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Tom Brady has the most career passing yards by a quarterback as a starter, with 89,162 yards.

most passing yards before 109 starts career
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most passing yards by a player before 109 starts career
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NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
Tom BradyTom Brady89,1623337,74712,03764.47.4267.864921297.25.41.85653,576
Drew BreesDrew Brees80,1372867,12710,52467.77.6280.257024398.75.42.34182,979
Peyton ManningPeyton Manning71,8712656,1209,37165.37.7271.253925196.55.82.73021,953
Brett FavreBrett Favre71,4762986,27010,11262.07.1239.950633386.25.03.35153,416
Ben RoethlisbergerBen Roethlisberger63,5332475,4068,39064.47.6257.241320893.44.92.55513,651
Philip RiversPhilip Rivers63,2922405,2608,10464.97.8263.742020895.35.22.64612,816
Matt RyanMatt Ryan62,7922345,5518,46465.67.4268.338118393.64.52.24883,267
Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers62,6232415,3348,18665.27.7259.8502115102.86.11.45623,838
Matthew StaffordMatthew Stafford59,8092225,1748,16663.47.3269.437718891.24.62.35023,365
Dan MarinoDan Marino59,1512314,7948,06259.57.3256.140024686.05.03.12601,850
Eli ManningEli Manning56,9572344,8928,11060.37.0243.436624484.14.53.04102,867
Warren MoonWarren Moon48,9562033,9556,76258.57.2241.228723280.84.23.44573,409
John ElwayJohn Elway47,2022073,7856,60857.37.1228.027519781.04.23.04633,400
Russell WilsonRussell Wilson46,1351993,8826,00164.77.7231.835011199.85.81.85603,683
Carson PalmerCarson Palmer46,1311813,9336,28662.67.3254.929418488.24.72.93402,364
Joe FlaccoJoe Flacco45,4651914,1446,71761.76.8238.025416284.33.82.44012,862
Drew BledsoeDrew Bledsoe44,5151933,8316,70157.26.6230.625120677.13.73.14663,126
Kirk CousinsKirk Cousins42,4851593,7275,56167.07.6267.228412297.65.12.23282,366
Derek CarrDerek Carr41,2451693,7655,78565.17.1244.125711292.84.41.93031,890
Vinny TestaverdeVinny Testaverde41,1301973,4135,98557.06.9208.824323475.54.13.93492,449
Fran TarkentonFran Tarkenton40,1342043,1675,53257.27.3196.729221881.25.33.9
Kerry CollinsKerry Collins39,4751803,3666,05755.66.5219.320319173.63.43.23282,164
Andy DaltonAndy Dalton39,1801683,4935,57762.67.0233.225115087.34.52.73532,295
Donovan McNabbDonovan McNabb37,1101613,1485,32359.17.0230.523411686.04.42.23982,553
Matt HasselbeckMatt Hasselbeck35,6721603,1355,18460.56.9223.020614982.44.02.93522,217
Jim KellyJim Kelly
Jay CutlerJay Cutler
Jared GoffJared Goff
Alex SmithAlex Smith
Ryan TannehillRyan Tannehill
Tony RomoTony Romo
Jim EverettJim Everett
Troy AikmanTroy Aikman
Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick
Patrick MahomesPatrick Mahomes
Cam NewtonCam Newton
Mark BrunellMark Brunell
Phil SimmsPhil Simms
Dak PrescottDak Prescott
Kurt WarnerKurt Warner
Steve McNairSteve McNair
Steve YoungSteve Young
Boomer EsiasonBoomer Esiason
Jake PlummerJake Plummer
Joe MontanaJoe Montana
Dan FoutsDan Fouts
Jon KitnaJon Kitna
Brad JohnsonBrad Johnson
Trent GreenTrent Green
Randall CunninghamRandall Cunningham
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