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*1872220192024Oregon
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
13Seth Henigan*1426620212024Memphis
14Colt Brennan*1419320052007Hawaii
15Rakeem Cato*1407920112014Marshall
16Holton Ahlers*1392720182022East Carolina
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
40Connor Bazelak*1234920192024Bowling Green State
41Matt Barkley*1232720092012USC
42Kenny Pickett*1230320172021Pitt
43Jake Browning*1229620152018Washington
44Jared Goff*1220020132015California
45Drew Lock*1219320152018Missouri
46Chevan Cordeiro*1219120182023San Jose State
47Brock Purdy*1217020182021Iowa State
48Zach Terrell*1208820132016Western Michigan
49Zac Dysert*1201320092012Miami (OH)
50Clayton Tune*1199620182022Houston
51Nick Mullens*1199420132016Southern Mississippi
52Shane Carden*1199120122014East Carolina
53Jaxson Dart*1197020212024Ole Miss
54Tajh Boyd*1190420102013Clemson
55Byron Leftwich*1190319982002Marshall
56Frank Harris*1186220192023UTSA
57Chase Holbrook1184620062008New Mexico State
58Brady Quinn*1176220032006Notre Dame
59Russell Wilson*1172020082011Wisconsin
60Kedon Slovis*1168920192023Brigham Young
61Dane Evans*1168020132016Tulsa
62Geno Smith*1166220092012West Virginia
63Shane Buechele*1166020162020SMU
64David Greene*1152820012004Georgia
65Gino Guidugli*1145320012004Cincinnati
66Sam Ehlinger*1143620172020Texas
67Todd Santos1142519841987San Diego State
68Keith Wenning*1140220102013Ball State
69Carson Palmer*1138819982002USC
70Max Hall*1136520072009Brigham Young
71Taulia Tagovailoa*1135620192023Maryland
72Tim Hiller*1132920052009Western Michigan
73Connor Halliday*1130820112014Washington State
74Tim Lester1129919961999Western Michigan
75Cameron Ward*1128120222024Miami (FL)
76Mike White*1126220132017Western Kentucky
77Hank Bachmeier*1125620192024Wake Forest
78Patrick Mahomes*1125220142016Texas Tech
79Derek Anderson*1124920012004Oregon State
80Chris Leak*1121320032006Florida
81Alan Bowman*1121220182024Oklahoma State
82Peyton Manning1120119941997Tennessee
83Todd Reesing*1119420062009Kansas
84Curtis Painter*1116320052008Purdue
85Eric Zeier1115319911994Georgia
86Ryan Finley*1114720142018North Carolina State
87Jordan Palmer*1108420032006UTEP
88Jarret Doege*1106920172022Troy
89Charlie Frye1104920012004Akron
90John Beck*1102120032006Brigham Young
91Ryan Schneider1097620002003UCF
92Payton Thorne*1096120202024Auburn
93Brady White*1094920162020Memphis
94Paul Smith*1093620032007Tulsa
95Adam Weber*1091720072010Minnesota
96Alex Brink1091320042007Washington State
Alex Van Pelt1091319891992Pitt
98Drew Brees1090919972000Purdue
99David Neill1090319982001Nevada
100Austin Davis*1089220082011Southern Mississippi
101Jake Bentley*1088520162021South Alabama
102Danny Wuerffel1087519931996Florida
103Ben Roethlisberger*1082920012003Miami (OH)
104Brennan Armstrong*1081920182023North Carolina State
105Brett Gabbert*1081420192024Miami (OH)
106Spencer Rattler*1080720192023South Carolina
107Marcus Mariota*1079620122014Oregon
108Brian Brohm*1077520042007Louisville
109Matt Linehan*1077220142017Idaho
110Ryan Aplin*1075820092012Arkansas State
111Clayton Thorson*1073120152018Northwestern
112Trevone Boykin*1072820122015TCU
113Dorian Thompson-Robinson*1071020182022UCLA
114Dan Orlovsky*1070620012004Connecticut
115Chad Pennington1069819971999Marshall
116Matt Leinart*1069320032005USC
Kurtis Rourke*1069320192024Indiana
118Brandon Silvers*1068420142017Troy
119P.J. Walker*1066920132016Temple
120Layne Hatcher*1066220192023Ball State
121Sean Clifford*1066120182022Penn State
122Kevin Sweeney1062319821986Fresno State
123Andrew Walter*1061720012004Arizona State
124Brett Basanez*1058020022005Northwestern
125Doug Flutie1057919811984Boston College
126Justin Herbert*1054120162019Oregon
127Steve Stenstrom1053119911994Stanford
128Grayson McCall*1052320192024North Carolina State
129Logan Woodside*1051420132017Toledo
130Rudy Carpenter*1049120052008Arizona State
131Tyler Rogers*1037220142017New Mexico State
132Robert Griffin III*1036620082011Baylor
133Jared Lorenzen1035420002003Kentucky
134Cody Kessler*1033920122015USC
135Andy Dalton*1031420072010TCU
136Sam Howell*1028320192021North Carolina
137Brian McClure1028019821985Bowling Green State
138Gunnar Watson*1027520182023Troy
139Chris Reynolds*1026620182022Charlotte
140Kolton Browning*1026320102013Louisiana-Monroe
141Troy Kopp1025819891992Pacific
142Desmond Ridder*1023920182021Cincinnati
143Charlie Brewer*1023620172022Liberty
144Danny Wimprine*1021520012004Memphis
145Bryant Moniz*1016920092011Hawaii
146Deshaun Watson*1016320142016Clemson
147Paul Pinegar*1013620022005Fresno State
148Jordan McCloud*1013520192024Texas State
149Justice Hansen*1013320162018Arkansas State
150Eli Manning*1011920002003Ole Miss
151Tyler Sheehan*1011720062009Bowling Green State
152Rusty Smith1011220062009Florida Atlantic
153Colin Kaepernick*1009820072010Nevada
Trevor Lawrence*1009820182020Clemson
155Nathan Enderle*1008420072010Idaho
156Caleb Williams*1008220212023USC
157Nick Foles*1006820072011Arizona
158Thaddeus Lewis1006520062009Duke
159Glenn Foley1003919901993Boston College
160Cade McNown1000819951998UCLA
161Brad Kaaya*997220142016Miami (FL)
162Brett Hundley*996620122014UCLA
163Ryan Radcliff*992220092012Central Michigan
164Cody Pickett*991619992003Washington
165Trace McSorley*989920152018Penn State
166Darrell Hackney*988620022005UAB
167Tanner Mordecai*985720182023Wisconsin
168Davis Webb*985220132016California
169Chris Weinke983919972000Florida State
170Spencer Sanders*983120192023Ole Miss
171Ryan Dinwiddie*981920002003Boise State
Ben Hicks*981920162019Arkansas
173Teddy Bridgewater*981720112013Louisville
174Will Howard*979620202024Ohio State
175Taylor Lamb*978620142017Appalachian State
176Chase Clement*978520052008Rice
177Sefo Liufau*976320132016Colorado
178Riley Skinner*976220062009Wake Forest
179Garrett Gilbert*976120092013SMU
180Adrian Martinez*975220182022Kansas State
181David Blough*973420152018Purdue
182Jack Plummer*972820192023Louisville
183Chad Henne*971520042007Michigan
184Steven Montez*971020162019Colorado
185Casey Clausen*970720002003Tennessee
186Casey Bramlet968420002003Wyoming
187Charlie Whitehurst*966520022005Clemson
188Malik Cunningham*966420182022Louisville
189Kellen Mond*966120172020Texas A&M
190Cody Fajardo*965920112014Nevada
191Max Duggan*961820192022TCU
192Ben Bennett961419801983Duke
193Michael Pratt*960220202023Tulane
194Ken Dorsey*956519992002Miami (FL)
195Devin Leary*955320192023Kentucky
196Jim McMahon953619771981Brigham Young
197Bo Wallace*953420122014Ole Miss
198J'mar Smith*952320162019Louisiana Tech
199Todd Ellis951919861989South Carolina
200Caleb Evans951320162019Louisiana-Monroe
201Bret Meyer*949920042007Iowa State
202Hayden Wolff*949320192024Western Michigan
203Joe Licata*948520122015Buffalo
204Jalen Hurts*947720162019Oklahoma
205G.J. Kinne*947220092011Tulsa
206Sean Renfree*946520092012Duke
207Jamie Barnette946119961999North Carolina State
208Stoney Case946019911994New Mexico
209McKenzie Milton*945820162021Florida State
210Tanner Morgan*945420182022Minnesota
211Chase Brice*945120182022Appalachian State
212J.T. Barrett*943420142017Ohio State
213Davis Brin*943120182023Georgia Southern
214David Klingler943019881991Houston
Andrew Luck*943020092011Stanford
216Erik Wilhelm939319851988Oregon State
217JT Daniels*939020182023Rice
218Kevin Hogan*938520122015Stanford
219D.J. Uiagalelei*938420202024Florida State
220Mike Teel*938320052008Rutgers
221Jeremy Leach938219881991New Mexico
222T.J. Yates*937720072010North Carolina
223Dak Prescott*937620122015Mississippi State
224Carson Strong*936820182021Nevada
225Andre Woodson*936020042007Kentucky
226Mark Herrmann935419771980Purdue
227John Elway934919791982Stanford
228Daunte Culpepper934119961998UCF
Josh Rosen*934120152017UCLA
230Eric Dungey*934020152018Syracuse
231T.J. Rubley932419871991Tulsa
232Matt Ryan*931320042007Boston College
233Shane Matthews928719901992Florida
234Tim Tebow*928520062009Florida
235James Blackman*926020172022Arkansas State
Brandon Weeden*926020082011Oklahoma State
237Gary Nova*925820112014Rutgers
238Brady Cook*925120202024Missouri
239Nate Davis*923320062008Ball State
240Bruce Gradkowski*922520022005Toledo
241Aidan O'Connell*921920192022Purdue
242Jake Delhomme921619931996Louisiana
243Willie Tuitama*921120052008Arizona
244Chuck Long921019811985Iowa
245Patrick Ramsey920519982001Tulane
246Levi Lewis*920320172021Louisiana
247Connor Cook*919420122015Michigan State
248Kenny Hill*919220132017TCU
249Garrett Grayson*919020112014Colorado State
Ryan Nassib*919020092012Syracuse