who has the most nfl passing yards in a season as a number 1 pick in the draft

Peyton Manning has the most passing yards by a #1 overall pick in a season, with 5,477 yards in 2013.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	5,477	2013	DEN	16	450	659	68.3	8.3	342.3	55	10	115.1	8.3	1.5	18	120
2	Jameis Winston J. Winston	5,109	2019	TB	16	380	626	60.7	8.2	319.3	33	30	84.3	5.3	4.8	47	282
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	5,038	2011	DET	16	421	663	63.5	7.6	314.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257
4	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,967	2012	DET	16	435	727	59.8	6.8	310.4	20	17	79.8	2.8	2.3	29	212
5	Eli Manning E. Manning	4,933	2011	NYG	16	359	589	61.0	8.4	308.3	29	16	92.9	4.9	2.7	28	199
6	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,918	2024	CIN	17	460	652	70.6	7.5	289.3	43	9	108.5	6.6	1.4	48	278
7	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,886	2021	LAR	17	404	601	67.2	8.1	287.4	41	17	102.9	6.8	2.8	30	243
8	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,761	2014	IND	16	380	616	61.7	7.7	297.6	40	16	96.5	6.5	2.6	27	161
9	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,727	2014	DEN	16	395	597	66.2	7.9	295.4	39	15	101.5	6.5	2.5	17	118
10	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,707	2025	LAR	17	388	597	65.0	7.9	276.9	46	8	109.2	7.7	1.3	23	150
11	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,700	2010	IND	16	450	679	66.3	6.9	293.8	33	17	91.9	4.9	2.5	16	91
12	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,688	2018	LAR	16	364	561	64.9	8.4	293.0	32	12	101.1	5.7	2.1	33	223
13	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	4,671	2015	ARI	16	342	537	63.7	8.7	291.9	35	11	104.6	6.5	2.0	25	151
14	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,659	2012	DEN	16	400	583	68.6	8.0	291.2	37	11	105.8	6.3	1.9	21	137
15	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	4,650	2013	DET	16	371	634	58.5	7.3	290.6	29	19	84.2	4.6	3.0	23	168
16	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,638	2019	LAR	16	394	626	62.9	7.4	289.9	22	16	86.5	3.5	2.6	22	170
17	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,629	2024	DET	17	390	539	72.4	8.6	272.3	37	12	111.8	6.9	2.2	31	234
18	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,611	2021	CIN	16	366	520	70.4	8.9	288.2	34	14	108.3	6.5	2.7	51	370
19	Andrew Luck A. Luck	4,593	2018	IND	16	430	639	67.3	7.2	287.1	39	15	98.7	6.1	2.3	18	134
20	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,575	2023	DET	17	407	605	67.3	7.6	269.1	30	12	97.9	5.0	2.0	30	197
21	Jared Goff J. Goff	4,564	2025	DET	17	393	578	68.0	7.9	268.5	34	8	105.5	5.9	1.4	38	259
22	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,557	2004	IND	16	336	497	67.6	9.2	284.8	49	10	121.1	9.9	2.0	13	101
23	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	4,555	1994	NE	16	400	691	57.9	6.6	284.7	25	27	73.6	3.6	3.9	22	139
24	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	4,500	2024	TB	17	407	570	71.4	7.9	264.7	41	16	106.8	7.2	2.8	40	248
25	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,500	2009	IND	16	393	571	68.8	7.9	281.3	33	16	99.9	5.8	2.8	10	74

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