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
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
59Carson Beck*1172520202025Miami (FL)
60Russell Wilson*1172020082011Wisconsin
61Kedon Slovis*1168920192023Brigham Young
62Dane Evans*1168020132016Tulsa
63Geno Smith*1166220092012West Virginia
64Shane Buechele*1166020162020SMU
65David Greene*1152820012004Georgia
66Gino Guidugli*1145320012004Cincinnati
67Sam Ehlinger*1143620172020Texas
68Todd Santos1142519841987San Diego State
69Keith Wenning*1140220102013Ball State
70Carson Palmer*1138819982002USC
71Max Hall*1136520072009Brigham Young
72Taulia Tagovailoa*1135620192023Maryland
73Tim Hiller*1132920052009Western Michigan
74Connor Halliday*1130820112014Washington State
75Tim Lester1129919961999Western Michigan
76Cameron Ward*1128120222024Miami (FL)
77Mike White*1126220132017Western Kentucky
78Hank Bachmeier*1125620192024Wake Forest
79Patrick Mahomes*1125220142016Texas Tech
80Derek Anderson*1124920012004Oregon State
81Chris Leak*1121320032006Florida
82Alan Bowman*1121220182024Oklahoma State
83Peyton Manning1120119941997Tennessee
84Todd Reesing*1119420062009Kansas
85Curtis Painter*1116320052008Purdue
86Eric Zeier1115319911994Georgia
87Ryan Finley*1114720142018North Carolina State
88Jordan Palmer*1108420032006UTEP
89Jarret Doege*1106920172022Troy
90Charlie Frye1104920012004Akron
91John Beck*1102120032006Brigham Young
92Ryan Schneider1097620002003UCF
93Payton Thorne*1096120202024Auburn
94Brady White*1094920162020Memphis
95Paul Smith*1093620032007Tulsa
96Adam Weber*1091720072010Minnesota
97Alex Brink1091320042007Washington State
Alex Van Pelt1091319891992Pitt
99Drew Brees1090919972000Purdue
100David Neill1090319982001Nevada
101Austin Davis*1089220082011Southern Mississippi
102Jake Bentley*1088520162021South Alabama
103Danny Wuerffel1087519931996Florida
104E.J. Warner*1084420222025Fresno State
105Ben Roethlisberger*1082920012003Miami (OH)
106Brennan Armstrong*1081920182023North Carolina State
107Brett Gabbert*1081420192024Miami (OH)
108Spencer Rattler*1080720192023South Carolina
109Marcus Mariota*1079620122014Oregon
110Brian Brohm*1077520042007Louisville
111Matt Linehan*1077220142017Idaho
112Ryan Aplin*1075820092012Arkansas State
113Clayton Thorson*1073120152018Northwestern
114Trevone Boykin*1072820122015TCU
115Dorian Thompson-Robinson*1071020182022UCLA
116Dan Orlovsky*1070620012004Connecticut
117Chad Pennington1069819971999Marshall
118Matt Leinart*1069320032005USC
Kurtis Rourke*1069320192024Indiana
120Brandon Silvers*1068420142017Troy
121P.J. Walker*1066920132016Temple
122Layne Hatcher*1066220192023Ball State
123Sean Clifford*1066120182022Penn State
124Kevin Sweeney1062319821986Fresno State
125Andrew Walter*1061720012004Arizona State
126Brett Basanez*1058020022005Northwestern
127Doug Flutie1057919811984Boston College
128Justin Herbert*1054120162019Oregon
129Steve Stenstrom1053119911994Stanford
130Grayson McCall*1052320192024North Carolina State
131Logan Woodside*1051420132017Toledo
132Rudy Carpenter*1049120052008Arizona State
133Tyler Rogers*1037220142017New Mexico State
134Robert Griffin III*1036620082011Baylor
135Jared Lorenzen1035420002003Kentucky
136Cody Kessler*1033920122015USC
137Joey Aguilar*1032520232025Tennessee
138Andy Dalton*1031420072010TCU
139Sam Howell*1028320192021North Carolina
140Brian McClure1028019821985Bowling Green
141Gunnar Watson*1027520182023Troy
142Chris Reynolds*1026620182022Charlotte
143Kolton Browning*1026320102013Louisiana-Monroe
144Troy Kopp1025819891992Pacific
145Diego Pavia*1025520222025Vanderbilt
146Desmond Ridder*1023920182021Cincinnati
147Charlie Brewer*1023620172022Liberty
148Danny Wimprine*1021520012004Memphis
149Bryant Moniz*1016920092011Hawaii
150Deshaun Watson*1016320142016Clemson
151Paul Pinegar*1013620022005Fresno State
152Jordan McCloud*1013520192024Texas State
153Justice Hansen*1013320162018Arkansas State
154Cade Klubnik*1012320222025Clemson
155Eli Manning*1011920002003Ole Miss
156Tyler Sheehan*1011720062009Bowling Green
157Rusty Smith1011220062009Florida Atlantic
158Colin Kaepernick*1009820072010Nevada
Trevor Lawrence*1009820182020Clemson
160Nathan Enderle*1008420072010Idaho
161Caleb Williams*1008220212023USC
162Nick Foles*1006820072011Arizona
163Thaddeus Lewis1006520062009Duke
164Glenn Foley1003919901993Boston College
165Cade McNown1000819951998UCLA
166Brad Kaaya*997220142016Miami (FL)
167Brett Hundley*996620122014UCLA
168Ryan Radcliff*992220092012Central Michigan
169Cody Pickett*991619992003Washington
170Trace McSorley*989920152018Penn State
171Darrell Hackney*988620022005UAB
172Tanner Mordecai*985720182023Wisconsin
173Davis Webb*985220132016California
174Chris Weinke983919972000Florida State
175Spencer Sanders*983120192023Ole Miss
176Ryan Dinwiddie*981920002003Boise State
Ben Hicks*981920162019Arkansas
178Teddy Bridgewater*981720112013Louisville
179Will Howard*979620202024Ohio State
180Taylor Lamb*978620142017Appalachian State
181Chase Clement*978520052008Rice
182Sefo Liufau*976320132016Colorado
183Riley Skinner*976220062009Wake Forest
184Garrett Gilbert*976120092013SMU
185Adrian Martinez*975220182022Kansas State
186David Blough*973420152018Purdue
187Jack Plummer*972820192023Louisville
188Chad Henne*971520042007Michigan
189Steven Montez*971020162019Colorado
190Casey Clausen*970720002003Tennessee
191Casey Bramlet968420002003Wyoming
192Nicholas Vattiato*967420212025Middle Tennessee State
193Charlie Whitehurst*966520022005Clemson
194Malik Cunningham*966420182022Louisville
195Taylen Green*966220212025Arkansas
196Kellen Mond*966120172020Texas A&M
197Cody Fajardo*965920112014Nevada
198Josh Hoover*962920222025TCU
199Max Duggan*961820192022TCU
200Ben Bennett961419801983Duke
201Michael Pratt*960220202023Tulane
202Ken Dorsey*956519992002Miami (FL)
203Devin Leary*955320192023Kentucky
204Jim McMahon953619771981Brigham Young
205Bo Wallace*953420122014Ole Miss
206J'mar Smith*952320162019Louisiana Tech
207Todd Ellis951919861989South Carolina
208Caleb Evans951320162019Louisiana-Monroe
209Bret Meyer*949920042007Iowa State
210Hayden Wolff*949320192024Western Michigan
211Haynes King*948620202025Georgia Tech
212Joe Licata*948520122015Buffalo
213Jalen Hurts*947720162019Oklahoma
214G.J. Kinne*947220092011Tulsa
215Sean Renfree*946520092012Duke
216Jamie Barnette946119961999North Carolina State
217Stoney Case946019911994New Mexico
218McKenzie Milton*945820162021Florida State
219Tanner Morgan*945420182022Minnesota
220Chase Brice*945120182022Appalachian State
221J.T. Barrett*943420142017Ohio State
222Davis Brin*943120182023Georgia Southern
223David Klingler943019881991Houston
Andrew Luck*943020092011Stanford
225Erik Wilhelm939319851988Oregon State
226JT Daniels*939020182023Rice
227Kevin Hogan*938520122015Stanford
228D.J. Uiagalelei*938420202024Florida State
229Mike Teel*938320052008Rutgers
230Jeremy Leach938219881991New Mexico
231T.J. Yates*937720072010North Carolina
232Dak Prescott*937620122015Mississippi State
233Carson Strong*936820182021Nevada
234Andre Woodson*936020042007Kentucky
235Mark Herrmann935419771980Purdue
236John Elway934919791982Stanford
237Daunte Culpepper934119961998UCF
Josh Rosen*934120152017UCLA
239Eric Dungey*934020152018Syracuse
240T.J. Rubley932419871991Tulsa
241Matt Ryan*931320042007Boston College
242Shane Matthews928719901992Florida
243Tim Tebow*928520062009Florida
244Jalon Daniels*928220202025Kansas
245Rocco Becht*927420222025Iowa State
246James Blackman*926020172022Arkansas State
Brandon Weeden*926020082011Oklahoma State
248Gary Nova*925820112014Rutgers
249Brady Cook*925120202024Missouri
250Nate Davis*923320062008Ball State