2021 NFL Quarterback Leaders
Every 2021 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.
Tom Brady led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 2021, with 5,316. Tom Brady also led in passing touchdowns (43), passing yards per game (312.7) and passing first downs (269). Aaron Rodgers led in passer rating (111.9), touchdown percentage (7.0%) and interception percentage (0.8%).
Passing Every NFL passing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 14 pass attempts per team game.
Passing Yards
YDS- 1 Tom Brady 5,316
- 2 Justin Herbert 5,014
- 3 Matthew Stafford 4,886
- 4 Patrick Mahomes 4,839
- 5 Derek Carr 4,804
- 6 Joe Burrow 4,611
- 7 Dak Prescott 4,449
- 8 Josh Allen 4,407
- 9 Kirk Cousins 4,221
- 10 Aaron Rodgers 4,115
- 1 Tom Brady 43
- 2 Matthew Stafford 41
- 3 Justin Herbert 38
- 4 Patrick Mahomes 37
- 4 Dak Prescott 37
- 4 Aaron Rodgers 37
- 7 Josh Allen 36
- 8 Joe Burrow 34
- 9 Kirk Cousins 33
- 10 Carson Wentz 27
Passer Rating
RTG- 1 Aaron Rodgers 111.9
- 2 Joe Burrow 108.3
- 3 Dak Prescott 104.2
- 4 Kirk Cousins 103.1
- 5 Russell Wilson 103.1
- 6 Matthew Stafford 102.9
- 7 Tom Brady 102.1
- 8 Kyler Murray 100.6
- 9 Jimmy Garoppolo 98.7
- 10 Patrick Mahomes 98.5
- 1 Joe Burrow 8.87
- 2 Jimmy Garoppolo 8.64
- 3 Matthew Stafford 8.13
- 4 Kyler Murray 7.87
- 5 Russell Wilson 7.78
- 6 Aaron Rodgers 7.75
- 7 Derek Carr 7.67
- 8 Lamar Jackson 7.55
- 9 Kirk Cousins 7.52
- 10 Dak Prescott 7.47
- 1 Joe Burrow 70.4%
- 2 Kyler Murray 69.2%
- 3 Aaron Rodgers 68.9%
- 4 Dak Prescott 68.8%
- 5 Derek Carr 68.4%
- 6 Jimmy Garoppolo 68.3%
- 7 Tua Tagovailoa 67.8%
- 8 Mac Jones 67.6%
- 9 Tom Brady 67.5%
- 10 Ryan Tannehill 67.2%
- 1 Tom Brady 312.7
- 2 Justin Herbert 294.9
- 3 Joe Burrow 288.2
- 4 Matthew Stafford 287.4
- 5 Patrick Mahomes 284.7
- 6 Derek Carr 282.6
- 7 Dak Prescott 278.1
- 8 Kyler Murray 270.5
- 9 Kirk Cousins 263.8
- 10 Josh Allen 259.2
Completions
CMP- 1 Tom Brady 485
- 2 Justin Herbert 443
- 3 Patrick Mahomes 436
- 4 Derek Carr 428
- 5 Dak Prescott 410
- 6 Josh Allen 409
- 7 Matthew Stafford 404
- 8 Ben Roethlisberger 390
- 9 Matt Ryan 375
- 10 Kirk Cousins 372
Pass Attempts
ATT- 1 Tom Brady 719
- 2 Justin Herbert 672
- 3 Patrick Mahomes 658
- 4 Josh Allen 646
- 5 Derek Carr 626
- 6 Ben Roethlisberger 605
- 7 Trevor Lawrence 602
- 8 Matthew Stafford 601
- 9 Dak Prescott 596
- 10 Kirk Cousins 561
- 1 Tom Brady 269
- 2 Patrick Mahomes 260
- 3 Justin Herbert 256
- 4 Josh Allen 234
- 5 Matthew Stafford 233
- 6 Dak Prescott 227
- 7 Derek Carr 217
- 8 Aaron Rodgers 213
- 9 Joe Burrow 202
- 10 Matt Ryan 195
- 1 Aaron Rodgers 7.0%
- 2 Matthew Stafford 6.8%
- 3 Joe Burrow 6.5%
- 4 Russell Wilson 6.3%
- 5 Dak Prescott 6.2%
- 6 Tom Brady 6.0%
- 7 Kirk Cousins 5.9%
- 8 Justin Herbert 5.7%
- 9 Patrick Mahomes 5.6%
- 10 Josh Allen 5.6%
- 1 Trevor Lawrence 17
- 1 Matthew Stafford 17
- 3 Josh Allen 15
- 3 Justin Herbert 15
- 3 Taylor Heinicke 15
- 6 Derek Carr 14
- 6 Ryan Tannehill 14
- 6 Joe Burrow 14
- 9 Mac Jones 13
- 9 Patrick Mahomes 13
- 1 Aaron Rodgers 0.8%
- 2 Kirk Cousins 1.3%
- 3 Carson Wentz 1.4%
- 4 Russell Wilson 1.5%
- 5 Jared Goff 1.6%
- 6 Teddy Bridgewater 1.6%
- 7 Ben Roethlisberger 1.7%
- 8 Tom Brady 1.7%
- 9 Dak Prescott 1.7%
- 10 Daniel Jones 1.9%
Times Sacked
SK- 1 Joe Burrow 51
- 2 Ryan Tannehill 47
- 3 Zach Wilson 44
- 4 Baker Mayfield 43
- 5 Derek Carr 40
- 5 Matt Ryan 40
- 7 Taylor Heinicke 38
- 7 Ben Roethlisberger 38
- 7 Lamar Jackson 38
- 10 Justin Fields 36
Rushing Every NFL rushing board →
The rate boards count qualified players only: 6.25 carries per team game.
Rushing Yards
YDS- 1 Jalen Hurts 784
- 2 Lamar Jackson 767
- 3 Josh Allen 763
- 4 Kyler Murray 423
- 5 Justin Fields 420
- 6 Patrick Mahomes 381
- 7 Trevor Lawrence 334
- 8 Taylor Heinicke 313
- 9 Justin Herbert 302
- 10 Daniel Jones 298
- 1 Jalen Hurts 10
- 2 Ryan Tannehill 7
- 3 Josh Allen 6
- 4 Kyler Murray 5
- 4 Sam Darnold 5
- 4 Cam Newton 5
- 7 Zach Wilson 4
- 8 Justin Herbert 3
- 8 Aaron Rodgers 3
- 8 Jimmy Garoppolo 3
Yards per Carry
Y/A- 1 Josh Allen 6.25
- 2 Lamar Jackson 5.77
- 3 Jalen Hurts 5.64
Rushing Attempts
ATT- 1 Jalen Hurts 139
- 2 Lamar Jackson 133
- 3 Josh Allen 122
- 4 Kyler Murray 88
- 5 Trevor Lawrence 73
- 6 Justin Fields 72
- 7 Patrick Mahomes 66
- 8 Justin Herbert 63
- 9 Daniel Jones 62
- 10 Taylor Heinicke 60
- 1 Lamar Jackson 63.9
- 2 Jalen Hurts 52.3
- 3 Josh Allen 44.9
- 1 Jalen Hurts 56
- 2 Josh Allen 54
- 3 Lamar Jackson 48
- 4 Ryan Tannehill 33
- 5 Justin Herbert 28
- 6 Patrick Mahomes 25
- 6 Kyler Murray 25
- 8 Mac Jones 22
- 8 Trevor Lawrence 22
- 8 Justin Fields 22
Fumbles Lost
FL- 1 Dak Prescott 3
- 2 Josh Allen 2
- 2 Patrick Mahomes 2
- 2 Jared Goff 2
- 2 Sam Darnold 2
- 2 Lamar Jackson 2
- 7 Tom Brady 1
- 7 Mac Jones 1
- 7 Matt Ryan 1
- 7 Ryan Tannehill 1