 62,844 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
62,844
223
5,459
8,408
64.9
7.5
281.8
452
126
99.0
5.4
1.5
362
2,298
2Matt 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
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
59,169
196
5,221
7,536
69.3
7.9
301.9
437
161
103.0
5.8
2.1
294
2,053
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
58,726
224
4,966
7,602
65.3
7.7
262.2
474
104
103.8
6.2
1.4
522
3,536
5Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
56,752
208
4,699
7,184
65.4
7.9
272.8
377
184
96.3
5.2
2.6
412
2,509
6Matthew 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
7Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
52,415
193
4,532
7,007
64.7
7.5
271.6
334
157
93.7
4.8
2.2
408
2,701
8Eli Manning
E. Manning
45,638
179
3,908
6,314
61.9
7.2
255.0
289
180
87.2
4.6
2.9
318
2,200
9Joe 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
10Russell 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
11Kirk 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
12Derek 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
13Andy 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
14Ryan 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
15Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,213
160
2,996
4,925
60.8
6.9
213.8
219
161
82.9
4.4
3.3
291
1,527
16Cam 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
17Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
31,348
121
2,636
4,271
61.7
7.3
259.1
190
124
86.8
4.4
2.9
243
1,729
18Alex Smith
A. Smith
30,971
142
2,815
4,393
64.1
7.1
218.1
180
78
91.1
4.1
1.8
351
1,955
19Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
30,635
132
2,670
4,316
61.9
7.1
232.1
198
141
84.9
4.6
3.3
282
1,797
20Jared Goff
J. Goff
30,429
117
2,657
4,107
64.7
7.4
260.1
185
82
93.6
4.5
2.0
217
1,581
21Peyton Manning
P. Manning
30,314
106
2,657
3,975
66.8
7.6
286.0
233
98
98.8
5.9
2.5
112
721
22Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
29,459
114
2,595
3,873
67.0
7.6
258.4
202
74
99.0
5.2
1.9
235
1,417
23Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
28,424
96
2,386
3,590
66.5
7.9
296.1
219
63
103.5
6.1
1.8
148
980
24Tony Romo
T. Romo
27,069
102
2,274
3,478
65.4
7.8
265.4
193
85
97.3
5.5
2.4
203
1,372
25Andrew Luck
A. Luck
23,671
86
2,000
3,290
60.8
7.2
275.2
171
83
89.5
5.2
2.5
174
1,124
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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.471
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14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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
.529
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