1962 NFL Passing Yards Leaders
Yards gained passing
Sonny Jurgensen led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1962 with 3,261, 37 ahead of Y.A. Tittle (3,224). It was one of 5 times Sonny Jurgensen led in passing yards.
Led the whole NFL in 1962
Sonny Jurgensen
PHI
3,261
Passing Yards
37 clear of Y.A. Tittle
Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | YDS | G | ATT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
PHI | 3,261 | 14 | 366 | 22 |
| 2 |
|
NYG | 3,224 | 14 | 375 | 33 |
| 3 | Billy Wade | CHI | 3,172 | 14 | 412 | 18 |
| 4 |
|
BAC | 2,967 | 14 | 389 | 23 |
| 5 |
|
WAS | 2,926 | 14 | 354 | 22 |
| 6 |
|
MIN | 2,595 | 14 | 329 | 22 |
| 7 | Charley Johnson | SLC | 2,440 | 11 | 308 | 16 |
| 8 |
|
GB | 2,438 | 14 | 285 | 12 |
| 9 | Milt Plum | DET | 2,378 | 14 | 325 | 15 |
| 10 |
|
SF | 2,272 | 14 | 304 | 18 |
| 11 |
|
PIT | 1,686 | 13 | 233 | 9 |
| 12 |
|
DAL | 1,679 | 13 | 212 | 15 |
| 13 |
|
LAN | 1,541 | 13 | 219 | 9 |
| 14 |
|
CLE | 1,541 | 11 | 194 | 10 |
| 15 |
|
DAL | 1,436 | 14 | 166 | 16 |
| 16 |
|
CLE | 1,178 | 7 | 173 | 7 |
| 17 |
|
PIT | 726 | 14 | 84 | 5 |
| 18 |
|
SLC | 707 | 14 | 106 | 2 |
| 19 |
|
LAN | 670 | 6 | 101 | 3 |
| 20 |
|
DET | 449 | 14 | 52 | 4 |
| 21 | King Hill | PHI | 361 | 14 | 61 | 0 |
| 22 | George Izo | WAS | 284 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| 23 |
|
BAC | 278 | 10 | 20 | 3 |
| 24 | Galen Hall | WAS | 274 | 3 | 32 | 2 |
| 25 | Ron Miller | LAN | 250 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| 26 | John Crow | SLC | 241 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
| 27 |
|
NYG | 210 | 14 | 31 | 2 |
| 28 |
|
SF | 191 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | John McCormick | MIN | 104 | 13 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 |
|
BAC | 85 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 31 |
|
GB | 80 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Rudy Bukich | CHI | 79 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 33 | Tom Moore | GB | 70 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Billy Ray Barnes | WAS | 48 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Rick Casares | CHI | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | John Roach | GB | 33 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 |
|
CLE | 28 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 |
|
LAN | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Bob Waters | SF | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Dick Bass | LAN | 22 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 |
|
LAN | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 |
|
NYG | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Tommy McDonald | PHI | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 |
|
PIT | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | John Adams | CHI | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Herb Adderley | GB | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Grady Alderman | MIN | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 |
|
CHI | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Taz Anderson | SLC | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | George Andrie | DAL | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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