Passing Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds From To School
1Case Keenum*1921720072011Houston
2Timmy Chang*1707220002004Hawaii
3Landry Jones*1664620092012Oklahoma
4Graham Harrell*1579320052008Texas Tech
5Sam Hartman*1565620182023Notre Dame
6Bo Nix*1535220192023Oregon
7Ty Detmer1503119881991Brigham Young
8Dillon Gabriel*1486520192023Oklahoma
9Kellen Moore*1466720082011Boise State
10Baker Mayfield*1460720132017Oklahoma
11Luke Falk*1448120142017Washington State
12Colt Brennan*1419320052007Hawaii
13Rakeem Cato*1407920112014Marshall
14Holton Ahlers*1392720182022East Carolina
15Michael Penix Jr.*1374120182023Washington
16Mason Rudolph*1361820142017Oklahoma State
17Sean Mannion*1360020112014Oregon State
18Brett Rypien*1357820152018Boise State
19Philip Rivers*1348420002003North Carolina State
20Corey Robinson*1347720102013Troy
21Colt McCoy*1325320062009Texas
22Aaron Murray*1316620102013Georgia
23Kevin Kolb*1296420032006Houston
24Dan Lefevour*1290520062009Central Michigan
25Cooper Rush*1289120132016Central Michigan
26Brandon Doughty*1285520112015Western Kentucky
27Derek Carr*1284320092013Fresno State
28Jayden Daniels*1275020192023LSU
29Tim Rattay1274619971999Louisiana Tech
30Ryan Lindley*1269020082011San Diego State
31Luke McCown1266620002003Louisiana Tech
32Chris Redman1254119961999Louisville
33Chase Daniel*1251520052008Missouri
34Mason Fine*1250520162019North Texas
35Brent Stockstill*1248320142018Middle Tennessee State
36Trevor Vittatoe*1243920072010UTEP
37Kliff Kingsbury*1242919992002Texas Tech
38Matt Barkley*1232720092012USC
39Will Rogers*1231520202023Mississippi State
40Kenny Pickett*1230320172021Pitt
41Jake Browning*1229620152018Washington
42Jared Goff*1219520132015California
43Drew Lock*1219320152018Missouri
44Chevan Cordeiro*1219120182023San Jose State
45Brock Purdy*1217020182021Iowa State
46Zach Terrell*1210020132016Western Michigan
47Zac Dysert*1201320092012Miami (OH)
48Nick Mullens*1199420132016Southern Mississippi
Clayton Tune*1199420182022Houston
50Shane Carden*1199120122014East Carolina
51Tajh Boyd*1190420102013Clemson
52Byron Leftwich*1190319982002Marshall
53Frank Harris*1186220192023UTSA
54Chase Holbrook1184620062008New Mexico State
55Brady Quinn*1176220032006Notre Dame
56Russell Wilson*1172020082011Wisconsin
57Kedon Slovis*1168920192023Brigham Young
58Dane Evans*1168020132016Tulsa
59Geno Smith*1166220092012West Virginia
60Shane Buechele*1166020162020SMU
61David Greene*1152820012004Georgia
62Gino Guidugli*1145320012004Cincinnati
63Sam Ehlinger*1143620172020Texas
64Todd Santos1142519841987San Diego State
65Keith Wenning*1140220102013Ball State
66Carson Palmer*1138819982002USC
67Max Hall*1136520072009Brigham Young
68Taulia Tagovailoa*1135620192023Maryland
69Tim Hiller*1132920052009Western Michigan
70Connor Halliday*1130820112014Washington State
71Tim Lester1129919961999Western Michigan
72Mike White*1126220132017Western Kentucky
73Patrick Mahomes*1125220142016Texas Tech
74Derek Anderson*1124920012004Oregon State
75Chris Leak*1121320032006Florida
76Peyton Manning1120119941997Tennessee
77Todd Reesing*1119420062009Kansas
78Curtis Painter*1116320052008Purdue
79Eric Zeier1115319911994Georgia
80Ryan Finley*1114720142018North Carolina State
81Jordan Palmer*1108420032006UTEP
82Jarret Doege*1106920172022Troy
83Charlie Frye1104920012004Akron
84John Beck*1102120032006Brigham Young
85Ryan Schneider1097620002003UCF
86Brady White*1094920152020Memphis
87Paul Smith*1093620032007Tulsa
88Adam Weber*1091720072010Minnesota
89Alex Brink1091320042007Washington State
Alex Van Pelt1091319891992Pitt
91Drew Brees1090919972000Purdue
92David Neill1090319982001Nevada
93Austin Davis*1089220082011Southern Mississippi
94Jake Bentley*1088520162021South Alabama
95Danny Wuerffel1087519931996Florida
96Ben Roethlisberger*1082920012003Miami (OH)
97Brennan Armstrong*1081920182023North Carolina State
98Spencer Rattler*1080720192023South Carolina
99Marcus Mariota*1079620122014Oregon
100Brian Brohm*1077520042007Louisville
101Seth Henigan*1076420212023Memphis
102Ryan Aplin*1075820092012Arkansas State
103Matt Linehan*1075220142017Idaho
104Clayton Thorson*1073120152018Northwestern
105Trevone Boykin*1072720122015TCU
106Dorian Thompson-Robinson*1071020182022UCLA
107Dan Orlovsky*1070620012004Connecticut
108Chad Pennington1069819971999Marshall
109Matt Leinart*1069320032005USC
110Brandon Silvers*1067720142017Troy
111P.J. Walker*1066820132016Temple
112Layne Hatcher*1066220192023Ball State
113Sean Clifford*1066120182022Penn State
114Kevin Sweeney1062319821986Fresno State
115Andrew Walter*1061720012004Arizona State
116Brett Basanez*1058020022005Northwestern
117Doug Flutie1057919811984Boston College
118Justin Herbert*1054120162019Oregon
119Steve Stenstrom1053119911994Stanford
120Logan Woodside*1051420132017Toledo
121Rudy Carpenter*1049120052008Arizona State
122Robert Griffin III*1036620082011Baylor
123Tyler Rogers*1036420142017New Mexico State
124Jared Lorenzen1035420002003Kentucky
125Cody Kessler*1033920122015USC
126Andy Dalton*1031420072010TCU
127Sam Howell*1028320192021North Carolina
128Brian McClure1028019821985Bowling Green State
129Gunnar Watson*1027520182023Troy
130Kolton Browning*1026320102013Louisiana-Monroe
131Chris Reynolds*1026220182022Charlotte
132Troy Kopp1025819891992Pacific
133Desmond Ridder*1023920182021Cincinnati
134Charlie Brewer*1023620172022Liberty
135Danny Wimprine*1021520012004Memphis
136Bryant Moniz*1016920092011Hawaii
137Deshaun Watson*1016820142016Clemson
138Paul Pinegar*1013620022005Fresno State
139Justice Hansen*1013320162018Arkansas State
140Eli Manning*1011920002003Ole Miss
141Tyler Sheehan*1011720062009Bowling Green State
142Rusty Smith1011220062009Florida Atlantic
143Colin Kaepernick*1009820072010Nevada
Trevor Lawrence*1009820182020Clemson
145Nathan Enderle*1008420072010Idaho
146Caleb Williams*1008220212023USC
147Nick Foles*1006820072011Arizona
148Thaddeus Lewis1006520062009Duke
149Glenn Foley1003919901993Boston College
150Cade McNown1000819951998UCLA
151Grayson McCall*1000520192023Coastal Carolina
152Brad Kaaya*996820142016Miami (FL)
153Brett Hundley*996620122014UCLA
154Ryan Radcliff*992220092012Central Michigan
155Cody Pickett*991619992003Washington
156Trace McSorley*989920152018Penn State
157Darrell Hackney*988620022005UAB
158Tanner Mordecai*985720182023Wisconsin
159Davis Webb*985220132016California
160Chris Weinke983919972000Florida State
161Spencer Sanders*983120192023Ole Miss
162Ryan Dinwiddie*981920002003Boise State
Ben Hicks*981920152019Arkansas
164Teddy Bridgewater*981720112013Louisville
165Chase Clement*978520052008Rice
166Taylor Lamb*976320142017Appalachian State
167Riley Skinner*976220062009Wake Forest
168Garrett Gilbert*976120092013SMU
169Adrian Martinez*975220182022Kansas State
170Sefo Liufau*974620132016Colorado
171David Blough*973420152018Purdue
172Jack Plummer*972820192023Louisville
173Chad Henne*971520042007Michigan
174Steven Montez*971020152019Colorado
175Casey Clausen*970720002003Tennessee
176Casey Bramlet968420002003Wyoming
177Charlie Whitehurst*966520022005Clemson
178Malik Cunningham*966420182022Louisville
179Kellen Mond*966120172020Texas A&M
180Cody Fajardo*965920112014Nevada
181Max Duggan*961820192022TCU
182Ben Bennett961419801983Duke
183Michael Pratt*961120202023Tulane
184Ken Dorsey*956519992002Miami (FL)
185Devin Leary*955320192023Kentucky
186Jim McMahon953619771981Brigham Young
187Bo Wallace*953420122014Ole Miss
188Caleb Evans952320162019Louisiana-Monroe
J'mar Smith*952320152019Louisiana Tech
190Todd Ellis951919861989South Carolina
191Bret Meyer*949920042007Iowa State
192Joe Licata*948520122015Buffalo
193Jalen Hurts*947720162019Oklahoma
194G.J. Kinne*947220092011Tulsa
195Tanner Morgan*946920182022Minnesota
196Sean Renfree*946520092012Duke
197Jamie Barnette946119961999North Carolina State
198Stoney Case946019911994New Mexico
199McKenzie Milton*945820162021Florida State
200Chase Brice*945120182022Appalachian State
201Davis Brin*944120182023Georgia Southern
202J.T. Barrett*943420142017Ohio State
203David Klingler943019881991Houston
Andrew Luck*943020092011Stanford
205Erik Wilhelm939319851988Oregon State
206JT Daniels*939020182023Rice
207Kevin Hogan*938520122015Stanford
208Mike Teel*938320052008Rutgers
209Jeremy Leach938219881991New Mexico
210Carson Strong*937920182021Nevada
211T.J. Yates*937720072010North Carolina
212Dak Prescott*937620122015Mississippi State
213Andre Woodson*936020042007Kentucky
214Mark Herrmann935419771980Purdue
215John Elway934919791982Stanford
216Daunte Culpepper934119961998UCF
217Eric Dungey*934020152018Syracuse
Josh Rosen*934020152017UCLA
219T.J. Rubley932419871991Tulsa
220Matt Ryan*931320042007Boston College
221Connor Bazelak*930520192023Bowling Green State
222Shane Matthews928719901992Florida
223Tim Tebow*928520062009Florida
224James Blackman*926020172022Arkansas State
Brandon Weeden*926020082011Oklahoma State
226Gary Nova*925820112014Rutgers
227Nate Davis*923320062008Ball State
228Bruce Gradkowski*922520022005Toledo
229Aidan O'Connell*921920192022Purdue
230Jake Delhomme921619931996Louisiana
231Willie Tuitama*921120052008Arizona
232Chuck Long921019811985Iowa
233Patrick Ramsey920519982001Tulane
234Levi Lewis*920320172021Louisiana
235Connor Cook*919420122015Michigan State
236Kenny Hill*919220132017TCU
237Garrett Grayson*919020112014Colorado State
Ryan Nassib*919020092012Syracuse
239Jose Fuentes916819992002Utah State
240Rex Grossman*916420002002Florida
241Walter Church914219962000Eastern Michigan
242Kirk Cousins*913120082011Michigan State
243Tyler Tettleton*912920092013Ohio
244Jake Haener*912020182022Fresno State
245Pete Thomas911720102014Louisiana-Monroe
246Tommy Hodson911519861989LSU
247Jonathan Smith910619982001Oregon State
248Alex McGough*909120142017Florida International
249Jason Martin906619931996Louisiana Tech
250Drew Plitt*905120172021Ball State