top passing quarterbacks last 15 years

Between November 10, 2011 and November 10, 2026, Matthew Stafford has the most passing yards by a quarterback, with 61,909 yards.

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NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
61,909
227
5,351
8,337
64.2
7.4
272.7
401
180
93.5
4.8
2.2
494
3,280
2Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
52,803
210
4,641
7,155
64.9
7.4
251.4
429
94
101.4
6.0
1.3
479
3,352
3Tom Brady
T. Brady
51,767
182
4,545
7,019
64.8
7.4
284.4
368
99
98.4
5.2
1.4
305
1,939
4Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
50,773
180
4,498
6,732
66.8
7.5
282.1
303
140
95.5
4.5
2.1
410
2,780
5Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
47,040
183
4,136
6,214
66.6
7.6
257.0
318
139
96.8
5.1
2.2
356
2,551
6Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
7Drew Brees
D. Brees
42,088
140
3,728
5,350
69.7
7.9
300.6
315
100
104.8
5.9
1.9
217
1,509
8Philip Rivers
P. Rivers
41,854
155
3,578
5,466
65.5
7.7
270.0
278
140
94.8
5.1
2.6
310
1,891
9Jared Goff
J. Goff
41,756
159
3,625
5,497
65.9
7.6
262.6
271
104
97.2
4.9
1.9
305
2,203
10Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
11Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
38,954
141
3,471
5,322
65.2
7.3
276.3
259
117
94.0
4.9
2.2
254
1,678
12Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
38,370
148
3,402
5,095
66.8
7.5
259.3
259
97
98.1
5.1
1.9
301
1,806
13Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
38,097
172
3,381
5,395
62.7
7.1
221.5
242
145
87.5
4.5
2.7
351
2,288
14Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
37,976
134
3,270
4,936
66.2
7.7
283.4
281
89
100.8
5.7
1.8
229
1,478
15Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
35,919
155
3,370
5,442
61.9
6.6
231.7
203
132
83.5
3.7
2.4
295
2,088
16Ryan 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
17Josh Allen
J. Allen
32,129
136
2,771
4,324
64.1
7.4
236.2
232
100
94.7
5.4
2.3
246
1,557
18Eli Manning
E. Manning
32,000
123
2,787
4,507
61.8
7.1
260.2
195
125
86.1
4.3
2.8
230
1,579
19Cam Newton
C. Newton
29,989
140
2,508
4,187
59.9
7.2
214.2
183
114
85.1
4.4
2.7
315
2,368
20Baker Mayfield
B. Mayfield
29,447
129
2,586
4,080
63.4
7.2
228.3
200
105
90.6
4.9
2.6
304
1,899
21Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
26,411
103
2,429
3,673
66.1
7.2
256.4
169
69
94.7
4.6
1.9
256
1,614
22Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
25,956
116
2,223
3,625
61.3
7.2
223.8
164
118
84.5
4.5
3.3
200
1,006
23Jameis Winston
J. Winston
25,820
115
2,077
3,409
60.9
7.6
224.5
164
118
86.0
4.8
3.5
238
1,457
24Alex Smith
A. Smith
24,784
112
2,254
3,473
64.9
7.1
221.3
138
54
92.7
4.0
1.6
285
1,567
25Geno Smith
G. Smith
24,246
118
2,206
3,374
65.4
7.2
205.5
136
92
88.6
4.0
2.7
305
2,234

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7
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2
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.750
6
2
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.750
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4
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4
5
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.444
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2
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5
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.375
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7
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7
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