College Football Passing Leaders

2026 FBS PASSING LEADERS

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Braden Atkinson (Oregon State) leads 2026 college football passing with 2,583 yards.

#	PLAYER	TEAM	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT
1	Oregon StateBraden AtkinsonQB	Oregon State	188	272	2,583	24	2
2	USCJayden MaiavaQB	USC	152	224	2,045	18	3
3	Ohio StateJulian SayinQB	Ohio State	131	192	2,007	19	4
4	Virginia TechEthan GrunkemeyerQB	Virginia Tech	167	230	1,984	15	2
5	Wake ForestGio LopezQB	Wake Forest	140	207	1,947	17	1
6	Oklahoma StateDrew MestemakerQB	Oklahoma State	136	203	1,940	16	6
7	Hawai'iMicah AlejadoQB	Hawai'i	180	305	1,863	6	5
8	SMUKevin JenningsQB	SMU	140	192	1,859	16	5
8	North TexasTayven JacksonQB	North Texas	144	199	1,859	15	4
10	ToledoJohn Alan RichterQB	Toledo	144	218	1,853	14	1
11	LouisvilleLincoln KienholzQB	Louisville	121	180	1,844	10	3
12	MemphisMarcus StokesQB	Memphis	121	181	1,841	18	6
13	PurdueRyan BrowneQB	Purdue	145	221	1,822	10	3
14	LSUSam LeavittQB	LSU	148	211	1,784	14	8
15	HoustonConner WeigmanQB	Houston	134	198	1,770	20	2
16	MiamiDarian MensahQB	Miami	135	167	1,764	18	1
17	MissouriAustin SimmonsQB	Missouri	131	208	1,756	14	2
18	AlabamaKeelon RussellQB	Alabama	129	191	1,746	12	4
19	Florida AtlanticCaden VeltkampQB	Florida Atlantic	160	222	1,743	15	3
20	ArizonaNoah FifitaQB	Arizona	139	190	1,739	16	4
21	TCUJaden CraigQB	TCU	129	193	1,694	10	5
22	Eastern MichiganNoah KimQB	Eastern Michigan	169	285	1,678	11	4
23	Ole MissTrinidad ChamblissQB	Ole Miss	142	210	1,676	14	4
24	Penn StateRocco BechtQB	Penn State	132	210	1,664	12	5
25	IndianaJosh HooverQB	Indiana	108	169	1,660	18	0
26	Notre DameCJ CarrQB	Notre Dame	129	193	1,639	16	1
27	Coastal CarolinaDeuce BaileyQB	Coastal Carolina	109	204	1,638	16	4
28	Jacksonville StateCaden CreelQB	Jacksonville State	129	192	1,637	12	6
29	Arkansas StateTrey OwensQB	Arkansas State	138	201	1,631	9	6
30	StanfordDavis WarrenQB	Stanford	141	234	1,630	7	2
31	Florida StateAshton DanielsQB	Florida State	106	181	1,618	12	8
32	MarylandMalik WashingtonQB	Maryland	155	260	1,615	9	6
33	Georgia SouthernMax JohnsonQB	Georgia Southern	154	232	1,601	11	2
34	UTSAOwen McCownQB	UTSA	153	220	1,578	10	2
35	GeorgiaGunner StocktonQB	Georgia	117	158	1,570	16	4
36	NebraskaAnthony ColandreaQB	Nebraska	137	219	1,569	14	4
37	KentuckyKenny MincheyQB	Kentucky	141	206	1,552	13	1
38	San José StateLuke WeaverQB	San José State	132	209	1,529	11	6
39	Georgia TechAlberto MendozaQB	Georgia Tech	136	191	1,528	9	4
40	West VirginiaMichael Hawkins Jr.QB	West Virginia	83	144	1,519	10	1
41	NC StateCJ BaileyQB	NC State	126	189	1,507	9	4
42	Florida InternationalJJ KohlQB	Florida International	116	199	1,458	7	7
43	Mississippi StateKamario TaylorQB	Mississippi State	102	154	1,450	17	4
44	ArkansasKJ JacksonQB	Arkansas	131	215	1,444	7	4
45	IllinoisKatin HouserQB	Illinois	122	184	1,440	12	4
46	Texas StateBrad JacksonQB	Texas State	106	157	1,439	14	5
47	App StateMalachi SingletonQB	App State	113	169	1,429	7	2
48	UConnKalieb OsborneQB	UConn	98	163	1,421	10	2
49	Sam HoustonLandyn LockeQB	Sam Houston	129	205	1,418	11	4
50	UtahDevon DampierQB	Utah	118	172	1,412	15	4
51	NorthwesternAidan ChilesQB	Northwestern	98	139	1,398	9	0
52	WashingtonDemond Williams Jr.QB	Washington	116	174	1,396	8	3
53	Fresno StateJayden MandalQB	Fresno State	123	195	1,393	8	1
54	UNLVJackson ArnoldQB	UNLV	108	182	1,391	10	2
55	Arizona StateCutter BoleyQB	Arizona State	104	168	1,353	13	5
56	FloridaAaron PhiloQB	Florida	105	149	1,341	9	3
57	CincinnatiJC French IVQB	Cincinnati	108	153	1,338	9	0
57	South CarolinaLaNorris SellersQB	South Carolina	115	187	1,338	12	4
59	James MadisonCamden ColemanQB	James Madison	110	174	1,336	13	1
60	MinnesotaDrake LindseyQB	Minnesota	127	196	1,335	9	5
61	Texas TechWill HammondQB	Texas Tech	115	168	1,334	6	5
62	OklahomaJohn MateerQB	Oklahoma	114	175	1,308	9	7
63	PittsburghMason HeintschelQB	Pittsburgh	98	148	1,304	14	1
64	Kansas StateAvery JohnsonQB	Kansas State	118	187	1,301	10	3
65	TexasArch ManningQB	Texas	107	167	1,298	11	5
66	Boise StateMaddux MadsenQB	Boise State	110	166	1,296	13	0
67	KansasIsaiah MarshallQB	Kansas	88	167	1,294	9	5
68	Georgia StateCameran BrownQB	Georgia State	102	156	1,291	13	5
69	CaliforniaJaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQB	California	122	182	1,290	9	5
70	Kennesaw StateRickie CollinsQB	Kennesaw State	129	184	1,287	4	3
71	North Dakota StateNathan HayesQB	North Dakota State	106	163	1,272	10	5
72	South FloridaMichael Van Buren Jr.QB	South Florida	115	179	1,266	6	0
73	Michigan StateAlessio MilivojevicQB	Michigan State	121	185	1,263	7	3
74	Boston CollegeMason McKenzieQB	Boston College	98	167	1,262	7	7
75	North CarolinaBilly Edwards Jr.QB	North Carolina	94	157	1,259	9	5
76	BYUBear BachmeierQB	BYU	100	152	1,257	9	2
77	VanderbiltJared CurtisQB	Vanderbilt	101	161	1,242	6	7
78	DukeWalker EgetQB	Duke	108	172	1,229	8	2
79	Texas A&MMarcel ReedQB	Texas A&M	112	201	1,225	7	6
80	VirginiaBeau PribulaQB	Virginia	104	159	1,217	13	1
81	Middle TennesseeRoman GaglianoQB	Middle Tennessee	110	188	1,204	11	2
82	AuburnByrum BrownQB	Auburn	118	184	1,202	8	7
83	Bowling GreenJay KastantinQB	Bowling Green	111	167	1,201	7	4
84	WisconsinColton JosephQB	Wisconsin	87	159	1,198	10	5
85	Northern IllinoisTaron DickensQB	Northern Illinois	121	184	1,193	4	3
86	UABRyder BurtonQB	UAB	91	167	1,184	6	5
87	LouisianaLunch WinfieldQB	Louisiana	108	155	1,158	4	4
88	Kent StateDru DeShieldsQB	Kent State	106	185	1,140	4	6
89	TempleAjani SheppardQB	Temple	74	120	1,127	8	0
90	Miami (OH)David McCombQB	Miami (OH)	65	103	1,120	7	1
91	BaylorDJ LagwayQB	Baylor	93	186	1,116	8	3
92	TroyGoose CrowderQB	Troy	96	169	1,112	9	4
93	TulsaBaylor HayesQB	Tulsa	98	158	1,081	8	1
94	Sacramento StateJackson SharmanQB	Sacramento State	106	192	1,070	6	6
95	AkronBrayden RoggowQB	Akron	92	157	1,068	7	9
96	RutgersDylan LonerganQB	Rutgers	74	127	1,066	10	6
96	Ball StateKeldric LusterQB	Ball State	119	184	1,066	7	4
98	LibertyDeshawn PurdieQB	Liberty	70	114	1,050	8	0
99	Western MichiganBroc LowryQB	Western Michigan	100	147	1,044	8	1
100	Southern MissLandry LyddyQB	Southern Miss	80	133	1,032	7	4

The ACC and the Big Ten lead the 2026 yards top 25 with five players each, followed by the Big 12 with four, the SEC with four, the American with three, the MAC with two, the Mountain West with one and the Pac-12 with one.

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