Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards

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Since 1977

Rank	Player	Yds	From	To	Last School
1.	Case Keenum*	19217	2007	2011	Houston
2.	Timmy Chang*	17072	2000	2004	Hawaii
3.	Landry Jones*	16646	2009	2012	Oklahoma
4.	Graham Harrell*	15793	2005	2008	Texas Tech
5.	Ty Detmer*	15607	1988	1991	Brigham Young
6.	Kellen Moore*	14667	2008	2011	Boise State
7.	Colt Brennan*	14193	2005	2007	Hawaii
8.	Philip Rivers*	13484	2000	2003	North Carolina State
9.	Colt McCoy*	13253	2006	2009	Texas
10.	Kevin Kolb*	12964	2003	2006	Houston
11.	Dan Lefevour*	12905	2006	2009	Central Michigan
12.	Tim Rattay	12746	1997	1999	Louisiana Tech
13.	Ryan Lindley*	12690	2008	2011	San Diego State
14.	Luke McCown	12666	2000	2003	Louisiana Tech
15.	Chris Redman	12541	1996	1999	Louisville
16.	Chase Daniel*	12515	2005	2008	Missouri
17.	Trevor Vittatoe*	12439	2007	2010	Texas-El Paso
18.	Kliff Kingsbury*	12423	1999	2002	Texas Tech
19.	Matt Barkley*	12327	2009	2012	Southern California
20.	Zac Dysert*	12013	2009	2012	Miami (OH)
21.	Byron Leftwich*	11903	1998	2002	Marshall
22.	Chase Holbrook	11846	2006	2008	New Mexico State
23.	Brady Quinn*	11762	2003	2006	Notre Dame
24.	Russell Wilson*	11720	2008	2011	Wisconsin
25.	Carson Palmer*	11668	1998	2002	Southern California
26.	Geno Smith*	11662	2009	2012	West Virginia
27.	David Greene*	11528	2001	2004	Georgia
28.	Drew Brees*	11517	1997	2000	Purdue
29.	Gino Guidugli*	11453	2001	2004	Cincinnati
30.	Chad Pennington*	11446	1997	1999	Marshall
31.	Todd Santos	11425	1984	1987	San Diego State
32.	Eric Zeier*	11395	1991	1994	Georgia
33.	Max Hall*	11365	2007	2009	Brigham Young
34.	Tim Hiller*	11329	2005	2009	Western Michigan
35.	Tim Lester	11299	1996	1999	Western Michigan
36.	Alex Van Pelt*	11267	1989	1992	Pittsburgh
37.	Derek Anderson*	11249	2001	2004	Oregon State
38.	Chris Leak*	11213	2003	2006	Florida
39.	Peyton Manning	11201	1994	1997	Tennessee
40.	Todd Reesing*	11194	2006	2009	Kansas
41.	Curtis Painter*	11163	2005	2008	Purdue
42.	Jordan Palmer*	11084	2003	2006	Texas-El Paso
43.	Charlie Frye	11049	2001	2004	Akron
44.	John Beck*	11021	2003	2006	Brigham Young
45.	Ryan Schneider	10976	2000	2003	Central Florida
46.	Paul Smith*	10924	2003	2007	Tulsa
47.	Adam Weber*	10917	2007	2010	Minnesota
48.	Alex Brink	10913	2004	2007	Washington State
49.	Steve Stenstrom*	10911	1991	1994	Stanford
50.	David Neill	10903	1998	2001	Nevada
51.	Austin Davis*	10892	2008	2011	Southern Mississippi
52.	Danny Wuerffel	10875	1993	1996	Florida
53.	Ben Roethlisberger*	10829	2001	2003	Miami (OH)
54.	Brian Brohm*	10775	2004	2007	Louisville
55.	Doug Flutie*	10759	1981	1984	Boston College
56.	Ryan Aplin*	10753	2009	2012	Arkansas State
57.	Matt Leinart*	10693	2003	2005	Southern California
58.	Kevin Sweeney*	10623	1982	1986	Fresno State
59.	Andrew Walter*	10617	2001	2004	Arizona State
60.	Brett Basanez*	10580	2002	2005	Northwestern
61.	Rudy Carpenter*	10491	2005	2008	Arizona State
62.	Cade McNown*	10368	1995	1998	UCLA
63.	Robert Griffin III*	10366	2008	2011	Baylor
64.	Jared Lorenzen	10354	2000	2003	Kentucky
65.	Andy Dalton*	10314	2007	2010	Texas Christian
66.	Brian McClure	10280	1982	1985	Bowling Green State
67.	Troy Kopp	10258	1989	1992	Pacific
	Corey Robinson*	10258	2010	2012	Troy
69.	Danny Wimprine*	10215	2001	2004	Memphis
70.	Bryant Moniz*	10169	2009	2011	Hawaii
71.	Paul Pinegar*	10136	2002	2005	Fresno State
72.	Eli Manning*	10119	2000	2003	Mississippi
73.	Tyler Sheehan*	10117	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
74.	Rusty Smith*	10112	2006	2009	Florida Atlantic
75.	Colin Kaepernick*	10098	2007	2010	Nevada
76.	Aaron Murray*	10091	2010	2012	Georgia
77.	Nathan Enderle*	10084	2007	2010	Idaho
78.	Nick Foles*	10068	2007	2011	Arizona
79.	Thaddeus Lewis	10065	2006	2009	Duke
80.	Glenn Foley	10039	1990	1993	Boston College
81.	Todd Ellis*	9953	1986	1989	South Carolina
82.	Mark Herrmann*	9946	1977	1980	Purdue
83.	Ryan Radcliff*	9922	2009	2012	Central Michigan
84.	Cody Pickett*	9916	1999	2003	Washington
85.	Darrell Hackney*	9886	2002	2005	Alabama-Birmingham
86.	Chris Weinke	9839	1997	2000	Florida State
87.	Chuck Long*	9838	1981	1985	Iowa
88.	Ryan Dinwiddie*	9819	2000	2003	Boise State
89.	Chase Clement*	9785	2005	2008	Rice
90.	Riley Skinner*	9762	2006	2009	Wake Forest
91.	Chad Henne*	9715	2004	2007	Michigan
92.	Casey Clausen*	9707	2000	2003	Tennessee
93.	Casey Bramlet	9684	2000	2003	Wyoming
94.	Charlie Whitehurst*	9665	2002	2005	Clemson
95.	Ben Bennett	9614	1980	1983	Duke
96.	Ken Dorsey*	9565	1999	2002	Miami (FL)
97.	Jim McMahon*	9536	1977	1981	Brigham Young
98.	Bret Meyer*	9499	2004	2007	Iowa State
99.	G.J. Kinne*	9472	2009	2011	Tulsa
100.	Sean Renfree*	9465	2009	2012	Duke
101.	Jamie Barnette	9461	1996	1999	North Carolina State
102.	Stoney Case	9460	1991	1994	New Mexico
103.	David Klingler	9430	1988	1991	Houston
	Andrew Luck*	9430	2009	2011	Stanford
105.	Erik Wilhelm	9393	1985	1988	Oregon State
106.	Mike Teel*	9383	2005	2008	Rutgers
107.	Jeremy Leach	9382	1988	1991	New Mexico
108.	T.J. Yates*	9377	2007	2010	North Carolina
109.	Jonathan Smith*	9375	1998	2001	Oregon State
110.	Andre Woodson*	9360	2004	2007	Kentucky
111.	John Elway	9349	1979	1982	Stanford
112.	Daunte Culpepper	9341	1996	1998	Central Florida
113.	Dan Orlovsky*	9327	2002	2004	Connecticut
114.	T.J. Rubley	9324	1987	1991	Tulsa
115.	Matt Ryan*	9313	2004	2007	Boston College
116.	Shane Matthews	9287	1990	1992	Florida
117.	Tim Tebow*	9285	2006	2009	Florida
118.	Brandon Weeden*	9260	2008	2011	Oklahoma State
119.	Nate Davis*	9233	2006	2008	Ball State
120.	Bruce Gradkowski*	9225	2002	2005	Toledo
121.	Jake Delhomme	9216	1993	1996	Louisiana-Lafayette
122.	Willie Tuitama*	9211	2005	2008	Arizona
123.	Patrick Ramsey*	9205	1998	2001	Tulane
124.	Ryan Nassib*	9190	2009	2012	Syracuse
125.	Jose Fuentes	9168	1999	2002	Utah State
126.	Rex Grossman*	9164	2000	2002	Florida
127.	Walter Church	9142	1996	2000	Eastern Michigan
128.	Kirk Cousins*	9131	2008	2011	Michigan State
129.	Tommy Hodson	9115	1986	1989	Louisiana State
130.	Jason Martin	9066	1993	1996	Louisiana Tech
131.	Bart Hendricks	9030	1997	2000	Boise State
132.	David Garrard	9029	1998	2001	East Carolina
133.	Ryan Griffin	9026	2009	2012	Tulane
134.	Spence Fischer	9021	1992	1995	Duke
135.	John Navarre*	9014	2000	2003	Michigan
136.	Robbie Bosco*	9004	1983	1985	Brigham Young
137.	Steven Jyles	8987	2002	2005	Louisiana-Monroe
138.	Scott Mitchell	8981	1987	1989	Utah
139.	Chandler Harnish*	8944	2008	2011	Northern Illinois
140.	Kyle Orton*	8918	2001	2004	Purdue
141.	Alex Carder*	8886	2009	2012	Western Michigan
142.	Joe Hamilton	8882	1996	1999	Georgia Tech
143.	Jacory Harris*	8826	2008	2011	Miami (FL)
144.	Brad Smith*	8799	2002	2005	Missouri
145.	Darian Durant*	8755	2001	2004	North Carolina
146.	Drew Willy*	8748	2005	2008	Buffalo
147.	Brad Tayles	8717	1989	1992	Western Michigan
148.	Erik Ainge*	8700	2004	2007	Tennessee
149.	Jay Cutler	8697	2002	2005	Vanderbilt
150.	Shaun King*	8695	1995	1998	Tulane
151.	Jason McKinley	8694	1997	2000	Houston
152.	Matt Grothe*	8669	2006	2009	South Florida
153.	Seth Doege*	8636	2009	2012	Texas Tech
154.	Jake Plummer	8626	1993	1996	Arizona State
155.	Dan Marino*	8597	1979	1982	Pittsburgh
156.	Tino Sunseri*	8590	2009	2012	Pittsburgh
157.	Donovan McNabb*	8581	1995	1998	Syracuse
158.	Dave Ragone*	8564	1999	2002	Louisville
159.	Jeff Smoker*	8556	2000	2003	Michigan State
160.	Steve Taneyhill	8555	1992	1995	South Carolina
161.	Jason Gesser*	8549	1999	2002	Washington State
162.	Drew Olson*	8532	2002	2005	UCLA
163.	Marvin Graves*	8530	1990	1993	Syracuse
164.	Ryan Hart*	8482	2002	2005	Rutgers
165.	Rob Johnson*	8472	1991	1994	Southern California
166.	Kurt Kittner*	8460	1998	2001	Illinois
167.	Shawn Jones	8441	1989	1992	Georgia Tech
168.	Tim Couch	8435	1996	1998	Kentucky
169.	B.J. Daniels*	8433	2008	2012	South Florida
170.	Sam Bradford*	8403	2007	2009	Oklahoma
171.	Chris Rix*	8390	2001	2004	Florida State
	John Walsh	8390	1991	1994	Brigham Young
173.	Ryan Mallett*	8385	2007	2010	Arkansas
174.	Major Applewhite*	8353	1998	2001	Texas
175.	Bill Musgrave*	8343	1987	1990	Oregon
	Tyler Palko*	8343	2002	2006	Pittsburgh
177.	Zac Robinson*	8317	2006	2009	Oklahoma State
178.	Danny O'Neil*	8301	1991	1994	Oregon
179.	Drew Tate*	8292	2003	2006	Iowa
180.	Randall Cunningham*	8290	1982	1984	Nevada-Las Vegas
181.	Jared Zabransky*	8256	2003	2006	Boise State
182.	Rodney Peete*	8225	1985	1988	Southern California
183.	Andre Ware	8202	1987	1989	Houston
184.	James Pinkney*	8173	2003	2006	East Carolina
185.	Billy Blanton	8165	1993	1996	San Diego State
186.	Dan McGwire*	8164	1986	1990	San Diego State
187.	Marc Bulger*	8153	1996	1999	West Virginia
188.	Jimmy Clausen*	8148	2007	2009	Notre Dame
189.	Jack Trudeau	8146	1981	1985	Illinois
190.	Reggie Ball*	8128	2003	2006	Georgia Tech
191.	Troy Taylor	8126	1986	1989	California
192.	Mark Barsotti*	8093	1988	1991	Fresno State
193.	Kolton Browning*	8084	2010	2012	Louisiana-Monroe
194.	Jeff Graham	8080	1985	1988	Long Beach State
195.	Josh Freeman*	8078	2006	2008	Kansas State
196.	Kevin Feterik	8065	1996	1999	Brigham Young
197.	Spencer Keith*	8062	2009	2012	Kent State
198.	Tajh Boyd*	8053	2010	2012	Clemson
199.	Juice Williams*	8037	2006	2009	Illinois
200.	Brian Kuklick	8017	1994	1998	Wake Forest
	Marc Wilson*	8017	1977	1979	Brigham Young
202.	Stan White*	8016	1990	1993	Auburn
203.	Jerrod Johnson*	8011	2007	2010	Texas A&M
204.	Steve Slayden	8004	1984	1987	Duke
205.	Mike Gundy	7997	1986	1989	Oklahoma State
206.	Greg Zolman	7981	1998	2001	Vanderbilt
207.	Kyle Boller	7980	1999	2002	California
208.	Tom Corontzos*	7945	1988	1991	Wyoming
209.	John Parker Wilson*	7924	2005	2008	Alabama
210.	Jason White*	7922	1999	2004	Oklahoma
211.	Robert Hall	7908	1990	1993	Texas Tech
212.	Zach Maynard*	7905	2008	2012	California
213.	Jeff Rowe*	7862	2002	2006	Nevada
214.	Brian Johnson*	7853	2004	2008	Utah
215.	Taylor Potts*	7835	2007	2010	Texas Tech
216.	Matt Schilz*	7832	2010	2012	Bowling Green State
217.	Tyler Wilson*	7765	2008	2012	Arkansas
218.	Derek Carr*	7760	2009	2012	Fresno State
219.	Mike McCoy*	7759	1992	1994	Utah
220.	E.J. Manuel*	7741	2009	2012	Florida State
221.	Steve Young	7733	1981	1983	Brigham Young
222.	Cody Hawkins*	7731	2007	2010	Colorado
	Matthew Stafford*	7731	2006	2008	Georgia
224.	Joel Klatt*	7708	2002	2005	Colorado
225.	Cleo Lemon	7706	1997	2000	Arkansas State
226.	Brett Favre	7695	1987	1990	Southern Mississippi
227.	Gino Torretta	7690	1989	1992	Miami (FL)
228.	Kevin O'Connell	7689	2004	2007	San Diego State
229.	Darrell Bevell*	7686	1992	1995	Wisconsin
230.	Terrence Jones	7684	1985	1988	Tulane
231.	John Paye*	7669	1983	1986	Stanford
232.	Jay Stoner	7668	1997	2000	Wyoming
233.	Jake Locker*	7639	2007	2010	Washington
234.	Scott Campbell*	7636	1980	1983	Purdue
235.	Trent Dilfer*	7631	1991	1993	Fresno State
236.	James Brown	7628	1994	1997	Texas
237.	Tom Tunnicliffe	7618	1980	1983	Arizona
238.	Ron Powlus	7602	1994	1997	Notre Dame
239.	Stephen Garcia*	7597	2008	2011	South Carolina
240.	Charlie Batch	7592	1994	1997	Eastern Michigan
241.	Kerwin Bell	7585	1984	1987	Florida
242.	Drew Weatherford*	7567	2004	2008	Florida State
243.	Kellen Clemens*	7555	2002	2005	Oregon
244.	Adam Tafralis*	7548	2004	2007	San Jose State
245.	Art Schlichter*	7547	1978	1981	Ohio State
246.	Kawaun Jakes*	7538	2009	2012	Western Kentucky
247.	Jason Verduzco*	7532	1989	1992	Illinois
248.	Josh Harris*	7503	2000	2003	Bowling Green State
249.	Matt Schaub*	7502	2000	2003	Virginia
250.	Henry Burris	7495	1993	1996	Temple

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