In regard to the 2024 year, Jimmy Garoppolo ranks first in passing yards per game with 334.0. Holding down second place is Joe Burrow, enjoying a yds through the air per contest total of 289.3. Sitting with a mark of 272.3, Jared Goff ranks in the third position. Rounding out the top five are Baker Mayfield (264.7) in addition to Tua Tagovailoa (260.6).
2024 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
334.0 |
2nd |
Joe Burrow |
289.3 |
3rd |
Jared Goff |
272.3 |
4th |
Baker Mayfield |
264.7 |
5th |
Tua Tagovailoa |
260.6 |
6th |
Brock Purdy |
257.6 |
7th |
Geno Smith |
254.1 |
8th |
Sam Darnold |
254.1 |
9th |
Kirk Cousins |
250.6 |
10th |
Dak Prescott |
247.3 |
11th |
Patrick Mahomes |
245.5 |
12th |
Lamar Jackson |
245.4 |
13th |
Joe Milton |
241.0 |
14th |
Matthew Stafford |
235.1 |
15th |
Aaron Rodgers |
229.2 |
16th |
Justin Herbert |
227.6 |
17th |
Kyler Murray |
226.5 |
18th |
Jordan Love |
225.9 |
19th |
Russell Wilson |
225.6 |
20th |
Bo Nix |
222.1 |
21st |
Joe Flacco |
220.1 |
22nd |
Josh Allen |
219.5 |
23rd |
C.J. Stroud |
219.2 |
24th |
Derek Carr |
214.5 |
25th |
Jayden Daniels |
209.9 |
26th |
Caleb Williams |
208.3 |
27th |
Daniel Jones |
207.0 |
28th |
Trevor Lawrence |
204.5 |
29th |
Gardner Minshew II |
201.3 |
30th |
Jalen Hurts |
193.5 |
2022 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Patrick Mahomes |
308.8 |
2nd |
Mike White |
298.0 |
3rd |
Jameis Winston |
286.0 |
4th |
Joe Burrow |
279.7 |
5th |
Justin Herbert |
278.8 |
6th |
Tom Brady |
276.1 |
7th |
Tua Tagovailoa |
272.9 |
8th |
Josh Allen |
267.7 |
9th |
Kirk Cousins |
267.5 |
10th |
Jared Goff |
261.1 |
11th |
Matt Ryan |
254.8 |
12th |
Geno Smith |
251.9 |
13th |
Jalen Hurts |
246.7 |
14th |
Trevor Lawrence |
241.9 |
15th |
Dak Prescott |
238.3 |
16th |
Russell Wilson |
234.9 |
17th |
Derek Carr |
234.8 |
18th |
Matthew Stafford |
231.9 |
19th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
221.5 |
20th |
Carson Wentz |
219.4 |
21st |
Aaron Rodgers |
217.4 |
22nd |
Kyler Murray |
215.3 |
23rd |
Mac Jones |
214.1 |
24th |
Ryan Tannehill |
211.3 |
25th |
Joe Flacco |
210.2 |
26th |
Kyle Allen |
208.0 |
27th |
Davis Mills |
207.9 |
28th |
Taylor Heinicke |
206.6 |
29th |
Joshua Dobbs |
205.5 |
30th |
Andy Dalton |
205.1 |
2021 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Tom Brady |
312.7 |
2nd |
Justin Herbert |
294.9 |
3rd |
Joe Burrow |
288.2 |
4th |
Matthew Stafford |
287.4 |
5th |
Patrick Mahomes |
284.6 |
6th |
Derek Carr |
282.6 |
7th |
Dak Prescott |
278.1 |
8th |
Kyler Murray |
270.5 |
9th |
Kirk Cousins |
263.8 |
10th |
Josh Allen |
259.2 |
11th |
Aaron Rodgers |
257.2 |
12th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
254.0 |
13th |
Nick Foles |
250.0 |
14th |
Lamar Jackson |
240.2 |
15th |
Mike White |
238.3 |
16th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
233.8 |
17th |
Matt Ryan |
233.4 |
18th |
Jared Goff |
231.8 |
19th |
Mac Jones |
223.6 |
20th |
Russell Wilson |
222.4 |
21st |
Daniel Jones |
220.7 |
22nd |
Ryan Tannehill |
219.6 |
23rd |
Teddy Bridgewater |
218.0 |
24th |
Baker Mayfield |
215.0 |
25th |
Trevor Lawrence |
214.2 |
26th |
Taylor Heinicke |
213.7 |
27th |
Sam Darnold |
210.6 |
28th |
Carson Wentz |
209.6 |
29th |
Jalen Hurts |
209.6 |
30th |
Davis Mills |
204.9 |
2020 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Dak Prescott |
371.2 |
2nd |
Patrick Mahomes |
316.0 |
3rd |
Deshaun Watson |
301.4 |
4th |
Tom Brady |
289.6 |
5th |
Justin Herbert |
289.1 |
6th |
Matt Ryan |
286.3 |
7th |
Josh Allen |
284.0 |
8th |
Joe Burrow |
268.8 |
9th |
Aaron Rodgers |
268.7 |
10th |
Kirk Cousins |
266.6 |
11th |
Jared Goff |
263.5 |
12th |
Russell Wilson |
263.3 |
13th |
Philip Rivers |
260.6 |
14th |
Derek Carr |
256.4 |
15th |
Matthew Stafford |
255.3 |
16th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
253.5 |
17th |
Gardner Minshew II |
251.0 |
18th |
Teddy Bridgewater |
248.9 |
19th |
Kyler Murray |
248.2 |
20th |
Drew Brees |
245.2 |
21st |
Nick Mullens |
243.7 |
22nd |
Garrett Gilbert |
243.0 |
23rd |
Ryan Tannehill |
238.7 |
24th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
232.3 |
25th |
John Wolford |
231.0 |
26th |
Marcus Mariota |
226.0 |
27th |
Drew Lock |
225.6 |
28th |
Baker Mayfield |
222.7 |
29th |
Carson Wentz |
218.3 |
30th |
Mike Glennon |
214.4 |
2019 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Jameis Winston |
319.3 |
2nd |
Matthew Stafford |
312.4 |
3rd |
Dak Prescott |
306.4 |
4th |
Matt Ryan |
297.7 |
5th |
Jared Goff |
289.9 |
6th |
Philip Rivers |
288.4 |
7th |
Patrick Mahomes |
287.9 |
8th |
Cam Newton |
286.0 |
9th |
Drew Brees |
270.8 |
10th |
Andy Dalton |
268.8 |
11th |
Eli Manning |
260.5 |
12th |
Russell Wilson |
256.9 |
13th |
Deshaun Watson |
256.8 |
14th |
Kyle Allen |
255.5 |
15th |
Tom Brady |
253.6 |
16th |
Derek Carr |
253.4 |
17th |
Carson Wentz |
252.4 |
18th |
Aaron Rodgers |
250.1 |
19th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
248.6 |
20th |
Kirk Cousins |
240.2 |
21st |
Baker Mayfield |
239.2 |
22nd |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
235.3 |
23rd |
Gardner Minshew II |
233.6 |
24th |
Daniel Jones |
232.8 |
25th |
Kyler Murray |
232.6 |
26th |
Sam Darnold |
232.6 |
27th |
Ryan Tannehill |
228.5 |
28th |
Jeff Driskel |
228.3 |
29th |
Joe Flacco |
227.8 |
30th |
Mitchell Trubisky |
209.2 |
2018 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Ben Roethlisberger |
320.6 |
2nd |
Patrick Mahomes |
318.6 |
3rd |
Matt Ryan |
307.8 |
4th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
295.8 |
5th |
Jared Goff |
293.0 |
6th |
Andrew Luck |
287.1 |
7th |
Nick Mullens |
284.6 |
8th |
Nick Foles |
282.6 |
9th |
Carson Wentz |
279.5 |
10th |
Aaron Rodgers |
277.6 |
11th |
Joe Flacco |
273.9 |
12th |
Tom Brady |
272.2 |
13th |
Jameis Winston |
272.0 |
14th |
Philip Rivers |
269.3 |
15th |
Eli Manning |
268.7 |
16th |
Kirk Cousins |
268.6 |
17th |
Drew Brees |
266.1 |
18th |
Baker Mayfield |
266.1 |
19th |
Deshaun Watson |
260.3 |
20th |
Derek Carr |
253.1 |
21st |
Case Keenum |
243.1 |
22nd |
Dak Prescott |
242.8 |
23rd |
Cam Newton |
242.5 |
24th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
239.3 |
25th |
Matthew Stafford |
236.1 |
26th |
Andy Dalton |
233.3 |
27th |
Derek Anderson |
232.5 |
28th |
Matt Barkley |
232.0 |
29th |
Mitchell Trubisky |
230.2 |
30th |
Sam Darnold |
220.4 |
2017 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Tom Brady |
286.1 |
2nd |
Patrick Mahomes |
284.0 |
3rd |
Ben Roethlisberger |
283.4 |
4th |
Carson Palmer |
282.6 |
5th |
Philip Rivers |
282.2 |
6th |
Matthew Stafford |
277.9 |
7th |
Drew Brees |
270.9 |
8th |
Alex Smith |
269.5 |
9th |
Jameis Winston |
269.5 |
10th |
Jimmy Garoppolo |
260.0 |
11th |
Matt Ryan |
255.9 |
12th |
Kirk Cousins |
255.8 |
13th |
Jared Goff |
253.6 |
14th |
Carson Wentz |
253.5 |
15th |
Russell Wilson |
248.9 |
16th |
Deshaun Watson |
242.7 |
17th |
Aaron Rodgers |
239.3 |
18th |
Case Keenum |
236.5 |
19th |
Derek Carr |
233.1 |
20th |
Eli Manning |
231.2 |
21st |
Blake Bortles |
230.4 |
22nd |
Josh McCown |
225.1 |
23rd |
Blaine Gabbert |
217.2 |
24th |
Marcus Mariota |
215.5 |
25th |
Matt Moore |
215.3 |
26th |
Mike Glennon |
208.3 |
27th |
Dak Prescott |
207.8 |
28th |
Trevor Siemian |
207.7 |
29th |
Andy Dalton |
207.5 |
30th |
Cam Newton |
206.4 |
2016 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Drew Brees |
325.5 |
2nd |
Matt Ryan |
309.0 |
3rd |
Kirk Cousins |
307.3 |
4th |
Tom Brady |
296.2 |
5th |
Andrew Luck |
282.7 |
6th |
Carson Palmer |
282.2 |
7th |
Aaron Rodgers |
276.8 |
8th |
Philip Rivers |
274.1 |
9th |
Ben Roethlisberger |
272.8 |
10th |
Matthew Stafford |
270.4 |
11th |
Joe Flacco |
269.8 |
12th |
Russell Wilson |
263.7 |
13th |
Andy Dalton |
262.9 |
14th |
Derek Carr |
262.5 |
15th |
Sam Bradford |
258.5 |
16th |
Jameis Winston |
255.6 |
17th |
Eli Manning |
251.7 |
18th |
Blake Bortles |
244.1 |
19th |
Trevor Siemian |
242.9 |
20th |
Brian Hoyer |
240.8 |
21st |
Carson Wentz |
236.4 |
22nd |
Cam Newton |
233.9 |
23rd |
Alex Smith |
233.5 |
24th |
Ryan Tannehill |
230.4 |
25th |
Matt Barkley |
230.1 |
26th |
Dak Prescott |
229.2 |
27th |
Marcus Mariota |
228.4 |
28th |
Case Keenum |
220.1 |
29th |
Josh McCown |
220.0 |
30th |
Jay Cutler |
211.8 |
2015 NFL Passing Yards Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Player |
Stat |
1st |
Ben Roethlisberger |
328.2 |
2nd |
Drew Brees |
324.7 |
3rd |
Philip Rivers |
299.5 |
4th |
Tom Brady |
298.1 |
5th |
Carson Palmer |
291.9 |
6th |
Matt Ryan |
286.9 |
7th |
Joe Flacco |
279.1 |
8th |
Eli Manning |
277.0 |
9th |
Blake Bortles |
276.8 |
10th |
Matt Schaub |
270.0 |
11th |
Andrew Luck |
268.7 |
12th |
Matthew Stafford |
266.4 |
13th |
Sam Bradford |
266.1 |
14th |
Geno Smith |
265.0 |
15th |
Josh McCown |
263.6 |
16th |
Ryan Tannehill |
263.0 |
17th |
Kirk Cousins |
260.4 |
18th |
Kellen Moore |
259.7 |
19th |
Blaine Gabbert |
253.9 |
20th |
Jameis Winston |
252.6 |
21st |
Russell Wilson |
251.5 |
22nd |
Andy Dalton |
250.0 |
23rd |
Derek Carr |
249.2 |
24th |
Brock Osweiler |
245.9 |
25th |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
244.1 |
26th |
Jay Cutler |
243.9 |
27th |
Cam Newton |
239.8 |
28th |
Aaron Rodgers |
238.8 |
29th |
Brian Hoyer |
236.9 |
30th |
Marcus Mariota |
234.8 |