NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders Through 1967
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1967 season. See current passing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1967
| Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 | 3TM |
| 2 | 25 | Johnny Unitas | 33021 | clt |
| 3 | 76 | Bobby Layne | 26768 | 4TM |
| 4 | 74 | George Blanda | 25370 | 4TM |
| 5 | 96 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 | 2TM |
| 6 | 97 | Otto Graham | 23584 | cle |
| 7 | 103 | Babe Parilli | 22142 | 4TM |
| 8 | 51 | Sonny Jurgensen | 21896 | 2TM |
| 9 | 108 | Sammy Baugh | 21886 | was |
| 10 | 87 | Bart Starr | 20009 | gnb |
| 11 | 125 | Charlie Conerly | 19488 | nyg |
| 12 | 113 | Jack Kemp | 19237 | 3TM |
| 13 | 130 | Tobin Rote | 18850 | 4TM |
| 14 | 131 | Billy Wade | 18530 | 2TM |
| 15 | 53 | John Brodie | 18509 | sfo |
| 16 | 15 | Fran Tarkenton | 17667 | 2TM |
| 17 | 146 | Milt Plum | 17450 | 2TM |
| 18 | 55 | Norm Snead | 17232 | 2TM |
| 19 | 64 | Len Dawson | 15671 | 3TM |
| 20 | 163 | Ed Brown | 15600 | 3TM |
| 21 | 159 | Frank Ryan | 15396 | 2TM |
| 22 | 150 | Don Meredith | 14699 | dal |
| 23 | 173 | Sid Luckman | 14686 | chi |
| 24 | 181 | Eddie LeBaron | 13399 | 2TM |
| 25 | 43 | John Hadl | 13300 | sdg |
| 26 | 117 | Earl Morrall | 12808 | 4TM |
| 27 | 88 | Charley Johnson | 12751 | crd |
| 28 | 191 | Tom Flores | 11895 | 2TM |
| 29 | 192 | Bob Waterfield | 11849 | ram |
| 30 | 194 | Cotton Davidson | 11756 | 3TM |
| 31 | 205 | Frankie Albert | 10795 | sfo |
| 32 | 60 | Roman Gabriel | 10493 | ram |
| 33 | 210 | George Ratterman | 10473 | 3TM |
| 34 | 212 | Tommy Thompson | 10385 | 2TM |
| 35 | 214 | Frank Tripucka | 10282 | 4TM |
| 36 | 72 | Joe Namath | 9606 | nyj |
| 37 | 221 | Bobby Thomason | 9480 | 3TM |
| 38 | 222 | Lamar McHan | 9449 | 4TM |
| 39 | 213 | Zeke Bratkowski | 9212 | 3TM |
| 40 | 232 | Jim Finks | 8622 | pit |
| 41 | 234 | Rudy Bukich | 8410 | 4TM |
| 42 | 241 | Arnie Herber | 8041 | 2TM |
| 43 | 246 | Al Dorow | 7708 | 4TM |
| 44 | Paul Christman | 7294 | 2TM | |
| 45 | Dick Wood | 7153 | 5TM | |
| 46 | Adrian Burk | 7001 | 2TM | |
| 47 | Johnny Lujack | 6295 | chi | |
| 48 | Jim Ninowski | 6273 | 3TM | |
| 49 | Cecil Isbell | 5945 | gnb | |
| 50 | Glenn Dobbs | 5876 | 2TM | |
| 51 | George Shaw | 5829 | 4TM | |
| 52 | 129 | Daryle Lamonica | 5727 | 2TM |
| 53 | Jacky Lee | 5699 | 3TM | |
| 54 | Jim Hardy | 5690 | 3TM | |
| 55 | King Hill | 5015 | 2TM | |
| 56 | Frank Filchock | 4921 | 4TM | |
| 57 | Roy Zimmerman | 4801 | 4TM | |
| 58 | Ace Parker | 4698 | 3TM | |
| 59 | 178 | Bill Nelsen | 4440 | pit |
| 60 | Butch Songin | 4347 | 2TM | |
| 61 | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4302 | 3TM | |
| 62 | Fred Enke | 4169 | 3TM | |
| 63 | Ralph Guglielmi | 4119 | 4TM | |
| 64 | Charlie O'Rourke | 4039 | 3TM | |
| 65 | Parker Hall | 4028 | 2TM | |
| 66 | Bud Schwenk | 3924 | 4TM | |
| 67 | Johnny Green | 3921 | 2TM | |
| 68 | Ed Danowski | 3817 | nyg | |
| 69 | Harry Gilmer | 3786 | 2TM | |
| 70 | Mickey Slaughter | 3607 | den | |
| 71 | 185 | Bill Munson | 3556 | ram |
| 72 | 235 | Randy Johnson | 3415 | atl |
| 73 | Bernie Masterson | 3366 | chi | |
| 74 | Irv Comp | 3354 | gnb | |
| 75 | Paul Governali | 3348 | 2TM | |
| 76 | Jack Jacobs | 3268 | 3TM | |
| 77 | Tommy O'Connell | 3261 | 3TM | |
| 78 | Johnny Clement | 3226 | 3TM | |
| 79 | 40 | Jim Hart | 3037 | crd |
| 80 | Clyde LeForce | 2961 | det |

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