most passing yards by a 2nd year player all-time

Patrick Mahomes has the most passing yards in his 2nd season, with 5,097 yards in 2018.

Regular season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,097	2018	KC	16	383	580	66.0	8.8	318.6	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	5,084	1984	MIA	16	362	564	64.2	9.0	317.8	48	17	108.9	8.5	3.0	13	120
3	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	5,014	2021	LAC	17	443	672	65.9	7.5	294.9	38	15	97.7	5.7	2.2	31	214
4	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
5	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
6	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	4,428	2015	JAX	16	355	606	58.6	7.3	276.8	35	18	88.2	5.8	3.0	51	320
7	Drake Maye D. Maye	4,394	2025	NE	17	354	492	72.0	8.9	258.5	31	8	113.5	6.3	1.6	47	201
8	Kurt Warner K. Warner	4,353	1999	STL	16	325	499	65.1	8.7	272.1	41	13	109.2	8.2	2.6	29	201
9	Brock Purdy B. Purdy	4,280	2023	SF	16	308	444	69.4	9.6	267.5	31	11	113.0	7.0	2.5	28	153
10	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	4,278	2000	SF	16	355	561	63.3	7.6	267.4	31	10	97.6	5.5	1.8	24	155
11	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,165	2018	HOU	16	345	505	68.3	8.2	260.3	26	9	103.1	5.1	1.8	62	384
12	Peyton Manning P. Manning	4,135	1999	IND	16	331	533	62.1	7.8	258.4	26	15	90.7	4.9	2.8	14	116
13	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	4,113	2022	JAX	17	387	584	66.3	7.0	241.9	25	8	95.2	4.3	1.4	27	184
14	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
15	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,090	2016	TB	16	345	567	60.8	7.2	255.6	28	18	86.1	4.9	3.2	35	239
16	Derek Carr D. Carr	3,987	2015	OAK	16	350	573	61.1	7.0	249.2	32	13	91.1	5.6	2.3	31	230
17	Kyler Murray K. Murray	3,971	2020	ARI	16	375	558	67.2	7.1	248.2	26	12	94.3	4.7	2.2	27	176
18	Sam Howell S. Howell	3,946	2023	WAS	17	388	612	63.4	6.4	232.1	21	21	78.9	3.4	3.4	65	449
19	Caleb Williams C. Williams	3,942	2025	CHI	17	330	568	58.1	6.9	231.9	27	7	90.1	4.8	1.2	24	165
20	Daunte Culpepper D. Culpepper	3,937	2000	MIN	16	297	474	62.7	8.3	246.1	33	16	98.0	7.0	3.4	34	181
21	Bo Nix B. Nix	3,931	2025	DEN	17	388	612	63.4	6.4	231.2	25	11	87.8	4.1	1.8	22	119
22	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	3,913	2013	MIA	16	355	588	60.4	6.7	244.6	24	17	81.7	4.1	2.9	58	399
23	Ken O'Brien K. O'Brien	3,888	1985	NYJ	16	297	488	60.9	8.0	243.0	25	8	96.2	5.1	1.6	62	399
24	Cam Newton C. Newton	3,869	2012	CAR	16	280	485	57.7	8.0	241.8	19	12	86.2	3.9	2.5	36	244
25	Bernie Kosar B. Kosar	3,854	1986	CLE	16	310	531	58.4	7.3	240.9	17	10	83.8	3.2	1.9	39	274

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PASS

184

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RUSH

173

Walker

REC

71

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Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

10.0

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RUSH YDS/G

220.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

184.0

22nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM

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0 - 1

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1 - 0

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

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Sack Leaders

5.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

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Coker

23.2

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Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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