what qb has the most passing yards under 18 seasons

Peyton Manning has the most career passing yards by a quarterback when playing <18 seasons, with 71,940 yards.

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  • Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEYDSSEASGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Peyton Manning
P. Manning
71,940
17
266
6,125
9,380
65.3
7.7
270.5
539
251
96.5
5.7
2.7
303
1,953
2Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
62,792
15
234
5,551
8,464
65.6
7.4
268.3
381
183
93.6
4.5
2.2
488
3,267
3Dan Marino
D. Marino
61,361
17
242
4,967
8,358
59.4
7.3
253.6
420
252
86.4
5.0
3.0
270
1,930
4Eli Manning
E. Manning
57,023
16
236
4,895
8,119
60.3
7.0
241.6
366
244
84.1
4.5
3.0
411
2,870
5John Elway
J. Elway
51,475
16
234
4,123
7,250
56.9
7.1
220.0
300
226
79.9
4.1
3.1
516
3,785
6Warren Moon
W. Moon
49,325
17
208
3,988
6,823
58.4
7.2
237.1
291
233
80.9
4.3
3.4
458
3,415
7Kirk Cousins
K. Cousins
47,040
15
183
4,136
6,214
66.6
7.6
257.0
318
139
96.8
5.1
2.2
356
2,551
8Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
46,966
14
205
3,951
6,120
64.6
7.7
229.1
353
114
99.3
5.8
1.9
570
3,749
9Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
46,247
14
182
3,941
6,307
62.5
7.3
254.1
294
187
87.9
4.7
3.0
340
2,364
10Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
44,611
14
194
3,839
6,717
57.2
6.6
230.0
251
206
77.1
3.7
3.1
467
3,135
11Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
43,040
15
181
3,297
5,604
58.8
7.7
237.8
254
242
80.2
4.5
4.3
319
2,304
12Jared Goff
J. Goff
41,756
11
159
3,625
5,497
65.9
7.6
262.6
271
104
97.2
4.9
1.9
305
2,203
13Derek Carr
D. Carr
41,245
11
169
3,765
5,785
65.1
7.1
244.1
257
112
92.8
4.4
1.9
303
1,890
14Kerry Collins
K. Collins
40,922
17
198
3,487
6,261
55.7
6.5
206.7
208
196
73.8
3.3
3.1
337
2,230
15Joe Montana
J. Montana
40,551
15
192
3,409
5,391
63.2
7.5
211.2
273
139
92.3
5.1
2.6
313
2,095
16Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
39,793
16
180
3,539
5,652
62.6
7.0
221.1
254
152
87.4
4.5
2.7
363
2,372
17Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
38,370
11
148
3,402
5,095
66.8
7.5
259.3
259
97
98.1
5.1
1.9
301
1,806
18Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
37,976
10
134
3,270
4,936
66.2
7.7
283.4
281
89
100.8
5.7
1.8
229
1,478
19Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
37,920
14
187
2,969
5,205
57.0
7.3
202.8
247
184
81.1
4.7
3.5
318
2,438
20Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
37,276
13
167
3,170
5,374
59.0
6.9
223.2
234
117
85.6
4.4
2.2
410
2,626
21Matt Hasselbeck
M. Hasselbeck
36,638
17
209
3,222
5,330
60.5
6.9
175.3
212
153
82.4
4.0
2.9
360
2,260
22Alex Smith
A. Smith
35,650
14
174
3,250
5,193
62.6
6.9
204.9
199
109
86.9
3.8
2.1
432
2,463
23Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
35,467
11
160
2,874
4,779
60.1
7.4
221.7
237
175
84.4
5.0
3.7
323
2,427
24Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
35,133
12
153
3,048
4,920
62.0
7.1
229.6
227
160
85.3
4.6
3.3
322
2,035
25Ryan Fitzpatrick
R. Fitzpatrick
34,990
17
166
3,072
5,060
60.7
6.9
210.8
223
169
82.3
4.4
3.3
300
1,576

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