NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

When talking about the 2024 year, Joe Burrow is the best in the NFL in 1st downs from passing with 201. Ranking in 2nd is Jared Goff, with a first downs by passing total of 191. Having earned a total of 184, Patrick Mahomes is sitting in the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are Baker Mayfield (182) and Geno Smith (172).

2024 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Joe Burrow 201
2nd Jared Goff 191
3rd Patrick Mahomes 184
4th Baker Mayfield 182
5th Geno Smith 172
6th Sam Darnold 168
7th Lamar Jackson 167
8th Kirk Cousins 163
9th C.J. Stroud 162
10th Matthew Stafford 161
11th Aaron Rodgers 161
12th Josh Allen 153
13th Kyler Murray 150
14th Tua Tagovailoa 148
15th Brock Purdy 145
16th Jayden Daniels 143
17th Caleb Williams 139
18th Jalen Hurts 138
19th Justin Herbert 132
20th Bo Nix 131
21st Jordan Love 128
22nd Daniel Jones 106
23rd Gardner Minshew II 106
24th Jameis Winston 103
25th Trevor Lawrence 97
26th Drake Maye 95
27th Derek Carr 93
28th Dak Prescott 87
29th Bryce Young 83
30th Russell Wilson 81

2022 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Patrick Mahomes 272
2nd Tom Brady 237
3rd Kirk Cousins 230
4th Justin Herbert 228
5th Jared Goff 227
6th Joe Burrow 222
7th Josh Allen 214
8th Geno Smith 206
9th Trevor Lawrence 206
10th Aaron Rodgers 177
11th Jalen Hurts 165
12th Tua Tagovailoa 162
13th Derek Carr 161
14th Daniel Jones 156
15th Matt Ryan 156
16th Russell Wilson 142
17th Dak Prescott 142
18th Davis Mills 135
19th Andy Dalton 135
20th Jacoby Brissett 129
21st Mac Jones 127
22nd Kenny Pickett 123
23rd Kyler Murray 119
24th Ryan Tannehill 116
25th Jimmy Garoppolo 114
26th Marcus Mariota 111
27th Lamar Jackson 105
28th Matthew Stafford 105
29th Baker Mayfield 94
30th Taylor Heinicke 93

2021 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Tom Brady 269
2nd Patrick Mahomes 260
3rd Justin Herbert 256
4th Josh Allen 234
5th Matthew Stafford 233
6th Dak Prescott 227
7th Derek Carr 217
8th Aaron Rodgers 213
9th Joe Burrow 202
10th Matt Ryan 195
11th Kirk Cousins 192
12th Ryan Tannehill 192
13th Ben Roethlisberger 188
14th Mac Jones 177
15th Trevor Lawrence 177
16th Jimmy Garoppolo 172
17th Kyler Murray 172
18th Taylor Heinicke 167
19th Carson Wentz 165
20th Jared Goff 162
21st Teddy Bridgewater 146
22nd Jalen Hurts 143
23rd Baker Mayfield 143
24th Tua Tagovailoa 137
25th Russell Wilson 135
26th Lamar Jackson 135
27th Sam Darnold 123
28th Davis Mills 118
29th Daniel Jones 116
30th Zach Wilson 112

2020 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Matt Ryan 242
2nd Patrick Mahomes 238
3rd Tom Brady 233
4th Josh Allen 228
5th Deshaun Watson 221
6th Justin Herbert 216
7th Aaron Rodgers 216
8th Russell Wilson 213
9th Kirk Cousins 212
10th Matthew Stafford 205
11th Kyler Murray 205
12th Ryan Tannehill 202
13th Philip Rivers 200
14th Jared Goff 194
15th Ben Roethlisberger 193
16th Derek Carr 192
17th Baker Mayfield 188
18th Teddy Bridgewater 174
19th Daniel Jones 157
20th Joe Burrow 150
21st Drew Brees 149
22nd Drew Lock 145
23rd Lamar Jackson 138
24th Cam Newton 133
25th Carson Wentz 130
26th Mitchell Trubisky 124
27th Nick Mullens 120
28th Gardner Minshew II 117
29th Andy Dalton 116
30th Sam Darnold 109

2019 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Jameis Winston 243
2nd Dak Prescott 229
3rd Matt Ryan 228
4th Jared Goff 220
5th Philip Rivers 217
6th Carson Wentz 213
7th Tom Brady 193
8th Jimmy Garoppolo 193
9th Derek Carr 191
10th Deshaun Watson 191
11th Russell Wilson 190
12th Aaron Rodgers 189
13th Kyle Allen 188
14th Ryan Fitzpatrick 182
15th Baker Mayfield 179
16th Patrick Mahomes 176
17th Kyler Murray 173
18th Andy Dalton 170
19th Kirk Cousins 165
20th Lamar Jackson 161
21st Drew Brees 159
22nd Mitchell Trubisky 156
23rd Gardner Minshew II 150
24th Sam Darnold 147
25th Josh Allen 146
26th Jacoby Brissett 143
27th Daniel Jones 140
28th Ryan Tannehill 126
29th Matthew Stafford 117
30th Joe Flacco 86

2018 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Ben Roethlisberger 248
2nd Patrick Mahomes 237
3rd Matt Ryan 236
4th Andrew Luck 236
5th Jared Goff 233
6th Kirk Cousins 218
7th Philip Rivers 211
8th Tom Brady 205
9th Eli Manning 205
10th Deshaun Watson 202
11th Aaron Rodgers 200
12th Derek Carr 197
13th Drew Brees 197
14th Matthew Stafford 197
15th Dak Prescott 184
16th Cam Newton 180
17th Case Keenum 179
18th Baker Mayfield 171
19th Carson Wentz 159
20th Russell Wilson 156
21st Jameis Winston 152
22nd Mitchell Trubisky 151
23rd Andy Dalton 132
24th Sam Darnold 130
25th Blake Bortles 126
26th Marcus Mariota 121
27th Joe Flacco 119
28th Ryan Fitzpatrick 113
29th Josh Rosen 112
30th Nick Mullens 106

2017 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Tom Brady 230
2nd Philip Rivers 217
3rd Matthew Stafford 210
4th Ben Roethlisberger 204
5th Drew Brees 203
6th Matt Ryan 199
7th Blake Bortles 195
8th Kirk Cousins 194
9th Russell Wilson 189
10th Jameis Winston 185
11th Alex Smith 182
12th Case Keenum 180
13th Jared Goff 177
14th Eli Manning 172
15th Derek Carr 168
16th Cam Newton 167
17th Andy Dalton 163
18th Joe Flacco 163
19th Dak Prescott 162
20th Carson Wentz 161
21st Marcus Mariota 149
22nd Jacoby Brissett 146
23rd Jay Cutler 138
24th Josh McCown 137
25th Tyrod Taylor 133
26th DeShone Kizer 131
27th Trevor Siemian 112
28th Mitchell Trubisky 100
29th Carson Palmer 95
30th Brett Hundley 90

2016 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Drew Brees 265
2nd Matt Ryan 240
3rd Kirk Cousins 227
4th Aaron Rodgers 226
5th Carson Palmer 220
6th Matthew Stafford 218
7th Jameis Winston 216
8th Philip Rivers 215
9th Blake Bortles 207
10th Andrew Luck 206
11th Andy Dalton 206
12th Joe Flacco 204
13th Sam Bradford 199
14th Russell Wilson 193
15th Carson Wentz 192
16th Eli Manning 191
17th Derek Carr 191
18th Dak Prescott 185
19th Ben Roethlisberger 184
20th Alex Smith 182
21st Cam Newton 173
22nd Tom Brady 165
23rd Marcus Mariota 157
24th Trevor Siemian 155
25th Brock Osweiler 154
26th Tyrod Taylor 148
27th Ryan Tannehill 134
28th Ryan Fitzpatrick 130
29th Case Keenum 103
30th Colin Kaepernick 101

2015 NFL 1st Down Passing Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Carson Palmer 231
2nd Tom Brady 229
3rd Drew Brees 228
4th Matt Ryan 228
5th Philip Rivers 227
6th Matthew Stafford 224
7th Blake Bortles 220
8th Eli Manning 206
9th Kirk Cousins 205
10th Jameis Winston 201
11th Ryan Fitzpatrick 197
12th Ryan Tannehill 195
13th Cam Newton 195
14th Russell Wilson 190
15th Derek Carr 188
16th Aaron Rodgers 177
17th Ben Roethlisberger 175
18th Jay Cutler 173
19th Sam Bradford 170
20th Alex Smith 155
21st Teddy Bridgewater 153
22nd Andy Dalton 148
23rd Marcus Mariota 142
24th Brian Hoyer 130
25th Tyrod Taylor 129
26th Joe Flacco 125
27th Peyton Manning 110
28th Josh McCown 96
29th Brock Osweiler 92
30th Andrew Luck 92