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 | 10 | Dan Marino | 61361 | mia |
| 2 | 12 | John Elway | 51475 | den |
| 3 | 13 | Warren Moon | 49325 | 4TM |
| 4 | 15 | Fran Tarkenton | 47003 | 2TM |
| 5 | 21 | Dan Fouts | 43040 | sdg |
| 6 | 4 | Brett Favre | 42285 | 2TM |
| 7 | 24 | Joe Montana | 40551 | 2TM |
| 8 | 25 | Johnny Unitas | 40239 | 2TM |
| 9 | 18 | Vinny Testaverde | 39558 | 4TM |
| 10 | 28 | Dave Krieg | 38147 | 6TM |
| 11 | 29 | Boomer Esiason | 37920 | 3TM |
| 12 | 35 | Jim Kelly | 35467 | buf |
| 13 | 39 | Jim Everett | 34837 | 3TM |
| 14 | 40 | Jim Hart | 34665 | 2TM |
| 15 | 41 | Steve DeBerg | 34241 | 6TM |
| 16 | 20 | Drew Bledsoe | 34016 | 2TM |
| 17 | 43 | John Hadl | 33503 | 4TM |
| 18 | 44 | Phil Simms | 33462 | nyg |
| 19 | 45 | Steve Young | 33124 | 2TM |
| 20 | 46 | Y.A. Tittle | 33070 | 3TM |
| 21 | 47 | Troy Aikman | 32942 | dal |
| 22 | 48 | Ken Anderson | 32838 | cin |
| 23 | 51 | Sonny Jurgensen | 32224 | 2TM |
| 24 | 53 | John Brodie | 31548 | sfo |
| 25 | 55 | Norm Snead | 30797 | 5TM |
| 26 | 57 | Randall Cunningham | 29979 | 4TM |
| 27 | 58 | Joe Ferguson | 29817 | 4TM |
| 28 | 60 | Roman Gabriel | 29444 | 2TM |
| 29 | 64 | Len Dawson | 28711 | 3TM |
| 30 | 68 | Ron Jaworski | 28190 | 4TM |
| 31 | 69 | Terry Bradshaw | 27989 | pit |
| 32 | 70 | Ken Stabler | 27938 | 3TM |
| 33 | 71 | Craig Morton | 27908 | 3TM |
| 34 | 72 | Joe Namath | 27663 | 2TM |
| 35 | 73 | Jeff George | 27602 | 5TM |
| 36 | 66 | Chris Chandler | 26971 | 7TM |
| 37 | 63 | Rich Gannon | 26945 | 4TM |
| 38 | 74 | George Blanda | 26920 | 4TM |
| 39 | 75 | Steve Grogan | 26886 | nwe |
| 40 | 76 | Bobby Layne | 26768 | 4TM |
| 41 | 77 | Jim Harbaugh | 26288 | 4TM |
| 42 | 78 | Jim Plunkett | 25882 | 3TM |
| 43 | 52 | Mark Brunell | 25309 | 2TM |
| 44 | 81 | Joe Theismann | 25206 | was |
| 45 | 82 | Ken O'Brien | 25094 | 2TM |
| 46 | 83 | Bob Griese | 25092 | mia |
| 47 | 86 | Tommy Kramer | 24777 | 2TM |
| 48 | 87 | Bart Starr | 24718 | gnb |
| 49 | 88 | Charley Johnson | 24410 | 3TM |
| 50 | 90 | Steve Bartkowski | 24124 | 2TM |
| 51 | 92 | Archie Manning | 23911 | 3TM |
| 52 | 93 | Brian Sipe | 23713 | cle |
| 53 | 91 | Steve Beuerlein | 23657 | 6TM |
| 54 | 96 | Norm Van Brocklin | 23611 | 2TM |
| 55 | 97 | Otto Graham | 23584 | cle |
| 56 | 98 | Lynn Dickey | 23322 | 2TM |
| 57 | 99 | Bernie Kosar | 23301 | 3TM |
| 58 | 23 | Kerry Collins | 23273 | 3TM |
| 59 | 101 | Neil Lomax | 22771 | crd |
| 60 | 102 | Roger Staubach | 22700 | dal |
| 61 | 103 | Babe Parilli | 22681 | 5TM |
| 62 | 107 | Danny White | 21959 | dal |
| 63 | 108 | Sammy Baugh | 21886 | was |
| 64 | 111 | Bobby Hebert | 21683 | 2TM |
| 65 | 110 | Neil O'Donnell | 21458 | 4TM |
| 66 | 113 | Jack Kemp | 21218 | 3TM |
| 67 | 114 | Jim Zorn | 21115 | 3TM |
| 68 | 117 | Earl Morrall | 20809 | 6TM |
| 69 | 3 | Peyton Manning | 20618 | clt |
| 70 | 118 | Richard Todd | 20610 | 2TM |
| 71 | 120 | Billy Kilmer | 20495 | 3TM |
| 72 | 124 | Jay Schroeder | 20063 | 4TM |
| 73 | 125 | Charlie Conerly | 19488 | nyg |
| 74 | 62 | Brad Johnson | 19428 | 3TM |
| 75 | 54 | Steve McNair | 19422 | oti |
| 76 | 128 | Chris Miller | 19320 | 3TM |
| 77 | 109 | Jeff Blake | 19283 | 4TM |
| 78 | 129 | Daryle Lamonica | 19154 | 2TM |
| 79 | 130 | Tobin Rote | 18850 | 4TM |
| 80 | 131 | Billy Wade | 18530 | 2TM |

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