Top 20 Passing Yards
Passing yards (at start of 2026 season)
| 1 | Tom Brady | 89,214 |
| 2 | Drew Brees* | 80,358 |
| 3 | Peyton Manning* | 71,940 |
| 4 | Brett Favre* | 71,838 |
| 5 | Aaron Rodgers | 66,274 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | 64,516 |
| 7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 64,088 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | 63,984 |
| 9 | Matt Ryan | 62,361 |
| 10 | Dan Marino* | 61,361 |
| 11 | Eli Manning | 57,023 |
| 12 | John Elway* | 51,475 |
| 13 | Warren Moon* | 49,325 |
| 14 | Joe Flacco | 48,176 |
| 15 | Fran Tarkenton* | 47,003 |
| 16 | Russell Wilson | 46,966 |
| 17 | Carson Palmer | 46,247 |
| 18 | Vinny Testaverde | 46,233 |
| 19 | Kirk Cousins | 44,700 |
| 20 | Drew Bledsoe | 44,611 |
* Pro Football Hall of Fame member
Top 20 lists courtesy of Pro Football Reference