NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders Through 1986
These are the NFL career record holders through the 1986 season. See current passing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 1986
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | Fran Tarkenton | 47003 | 2TM |
2 | 20 | Dan Fouts | 40523 | sdg |
3 | 23 | Johnny Unitas | 40239 | 2TM |
4 | 37 | Jim Hart | 34665 | 2TM |
5 | 40 | John Hadl | 33503 | 4TM |
6 | 43 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 | 3TM |
7 | 45 | Ken Anderson | 32838 | cin |
8 | 48 | Sonny Jurgensen | 32224 | 2TM |
9 | 50 | John Brodie | 31548 | sfo |
10 | 52 | Norm Snead | 30797 | 5TM |
11 | 58 | Roman Gabriel | 29444 | 2TM |
12 | 55 | Joe Ferguson | 28895 | 2TM |
13 | 62 | Len Dawson | 28711 | 3TM |
14 | 67 | Terry Bradshaw | 27989 | pit |
15 | 68 | Ken Stabler | 27938 | 3TM |
16 | 69 | Craig Morton | 27908 | 3TM |
17 | 66 | Ron Jaworski | 27682 | 2TM |
18 | 70 | Joe Namath | 27663 | 2TM |
19 | 72 | George Blanda | 26920 | 4TM |
20 | 74 | Bobby Layne | 26768 | 4TM |
21 | 76 | Jim Plunkett | 25882 | 3TM |
22 | 79 | Joe Theismann | 25206 | was |
23 | 81 | Bob Griese | 25092 | mia |
24 | 83 | Bart Starr | 24718 | gnb |
25 | 84 | Charley Johnson | 24410 | 3TM |
26 | 86 | Steve Bartkowski | 24124 | 2TM |
27 | 88 | Archie Manning | 23911 | 3TM |
28 | 89 | Brian Sipe | 23713 | cle |
29 | 91 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 | 2TM |
30 | 92 | Otto Graham | 23584 | cle |
31 | 93 | Lynn Dickey | 23322 | 2TM |
32 | 98 | Roger Staubach | 22700 | dal |
33 | 99 | Babe Parilli | 22681 | 5TM |
34 | 73 | Steve Grogan | 22557 | nwe |
35 | 82 | Tommy Kramer | 22153 | min |
36 | 104 | Sammy Baugh | 21886 | was |
37 | 22 | Joe Montana | 21498 | sfo |
38 | 109 | Jack Kemp | 21218 | 3TM |
39 | 110 | Jim Zorn | 20916 | 2TM |
40 | 112 | Earl Morrall | 20809 | 6TM |
41 | 113 | Richard Todd | 20610 | 2TM |
42 | 115 | Billy Kilmer | 20495 | 3TM |
43 | 119 | Charlie Conerly | 19488 | nyg |
44 | 123 | Daryle Lamonica | 19154 | 2TM |
45 | 103 | Danny White | 19068 | dal |
46 | 124 | Tobin Rote | 18850 | 4TM |
47 | 125 | Billy Wade | 18530 | 2TM |
48 | 126 | Dan Pastorini | 18515 | 4TM |
49 | 128 | Bert Jones | 18190 | 2TM |
50 | 38 | Steve DeBerg | 17691 | 3TM |
51 | 41 | Phil Simms | 17585 | nyg |
52 | 134 | Milt Plum | 17536 | 4TM |
53 | 139 | Don Meredith | 17199 | dal |
54 | 8 | Dan Marino | 16177 | mia |
55 | 148 | Greg Landry | 16052 | 3TM |
56 | 149 | Frank Ryan | 16042 | 3TM |
57 | 96 | Neil Lomax | 15989 | crd |
58 | 155 | Ed Brown | 15600 | 3TM |
59 | 166 | Sid Luckman | 14686 | chi |
60 | 137 | Bill Kenney | 14621 | kan |
61 | 171 | Bill Nelsen | 14165 | 2TM |
62 | 27 | Dave Krieg | 13677 | sea |
63 | 175 | Eddie LeBaron | 13399 | 2TM |
64 | 174 | Gary Danielson | 13159 | 2TM |
65 | 177 | Bill Munson | 12896 | 5TM |
66 | 141 | Doug Williams | 12648 | 2TM |
67 | 186 | Tom Flores | 11959 | 3TM |
68 | 187 | Bob Waterfield | 11849 | ram |
69 | 191 | Cotton Davidson | 11760 | 3TM |
70 | 12 | John Elway | 11637 | den |
71 | 192 | Vince Ferragamo | 11336 | 3TM |
72 | 193 | Mike Livingston | 11295 | kan |
73 | 199 | Frankie Albert | 10795 | sfo |
74 | 204 | Mike Phipps | 10506 | 2TM |
75 | 205 | George Ratterman | 10473 | 3TM |
76 | 201 | Eric Hipple | 10463 | det |
77 | 207 | Tommy Thompson | 10385 | 2TM |
78 | 208 | Zeke Bratkowski | 10345 | 3TM |
79 | 209 | Frank Tripucka | 10282 | 4TM |
80 | 169 | Marc Wilson | 9690 | rai |
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