most passing yards by a 1st overall pick 1990-2025

From 1990 through 2025, Peyton Manning had the most passing yards by a #1 overall pick, with 71,940 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Peyton Manning P. Manning	71,940	266	6,125	9,380	65.3	7.7	270.5	539	251	96.5	5.7	2.7	303	1,953
2	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	64,516	239	5,562	8,763	63.5	7.4	269.9	423	196	92.4	4.8	2.2	525	3,515
3	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
4	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
5	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	44,611	194	3,839	6,717	57.2	6.6	230.0	251	206	77.1	3.7	3.1	467	3,135
6	Jared Goff J. Goff	39,622	151	3,440	5,224	65.8	7.6	262.4	256	102	96.8	4.9	2.0	286	2,074
7	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	38,779	198	3,236	5,590	57.9	6.9	195.9	237	204	78.2	4.2	3.6	328	2,266
8	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
9	Cam Newton C. Newton	32,382	148	2,682	4,474	59.9	7.2	218.8	194	123	85.2	4.3	2.7	332	2,477
10	Troy Aikman T. Aikman	31,193	154	2,743	4,422	62.0	7.1	202.6	156	123	83.3	3.5	2.8	240	1,593
11	John Elway J. Elway	30,280	134	2,458	4,180	58.8	7.2	226.0	180	112	84.5	4.3	2.7	309	2,196
12	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	28,525	123	2,500	3,938	63.5	7.2	231.9	197	101	91.2	5.0	2.6	286	1,820
13	Steve Young S. Young	27,656	121	2,245	3,386	66.3	8.2	228.6	200	80	101.2	5.9	2.4	262	1,387
14	Jeff George J. George	27,602	131	2,298	3,967	57.9	7.0	210.7	154	113	80.4	3.9	2.8	358	2,691
15	Jameis Winston J. Winston	24,792	108	1,981	3,243	61.1	7.6	229.6	156	113	86.4	4.8	3.5	222	1,383
16	Andrew Luck A. Luck	23,671	86	2,000	3,290	60.8	7.2	275.2	171	83	89.5	5.2	2.5	174	1,124
17	Michael Vick M. Vick	22,464	143	1,807	3,217	56.2	7.0	157.1	133	88	80.4	4.1	2.7	316	1,879
18	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	20,810	77	1,921	2,806	68.5	7.4	270.3	157	51	101.1	5.6	1.8	213	1,431
19	Kyler Murray K. Murray	20,460	87	1,974	2,941	67.1	7.0	235.2	121	60	92.2	4.1	2.0	195	1,413
20	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	19,449	83	1,855	2,967	62.5	6.6	234.3	103	61	84.5	3.5	2.1	196	1,371
21	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	17,822	77	1,629	2,594	62.8	6.9	231.5	98	58	86.3	3.8	2.2	153	1,033
22	David Carr D. Carr	14,452	94	1,353	2,267	59.7	6.4	153.7	65	71	74.9	2.9	3.1	267	1,564
23	Tim Couch T. Couch	11,131	62	1,025	1,714	59.8	6.5	179.5	64	67	75.1	3.7	3.9	166	1,119
24	Dave Brown D. Brown	10,248	73	892	1,634	54.6	6.3	140.4	44	58	67.9	2.7	3.5	181	1,005
25	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	9,413	61	860	1,425	60.4	6.6	154.3	49	40	79.7	3.4	2.8	134	772

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PASS

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Jones

RUSH

398

Taylor

REC

249

Downs

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PPG

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	.800
Colts	2	3	.400
Texans	1	4	.200
Titans	0	5	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

537

Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

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Lamb

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Purdy

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Goff

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8

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7

Gibbs

7

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

5

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119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

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PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

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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

16.0

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Gibbs

103.8

Henry

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Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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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	2	0	.600
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	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000