Two players from Alabama high schools threw passes during the 2022 NFL regular season. Both Jameis Winston and Nick Mullens already hold places in the top 10 for NFL passing yards among former Alabama prep stars, although neither added a lot to his total this season.

A former Hueytown High School quarterback, Winston started the first three games of the 2022 campaign for the New Orleans Saints. But for the second season in a row, an injury knocked Winston out of the lineup, and he never returned to the field.

A former Spain Park High School quarterback, Mullens played in four games as Kirk Cousins’ backup with the Minnesota Vikings in 2022.

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This season was the first since 2005 without at least 1,000 passing yards by a former Alabama high school star. For all but one of those 16 seasons, former Athens High School quarterback Philip Rivers met that threshold on his way to becoming the state’s all-time NFL passing leader.

The 10 players from Alabama high schools with the most NFL passing yards are:

1. Philip Rivers: 63,440 passing yards

San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers 2004-19, Indianapolis Colts 2020: The former Athens High School standout completed 5,277-of-8,134 passes with 421 touchdowns and 209 interceptions for a 95.2 passer rating during his career. Rivers received eight Pro Bowl invitations.

2. Ken Stabler: 27,938 passing yards

Oakland Raiders 1970-79, Houston Oilers 1980-81, New Orleans Saints 1982-84: The former Foley High School and Alabama standout completed 2,270-of-3,793 passes with 194 touchdowns and 222 interceptions for a 75.3 passer rating during his career. Stabler earned the NFL’s MVP Award for the 1974 season and led the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI to cap the 1976 campaign.

3. Bart Starr: 24,718 passing yards

Green Bay Packers 1956-71: The former Sidney Lanier High School and Alabama standout completed 1,808-of-3,149 passes with 152 touchdowns and 138 interceptions for an 80.5 passer rating during his career. The quarterback for five NFL championship teams, Starr earned the MVP awards for the first two Super Bowls and was the league’s MVP in 1966.

4. Jameis Winston: 21,840 passing yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2015-19, New Orleans Saints 2020-22: The former Hueytown High School standout has completed 1,738-of-2,835 passes with 139 touchdowns and 96 interceptions for an 87.5 passer rating during his career. The 2013 Heisman Trophy winner at Florida State and the first player picked in the 2015 NFL Draft, Winston ranked 10th among the state’s players in NFL passing yards after his rookie season, sixth after his second season and fifth after his third campaign and moved into fourth after his seventh. In the 2022 season, Winston completed 72-of-115 passes for 858 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions.

5. Richard Todd: 20,610 passing yards

New York Jets 1976-83, New Orleans Saints 1984-85: The former Davidson High School and Alabama standout completed 1,610-of-2,967 passes with 124 touchdowns and 161 interceptions for a passer rating of 67.6 during his career. After eight years as the Jets’ quarterback, Todd joined the Saints, where he was a teammate of Ken Stabler for a season.

6. Bobby Thomason: 9,480 passing yards

Los Angeles Rams 1949, Green Bay Packers 1951, Philadelphia Eagles 1952-57: The former Leeds High School standout completed 687-of-1,346 passes with 68 touchdowns and 90 interceptions for a passer rating of 62.9 during his career. Thomason led the NFL with 21 TD passes in 1953. His final two seasons, when he had eight touchdowns passes and 31 interceptions, skewed his stats.

7. Tarvaris Jackson: 7,263 passing yards

Minnesota Vikings 2006-10, Seattle Seahawks 2011, 2013-15, Buffalo Bills 2012: The former Sidney Lanier High School and Alabama State standout completed 657-of-1,102 passes with 39 touchdowns and 35 interceptions for a 78.5 passer rating during his career. Jackson spent two seasons as an NFL regular — with the Vikings in 2007 and the Seahawks in 2011 — and earned a Super Bowl ring as the backup QB for Seattle’s 2013 NFL championship team.

8. Dick Wood: 7,153 passing yards

Denver Broncos 1962, San Diego Chargers 1962, New York Jets 1963-64, Oakland Raiders 1965, Miami Dolphins 1966: The former Lanett High School and Auburn standout completed 522-of-1,194 passes with 51 touchdowns and 71 interceptions for a 52.9 passer rating during his career. Wood, who played for five AFL franchises in five seasons, gave way to Joe Namath as the Jets’ starting quarterback.

9. Nick Mullens: 5,085 passing yards

San Francisco 49ers 2018-20, Cleveland Browns 2021, Minnesota Vikings 2022: The former Spain Park High School standout has completed 428-of-655 passes with 27 touchdowns and 23 interceptions for an 88.0 passer rating. Mullens is among the first 10 players in NFL history with 4,700 passing yards in the first 19 games of his career (and that includes one game in which he did not throw pass). The list also includes Jameis Winston. In the 2022 season, the former Southern Miss star completed 21-of-25 passes for 224 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

10. Scott Hunter: 4,756 passing yards

Green Bay Packers 1971-73, Buffalo Bills 1974, Atlanta Falcons 1976-77, Detroit Lions 1979: The former Vigor High School and Alabama standout completed 335-of-748 passes with 23 touchdowns and 38 interceptions for a 55.0 passer rating during his career. Hunter’s first season with the Packers was the final season of Bart Starr’s NFL career.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.