NFL Best Rushing Quarterbacks

Try to name the NFL quarterbacks who have rushed for the most career and single-season yards.
Through 2023
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Last updated: January 8, 2024
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First submittedDecember 31, 2012
Times taken29,477
Average score42.9%
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Yards
Career
Quarterback
6,109
2001–2015
Michael Vick
5,628
2011–2021
Cam Newton
5,307
2012–
Russell Wilson
5,258
2018–
Lamar Jackson
4,928
1985–2001
Randall Cunningham
4,239
1985–1999
Steve Young
3,674
1961–1978
Fran Tarkenton
3,590
1995–2007
Steve McNair
3,611
2018–
Josh Allen
3,466
2005–
Aaron Rodgers
3,459
1999–2011
Donovan McNabb
3,407
1983–1998
John Elway
3,128
1950–1964
Tobin Rote
2,874
1995–2005
Kordell Stewart
2,787
1987–2000
Jim Harbaugh
2,655
1968–1984
Greg Landry
2,654
1969–1978
Bobby Douglass
Yards
Season
Quarterback
1,206
2019
Lamar Jackson
1,143
2022
Justin Fields
1,039
2006
Michael Vick
1,005
2020
Lamar Jackson
968
1972
Bobby Douglass
942
1990
Randall Cunningham
902
2004
Michael Vick
849
2014
Russell Wilson
819
2020
Kyler Murray
821
2023
Lamar Jackson
815
2012
Robert Griffin III
784
2021
Jalen Hurts
777
2002
Michael Vick
767
2021
Lamar Jackson
764
2022
Lamar Jackson
763
2021
Josh Allen
762
2022
Josh Allen
760
2022
Jalen Hurts
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Level 83
Nov 16, 2014
Wow, Tebow has a statistic! For all his hard work, at least he left a mark.
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Level 44
Jan 24, 2015
yeah well he couldn't throw for crap so :)
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Level ∞
Jan 8, 2024
Sadly he has been bumped from the list by recent additions.
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Level 66
Jan 24, 2015
A certain dumb&#! insisted on spelling it "TarkINGton"!
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Level 75
Jan 25, 2015
Same here. One of the few I thought I knew, which I did, just couldn't spell it.
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Level ∞
Jan 2, 2017
Tarkington will work now. :)
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Level 84
Feb 3, 2017
Shout out to Greg Landry! My favorite player when I was a kid.
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Level 16
Oct 30, 2017
I have never felt dumber in my entire life
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Level 86
Dec 5, 2018
Even after looking him up on Wikipedia, I still kinda feel like "Tobin Rote" is just a made-up name.
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Level 47
Dec 19, 2019
Update for Lamar Jackson please.
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Level 84
Dec 30, 2019
*IF* he can stay healthy, and I sure hope he does, he's going to obliterate Vick's record. He's 1/3 of the way there in 2 seasons.
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Level 84
Jan 12, 2020
Health is definitely an issue in pursuit of Vick's mark, even as demonstrated by Cam Newton's problems. But as also shown by Newton, lack of/inconsistent accuracy can also complicate things. Defenses can stack the box or spy the QB if they know the QB can't consistently hit open receivers.

Jackson appears to have the same issue with accuracy as Newton has had. Last night vs Tennessee in the playoffs, the top-seeded Ravens got knocked out. While Jackson had a number of passes dropped, he also had quite a few absolutely horrid throws. Like, not even close. And some of the drops, while catchable balls, were poorly placed throws that made them unnecessarily more difficult for the receivers to catch. The opening interception, for instance, went off his TE's fingertips, but should not have been throw so high. If he puts that on the numbers, there's no interception, whether the TE catches it or not.

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Level 84
Jan 24, 2022
Not a lot of Super Bowl wins on this list. Longevity & accuracy seem to be a frequent price paid by the QBs who make their living with their legs.

BTW, isn't Josh Allen up to #6 now, ahead of Tarkenton?

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Level 61
Sep 9, 2023
Not sure how I was able to type "Slash" and couldn't be bothered to try Stewart afterwards...
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Level 73
Sep 10, 2023
Where are you getting your information from? Because StatMuse is saying Stewart only got 2617 Rushing Yards, not 2874 Rushing Yards.
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Level ∞
Jan 8, 2024
The quiz is correct.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StewKo00.htm

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Level 53
Sep 10, 2023
How did 26% of people manage to miss Vick when it's in the thumbnail hahahah