All-Time NFL Passing Yards Leaders

Tom Brady is the all-time NFL leader in passing yards with 89,216, 8,788 clear of Drew Brees (80,428). He did it in 23 seasons, from 2000 to 2022. The top ten runs from 89,216 down to 61,361.

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

89,216 Passing Yards 8,788 clear of Drew Brees

Showing Passing Yards and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Seasons	YDS	G	ATT	TD
1	Tom Brady	2000–2022 (23)	89,216	335	12,052	649
2	Drew Brees	2001–2020 (20)	80,428	287	10,558	571
3	Peyton Manning	1998–2015 (17)	71,940	266	9,379	539
4	Brett Favre	1991–2010 (20)	71,849	302	10,172	508
5	Aaron Rodgers	2005–2026 (22)	67,501	269	8,926	537
6	Matthew Stafford	2009–2026 (18)	66,150	244	8,989	432
7	Ben Roethlisberger	2004–2021 (18)	64,128	249	8,447	418
8	Philip Rivers	2004–2025 (18)	63,978	247	8,226	425
9	Matt Ryan	2008–2022 (15)	62,792	234	8,464	381
10	Dan Marino	1983–1999 (17)	61,361	242	8,358	420
11	Eli Manning	2004–2019 (16)	57,023	235	8,119	366
12	John Elway	1983–1998 (16)	51,475	234	7,250	300
13	Warren Moon	1984–2000 (17)	49,325	208	6,823	291
14	Joe Flacco	2008–2025 (18)	48,176	208	7,167	272
15	Fran Tarkenton	1961–1978 (18)	47,003	246	6,467	342
16	Russell Wilson	2012–2025 (14)	46,966	205	6,120	353
17	Carson Palmer	2004–2017 (14)	46,252	182	6,308	294
18	Vinny Testaverde	1987–2007 (21)	46,217	233	6,701	275
19	Kirk Cousins	2012–2026 (15)	45,969	179	6,071	310
20	Drew Bledsoe	1993–2006 (14)	44,611	194	6,714	251
21	Dan Fouts	1973–1987 (15)	43,040	181	5,604	254
22	Derek Carr	2014–2024 (11)	41,245	169	5,785	257
23	Jared Goff	2016–2026 (11)	41,107	156	5,415	268
24	Kerry Collins	1995–2011 (17)	40,927	197	6,263	208
25	Joe Montana	1979–1994 (15)	40,551	192	5,391	273
26	Johnny Unitas	1956–1973 (18)	40,239	211	5,186	290
27	Andy Dalton	2011–2026 (16)	39,793	179	5,652	254
28	Dave Krieg	1980–1998 (19)	38,147	213	5,311	261
29	Boomer Esiason	1984–1997 (14)	37,920	187	5,205	247
30	Dak Prescott	2016–2026 (11)	37,370	144	4,951	252
31	Donovan McNabb	1999–2011 (13)	37,246	165	5,376	233
32	Patrick Mahomes	2017–2026 (10)	36,976	130	4,801	276
33	Matt Hasselbeck	1999–2015 (17)	36,642	184	5,331	212
34	Alex Smith	2005–2020 (14)	35,661	174	5,194	199
35	Jim Kelly	1986–1996 (11)	35,467	160	4,779	237
36	Jay Cutler	2006–2017 (12)	35,132	153	4,920	227
37	Ryan Fitzpatrick	2005–2021 (16)	34,982	164	5,060	223
38	Ryan Tannehill	2012–2023 (11)	34,881	154	4,764	216
39	Jim Everett	1986–1997 (12)	34,837	158	4,923	203
40	Jim Hart	1966–1984 (19)	34,665	201	5,076	209
41	Steve DeBerg	1978–1998 (17)	34,241	206	5,024	196
42	Tony Romo	2005–2016 (12)	34,183	132	4,336	248
43	John Hadl	1962–1977 (16)	33,503	224	4,687	244
44	Phil Simms	1979–1993 (14)	33,462	164	4,647	199
45	Steve Young	1985–1999 (15)	33,124	169	4,148	232
46	Troy Aikman	1989–2000 (12)	32,942	165	4,714	165
47	Ken Anderson	1971–1986 (16)	32,838	192	4,475	197
48	Cam Newton	2011–2021 (11)	32,382	147	4,474	194
49	Sonny Jurgensen	1957–1974 (18)	32,224	218	4,262	255
50	Mark Brunell	1994–2011 (16)	32,072	164	4,640	184

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