List of National Football League career passing completions leaders

This is a list of National Football League quarterbacks by total career regular season pass completions. This list includes all quarterbacks who have completed at least 2,500 passes.

Players with at least 2,500 completions


Through start of 2019 season.

Active players with 2,000–2,499 completions
Through end of 2018 season; numbers in completions/attempts/percentage.
 * Andy Dalton, 2,441/3,921, 62.25
 * Cam Newton, 2,321 / 3,891, 59.65
 * Matt Schaub, 2,098 / 3,281, 63.94
 * Russell Wilson, 2,095 / 3,261, 64.24

Most completions & attempts, including playoff games
Bold indicates player active; minimum 10K attempts/6K completions.

Historical passing completions leaders
Eight players are recognised as having held the record as the NFL's career pass completions leader. The longest record holder was Fran Tarkenton who held the record for 20 years.