It’s only been two weeks, but some interesting names are already featuring at the top of the 2025 regular season passing yards list. Of course, it is too early to panic for your favorite quarterback. However, it is also hard for any of the other 30 NFL fan bases to know that their star is outdone by the likes of Daniel Jones and Russell Wilson.
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Yes, both Jones and Wilson have been throwing for more yards than Josh Allen. Wilson, who seems to have rediscovered his old ways after linking up with Malik Nabers, has thrown for a total of 618 yards to top the list for the season so far. Allen, meanwhile, is seventh with total passing yards of 542.
The New York Giants have spent the majority of the season trailing, leading to some favorable game scripts in terms of passing. But that’s not to discredit what Wilson has been able to do for this offense.
If it weren’t for an unfortunate series of events in Arlington, Texas, they would have found their first regular-season win against the Dallas Cowboys since 2021, when Dallas rested their starters for the playoffs.
Wilson is followed by Jones. The unlikely QB1 of the Indianapolis Colts currently has the second-most passing yards this season. He has thrown for a total of 588 yards in the first two weeks. Despite the odds, he has guided the Colts to a 2-0 start, making him the first quarterback to give them that kind of start since Peyton Manning in 2009.
Both Jones and Wilson were able to push Justin Herbert to the third overall spot in the rankings. The boy wonder for the Los Angeles Chargers appears to be finally living up to the hype. He has 560 passing yards to his name so far. That comes with five passing touchdowns as well, which is currently the second most of any quarterback in the league.
Thanks to the lackluster schemes of Dennis Allen, Jared Goff was able to generate a total of 334 passing yards in Week 2. He’s got a total of 559 passing yards and sits fourth in the rankings.
Closing out the top five is none other than the returning Dak Prescott. After getting off to a 3-5 start in 2024, an untimely hamstring injury sidelined the Cowboys’ premier passer for the duration of the season.
Prescott now appears to be as good as ever. He has 549 passing yards for the 2025 season, and his 59 pass completions are the most of any quarterback in the first two weeks.
The results have yet to match Prescott’s production, though. But the wins will eventually come, so long as he can continue to make up for the team’s lack of defense.
Thankfully, he likely won’t have to worry about that in Week 3. Prescott and the Cowboys are slated to take on a Chicago defense that has allowed a total of 79 points in the first two weeks.
