FCS Football Passing Leaders

2026 FCS PASSING LEADERS

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Jaylon Tolbert (Alcorn State) leads 2026 college football passing with 2,361 yards.

#	PLAYER	TEAM	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT
1	Alcorn StateJaylon TolbertQB	Alcorn State	164	259	2,361	24	8
2	MontanaKeali'i Ah YatQB	Montana	192	274	2,279	22	2
2	DrakeRiley WarzynskiQB	Drake	201	339	2,279	14	10
4	Eastern WashingtonNate BellQB	Eastern Washington	209	325	2,213	16	8
5	Alabama A&MCornelious Brown IVQB	Alabama A&M	149	245	2,158	21	5
6	Youngstown StateBeau BrungardQB	Youngstown State	171	229	2,061	19	4
7	IdahoJoshua WoodQB	Idaho	150	239	2,038	12	5
8	Tarleton StateKaden AndersonQB	Tarleton State	135	210	1,971	20	2
9	Incarnate WordEmmett BrownQB	Incarnate Word	166	271	1,922	10	8
10	CampbellKamden SixkillerQB	Campbell	159	237	1,899	15	6
11	Northern ArizonaTy PenningtonQB	Northern Arizona	154	241	1,898	12	4
12	Tennessee TechJax LeatherwoodQB	Tennessee Tech	168	249	1,858	19	4
13	Cal PolyAnthony Grigsby Jr.QB	Cal Poly	153	242	1,857	16	6
14	DavidsonCasey BullockQB	Davidson	173	301	1,809	12	11
15	Austin PeayChris ParsonQB	Austin Peay	109	171	1,766	12	1
16	Stony BrookQuinn BoydQB	Stony Brook	155	236	1,762	11	4
17	North DakotaJerry KaminskiQB	North Dakota	147	220	1,742	21	4
18	South DakotaAustyn ModrzewskiQB	South Dakota	123	185	1,734	22	6
19	Stephen F. AustinGavin RutherfordQB	Stephen F. Austin	124	183	1,721	19	6
20	UC DavisTreynor CleelandQB	UC Davis	134	230	1,715	14	6
21	Western CarolinaLex ThomasQB	Western Carolina	153	241	1,693	8	1
22	Robert MorrisCarson HaggardQB	Robert Morris	123	215	1,690	16	5
23	Idaho StateJordan CookeQB	Idaho State	127	209	1,687	15	7
24	Gardner-WebbCole PenningtonQB	Gardner-Webb	147	259	1,680	8	5
25	PresbyterianLandon SharpeQB	Presbyterian	130	215	1,654	12	5
26	MonmouthFrankie WeaverQB	Monmouth	152	233	1,615	13	4
27	Tennessee StateDaylin LeeQB	Tennessee State	130	243	1,614	11	7
27	San DiegoDom NankilQB	San Diego	146	233	1,614	8	7
29	Weber StateNate DahleQB	Weber State	119	238	1,591	16	10
30	VillanovaPat McQuaideQB	Villanova	119	183	1,570	9	6
31	East Tennessee StateMason MimsQB	East Tennessee State	133	190	1,540	10	3
32	TowsonAndrew IndorfQB	Towson	123	179	1,537	15	5
33	MaristSonny ManninoQB	Marist	119	197	1,508	9	4
34	Morgan StateCameron EdgeQB	Morgan State	115	175	1,499	12	4
35	Jackson StateJared LockhartQB	Jackson State	98	162	1,493	14	1
36	Western IllinoisKennedy McGillQB	Western Illinois	125	200	1,491	9	4
37	ColumbiaChase GoodwinQB	Columbia	122	212	1,489	11	6
38	West GeorgiaColton FitzgeraldQB	West Georgia	120	197	1,478	10	6
39	Southeast Missouri StateBraylen RaglandQB	Southeast Missouri State	129	207	1,466	7	8
40	StetsonThomas Von GroteQB	Stetson	137	225	1,420	11	4
41	North AlabamaDestin WadeQB	North Alabama	97	175	1,402	6	2
42	Holy CrossDavid LynchQB	Holy Cross	122	223	1,398	10	9
43	RichmondAshten SnelsireQB	Richmond	140	252	1,365	11	7
44	New HampshireBrooks BentleyQB	New Hampshire	125	203	1,364	7	4
45	MercyhurstAlex GevaudanQB	Mercyhurst	114	202	1,356	12	7
46	Southern IllinoisDJ WilliamsQB	Southern Illinois	109	191	1,337	6	3
47	LamarAiden McCownQB	Lamar	106	178	1,292	12	4
48	Prairie View A&MTevin CarterQB	Prairie View A&M	132	207	1,268	11	5
49	StonehillJack O'ConnellQB	Stonehill	111	183	1,267	9	3
50	North Carolina A&TKevin WhiteQB	North Carolina A&T	99	183	1,263	14	5
51	Southern UtahWill BurnsQB	Southern Utah	107	166	1,254	10	6
52	Utah TechBronson BarbenQB	Utah Tech	111	209	1,253	3	5
53	William & MaryWinston WatkinsQB	William & Mary	94	157	1,252	8	2
54	UT Rio Grande ValleyAidan JakobsohnQB	UT Rio Grande Valley	100	179	1,237	8	8
55	DaytonBryce SchondelmyerQB	Dayton	127	194	1,236	11	4
55	Northern IowaJaxon DaileyQB	Northern Iowa	101	165	1,236	9	3
57	BryantBrennan MyerQB	Bryant	110	176	1,232	5	2
58	HarvardCharlie SmithQB	Harvard	114	160	1,217	9	4
59	BrownJames MurphyQB	Brown	112	174	1,207	0	7
60	Central ArkansasDonovyn OmoloQB	Central Arkansas	114	182	1,202	7	6
61	Sacred HeartJack SnyderQB	Sacred Heart	113	163	1,199	10	2
62	YaleDante RenoQB	Yale	95	157	1,182	13	2
63	SE LouisianaKyle LoweQB	SE Louisiana	110	173	1,162	10	6
64	SamfordGabarri JohnsonQB	Samford	119	209	1,159	7	7
65	St. Thomas (MN)Nick PeipertQB	St. Thomas (MN)	69	112	1,141	11	5
66	Mississippi Valley StateJosh BrownQB	Mississippi Valley State	104	196	1,127	8	9
67	Texas SouthernCam'Ron McCoyQB	Texas Southern	81	143	1,107	7	3
68	ValparaisoRowan KeefeQB	Valparaiso	107	176	1,105	8	3
69	Montana StateJustin LamsonQB	Montana State	87	120	1,088	8	1
70	CornellGarrett Bass-SulpizioQB	Cornell	94	157	1,087	6	5
71	ColgateJake StearneyQB	Colgate	95	159	1,077	9	8
72	Delaware StateUi AleQB	Delaware State	90	148	1,050	4	4
73	South Carolina StateKeely WatsonQB	South Carolina State	86	135	1,048	9	3
74	Northwestern StateZach WilckeQB	Northwestern State	98	177	1,045	9	3
75	HowardJa'Shawn ScrogginsQB	Howard	94	187	1,040	6	5
76	Indiana StateBrady AllenQB	Indiana State	66	108	1,017	8	5
77	Abilene ChristianTucker ParksQB	Abilene Christian	90	125	1,013	8	5
78	South Dakota StateChase MasonQB	South Dakota State	63	122	1,003	4	1
79	Morehead StateDavid ParsonsQB	Morehead State	60	118	982	10	6
80	Houston ChristianCutter StewartQB	Houston Christian	78	146	970	10	2
81	FordhamGunnar SmithQB	Fordham	107	208	967	6	11
82	MerrimackAJ Hairston JrQB	Merrimack	82	152	958	6	6
83	UAlbanyKai ColonQB	UAlbany	76	131	946	10	4
84	SouthernChristian JohnsonQB	Southern	78	140	935	8	1
85	Florida A&MArmond ParkerQB	Florida A&M	57	105	925	8	7
86	UT MartinTate SurberQB	UT Martin	97	153	917	4	6
87	WagnerBenjamin NewmanQB	Wagner	94	165	912	5	1
88	ButlerGabe PassiniQB	Butler	75	121	903	10	3
89	LindenwoodPops BattleQB	Lindenwood	81	136	877	2	3
90	Eastern IllinoisCole LaCrueQB	Eastern Illinois	76	133	868	7	1
91	Rhode IslandTyler BudgeQB	Rhode Island	84	150	863	5	6
92	NichollsEan RodrigueQB	Nicholls	84	156	860	9	5
93	WoffordEthan DrummQB	Wofford	49	82	852	9	4
94	MercerJaylen KingQB	Mercer	65	110	841	6	6
95	DuquesneCarson CampQB	Duquesne	63	123	830	4	6
96	MaineEddie BuehlerQB	Maine	84	156	829	4	6
97	Central ConnecticutBrett GriffisQB	Central Connecticut	60	116	826	10	5
98	FurmanConnor AckerleyQB	Furman	79	135	794	3	0
99	BucknellChristopher DietrichQB	Bucknell	82	130	789	5	2
100	Indiana StateElijah OwensQB	Indiana State	60	97	788	6	2

The Big Sky leads the 2026 yards top 25 with seven players, followed by the MVFC with three, the Pioneer with three, the CAA with two, the SoCon with two, the Southland with two, the SWAC with two, the UAC with two, the NEC with one and the OVC with one.

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