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Washington Commanders Passing First Downs Leaders

Career totals with the Commanders and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season. Boston Braves 1932, Boston Redskins 1933-1936; Washington Redskins 1937-2019, Washington Football Team 2020-2021.

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Kirk Cousins holds the Commanders career record with 756 passing first downs. The single-season record is 225, by Kirk Cousins in 2016.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP% Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD% INT INT% SK

All-time Commanders leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club 1D G
1 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 2012–2017 756 62
2 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell 2006–2009 564 52
3 Robert Griffin III Robert Griffin III 2012–2014 375 37
4 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell 2002–2006 310 36
5 Brad Johnson Brad Johnson 1999–2000 297 28
6 Taylor Heinicke Taylor Heinicke 2020–2022 266 26
6 Patrick Ramsey Patrick Ramsey 2002–2005 266 33
8 Jayden Daniels Jayden Daniels 2024–2025 229 24
9 Rex Grossman Rex Grossman 2010–2011 201 17
10 Sam Howell Sam Howell 2022–2023 186 18
11 Alex Smith Alex Smith 2018–2020 180 18
12 Donovan McNabb Donovan McNabb 2010 152 13
13 Dwayne Haskins Dwayne Haskins 2019–2020 138 16
14 Tony Banks 2001 106 15
15 Marcus Mariota Marcus Mariota 2024–2025 101 13
16 Carson Wentz Carson Wentz 2022 85 8
17 Case Keenum Case Keenum 2019 83 10
18 Jeff George 2000–2001 71 8
19 Colt McCoy Colt McCoy 2014–2019 70 11
20 Shane Matthews 2002 64 7
21 Tim Hasselbeck Tim Hasselbeck 2003 53 7
22 Josh Johnson Josh Johnson 2018–2025 50 7
23 Todd Collins Todd Collins 2007–2009 46 7
24 John Beck John Beck 2011 44 4
25 Kyle Allen Kyle Allen 2020–2021 36 6

Single-season Commanders records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season 1D G
1 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 2016 225 16
2 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 2015 204 16
3 Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins 2017 191 16
4 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell 2009 186 16
5 Sam Howell Sam Howell 2023 180 17
6 Brad Johnson Brad Johnson 1999 177 16
7 Jayden Daniels Jayden Daniels 2024 170 17
8 Taylor Heinicke Taylor Heinicke 2021 167 16
9 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell 2008 162 16
10 Rex Grossman Rex Grossman 2011 159 13
11 Robert Griffin III Robert Griffin III 2013 157 13
12 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell 2005 154 16
13 Donovan McNabb Donovan McNabb 2010 152 13
14 Robert Griffin III Robert Griffin III 2012 151 15
15 Jason Campbell Jason Campbell 2007 148 13
16 Brad Johnson Brad Johnson 2000 120 12
17 Tony Banks 2001 106 15
17 Alex Smith Alex Smith 2018 106 10
19 Patrick Ramsey Patrick Ramsey 2003 99 11
20 Taylor Heinicke Taylor Heinicke 2022 93 9
21 Patrick Ramsey Patrick Ramsey 2004 89 9
22 Carson Wentz Carson Wentz 2022 85 8
23 Case Keenum Case Keenum 2019 83 10
24 Mark Brunell Mark Brunell 2006 80 10
25 Marcus Mariota Marcus Mariota 2025 79 10