Ben Roethlisberger led the NFL in passing yards in the 2018 regular season with 5,129.
Next came Patrick Mahomes (5,097) and Matt Ryan (4,924) — the full top 50 is ranked below with team and position.
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | Passing Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | UNK | 5,129 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | QB | 5,097 |
| 3 | Matt Ryan | IND | UNK | 4,924 |
| 4 | Jared Goff | DET | QB | 4,688 |
| 5 | Andrew Luck | IND | UNK | 4,593 |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | PIT | QB | 4,442 |
| 7 | Tom Brady | TB | UNK | 4,355 |
| 8 | Philip Rivers | IND | QB | 4,308 |
| 9 | Eli Manning | NYG | UNK | 4,299 |
| 10 | Kirk Cousins | LV | QB | 4,298 |
| 11 | Deshaun Watson | CLE | QB | 4,165 |
| 12 | Derek Carr | LV | UNK | 4,049 |
| 13 | Drew Brees | NO | UNK | 3,992 |
| 14 | Case Keenum | CHI | QB | 3,890 |
| 15 | Dak Prescott | DAL | QB | 3,885 |
| 16 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | QB | 3,777 |
| 17 | Baker Mayfield | TB | QB | 3,725 |
| 18 | Russell Wilson | NYG | QB | 3,448 |
| 19 | Cam Newton | CAR | UNK | 3,395 |
| 20 | Mitchell Trubisky | TEN | QB | 3,223 |
| 21 | Carson Wentz | MIN | QB | 3,074 |
| 22 | Jameis Winston | NYG | QB | 2,992 |
| 23 | Sam Darnold | SEA | QB | 2,865 |
| 24 | Blake Bortles | JAX | UNK | 2,718 |
| 25 | Andy Dalton | PHI | QB | 2,566 |