| Player | Passing Yards |
|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 71,940 |
| Brett Favre | 71,838 |
Drew Brees* | 71,127 |
Tom Brady* | 66,670 |
| Dan Marino | 61,361 |
Eli Manning* | 52,189 |
Ben Roethlisberger* | 51,852 |
| John Elway | 51,475 |
Philip Rivers* | 51,028 |
| Warren Moon | 49,325 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 47,003 |
| Carson Palmer | 46,247 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 46,233 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 44,611 |
| Dan Fouts | 43,040 |
Matt Ryan* | 42,319 |
| Kerry Collins | 40,922 |
| Joe Montana | 40,551 |
| Johnny Unitas | 40,239 |
Aaron Rodgers* | 39,069 |
| Dave Krieg | 38,147 |
| Boomer Esiason | 37,920 |
| Donovan McNabb | 37,276 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 36,638 |
Joe Flacco* | 36,392 |
| Jim Kelly | 35,467 |
Matthew Stafford* | 35,382 |
| Jay Cutler | 35,133 |
| Jim Everett | 34,837 |
| Jim Hart | 34,665 |
| Steve DeBerg | 34,241 |
| Tony Romo | 34,183 |
| John Hadl | 33,503 |
| Phil Simms | 33,462 |
| Steve Young | 33,124 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 33,070 |
| Troy Aikman | 32,942 |
| Ken Anderson | 32,838 |
Alex Smith* | 32,435 |
| Kurt Warner | 32,344 |
| Sonny Jurgensen | 32,224 |
| Mark Brunell | 32,072 |
| John Brodie | 31,548 |
| Steve McNair | 31,304 |
| Norm Snead | 30,797 |
| Randall Cunningham | 29,979 |
| Joe Ferguson | 29,817 |
| Jon Kitna | 29,745 |
| Roman Gabriel | 29,444 |
| Jake Plummer | 29,253 |
| Brad Johnson | 29,054 |
| Rich Gannon | 28,743 |
| Len Dawson | 28,711 |
| Chris Chandler | 28,484 |
| Trent Green | 28,475 |
| Ron Jaworski | 28,190 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 27,989 |
| Ken Stabler | 27,938 |
| Craig Morton | 27,908 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick* | 27,810 |
| Joe Namath | 27,663 |
| Jeff George | 27,602 |
| George Blanda | 26,920 |
| Steve Grogan | 26,886 |
| Bobby Layne | 26,768 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 26,288 |
Andy Dalton* | 26,042 |
| Jim Plunkett | 25,882 |
Cam Newton* | 25,570 |
| Jeff Garcia | 25,537 |
| Joe Theismann | 25,206 |
| Ken O'Brien | 25,094 |
| Bob Griese | 25,092 |
Matt Schaub* | 24,867 |
| Tommy Kramer | 24,777 |
| Bart Starr | 24,718 |
| Charley Johnson | 24,410 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 24,153 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 24,124 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 24,046 |
| Archie Manning | 23,911 |
| Brian Sipe | 23,713 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 23,611 |
| Otto Graham | 23,584 |
| Lynn Dickey | 23,322 |
| Bernie Kosar | 23,301 |
| Marc Bulger | 22,814 |
| Neil Lomax | 22,771 |
Russell Wilson* | 22,700 |
| Roger Staubach | 22,700 |
| Babe Parilli | 22,681 |
| Mike Vick | 22,464 |
| Danny White | 21,959 |
| Sammy Baugh | 21,886 |
| Jeff Blake | 21,711 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 21,690 |
| Bobby Hebert | 21,683 |
| Gus Frerotte | 21,291 |
| Jack Kemp | 21,218 |
| Jim Zorn | 21,115 |