who has the most passing yds in a season for a redskin

Kirk Cousins has the most passing yards for the Washington Redskins in a season, with 4,917 yards in 2016.

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	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,917	2016	WAS	16	406	606	67.0	8.1	307.3	25	12	97.2	4.1	2.0	23	190
2	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,166	2015	WAS	16	379	543	69.8	7.7	260.4	29	11	101.6	5.3	2.0	26	186
3	Jay Schroeder J. Schroeder	4,109	1986	WAS	16	276	541	51.0	7.6	256.8	22	22	72.9	4.1	4.1	28	240
4	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	4,093	2017	WAS	16	347	540	64.3	7.6	255.8	27	13	93.9	5.0	2.4	41	342
5	Brad Johnson B. Johnson	4,005	1999	WAS	16	316	519	60.9	7.7	250.3	24	13	90.0	4.6	2.5	29	177
6	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,768	1989	WAS	14	280	476	58.8	7.9	269.1	22	13	88.1	4.6	2.7	16	108
7	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,747	1967	WAS	14	288	508	56.7	7.4	267.6	31	16	87.3	6.1	3.1
8	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,714	1983	WAS	16	276	459	60.1	8.1	232.1	29	11	97.0	6.3	2.4	34	242
9	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	3,618	2009	WAS	16	327	507	64.5	7.1	226.1	20	15	86.4	3.9	3.0	43	285
10	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,568	1981	WAS	16	293	496	59.1	7.2	223.0	19	20	77.3	3.8	4.0	28	259
11	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,564	1991	WAS	16	249	421	59.1	8.5	222.8	28	11	97.9	6.7	2.6	7	59
12	Gus Frerotte G. Frerotte	3,453	1996	WAS	16	270	470	57.4	7.3	215.8	12	11	79.3	2.6	2.3	22	134
13	Trent Green T. Green	3,441	1998	WAS	15	278	509	54.6	6.8	229.4	23	11	81.8	4.5	2.2	49	338
14	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	3,391	1984	WAS	16	283	477	59.3	7.1	211.9	24	13	86.6	5.0	2.7	48	341
15	Donovan McNabb D. McNabb	3,377	2010	WAS	13	275	472	58.3	7.2	259.8	14	15	77.1	3.0	3.2	37	271
16	Mark Rypien M. Rypien	3,282	1992	WAS	16	269	479	56.2	6.9	205.1	13	17	71.7	2.7	3.5	23	176
17	Jason Campbell J. Campbell	3,245	2008	WAS	16	315	506	62.3	6.4	202.8	13	6	84.3	2.6	1.2	38	266
18	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,209	1966	WAS	14	254	436	58.3	7.4	229.2	28	19	84.5	6.4	4.4
19	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,203	2013	WAS	13	274	456	60.1	7.0	246.4	16	12	82.2	3.5	2.6	38	274
20	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	3,200	2012	WAS	15	258	393	65.6	8.1	213.3	20	5	102.4	5.1	1.3	30	217
21	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	3,151	2011	WAS	13	265	458	57.9	6.9	242.4	16	20	72.4	3.5	4.4	25	201
22	Sonny Jurgensen S. Jurgensen	3,102	1969	WAS	14	274	442	62.0	7.0	221.6	22	15	85.4	5.0	3.4	40	322
23	Mark Brunell M. Brunell	3,050	2005	WAS	16	262	454	57.7	6.7	190.6	23	10	85.9	5.1	2.2	27	213
24	Norm Snead N. Snead	3,043	1963	WAS	14	175	363	48.2	8.4	217.4	13	27	58.1	3.6	7.4
25	Joe Theismann J. Theismann	2,962	1980	WAS	16	262	454	57.7	6.5	185.1	17	16	75.2	3.7	3.5	31	282

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PASS

459

Daniels

RUSH

239

Croskey-Merritt

REC

203

McLaurin

Team Rankings

PPG

23.0

17th

OPP PPG

29.8

30th

RUSH YDS/G

139.6

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PASS YDS/G

197.0

25th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	PHI	@	WAS	8:20 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM

Last Game

Giants

3 - 1 - 1

Final

Commanders

1 - 3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

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LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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1-3-2

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000