who has the most passing yards in a season at age 26

Dak Prescott has the most passing yards by a 26-year-old quarterback in a season, with 4,902 yards in 2019.

NAMEYDSAgeSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
4,902
26
2019
16
388
596
65.1
8.2
306.4
30
11
99.7
5.0
1.8
23
151
2Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
4,839
26
2021
17
436
658
66.3
7.4
284.6
37
13
98.5
5.6
2.0
28
146
3Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
4,475
26
2022
16
414
606
68.3
7.4
279.7
35
12
100.8
5.8
2.0
41
259
4Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
4,434
26
2009
16
350
541
64.7
8.2
277.1
30
7
103.2
5.5
1.3
50
306
5Brett Favre
B. Favre
4,413
26
1995
16
359
570
63.0
7.7
275.8
38
13
99.5
6.7
2.3
33
217
6Mark Brunell
M. Brunell
4,367
26
1996
16
353
557
63.4
7.8
272.9
19
20
84.0
3.4
3.6
50
257
7Jim Everett
J. Everett
4,310
26
1989
16
304
518
58.7
8.3
269.4
29
17
90.6
5.6
3.3
29
214
8Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
4,293
26
2013
16
363
586
61.9
7.3
268.3
33
20
88.8
5.6
3.4
29
182
9Josh Allen
J. Allen
4,283
26
2022
16
359
567
63.3
7.6
267.7
35
14
96.6
6.2
2.5
33
162
10Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
4,257
26
2014
16
363
602
60.3
7.1
266.1
22
12
85.7
3.7
2.0
45
254
11Peyton Manning
P. Manning
4,200
26
2002
16
392
591
66.3
7.1
262.5
27
19
88.8
4.6
3.2
23
145
12Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
4,177
26
2011
16
347
566
61.3
7.4
261.1
29
12
92.2
5.1
2.1
26
173
13Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
4,045
26
2014
16
392
590
66.4
6.9
252.8
27
12
92.8
4.6
2.0
46
337
14Trevor Lawrence
T. Lawrence
4,007
26
2025
17
341
560
60.9
7.2
235.7
29
12
91.0
5.2
2.1
41
247
15Jared Goff
J. Goff
3,952
26
2020
15
370
552
67.0
7.2
263.5
20
13
90.0
3.6
2.4
23
161
16Tommy Kramer
T. Kramer
3,912
26
1981
14
322
593
54.3
6.6
279.4
26
24
72.6
4.4
4.0
19
149
17Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
3,870
26
2024
17
332
504
65.9
7.7
227.6
23
3
101.7
4.6
0.6
41
244
18Marc Bulger
M. Bulger
3,845
26
2003
15
336
532
63.2
7.2
256.3
22
22
81.4
4.1
4.1
37
288
19Cam Newton
C. Newton
3,837
26
2015
16
296
495
59.8
7.8
239.8
35
10
99.4
7.1
2.0
33
284
20Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
3,836
26
2005
16
345
509
67.8
7.5
239.8
32
12
101.1
6.3
2.4
19
105
21Matt Cassel
M. Cassel
3,693
26
2008
16
327
516
63.4
7.2
230.8
21
11
89.4
4.1
2.1
47
219
22Ken O'Brien
K. O'Brien
3,690
26
1986
15
300
482
62.2
7.7
246.0
25
20
85.8
5.2
4.1
40
353
23Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
3,678
26
2023
16
307
457
67.2
8.0
229.9
24
7
102.7
5.3
1.5
37
218
24Dave Krieg
D. Krieg
3,671
26
1984
16
276
480
57.5
7.6
229.4
32
24
83.3
6.7
5.0
40
314
25Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
3,666
26
2009
16
336
555
60.5
6.6
229.1
27
26
76.8
4.9
4.7
35
204
StatMuse has season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

4,552

Prescott

Dak Prescott

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1,201

Williams

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Pickens

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27.7

7th

OPP PPG

30.1

32nd

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125.6

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8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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