NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

During the 2024 campaign, Joe Burrow leads the NFL in passing attempts with 527. Holding down the runner up spot is Patrick Mahomes, enjoying a passing attempts total of 502. With a number of 488, Aaron Rodgers is sitting in the 3rd position. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are Geno Smith (485) and Bo Nix (467).

2024 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Joe Burrow 527
2nd Patrick Mahomes 502
3rd Aaron Rodgers 488
4th Geno Smith 485
5th Bo Nix 467
6th Matthew Stafford 466
7th Caleb Williams 465
8th Baker Mayfield 463
9th C.J. Stroud 456
10th Kirk Cousins 453
11th Jared Goff 440
12th Josh Allen 427
13th Kyler Murray 426
14th Sam Darnold 426
15th Lamar Jackson 404
16th Justin Herbert 399
17th Jayden Daniels 393
18th Brock Purdy 380
19th Tua Tagovailoa 365
20th Jalen Hurts 357
21st Jordan Love 355
22nd Daniel Jones 341
23rd Gardner Minshew II 306
24th Jameis Winston 296
25th Bryce Young 296
26th Dak Prescott 286
27th Will Levis 284
28th Trevor Lawrence 284
29th Drake Maye 279
30th Derek Carr 279

2022 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Tom Brady 733
2nd Justin Herbert 699
3rd Patrick Mahomes 648
4th Kirk Cousins 643
5th Joe Burrow 606
6th Jared Goff 587
7th Trevor Lawrence 584
8th Geno Smith 572
9th Josh Allen 567
10th Aaron Rodgers 542
11th Derek Carr 502
12th Russell Wilson 483
13th Davis Mills 479
14th Daniel Jones 472
15th Matt Ryan 461
16th Jalen Hurts 460
17th Mac Jones 442
18th Tua Tagovailoa 400
19th Dak Prescott 394
20th Kyler Murray 390
21st Kenny Pickett 389
22nd Andy Dalton 378
23rd Jacoby Brissett 369
24th Baker Mayfield 335
25th Lamar Jackson 326
26th Ryan Tannehill 325
27th Justin Fields 318
28th Jimmy Garoppolo 308
29th Matthew Stafford 303
30th Marcus Mariota 300

2021 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Tom Brady 719
2nd Justin Herbert 672
3rd Patrick Mahomes 658
4th Josh Allen 646
5th Derek Carr 626
6th Ben Roethlisberger 605
7th Trevor Lawrence 602
8th Matthew Stafford 601
9th Dak Prescott 596
10th Kirk Cousins 561
11th Matt Ryan 560
12th Aaron Rodgers 531
13th Ryan Tannehill 531
14th Mac Jones 521
15th Joe Burrow 520
16th Carson Wentz 516
17th Taylor Heinicke 494
18th Jared Goff 494
19th Kyler Murray 481
20th Jimmy Garoppolo 441
21st Jalen Hurts 432
22nd Teddy Bridgewater 426
23rd Baker Mayfield 418
24th Sam Darnold 406
25th Russell Wilson 400
26th Davis Mills 394
27th Tua Tagovailoa 388
28th Zach Wilson 383
29th Lamar Jackson 382
30th Daniel Jones 361

2020 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Matt Ryan 626
2nd Tom Brady 610
3rd Ben Roethlisberger 608
4th Justin Herbert 595
5th Patrick Mahomes 588
6th Josh Allen 572
7th Russell Wilson 558
8th Kyler Murray 558
9th Jared Goff 552
10th Deshaun Watson 544
11th Philip Rivers 543
12th Matthew Stafford 528
13th Aaron Rodgers 526
14th Derek Carr 517
15th Kirk Cousins 516
16th Teddy Bridgewater 492
17th Baker Mayfield 486
18th Ryan Tannehill 481
19th Daniel Jones 448
20th Drew Lock 443
21st Carson Wentz 437
22nd Joe Burrow 404
23rd Drew Brees 390
24th Lamar Jackson 376
25th Cam Newton 368
26th Sam Darnold 364
27th Andy Dalton 333
28th Gardner Minshew II 327
29th Nick Mullens 326
30th Nick Foles 312

2019 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Jameis Winston 626
2nd Jared Goff 626
3rd Matt Ryan 616
4th Tom Brady 613
5th Carson Wentz 607
6th Dak Prescott 596
7th Philip Rivers 591
8th Aaron Rodgers 569
9th Kyler Murray 542
10th Baker Mayfield 534
11th Andy Dalton 528
12th Russell Wilson 516
13th Mitchell Trubisky 516
14th Derek Carr 513
15th Ryan Fitzpatrick 502
16th Deshaun Watson 495
17th Kyle Allen 489
18th Patrick Mahomes 484
19th Jimmy Garoppolo 476
20th Gardner Minshew II 470
21st Josh Allen 461
22nd Daniel Jones 459
23rd Jacoby Brissett 447
24th Kirk Cousins 444
25th Sam Darnold 441
26th Lamar Jackson 401
27th Drew Brees 378
28th Matthew Stafford 291
29th Ryan Tannehill 286
30th Mason Rudolph 283

2018 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Ben Roethlisberger 675
2nd Andrew Luck 639
3rd Matt Ryan 608
4th Kirk Cousins 606
5th Aaron Rodgers 597
6th Case Keenum 586
7th Patrick Mahomes 580
8th Eli Manning 576
9th Tom Brady 570
10th Jared Goff 561
11th Matthew Stafford 555
12th Derek Carr 553
13th Dak Prescott 526
14th Philip Rivers 508
15th Deshaun Watson 505
16th Drew Brees 489
17th Baker Mayfield 486
18th Cam Newton 471
19th Mitchell Trubisky 434
20th Russell Wilson 427
21st Sam Darnold 414
22nd Blake Bortles 403
23rd Carson Wentz 401
24th Josh Rosen 393
25th Joe Flacco 379
26th Jameis Winston 378
27th Andy Dalton 365
28th Marcus Mariota 331
29th Alex Smith 328
30th Josh Allen 320

2017 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Tom Brady 581
2nd Philip Rivers 575
3rd Eli Manning 571
4th Matthew Stafford 565
5th Ben Roethlisberger 561
6th Russell Wilson 553
7th Joe Flacco 549
8th Kirk Cousins 540
9th Drew Brees 536
10th Matt Ryan 529
11th Blake Bortles 523
12th Derek Carr 515
13th Alex Smith 505
14th Andy Dalton 496
15th Cam Newton 492
16th Dak Prescott 490
17th Case Keenum 481
18th Jared Goff 477
19th DeShone Kizer 476
20th Jacoby Brissett 469
21st Marcus Mariota 453
22nd Jameis Winston 442
23rd Carson Wentz 440
24th Jay Cutler 429
25th Tyrod Taylor 420
26th Josh McCown 397
27th Trevor Siemian 349
28th Mitchell Trubisky 330
29th Brett Hundley 316
30th Carson Palmer 267

2016 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Drew Brees 673
2nd Joe Flacco 672
3rd Blake Bortles 625
4th Aaron Rodgers 610
5th Carson Wentz 607
6th Kirk Cousins 606
7th Eli Manning 598
8th Carson Palmer 597
9th Matthew Stafford 594
10th Philip Rivers 578
11th Jameis Winston 567
12th Andy Dalton 563
13th Derek Carr 560
14th Sam Bradford 552
15th Russell Wilson 546
16th Andrew Luck 545
17th Matt Ryan 534
18th Cam Newton 510
19th Brock Osweiler 510
20th Ben Roethlisberger 509
21st Alex Smith 489
22nd Trevor Siemian 486
23rd Dak Prescott 459
24th Marcus Mariota 451
25th Tyrod Taylor 436
26th Tom Brady 432
27th Ryan Fitzpatrick 403
28th Ryan Tannehill 389
29th Colin Kaepernick 331
30th Case Keenum 322

2015 NFL Passing Attempt Leaders

Rank Player Stat
1st Philip Rivers 661
2nd Drew Brees 627
3rd Tom Brady 624
4th Eli Manning 618
5th Matt Ryan 614
6th Blake Bortles 606
7th Matthew Stafford 592
8th Ryan Tannehill 586
9th Derek Carr 573
10th Aaron Rodgers 572
11th Ryan Fitzpatrick 562
12th Kirk Cousins 543
13th Carson Palmer 537
14th Jameis Winston 535
15th Sam Bradford 532
16th Cam Newton 495
17th Russell Wilson 483
18th Jay Cutler 483
19th Alex Smith 470
20th Ben Roethlisberger 469
21st Teddy Bridgewater 447
22nd Joe Flacco 413
23rd Andy Dalton 386
24th Tyrod Taylor 380
25th Marcus Mariota 370
26th Brian Hoyer 369
27th Nick Foles 337
28th Peyton Manning 331
29th Andrew Luck 293
30th Josh McCown 292