NFL Active Passing Yards Leaders
| Rank | Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active | Yds | Years | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peyton Manning (35) | 54,828 | 1998-2011 | clt |
| 2. | Kerry Collins (39) | 40,922 | 1995-2011 | 6TM |
| 3. | Drew Brees (32) | 40,742 | 2001-2011 | 2TM |
| 4. | Tom Brady (34) | 39,979 | 2000-2011 | nwe |
| 5. | Donovan McNabb (35) | 37,276 | 1999-2011 | 3TM |
| 6. | Matt Hasselbeck (36) | 33,150 | 1999-2011 | 3TM |
| 7. | Mark Brunell (41) | 32,072 | 1994-2011 | 5TM |
| 8. | Jon Kitna (39) | 29,745 | 1997-2011 | 4TM |
| 9. | Eli Manning (30) | 27,579 | 2004-2011 | nyg |
| 10. | Ben Roethlisberger (29) | 26,579 | 2004-2011 | pit |
| 11. | Jeff Garcia (41) | 25,537 | 1999-2011 | 6TM |
| 12. | Carson Palmer (32) | 25,447 | 2004-2011 | 2TM |
| 13. | Philip Rivers (30) | 24,285 | 2004-2011 | sdg |
| 14. | Jake Delhomme (36) | 20,975 | 1999-2011 | 4TM |
| 15. | Tony Romo (31) | 20,834 | 2004-2011 | dal |
| 16. | Jay Cutler (28) | 18,283 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 17. | Matt Schaub (30) | 17,936 | 2004-2011 | 2TM |
| 18. | Michael Vick (31) | 17,912 | 2001-2011 | 2TM |
| 19. | Aaron Rodgers (28) | 17,366 | 2005-2011 | gnb |
| 20. | Kyle Orton (29) | 14,532 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 21. | David Carr (32) | 14,433 | 2002-2011 | 4TM |
| 22. | Jason Campbell (30) | 14,417 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 23. | Matt Ryan (26) | 14,238 | 2008-2011 | atl |
| 24. | Joe Flacco (26) | 13,816 | 2008-2011 | rav |
| 25. | Alex Smith (27) | 12,543 | 2005-2011 | sfo |
| 26. | Matt Cassel (29) | 11,699 | 2005-2011 | 2TM |
| 27. | Ryan Fitzpatrick (29) | 10,936 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 28. | Charlie Batch (37) | 10,610 | 1998-2011 | 2TM |
| 29. | Byron Leftwich (31) | 10,260 | 2003-2011 | 4TM |
| 30. | Rex Grossman (31) | 10,232 | 2003-2011 | 3TM |
| 31. | Mark Sanchez (25) | 9,209 | 2009-2011 | nyj |
| 32. | Derek Anderson (28) | 9,148 | 2006-2011 | 3TM |
| 33. | Vince Young (28) | 8,964 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 34. | Kyle Boller (30) | 8,931 | 2003-2011 | 3TM |
| 35. | Josh Freeman (23) | 8,898 | 2009-2011 | tam |
| 36. | Matthew Stafford (23) | 7,840 | 2009-2011 | det |
| 37. | Chad Henne (26) | 7,114 | 2008-2011 | mia |
| 38. | Tarvaris Jackson (28) | 7,075 | 2006-2011 | 2TM |
| 39. | Josh McCown (32) | 6,998 | 2002-2011 | 5TM |
| 40. | J.P. Losman (30) | 6,271 | 2004-2011 | 3TM |
| 41. | Shaun Hill (31) | 6,209 | 2005-2011 | 3TM |
| 42. | Sam Bradford (24) | 5,676 | 2010-2011 | ram |
| 43. | Matt Moore (27) | 5,137 | 2007-2011 | 2TM |
| 44. | Seneca Wallace (31) | 4,808 | 2005-2011 | 2TM |
| 45. | A.J. Feeley (34) | 4,618 | 2001-2011 | 3TM |
| 46. | Colt McCoy (24) | 4,309 | 2010-2011 | cle |
| 47. | Sage Rosenfels (33) | 4,156 | 2002-2011 | 4TM |
| 48. | Cam Newton (22) | 4,051 | 2011 | car |
| 49. | Kevin Kolb (27) | 4,037 | 2007-2011 | 2TM |
| 50. | Bruce Gradkowski (28) | 3,992 | 2006-2011 | 4TM |