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Jon Heath

Broncos’ top-10 all-time leaders in passing yards

When looking at the Denver Broncos’ list of all-time leaders in passing yards, the pass-happy nature of the modern NFL is quite apparent. 

Five of the quarterbacks in the top 10 played after the 2000s (and one played during). It only took Peyton Manning four seasons to jump into second place on Denver’s all-time list. Granted, Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, but other QBs with short tenures in Denver also make the list. 

Jake Plummer played three and a half seasons with the Broncos and he’s fifth. Jay Cutler played three years and he’s sixth. Kyle Orton also spent three years in Denver and he’s seventh. 

Even Trevor Siemian, a two-year starter with the Broncos, is ranked 12th (5,686 yards). Drew Lock (4,740 yards) is 14th; Case Keenum (3,890 yards) is 15th; Brock Osweiler (3,214 yards) is 18th; Teddy Bridgewater (3,052 yards) is 19th and Tim Tebow (2,383 yards) is 21st. 

You can view the top-10 leaders on the Broncos’ all-time passing list below.

1
John Elway (51,475 yards, 300 TDs)

(Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)

2
Peyton Manning (17,112 yards, 140 TDs)

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

3
Craig Morton (11,895 yards, 74 TDs)

(Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK)

4
Brian Griese (11,763 yards, 71 TDs)

(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

5
Jake Plummer (11,631 yards, 71 TDs)

(Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

6
Jay Cutler (9,024 yards, 54 TDs)

(Photo by Paul Spinelli/Getty Images)

7
Kyle Orton (8,434 yards, 49 TDs)

(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

8
Frank Tripucka (7,676 yards, 51 TDs)

(AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)

9
Charley Johnson (7,238 yards, 52 TDs)

(Herb Weitman-USA TODAY Sports)

10
Russell Wilson (6,594 yards, 42 TDs)

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)
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