NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders Through 2002
These are the NFL career record holders through the 2002 season. See current passing yards leaders or select another stat or year:
Leaders through 2002
Rank | Current | Player (age) | Yds | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Dan Marino | 61361 | mia |
2 | 12 | John Elway | 51475 | den |
3 | 13 | Warren Moon | 49325 | 4TM |
4 | 14 | Fran Tarkenton | 47003 | 2TM |
5 | 20 | Dan Fouts | 43040 | sdg |
6 | 4 | Brett Favre | 42285 | 2TM |
7 | 22 | Joe Montana | 40551 | 2TM |
8 | 23 | Johnny Unitas | 40239 | 2TM |
9 | 16 | Vinny Testaverde | 39558 | 4TM |
10 | 27 | Dave Krieg | 38147 | 6TM |
11 | 28 | Boomer Esiason | 37920 | 3TM |
12 | 32 | Jim Kelly | 35467 | buf |
13 | 36 | Jim Everett | 34837 | 3TM |
14 | 37 | Jim Hart | 34665 | 2TM |
15 | 38 | Steve DeBerg | 34241 | 6TM |
16 | 17 | Drew Bledsoe | 34016 | 2TM |
17 | 40 | John Hadl | 33503 | 4TM |
18 | 41 | Phil Simms | 33462 | nyg |
19 | 42 | Steve Young | 33124 | 2TM |
20 | 43 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 | 3TM |
21 | 44 | Troy Aikman | 32942 | dal |
22 | 45 | Ken Anderson | 32838 | cin |
23 | 48 | Sonny Jurgensen | 32224 | 2TM |
24 | 50 | John Brodie | 31548 | sfo |
25 | 52 | Norm Snead | 30797 | 5TM |
26 | 54 | Randall Cunningham | 29979 | 4TM |
27 | 55 | Joe Ferguson | 29817 | 4TM |
28 | 58 | Roman Gabriel | 29444 | 2TM |
29 | 62 | Len Dawson | 28711 | 3TM |
30 | 66 | Ron Jaworski | 28190 | 4TM |
31 | 67 | Terry Bradshaw | 27989 | pit |
32 | 68 | Ken Stabler | 27938 | 3TM |
33 | 69 | Craig Morton | 27908 | 3TM |
34 | 70 | Joe Namath | 27663 | 2TM |
35 | 71 | Jeff George | 27602 | 5TM |
36 | 63 | Chris Chandler | 26971 | 7TM |
37 | 61 | Rich Gannon | 26945 | 4TM |
38 | 72 | George Blanda | 26920 | 4TM |
39 | 73 | Steve Grogan | 26886 | nwe |
40 | 74 | Bobby Layne | 26768 | 4TM |
41 | 75 | Jim Harbaugh | 26288 | 4TM |
42 | 76 | Jim Plunkett | 25882 | 3TM |
43 | 49 | Mark Brunell | 25309 | 2TM |
44 | 79 | Joe Theismann | 25206 | was |
45 | 80 | Ken O'Brien | 25094 | 2TM |
46 | 81 | Bob Griese | 25092 | mia |
47 | 82 | Tommy Kramer | 24777 | 2TM |
48 | 83 | Bart Starr | 24718 | gnb |
49 | 84 | Charley Johnson | 24410 | 3TM |
50 | 86 | Steve Bartkowski | 24124 | 2TM |
51 | 88 | Archie Manning | 23911 | 3TM |
52 | 89 | Brian Sipe | 23713 | cle |
53 | 87 | Steve Beuerlein | 23657 | 6TM |
54 | 91 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 | 2TM |
55 | 92 | Otto Graham | 23584 | cle |
56 | 93 | Lynn Dickey | 23322 | 2TM |
57 | 94 | Bernie Kosar | 23301 | 3TM |
58 | 21 | Kerry Collins | 23273 | 3TM |
59 | 96 | Neil Lomax | 22771 | crd |
60 | 98 | Roger Staubach | 22700 | dal |
61 | 99 | Babe Parilli | 22681 | 5TM |
62 | 103 | Danny White | 21959 | dal |
63 | 104 | Sammy Baugh | 21886 | was |
64 | 107 | Bobby Hebert | 21683 | 2TM |
65 | 106 | Neil O'Donnell | 21458 | 4TM |
66 | 109 | Jack Kemp | 21218 | 3TM |
67 | 110 | Jim Zorn | 21115 | 3TM |
68 | 112 | Earl Morrall | 20809 | 6TM |
69 | 3 | Peyton Manning | 20618 | clt |
70 | 113 | Richard Todd | 20610 | 2TM |
71 | 115 | Billy Kilmer | 20495 | 3TM |
72 | 118 | Jay Schroeder | 20063 | 4TM |
73 | 119 | Charlie Conerly | 19488 | nyg |
74 | 60 | Brad Johnson | 19428 | 3TM |
75 | 51 | Steve McNair | 19422 | oti |
76 | 122 | Chris Miller | 19320 | 3TM |
77 | 105 | Jeff Blake | 19283 | 4TM |
78 | 123 | Daryle Lamonica | 19154 | 2TM |
79 | 124 | Tobin Rote | 18850 | 4TM |
80 | 125 | Billy Wade | 18530 | 2TM |
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