2016 NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Drew Brees led the whole NFL in passing yards in 2016 with 5,208, 264 ahead of Matt Ryan (4,944). It stands 6th among all single seasons in NFL history. It was one of 10 times Drew Brees led in passing yards.

Led the whole NFL in 2016 Drew Brees New Orleans Saints

5,208 Passing Yards 264 clear of Matt Ryan

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#	Player	Team	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Drew Brees	NO	5,208	16	673	37
2	Matt Ryan	ATL	4,944	16	534	38
3	Kirk Cousins	WAS	4,917	16	606	25
4	Aaron Rodgers	GB	4,428	16	610	40
5	Philip Rivers	LAC	4,386	16	578	33
6	Matthew Stafford	DET	4,327	16	594	24
7	Joe Flacco	BAL	4,317	16	672	20
8	Andrew Luck	IND	4,240	15	545	31
9	Carson Palmer	ARI	4,233	15	597	26
10	Russell Wilson	SEA	4,219	16	546	21
11	Andy Dalton	CIN	4,206	16	563	18
12	Jameis Winston	TB	4,090	16	567	28
13	Eli Manning	NYG	4,027	16	598	26
14	Derek Carr	LV	3,937	15	560	28
15	Blake Bortles	JAX	3,905	16	625	23
16	Sam Bradford	MIN	3,877	15	552	20
17	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	3,819	14	509	29
18	Carson Wentz	PHI	3,782	16	607	16
19	Dak Prescott	DAL	3,667	16	459	23
20	Tom Brady	NE	3,554	12	432	28
21	Cam Newton	CAR	3,509	15	510	19
22	Alex Smith	KC	3,502	15	489	15
23	Marcus Mariota	TEN	3,426	15	451	26
24	Trevor Siemian	DEN	3,401	14	486	18
25	Tyrod Taylor	BUF	3,023	15	436	17
26	Ryan Tannehill	MIA	2,995	13	389	19
27	Brock Osweiler	HOU	2,957	15	510	15
28	Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ	2,710	14	403	12
29	Colin Kaepernick	SF	2,241	11	331	16
30	Case Keenum	LA	2,201	10	322	9
31	Matt Barkley	CHI	1,611	7	216	8
32	Brian Hoyer	CHI	1,445	6	200	6
33	Cody Kessler	CLE	1,380	9	195	6
34	Josh McCown	CLE	1,100	5	165	6
35	Jared Goff	LA	1,089	7	205	5
36	Jay Cutler	CHI	1,059	5	137	4
37	Blaine Gabbert	SF	925	6	160	5
38	Robert Griffin III	CLE	886	5	147	2
39	Bryce Petty	NYJ	809	6	133	3
40	Matt Moore	MIA	721	4	87	8
41	Landry Jones	PIT	558	7	86	4
42	Jimmy Garoppolo	NE	502	6	63	4
43	Paxton Lynch	DEN	497	3	83	2
44	Tom Savage	HOU	461	3	73	0
45	Derek Anderson	CAR	453	4	53	2
46	Nick Foles	KC	410	2	55	3
47	Jacoby Brissett	NE	400	3	55	0
48	Matt Cassel	TEN	284	4	51	2
49	Shaun Hill	MIN	242	3	35	0
50	Scott Tolzien	IND	216	2	37	1

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