NFL Active Pass Attempts Leaders
| Rank | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Att | Years | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peyton Manning (35) | 7,210 | 1998-2011 | clt |
| 2. | Kerry Collins (39) | 6,261 | 1995-2011 | 6TM |
| 3. | Drew Brees (32) | 5,479 | 2001-2011 | 2TM |
| 4. | Donovan McNabb (35) | 5,374 | 1999-2011 | 3TM |
| 5. | Tom Brady (34) | 5,321 | 2000-2011 | nwe |
| 6. | Matt Hasselbeck (36) | 4,797 | 1999-2011 | 3TM |
| 7. | Mark Brunell (41) | 4,640 | 1994-2011 | 5TM |
| 8. | Jon Kitna (39) | 4,442 | 1997-2011 | 4TM |
| 9. | Eli Manning (30) | 3,921 | 2004-2011 | nyg |
| 10. | Jeff Garcia (41) | 3,676 | 1999-2011 | 6TM |
| 11. | Carson Palmer (32) | 3,545 | 2004-2011 | 2TM |
| 12. | Ben Roethlisberger (29) | 3,313 | 2004-2011 | pit |
| 13. | Philip Rivers (30) | 3,037 | 2004-2011 | sdg |
| 14. | Jake Delhomme (36) | 2,932 | 1999-2011 | 4TM |
| 15. | Tony Romo (31) | 2,592 | 2004-2011 | dal |
| 16. | Michael Vick (31) | 2,538 | 2001-2011 | 2TM |
| 17. | Jay Cutler (28) | 2,521 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 18. | Matt Schaub (30) | 2,279 | 2004-2011 | 2TM |
| 19. | David Carr (32) | 2,264 | 2002-2011 | 4TM |
| 20. | Kyle Orton (29) | 2,204 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 21. | Jason Campbell (30) | 2,131 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 22. | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 2,113 | 2005-2011 | gnb |
| 23. | Matt Ryan (26) | 2,022 | 2008-2011 | atl |
| 24. | Alex Smith (27) | 1,959 | 2005-2011 | sfo |
| 25. | Joe Flacco (26) | 1,958 | 2008-2011 | rav |
| 26. | Matt Cassel (29) | 1,767 | 2005-2011 | 2TM |
| 27. | Ryan Fitzpatrick (29) | 1,744 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 28. | Rex Grossman (31) | 1,562 | 2003-2011 | 3TM |
| 29. | Byron Leftwich (31) | 1,552 | 2003-2011 | 4TM |
| 30. | Charlie Batch (37) | 1,534 | 1998-2011 | 2TM |
| 31. | Kyle Boller (30) | 1,519 | 2003-2011 | 3TM |
| 32. | Derek Anderson (28) | 1,436 | 2006-2011 | 3TM |
| 33. | Mark Sanchez (25) | 1,414 | 2009-2011 | nyj |
| 34. | Josh Freeman (23) | 1,315 | 2009-2011 | tam |
| 35. | Vince Young (28) | 1,304 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 36. | Matthew Stafford (23) | 1,136 | 2009-2011 | det |
| 37. | Josh McCown (32) | 1,113 | 2002-2011 | 5TM |
| 38. | Chad Henne (26) | 1,065 | 2008-2011 | mia |
| 39. | Tarvaris Jackson (28) | 1,053 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 40. | J.P. Losman (30) | 952 | 2004-2011 | 3TM |
| 41. | Sam Bradford (24) | 947 | 2010-2011 | ram |
| 42. | Shaun Hill (31) | 941 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 43. | Seneca Wallace (31) | 764 | 2005-2011 | 2TM |
| 44. | A.J. Feeley (34) | 762 | 2001-2011 | 3TM |
| 45. | Matt Moore (27) | 739 | 2007-2011 | 2TM |
| 46. | Bruce Gradkowski (28) | 698 | 2006-2011 | 4TM |
| 47. | Colt McCoy (24) | 685 | 2010-2011 | cle |
| 48. | Matt Leinart (28) | 608 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 49. | Kevin Kolb (27) | 572 | 2007-2011 | 2TM |
| 50. | Sage Rosenfels (33) | 562 | 2002-2011 | 4TM |