nfl passing yards leaders 1925 to 1965

Between the 1925 and 1965 seasons, Y.A. Tittle had the most passing yards, with 28,339 yards.

NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
28,339
178
2,118
3,817
55.5
7.4
159.2
212
221
73.6
5.6
5.8
2Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
26,845
125
1,811
3,313
54.7
8.1
214.8
210
149
83.8
6.3
4.5
3Bobby Layne
B. Layne
26,768
175
1,814
3,700
49.0
7.2
153.0
196
243
63.4
5.3
6.6
4Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
23,611
140
1,553
2,895
53.6
8.2
168.7
173
178
75.1
6.0
6.1
5George Blanda
G. Blanda
23,321
200
1,670
3,501
47.7
6.7
116.6
196
238
59.9
5.6
6.8
6Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
21,886
165
1,693
2,995
56.5
7.3
132.6
187
203
72.2
6.2
6.8
7Charlie Conerly
C. Conerly
19,488
161
1,418
2,833
50.1
6.9
121.0
173
167
68.2
6.1
5.9
8Tobin Rote
T. Rote
18,810
146
1,326
2,899
45.7
6.5
128.8
148
190
56.9
5.1
6.6
9Billy Wade
B. Wade
18,451
126
1,361
2,502
54.4
7.4
146.4
124
133
72.5
5.0
5.3
10Babe Parilli
B. Parilli
17,104
133
1,167
2,525
46.2
6.8
128.6
132
173
57.7
5.2
6.9
11Bart Starr
B. Starr
15,929
126
1,172
2,069
56.6
7.7
126.4
97
88
79.3
4.7
4.3
12Ed Brown
E. Brown
15,600
154
949
1,987
47.8
7.9
101.3
102
138
62.8
5.1
6.9
13Milt Plum
M. Plum
15,582
109
1,130
2,080
54.3
7.5
143.0
113
105
75.6
5.4
5.0
14Sonny Jurgensen
S. Jurgensen
14,940
110
999
1,848
54.1
8.1
135.8
115
102
78.6
6.2
5.5
15Sid Luckman
S. Luckman
14,686
128
904
1,744
51.8
8.4
114.7
137
132
75.0
7.9
7.6
16Jack Kemp
J. Kemp
14,283
80
939
1,971
47.6
7.2
178.5
76
119
59.7
3.9
6.0
17John Brodie
J. Brodie
13,686
98
1,042
1,895
55.0
7.2
139.7
95
96
73.6
5.0
5.1
18Otto Graham
O. Graham
13,499
72
872
1,565
55.7
8.6
187.5
88
94
78.2
5.6
6.0
19Eddie LeBaron
E. LeBaron
13,399
134
898
1,796
50.0
7.5
100.0
104
141
61.4
5.8
7.9
20Norm Snead
N. Snead
12,558
65
819
1,663
49.2
7.6
193.2
75
96
65.6
4.5
5.8
21Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
12,018
70
832
1,541
54.0
7.8
171.7
96
79
79.0
6.2
5.1
22Bob Waterfield
B. Waterfield
11,849
91
814
1,617
50.3
7.3
130.2
97
128
61.6
6.0
7.9
23Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
11,522
120
779
1,554
50.1
7.4
96.0
87
78
72.5
5.6
5.0
24Charley Johnson
C. Johnson
11,255
54
755
1,486
50.8
7.6
208.4
83
82
71.6
5.6
5.5
25Cotton Davidson
C. Davidson
10,986
96
710
1,611
44.1
6.8
114.4
71
97
56.8
4.4
6.0
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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Jets Jets - e
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14
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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11
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14
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9
1
.441
5
12
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4
13
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6
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9
7
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8
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8
9
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8
9
0
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8
9
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6
11
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14
3
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12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
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14
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