who had the most passing yards 2001 to 2020

From 2001 through 2020, Drew Brees had the most passing yards, with 80,358 yards.

Showing

Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Brees D. Brees	80,358	287	7,142	10,551	67.7	7.6	280.0	571	243	98.7	5.4	2.3	420	2,991
2	Tom Brady T. Brady	79,198	300	6,777	10,595	64.0	7.5	264.0	581	191	97.3	5.5	1.8	521	3,272
3	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	63,440	244	5,277	8,134	64.9	7.8	260.0	421	209	95.2	5.2	2.6	465	2,842
4	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	60,348	233	5,050	7,838	64.4	7.7	259.0	396	201	94.0	5.1	2.6	516	3,438
5	Peyton Manning P. Manning	59,653	218	5,111	7,701	66.4	7.7	273.6	454	193	98.9	5.9	2.5	247	1,597
6	Eli Manning E. Manning	57,023	236	4,895	8,119	60.3	7.0	241.6	366	244	84.1	4.5	3.0	411	2,870
7	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	55,767	205	4,867	7,443	65.4	7.5	272.0	347	158	94.5	4.7	2.1	410	2,706
8	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	51,245	197	4,285	6,587	65.1	7.8	260.1	412	89	103.9	6.3	1.4	468	3,150
9	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	46,247	182	3,941	6,307	62.5	7.3	254.1	294	187	87.9	4.7	3.0	340	2,364
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	45,109	165	3,898	6,224	62.6	7.2	273.4	282	144	89.9	4.5	2.3	385	2,496
11	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	40,931	176	3,744	6,066	61.7	6.7	232.6	224	144	84.1	3.7	2.4	366	2,623
12	Brett Favre B. Favre	37,132	157	3,303	5,238	63.1	7.1	236.5	253	179	86.0	4.8	3.4	225	1,565
13	Matt Hasselbeck M. Hasselbeck	36,493	177	3,209	5,301	60.5	6.9	206.2	210	153	82.4	4.0	2.9	358	2,249
14	Alex Smith A. Smith	35,650	174	3,250	5,193	62.6	6.9	204.9	199	109	86.9	3.8	2.1	432	2,463
15	Jay Cutler J. Cutler	35,133	153	3,048	4,920	62.0	7.1	229.6	227	160	85.3	4.6	3.3	322	2,035
16	Ryan Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	34,977	165	3,069	5,054	60.7	6.9	212.0	223	169	82.3	4.4	3.3	299	1,574
17	Tony Romo T. Romo	34,183	156	2,829	4,335	65.3	7.9	219.1	248	117	97.1	5.7	2.7	248	1,672
18	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	33,946	144	2,820	4,335	65.1	7.8	235.7	267	81	101.7	6.2	1.9	394	2,572
19	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	33,764	144	2,973	4,782	62.2	7.1	234.5	218	126	87.5	4.6	2.6	302	1,922
20	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	32,963	139	2,734	4,589	59.6	7.2	237.1	205	97	87.7	4.5	2.1	337	2,160
21	Cam Newton C. Newton	31,698	140	2,613	4,348	60.1	7.3	226.4	190	118	85.8	4.4	2.7	322	2,394
22	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	28,372	109	2,453	3,662	67.0	7.7	260.3	190	84	97.9	5.2	2.3	213	1,571
23	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	26,995	116	2,345	3,678	63.8	7.3	232.7	178	88	92.0	4.8	2.4	303	2,270
24	Derek Carr D. Carr	26,896	110	2,468	3,830	64.4	7.0	244.5	170	71	92.1	4.4	1.9	197	1,192
25	Kerry Collins K. Collins	25,486	120	2,198	3,870	56.8	6.6	212.4	127	108	76.2	3.3	2.8	193	1,220

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Falcons announce contract extensions for cornerback C.J. Henderson and defensive end Cameron Thomas

Nov 13, 2026

Commanders hope win over Giants is a turning point as playoff hopes stay alive

Nov 13, 2026

Chiefs' Kenneth Walker III misses practice with a sore groin, status uncertain for Sunday in Atlanta

Nov 13, 2026

Honolulu blue in Bavaria: The Lions' Munich moment, powered by wins and a German-speaking star

Nov 13, 2026

Amon-Ra St. Brown eyes a 2028 Olympics flag football run for Germany, maybe with his brother too

Nov 13, 2026

Jets receiver Garrett Wilson nears concussion clearance and is expected to play Sunday vs. Bills

Nov 13, 2026

More Saints Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,986

Shough

RUSH

162

Shough

REC

734

Olave

Team Rankings

PPG

23.1

15th

OPP PPG

27.0

27th

RUSH YDS/G

95.3

26th

PASS YDS/G

248.3

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	3	5	.375
Panthers	3	5	.375
Falcons	3	6	.333
Buccaneers	3	6	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NO	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	GB	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	NO	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 4

Final

Saints

3 - 5

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000