2016 stat leaders
2016 passing yards leaders
Top 50 in the 2016 regular season (16 games a team). Team = where he played most games.
| # | Player | Passing yards | G | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees QB · NO | 5208 | 16 | 325.5 |
| 2 | Matt Ryan QB · ATL | 4944 | 16 | 309.0 |
| 3 | Kirk Cousins QB · WAS | 4917 | 16 | 307.3 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers QB · GB | 4428 | 16 | 276.8 |
| 5 | Philip Rivers QB · SD | 4386 | 16 | 274.1 |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford QB · DET | 4327 | 16 | 270.4 |
| 7 | Joe Flacco QB · BAL | 4317 | 16 | 269.8 |
| 8 | Andrew Luck QB · IND | 4240 | 15 | 282.7 |
| 9 | Carson Palmer QB · ARI | 4233 | 15 | 282.2 |
| 10 | Russell Wilson QB · SEA | 4219 | 16 | 263.7 |
| 11 | Andy Dalton QB · CIN | 4206 | 16 | 262.9 |
| 12 | Jameis Winston QB · TB | 4090 | 16 | 255.6 |
| 13 | Eli Manning QB · NYG | 4027 | 16 | 251.7 |
| 14 | Derek Carr QB · OAK | 3937 | 15 | 262.5 |
| 15 | Blake Bortles QB · JAX | 3905 | 16 | 244.1 |
| 16 | Sam Bradford QB · MIN | 3877 | 15 | 258.5 |
| 17 | Ben Roethlisberger QB · PIT | 3819 | 14 | 272.8 |
| 18 | Carson Wentz QB · PHI | 3782 | 16 | 236.4 |
| 19 | Dak Prescott QB · DAL | 3667 | 16 | 229.2 |
| 20 | Tom Brady QB · NE | 3554 | 12 | 296.2 |
| 21 | Cam Newton QB · CAR | 3509 | 15 | 233.9 |
| 22 | Alex Smith QB · KC | 3502 | 15 | 233.5 |
| 23 | Marcus Mariota QB · TEN | 3426 | 15 | 228.4 |
| 24 | Trevor Siemian QB · DEN | 3401 | 14 | 242.9 |
| 25 | Tyrod Taylor QB · BUF | 3023 | 15 | 201.5 |
| 26 | Ryan Tannehill QB · MIA | 2995 | 13 | 230.4 |
| 27 | Brock Osweiler QB · HOU | 2957 | 15 | 197.1 |
| 28 | Ryan Fitzpatrick QB · NYJ | 2710 | 14 | 193.6 |
| 29 | Colin Kaepernick QB · SF | 2241 | 11 | 203.7 |
| 30 | Case Keenum QB · LA | 2201 | 10 | 220.1 |
| 31 | Matt Barkley QB · CHI | 1611 | 7 | 230.1 |
| 32 | Brian Hoyer QB · CHI | 1445 | 6 | 240.8 |
| 33 | Cody Kessler QB · CLE | 1380 | 9 | 153.3 |
| 34 | Josh McCown QB · CLE | 1100 | 5 | 220.0 |
| 35 | Jared Goff QB · LA | 1089 | 7 | 155.6 |
| 36 | Jay Cutler QB · CHI | 1059 | 5 | 211.8 |
| 37 | Blaine Gabbert QB · SF | 925 | 6 | 154.2 |
| 38 | Robert Griffin III QB · CLE | 886 | 5 | 177.2 |
| 39 | Bryce Petty QB · NYJ | 809 | 6 | 134.8 |
| 40 | Matt Moore QB · MIA | 721 | 4 | 180.2 |
| 41 | Landry Jones QB · PIT | 558 | 7 | 79.7 |
| 42 | Jimmy Garoppolo QB · NE | 502 | 6 | 83.7 |
| 43 | Paxton Lynch QB · DEN | 497 | 3 | 165.7 |
| 44 | Tom Savage QB · HOU | 461 | 3 | 153.7 |
| 45 | Derek Anderson QB · CAR | 453 | 4 | 113.2 |
| 46 | Nick Foles QB · KC | 410 | 2 | 205.0 |
| 47 | Jacoby Brissett QB · NE | 400 | 3 | 133.3 |
| 48 | Matt Cassel QB · TEN | 284 | 4 | 71.0 |
| 49 | Shaun Hill QB · MIN | 242 | 3 | 80.7 |
| 50 | Scott Tolzien QB · IND | 216 | 2 | 108.0 |