All-Time NFL Pass Attempts Leaders

Tom Brady is the all-time NFL leader in pass attempts with 12,052, 1,494 clear of Drew Brees (10,558). He did it in 23 seasons, from 2000 to 2022. The top ten runs from 12,052 down to 8,226.

All-time NFL leader Tom Brady 2000–2022 · 23 seasons

12,052 Pass Attempts 1,494 clear of Drew Brees

Showing Pass Attempts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Seasons	ATT	G	YDS	TD
1	Tom Brady	2000–2022 (23)	12,052	335	89,216	649
2	Drew Brees	2001–2020 (20)	10,558	287	80,428	571
3	Brett Favre	1991–2010 (20)	10,172	302	71,849	508
4	Peyton Manning	1998–2015 (17)	9,379	266	71,940	539
5	Matthew Stafford	2009–2026 (18)	8,935	243	65,767	429
6	Aaron Rodgers	2005–2026 (22)	8,895	268	67,266	534
7	Matt Ryan	2008–2022 (15)	8,464	234	62,792	381
8	Ben Roethlisberger	2004–2021 (18)	8,447	249	64,128	418
9	Dan Marino	1983–1999 (17)	8,358	242	61,361	420
10	Philip Rivers	2004–2025 (18)	8,226	247	63,978	425
11	Eli Manning	2004–2019 (16)	8,119	235	57,023	366
12	John Elway	1983–1998 (16)	7,250	234	51,475	300
13	Joe Flacco	2008–2025 (18)	7,167	208	48,176	272
14	Warren Moon	1984–2000 (17)	6,823	208	49,325	291
15	Drew Bledsoe	1993–2006 (14)	6,714	194	44,611	251
16	Vinny Testaverde	1987–2007 (21)	6,701	233	46,217	275
17	Fran Tarkenton	1961–1978 (18)	6,467	246	47,003	342
18	Carson Palmer	2004–2017 (14)	6,308	182	46,252	294
19	Kerry Collins	1995–2011 (17)	6,263	197	40,927	208
20	Russell Wilson	2012–2025 (14)	6,120	205	46,966	353
21	Kirk Cousins	2012–2026 (15)	6,043	178	45,726	309
22	Derek Carr	2014–2024 (11)	5,785	169	41,245	257
23	Andy Dalton	2011–2026 (16)	5,652	179	39,793	254
24	Dan Fouts	1973–1987 (15)	5,604	181	43,040	254
25	Joe Montana	1979–1994 (15)	5,391	192	40,551	273
26	Jared Goff	2016–2026 (11)	5,385	155	40,836	265
27	Donovan McNabb	1999–2011 (13)	5,376	165	37,246	233
28	Matt Hasselbeck	1999–2015 (17)	5,331	184	36,642	212
29	Dave Krieg	1980–1998 (19)	5,311	213	38,147	261
30	Boomer Esiason	1984–1997 (14)	5,205	187	37,920	247
31	Alex Smith	2005–2020 (14)	5,194	174	35,661	199
32	Johnny Unitas	1956–1973 (18)	5,186	211	40,239	290
33	Jim Hart	1966–1984 (19)	5,076	201	34,665	209
34	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2005–2021 (16)	5,060	164	34,982	223
35	Steve DeBerg	1978–1998 (17)	5,024	206	34,241	196
36	Dak Prescott	2016–2026 (11)	4,951	144	37,370	252
37	Jim Everett	1986–1997 (12)	4,923	158	34,837	203
38	Jay Cutler	2006–2017 (12)	4,920	153	35,132	227
39	Patrick Mahomes	2017–2026 (10)	4,801	130	36,976	276
40	Jim Kelly	1986–1996 (11)	4,779	160	35,467	237
41	Ryan Tannehill	2012–2023 (11)	4,764	154	34,881	216
42	Troy Aikman	1989–2000 (12)	4,714	165	32,942	165
43	John Hadl	1962–1977 (16)	4,687	224	33,503	244
44	Phil Simms	1979–1993 (14)	4,647	164	33,462	199
45	Mark Brunell	1994–2011 (16)	4,640	164	32,072	184
46	Steve McNair	1995–2007 (13)	4,544	161	31,335	174
47	Joe Ferguson	1973–1990 (17)	4,519	186	29,817	196
48	Roman Gabriel	1962–1977 (16)	4,498	183	29,444	201
49	John Brodie	1957–1973 (17)	4,491	201	31,548	214
50	Ken Anderson	1971–1986 (16)	4,475	192	32,838	197

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