Josh Allen Passing Yards

Josh Allen has passed for 25,246 yards in his career as of week 11 of the 2024 NFL season.

Joshua Patrick Allen is an American football quarterback who plays for the Buffalo Bills NFL team. Allen was born on May 21, 1996, in Firebaugh, California, a small town to the west of Fresno, California. Growing up, Allen was a fan of Fresno State and he attended many games and football camps. Josh Allen was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2018 NFL Draft with the seventh overall pick. Allen, who is a dual-threat signal-caller has guided the Bills to a 9-2 record through first 11 games into the 2024 NFL season.

Initially, Allen attended Reedley College for one year before transferring to the University of Wyoming. Over 4 years in college, Allen compiled quite a resume with more than 5,000 passing yards to go with 44 passing touchdowns against 21 interceptions. On the ground, Allen ran for 767 yards and added a further 12 touchdowns. In 2018, the Buffalo Bills traded up from their number 12 spot to the 7th spot and drafted Josh Allen as their future franchise quarterback. Allen signed a four-year, fully guaranteed contract worth $21 million.

Josh Allen's Passing Yards in the Regular Season

Josh Allen was almost an immediate starter for the Bills as he took over their offense in September 2018. He played in 12 games and started 11 of those. In his first-ever NFL game as a starter, Allen finished with 245 passing yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions as the Bills went on to lose the game 20-31 to the Los Angeles Chargers. Allen completed the 2018 season with 2,074 passing yards.

Since then, Allen has not looked back on his Bills career. He has started in all of the Bills games for the past 5 years and along the way he has set various Bills records. He has been the fulcrum around which the Bills have made the playoffs each year since 2019. The 6-foot 5-inch quarterback amassed 3,089 yards in 2019, his first full year as a starter. Allen broke through and in the 2020 season, he had his first 4,000-plus yards season finishing with 4,544 yards which incidentally is his highest tally to date. His 2021 and 2022 seasons saw him finish with 4,407 and 4,283 yards respectively. In 2023, he remained in the same ballpark as he finished the year with 4,306 yards. Through the first 11 games of the 2024 NFL season, Allen has already amassed 2,543 passing yards.

Regular Season Stats

Josh Allen's Passing Yards in the Playoffs

Josh Allen has been the answer to the Bills quarterback position for many years now. He was able to guide the Bills to the playoffs in 2019, however, they could not win the Wild Card Round. In 2020, Allen had an improved showing and the Bills finally won a playoff game for the first time since 1995. With his consistent performances, Josh Allen has been guiding the Buffalo to the playoffs for 5 straight years as of November 2024.

Postseason stats

Passing records in the NFL

As Josh Allen is one of the better dual-threat quarterbacks, most of his records come in the form of passing and rushing.

1. In 2020 (Weeks 1-3), Josh Allen became the first quarterback in three weeks to post 10 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

2. The 2020 season also saw Josh Allen amass more than 375 passing yards, 3 plus touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and a 130 plus QBR in multiple games throughout a single season (weeks 2,9 and 13).

3. First quarterback in the history of the NFL with 100 passing touchdowns and 30 rushing touchdowns in his first four seasons.

4. In 2022, Allen became the first quarterback to pass for 300 yards, rush for 60 yards, and pass for 5 touchdowns in a single playoff game.

5. He also became the first player to have three seasons where he threw for at least 25 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.