Passing Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds From To School
1Case Keenum*1921720072011Houston
2Dillon Gabriel*1793120192024Oregon
3Timmy Chang*1707220002004Hawaii
4Landry Jones*1664620092012Oklahoma
5Graham Harrell*1579320052008Texas Tech
6Sam Hartman*1565620182023Notre Dame
7Bo Nix*1535120192023Oregon
8Ty Detmer1503119881991Brigham Young
9Will Rogers*1477320202024Washington
10Kellen Moore*1466720082011Boise State
11Baker Mayfield*1460720132017Oklahoma
12Luke Falk*1448620142017Washington State
13Colt Brennan*1419320052007Hawaii
14Rakeem Cato*1407920112014Marshall
15Holton Ahlers*1392720182022East Carolina
16Seth Henigan*1375420212024Memphis
17Michael Penix Jr.*1374120182023Washington
18Mason Rudolph*1361820142017Oklahoma State
19Sean Mannion*1360020112014Oregon State
20Brett Rypien*1358120152018Boise State
21Philip Rivers*1348420002003North Carolina State
22Corey Robinson*1347720102013Troy
23Colt McCoy*1325320062009Texas
24Aaron Murray*1316620102013Georgia
25Kevin Kolb*1296420032006Houston
26Dan Lefevour*1290520062009Central Michigan
27Cooper Rush*1289420132016Central Michigan
28Brandon Doughty*1285520112015Western Kentucky
29Derek Carr*1284320092013Fresno State
30Jayden Daniels*1274920192023LSU
31Tim Rattay1274619971999Louisiana Tech
32Ryan Lindley*1269020082011San Diego State
33Luke McCown1266620002003Louisiana Tech
34Chris Redman1254119961999Louisville
35Chase Daniel*1251520052008Missouri
36Mason Fine*1250520162019North Texas
37Brent Stockstill*1249520142018Middle Tennessee State
38Trevor Vittatoe*1243920072010UTEP
39Kliff Kingsbury*1242919992002Texas Tech
40Matt Barkley*1232720092012USC
41Kenny Pickett*1230320172021Pitt
42Jake Browning*1229620152018Washington
43Jared Goff*1220020132015California
44Drew Lock*1219320152018Missouri
45Chevan Cordeiro*1219120182023San Jose State
46Brock Purdy*1217020182021Iowa State
47Zach Terrell*1208820132016Western Michigan
48Zac Dysert*1201320092012Miami (OH)
49Clayton Tune*1199620182022Houston
50Nick Mullens*1199420132016Southern Mississippi
51Shane Carden*1199120122014East Carolina
52Tajh Boyd*1190420102013Clemson
53Byron Leftwich*1190319982002Marshall
54Frank Harris*1186220192023UTSA
55Chase Holbrook1184620062008New Mexico State
56Brady Quinn*1176220032006Notre Dame
57Russell Wilson*1172020082011Wisconsin
58Kedon Slovis*1168920192023Brigham Young
59Dane Evans*1168020132016Tulsa
60Geno Smith*1166220092012West Virginia
61Shane Buechele*1166020162020SMU
62David Greene*1152820012004Georgia
63Connor Bazelak*1150320192024Bowling Green State
64Gino Guidugli*1145320012004Cincinnati
65Sam Ehlinger*1143620172020Texas
66Todd Santos1142519841987San Diego State
67Keith Wenning*1140220102013Ball State
68Carson Palmer*1138819982002USC
69Max Hall*1136520072009Brigham Young
70Taulia Tagovailoa*1135620192023Maryland
71Tim Hiller*1132920052009Western Michigan
72Connor Halliday*1130820112014Washington State
73Tim Lester1129919961999Western Michigan
74Mike White*1126220132017Western Kentucky
75Patrick Mahomes*1125220142016Texas Tech
76Derek Anderson*1124920012004Oregon State
77Chris Leak*1121320032006Florida
78Alan Bowman*1120520182024Oklahoma State
79Peyton Manning1120119941997Tennessee
80Todd Reesing*1119420062009Kansas
81Curtis Painter*1116320052008Purdue
82Eric Zeier1115319911994Georgia
83Ryan Finley*1114720142018North Carolina State
84Jaxson Dart*1110020212024Ole Miss
85Jordan Palmer*1108420032006UTEP
86Jarret Doege*1106920172022Troy
87Charlie Frye1104920012004Akron
88John Beck*1102120032006Brigham Young
89Ryan Schneider1097620002003UCF
90Hank Bachmeier*1096320192024Wake Forest
91Brady White*1094920162020Memphis
92Paul Smith*1093620032007Tulsa
93Adam Weber*1091720072010Minnesota
94Alex Brink1091320042007Washington State
Alex Van Pelt1091319891992Pitt
96Drew Brees1090919972000Purdue
97David Neill1090319982001Nevada
98Austin Davis*1089220082011Southern Mississippi
99Jake Bentley*1088520162021South Alabama
100Danny Wuerffel1087519931996Florida
101Ben Roethlisberger*1082920012003Miami (OH)
102Brennan Armstrong*1081920182023North Carolina State
103Spencer Rattler*1080720192023South Carolina
104Marcus Mariota*1079620122014Oregon
105Brian Brohm*1077520042007Louisville
106Matt Linehan*1077220142017Idaho
107Ryan Aplin*1075820092012Arkansas State
108Clayton Thorson*1073120152018Northwestern
109Trevone Boykin*1072820122015TCU
110Dorian Thompson-Robinson*1071020182022UCLA
111Dan Orlovsky*1070620012004Connecticut
112Chad Pennington1069819971999Marshall
113Matt Leinart*1069320032005USC
114Brandon Silvers*1068420142017Troy
115P.J. Walker*1066920132016Temple
116Layne Hatcher*1066220192023Ball State
117Sean Clifford*1066120182022Penn State
118Kevin Sweeney1062319821986Fresno State
119Andrew Walter*1061720012004Arizona State
120Brett Basanez*1058020022005Northwestern
121Doug Flutie1057919811984Boston College
122Justin Herbert*1054120162019Oregon
123Steve Stenstrom1053119911994Stanford
124Grayson McCall*1052320192024North Carolina State
125Logan Woodside*1051420132017Toledo
126Rudy Carpenter*1049120052008Arizona State
127Cameron Ward*1046220222024Miami (FL)
128Tyler Rogers*1037220142017New Mexico State
129Robert Griffin III*1036620082011Baylor
130Payton Thorne*1035920202024Auburn
131Jared Lorenzen1035420002003Kentucky
132Cody Kessler*1033920122015USC
133Andy Dalton*1031420072010TCU
134Sam Howell*1028320192021North Carolina
135Brian McClure1028019821985Bowling Green State
136Gunnar Watson*1027520182023Troy
137Chris Reynolds*1026620182022Charlotte
138Kolton Browning*1026320102013Louisiana-Monroe
139Troy Kopp1025819891992Pacific
140Brett Gabbert*1024820192024Miami (OH)
141Desmond Ridder*1023920182021Cincinnati
142Charlie Brewer*1023620172022Liberty
143Danny Wimprine*1021520012004Memphis
144Bryant Moniz*1016920092011Hawaii
145Deshaun Watson*1016320142016Clemson
146Paul Pinegar*1013620022005Fresno State
147Justice Hansen*1013320162018Arkansas State
148Eli Manning*1011920002003Ole Miss
149Tyler Sheehan*1011720062009Bowling Green State
150Rusty Smith1011220062009Florida Atlantic
151Colin Kaepernick*1009820072010Nevada
Trevor Lawrence*1009820182020Clemson
153Nathan Enderle*1008420072010Idaho
154Caleb Williams*1008220212023USC
155Nick Foles*1006820072011Arizona
156Thaddeus Lewis1006520062009Duke
157Kurtis Rourke*1006120192024Indiana
158Glenn Foley1003919901993Boston College
159Cade McNown1000819951998UCLA
160Brad Kaaya*997220142016Miami (FL)
161Brett Hundley*996620122014UCLA
162Ryan Radcliff*992220092012Central Michigan
163Cody Pickett*991619992003Washington
164Trace McSorley*989920152018Penn State
165Darrell Hackney*988620022005UAB
166Tanner Mordecai*985720182023Wisconsin
167Davis Webb*985220132016California
168Chris Weinke983919972000Florida State
169Spencer Sanders*983120192023Ole Miss
170Ryan Dinwiddie*981920002003Boise State
Ben Hicks*981920162019Arkansas
172Teddy Bridgewater*981720112013Louisville
173Taylor Lamb*978620142017Appalachian State
174Chase Clement*978520052008Rice
175Sefo Liufau*976320132016Colorado
176Riley Skinner*976220062009Wake Forest
177Garrett Gilbert*976120092013SMU
178Adrian Martinez*975220182022Kansas State
179David Blough*973420152018Purdue
180Jack Plummer*972820192023Louisville
181Chad Henne*971520042007Michigan
182Steven Montez*971020162019Colorado
183Casey Clausen*970720002003Tennessee
184Casey Bramlet968420002003Wyoming
185Charlie Whitehurst*966520022005Clemson
186Malik Cunningham*966420182022Louisville
187Kellen Mond*966120172020Texas A&M
188Cody Fajardo*965920112014Nevada
189Max Duggan*961820192022TCU
190Ben Bennett961419801983Duke
191Michael Pratt*960220202023Tulane
192Ken Dorsey*956519992002Miami (FL)
193Devin Leary*955320192023Kentucky
194Jim McMahon953619771981Brigham Young
195Bo Wallace*953420122014Ole Miss
196J'mar Smith*952320162019Louisiana Tech
197Todd Ellis951919861989South Carolina
198Caleb Evans951320162019Louisiana-Monroe
199Bret Meyer*949920042007Iowa State
200Joe Licata*948520122015Buffalo
201Jalen Hurts*947720162019Oklahoma
202G.J. Kinne*947220092011Tulsa
203Sean Renfree*946520092012Duke
204Jamie Barnette946119961999North Carolina State
205Stoney Case946019911994New Mexico
206McKenzie Milton*945820162021Florida State
207Tanner Morgan*945420182022Minnesota
208Chase Brice*945120182022Appalachian State
209J.T. Barrett*943420142017Ohio State
210Davis Brin*943120182023Georgia Southern
211David Klingler943019881991Houston
Andrew Luck*943020092011Stanford
213Erik Wilhelm939319851988Oregon State
214JT Daniels*939020182023Rice
215Kevin Hogan*938520122015Stanford
216D.J. Uiagalelei*938420202024Florida State
217Mike Teel*938320052008Rutgers
218Jeremy Leach938219881991New Mexico
219T.J. Yates*937720072010North Carolina
220Dak Prescott*937620122015Mississippi State
221Carson Strong*936820182021Nevada
222Andre Woodson*936020042007Kentucky
223Mark Herrmann935419771980Purdue
224John Elway934919791982Stanford
225Daunte Culpepper934119961998UCF
Josh Rosen*934120152017UCLA
227Eric Dungey*934020152018Syracuse
228T.J. Rubley932419871991Tulsa
229Matt Ryan*931320042007Boston College
230Shane Matthews928719901992Florida
231Tim Tebow*928520062009Florida
232Jordan McCloud*927820192024Texas State
233James Blackman*926020172022Arkansas State
Brandon Weeden*926020082011Oklahoma State
235Gary Nova*925820112014Rutgers
236Nate Davis*923320062008Ball State
237Bruce Gradkowski*922520022005Toledo
238Aidan O'Connell*921920192022Purdue
239Jake Delhomme921619931996Louisiana
240Willie Tuitama*921120052008Arizona
241Chuck Long921019811985Iowa
242Patrick Ramsey920519982001Tulane
243Levi Lewis*920320172021Louisiana
244Connor Cook*919420122015Michigan State
245Kenny Hill*919220132017TCU
246Garrett Grayson*919020112014Colorado State
Ryan Nassib*919020092012Syracuse
248Hayden Wolff*917120192024Western Michigan
249Jose Fuentes916819992002Utah State
250Rex Grossman*916420002002Florida