nfl passing leaders by year since 2015

Since 2015, Tom Brady has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,316 yards in 2021.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Tom Brady
T. Brady
5,316
2021
17
485
719
67.5
7.4
312.7
43
12
102.1
6.0
1.7
22
144
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,250
2022
17
435
648
67.1
8.1
308.8
41
12
105.2
6.3
1.9
26
188
3Drew Brees
D. Brees
5,208
2016
16
471
673
70.0
7.7
325.5
37
15
101.7
5.5
2.2
27
184
4Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
5,129
2018
16
452
675
67.0
7.6
320.6
34
16
96.5
5.0
2.4
24
166
5Jameis Winston
J. Winston
5,109
2019
16
380
626
60.7
8.2
319.3
33
30
84.3
5.3
4.8
47
282
6Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
5,097
2018
16
383
580
66.0
8.8
318.6
50
12
113.8
8.6
2.1
26
171
7Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
5,014
2021
17
443
672
65.9
7.5
294.9
38
15
97.7
5.7
2.2
31
214
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,944
2016
16
373
534
69.9
9.3
309.0
38
7
117.1
7.1
1.3
37
235
9Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,924
2018
16
422
608
69.4
8.1
307.8
35
7
108.1
5.8
1.2
42
296
10Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,918
2024
17
460
652
70.6
7.5
289.3
43
9
108.5
6.6
1.4
48
278
11Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
4,917
2016
16
406
606
67.0
8.1
307.3
25
12
97.2
4.1
2.0
23
190
12Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
2019
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
13Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,886
2021
17
404
601
67.2
8.1
287.4
41
17
102.9
6.8
2.8
30
243
14Drew Brees
D. Brees
4,870
2015
15
428
627
68.3
7.8
324.7
32
11
101.0
5.1
1.8
31
235
15Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
2021
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
16Deshaun Watson
D. Watson
4,823
2020
16
382
544
70.2
8.9
301.4
33
7
112.4
6.1
1.3
49
293
17Derek Carr
D. Carr
4,804
2021
17
428
626
68.4
7.7
282.6
23
14
94.0
3.7
2.2
40
241
18Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
4,792
2015
16
437
661
66.1
7.2
299.5
29
13
93.8
4.4
2.0
40
264
19Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,770
2015
16
402
624
64.4
7.6
298.1
36
7
102.2
5.8
1.1
38
225
20Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,740
2020
15
390
588
66.3
8.1
316.0
38
6
108.2
6.5
1.0
22
147
21Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
4,739
2022
17
477
699
68.2
6.8
278.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
22Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,707
2025
17
388
597
65.0
7.9
276.9
46
8
109.2
7.7
1.3
23
150
23Tom Brady
T. Brady
4,694
2022
17
490
733
66.8
6.4
276.1
25
9
90.7
3.4
1.2
22
160
24Jared Goff
J. Goff
4,688
2018
16
364
561
64.9
8.4
293.0
32
12
101.1
5.7
2.1
33
223
25Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
4,671
2015
16
342
537
63.7
8.7
291.9
35
11
104.6
6.5
2.0
25
151

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