College Football Passing Leaders 2021
College Football Passing Leaders 2021: every FBS player's 2021 season, sortable, filterable by conference and class, and linked to prospect and NFL player pages.
Team details
- Season: 2021
- Players: 300
Top 100
| # | Player | Pos | School | Class | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Zappe | QB | Western Kentucky | SR | 14 | 475 | 686 | 69.2% | 5967 | 62 | 11 | 8.7 | 168.9 |
| 2 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | JR | 15 | 366 | 547 | 66.9% | 4872 | 47 | 7 | 8.9 | 167.5 |
| 3 | Will Rogers | QB | Mississippi State | JR | 13 | 505 | 683 | 73.9% | 4739 | 36 | 9 | 6.9 | 147.0 |
| 4 | Brennan Armstrong | QB | Virginia | SR | 11 | 327 | 501 | 65.3% | 4444 | 31 | 10 | 8.9 | 156.2 |
| 5 | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio State | JR | 12 | 317 | 441 | 71.9% | 4435 | 44 | 6 | 10.1 | 186.6 |
| 6 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh | SR | 13 | 334 | 497 | 67.2% | 4319 | 42 | 7 | 8.7 | 165.3 |
| 7 | Sam Hartman | QB | Wake Forest | SR | 14 | 299 | 508 | 58.9% | 4228 | 39 | 14 | 8.3 | 148.6 |
| 8 | Carson Strong | QB | Nevada | SO | 12 | 367 | 524 | 70.0% | 4186 | 36 | 8 | 8.0 | 156.8 |
| 9 | Jake Haener | QB | Fresno State | SR | 13 | 329 | 490 | 67.1% | 4096 | 33 | 9 | 8.4 | 155.9 |
| 10 | Taulia Tagovailoa | QB | Maryland | SR | 13 | 328 | 474 | 69.2% | 3860 | 26 | 11 | 8.1 | 151.1 |
| 11 | Aidan O'Connell | QB | Purdue | 12 | 315 | 440 | 71.6% | 3712 | 28 | 11 | 8.4 | 158.5 | |
| 12 | Tanner Mordecai | QB | SMU | SR | 12 | 308 | 454 | 67.8% | 3628 | 39 | 12 | 8.0 | 158.0 |
| 13 | Logan Bonner | QB | Utah State | SR | 14 | 263 | 430 | 61.2% | 3628 | 36 | 12 | 8.4 | 154.1 |
| 14 | Clayton Tune | QB | Houston | SR | 14 | 287 | 421 | 68.2% | 3546 | 30 | 10 | 8.4 | 157.7 |
| 15 | Grant Wells | QB | Marshall | SR | 13 | 295 | 445 | 66.3% | 3532 | 16 | 13 | 7.9 | 139.0 |
| 16 | Devin Leary | QB | NC State | SR | 12 | 283 | 431 | 65.7% | 3433 | 35 | 5 | 8.0 | 157.0 |
| 17 | Matt Corral | QB | Ole Miss | SO | 13 | 262 | 386 | 67.9% | 3349 | 20 | 5 | 8.7 | 155.3 |
| 18 | Chase Brice | QB | App State | SR | 14 | 242 | 390 | 62.1% | 3337 | 27 | 11 | 8.6 | 151.1 |
| 19 | Desmond Ridder | QB | Cincinnati | SR | 14 | 251 | 387 | 64.9% | 3334 | 30 | 8 | 8.6 | 158.7 |
| 20 | Seth Henigan | QB | Memphis | SR | 11 | 235 | 393 | 59.8% | 3322 | 25 | 8 | 8.4 | 147.7 |
| 21 | Kaleb Eleby | QB | Western Michigan | SO | 13 | 230 | 362 | 63.5% | 3277 | 23 | 6 | 9.1 | 157.2 |
| 22 | Davis Brin | QB | Tulsa | SR | 13 | 243 | 410 | 59.3% | 3254 | 18 | 16 | 7.9 | 132.6 |
| 23 | Payton Thorne | QB | Michigan State | SR | 13 | 235 | 389 | 60.4% | 3240 | 27 | 10 | 8.3 | 148.1 |
| 24 | Dustin Crum | QB | Kent State | SR | 14 | 245 | 382 | 64.1% | 3238 | 20 | 6 | 8.5 | 149.5 |
| 25 | Gavin Hardison | QB | UTEP | SR | 13 | 198 | 357 | 55.5% | 3218 | 18 | 13 | 9.0 | 140.5 |
| 26 | Brock Purdy | QB | Iowa State | SR | 13 | 292 | 407 | 71.7% | 3188 | 19 | 8 | 7.8 | 149.0 |
| 27 | Frank Harris | QB | UTSA | SR | 14 | 263 | 398 | 66.1% | 3177 | 27 | 6 | 8.0 | 152.5 |
| 28 | Jack Coan | QB | Notre Dame | SR | 13 | 253 | 385 | 65.7% | 3150 | 25 | 7 | 8.2 | 152.2 |
| 29 | Holton Ahlers | QB | East Carolina | SR | 12 | 256 | 414 | 61.8% | 3126 | 18 | 10 | 7.5 | 134.8 |
| 30 | Ben Bryant | QB | Eastern Michigan | SR | 13 | 279 | 408 | 68.4% | 3121 | 14 | 7 | 7.7 | 140.5 |
| 31 | Sean Clifford | QB | Penn State | SR | 13 | 261 | 428 | 61.0% | 3107 | 21 | 8 | 7.3 | 134.4 |
| 32 | Hank Bachmeier | QB | Boise State | SR | 12 | 252 | 401 | 62.8% | 3079 | 20 | 8 | 7.7 | 139.8 |
| 33 | Sam Howell | QB | North Carolina | JR | 12 | 217 | 347 | 62.5% | 3056 | 24 | 9 | 8.8 | 154.2 |
| 34 | Jarret Doege | QB | West Virginia | SR | 13 | 272 | 417 | 65.2% | 3048 | 19 | 12 | 7.3 | 135.9 |
| 35 | Anthony Brown | QB | Oregon | SR | 14 | 250 | 390 | 64.1% | 2989 | 18 | 7 | 7.7 | 140.1 |
| 36 | Todd Centeio | QB | Colorado State | SR | 12 | 229 | 380 | 60.3% | 2958 | 15 | 10 | 7.8 | 133.4 |
| 37 | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | SR | 13 | 206 | 302 | 68.2% | 2945 | 31 | 3 | 9.8 | 182.0 |
| 38 | Malik Cunningham | QB | Louisville | SR | 13 | 209 | 337 | 62.0% | 2941 | 19 | 6 | 8.7 | 150.4 |
| 39 | Max Bortenschlager | QB | Florida International | SR | 12 | 178 | 342 | 52.0% | 2935 | 19 | 12 | 8.6 | 135.5 |
| 40 | Tyler Van Dyke | QB | Miami | SR | 10 | 202 | 324 | 62.3% | 2931 | 25 | 6 | 9.1 | 160.1 |
| 41 | Levi Lewis | QB | Louisiana | SR | 14 | 236 | 391 | 60.4% | 2917 | 20 | 4 | 7.5 | 137.9 |
| 42 | Grayson McCall | QB | Coastal Carolina | SR | 11 | 176 | 241 | 73.0% | 2873 | 27 | 3 | 11.9 | 207.6 |
| 43 | Adrian Martinez | QB | Nebraska | SR | 11 | 189 | 306 | 61.8% | 2863 | 14 | 10 | 9.4 | 148.9 |
| 44 | Stetson Bennett | QB | Georgia | SR | 14 | 185 | 287 | 64.5% | 2862 | 29 | 7 | 10.0 | 176.7 |
| 45 | Malik Willis | QB | Liberty | JR | 13 | 207 | 339 | 61.1% | 2857 | 27 | 12 | 8.4 | 151.1 |
| 46 | Spencer Sanders | QB | Oklahoma State | SR | 13 | 243 | 391 | 62.1% | 2839 | 20 | 12 | 7.3 | 133.9 |
| 47 | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky | SR | 13 | 233 | 353 | 66.0% | 2826 | 24 | 13 | 8.0 | 148.3 |
| 48 | Max Johnson | QB | LSU | SR | 12 | 225 | 373 | 60.3% | 2815 | 27 | 6 | 7.5 | 144.4 |
| 49 | Jayden de Laura | QB | Washington State | JR | 12 | 227 | 359 | 63.2% | 2798 | 23 | 9 | 7.8 | 144.8 |
| 50 | Chevan Cordeiro | QB | Hawai'i | SR | 11 | 195 | 353 | 55.2% | 2793 | 17 | 11 | 7.9 | 131.4 |
| 51 | N'Kosi Perry | QB | Florida Atlantic | SR | 12 | 210 | 345 | 60.9% | 2771 | 20 | 7 | 8.0 | 143.4 |
| 52 | Emory Jones | QB | Florida | SR | 13 | 224 | 346 | 64.7% | 2734 | 19 | 13 | 7.9 | 141.7 |
| 53 | Jonah Johnson | QB | New Mexico State | JR | 11 | 257 | 438 | 58.7% | 2705 | 10 | 8 | 6.2 | 114.4 |
| 54 | Chris Reynolds | QB | Charlotte | SR | 11 | 216 | 338 | 63.9% | 2680 | 26 | 9 | 7.9 | 150.6 |
| 55 | Chance Nolan | QB | Oregon State | SR | 13 | 204 | 318 | 64.2% | 2677 | 19 | 10 | 8.4 | 148.3 |
| 56 | KJ Jefferson | QB | Arkansas | SR | 13 | 198 | 294 | 67.3% | 2676 | 21 | 4 | 9.1 | 164.7 |
| 57 | Brett Gabbert | QB | Miami (OH) | SR | 10 | 178 | 299 | 59.5% | 2648 | 26 | 6 | 8.9 | 158.6 |
| 58 | Daniel Richardson | QB | Central Michigan | JR | 13 | 191 | 316 | 60.4% | 2633 | 24 | 6 | 8.3 | 151.7 |
| 59 | Rocky Lombardi | QB | Northern Illinois | SR | 13 | 200 | 343 | 58.3% | 2597 | 15 | 8 | 7.6 | 131.7 |
| 60 | Jaren Hall | QB | BYU | JR | 10 | 189 | 296 | 63.9% | 2583 | 20 | 5 | 8.7 | 156.1 |
| 61 | Cade McNamara | QB | Michigan | SR | 14 | 210 | 327 | 64.2% | 2576 | 15 | 6 | 7.9 | 141.9 |
| 62 | Matt McDonald | QB | Bowling Green | SR | 12 | 236 | 393 | 60.1% | 2555 | 12 | 7 | 6.5 | 121.2 |
| 63 | Connor Bazelak | QB | Missouri | SR | 11 | 246 | 377 | 65.3% | 2548 | 16 | 11 | 6.8 | 130.2 |
| 64 | Drew Plitt | QB | Ball State | SR | 13 | 248 | 411 | 60.3% | 2541 | 18 | 6 | 6.2 | 123.8 |
| 65 | Chase Garbers | QB | California | JR | 11 | 223 | 348 | 64.1% | 2531 | 16 | 8 | 7.3 | 135.7 |
| 66 | Cameron Rising | QB | Utah | SR | 13 | 204 | 320 | 63.8% | 2493 | 20 | 5 | 7.8 | 146.7 |
| 67 | Jake Bentley | QB | South Alabama | SR | 10 | 212 | 303 | 70.0% | 2476 | 17 | 8 | 8.2 | 151.8 |
| 68 | Dylan Morris | QB | Washington | SR | 11 | 220 | 363 | 60.6% | 2458 | 14 | 12 | 6.8 | 123.6 |
| 69 | Layne Hatcher | QB | Arkansas State | SR | 11 | 201 | 341 | 58.9% | 2423 | 19 | 13 | 7.1 | 129.4 |
| 70 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA | SR | 11 | 176 | 283 | 62.2% | 2409 | 21 | 6 | 8.5 | 153.9 |
| 71 | Michael Pratt | QB | Tulane | JR | 11 | 189 | 328 | 57.6% | 2381 | 21 | 8 | 7.3 | 134.8 |
| 72 | Jayden Daniels | QB | Arizona State | SR | 13 | 197 | 301 | 65.4% | 2380 | 10 | 10 | 7.9 | 136.2 |
| 73 | Gunnar Holmberg | QB | Duke | SR | 11 | 217 | 324 | 67.0% | 2358 | 7 | 8 | 7.3 | 130.3 |
| 74 | Tanner McKee | QB | Stanford | JR | 10 | 206 | 315 | 65.4% | 2327 | 15 | 7 | 7.4 | 138.7 |
| 75 | Bo Nix | QB | Auburn | JR | 10 | 197 | 323 | 61.0% | 2294 | 11 | 3 | 7.1 | 130.0 |
| 76 | Dylan Hopkins | QB | UAB | SR | 13 | 155 | 235 | 66.0% | 2274 | 18 | 7 | 9.7 | 166.6 |
| 77 | D.J. Uiagalelei | QB | Clemson | SR | 13 | 208 | 374 | 55.6% | 2246 | 9 | 10 | 6.0 | 108.7 |
| 78 | Gerry Bohannon | QB | Baylor | SR | 12 | 173 | 275 | 62.9% | 2200 | 18 | 7 | 8.0 | 146.6 |
| 79 | Zach Calzada | QB | Texas A&M | SR | 12 | 184 | 328 | 56.1% | 2185 | 17 | 9 | 6.7 | 123.7 |
| 80 | Kedon Slovis | QB | USC | SR | 9 | 193 | 297 | 65.0% | 2153 | 11 | 8 | 7.2 | 132.7 |
| 81 | Skylar John Thompson | QB | Kansas State | SR | 10 | 162 | 233 | 69.5% | 2113 | 12 | 4 | 9.1 | 159.3 |
| 82 | Casey Thompson | QB | Texas | SR | 12 | 165 | 261 | 63.2% | 2113 | 24 | 9 | 8.1 | 154.7 |
| 83 | Dequan Finn | QB | Toledo | SR | 13 | 144 | 250 | 57.6% | 2067 | 18 | 2 | 8.3 | 149.2 |
| 84 | Max Duggan | QB | TCU | SR | 10 | 145 | 227 | 63.9% | 2048 | 16 | 6 | 9.0 | 157.6 |
| 85 | Tanner Morgan | QB | Minnesota | SR | 13 | 149 | 249 | 59.8% | 2044 | 10 | 9 | 8.2 | 134.8 |
| 86 | Austin Aune | QB | North Texas | JR | 13 | 151 | 295 | 51.2% | 1991 | 9 | 9 | 6.8 | 111.8 |
| 87 | Braxton Burmeister | QB | Virginia Tech | SR | 12 | 142 | 255 | 55.7% | 1960 | 14 | 4 | 7.7 | 135.2 |
| 88 | Graham Mertz | QB | Wisconsin | SR | 13 | 169 | 284 | 59.5% | 1958 | 10 | 11 | 6.9 | 121.3 |
| 89 | Hayden Wolff | QB | Old Dominion | SR | 10 | 159 | 253 | 62.8% | 1933 | 10 | 7 | 7.6 | 134.5 |
| 90 | Caleb Williams | QB | Oklahoma | JR | 11 | 136 | 211 | 64.5% | 1912 | 21 | 4 | 9.1 | 169.6 |
| 91 | Timmy McClain | QB | South Florida | SR | 11 | 145 | 262 | 55.3% | 1888 | 5 | 7 | 7.2 | 116.8 |
| 92 | Austin Kendall | QB | Louisiana Tech | SR | 7 | 148 | 243 | 60.9% | 1884 | 13 | 9 | 7.8 | 136.3 |
| 93 | Spencer Petras | QB | Iowa | SR | 12 | 165 | 288 | 57.3% | 1880 | 10 | 9 | 6.5 | 117.3 |
| 94 | Kyle Vantrease | QB | Buffalo | 10 | 161 | 262 | 61.5% | 1861 | 8 | 6 | 7.1 | 126.6 | |
| 95 | Kurtis Rourke | QB | Ohio | SR | 10 | 171 | 261 | 65.5% | 1817 | 11 | 7 | 7.0 | 132.5 |
| 96 | Noah Vedral | QB | Rutgers | SR | 13 | 180 | 303 | 59.4% | 1813 | 7 | 7 | 6.0 | 112.7 |
| 97 | Mikey Keene | QB | UCF | SR | 11 | 173 | 272 | 63.6% | 1730 | 17 | 6 | 6.4 | 133.2 |
| 98 | Darren Grainger | QB | Georgia State | SR | 13 | 136 | 228 | 59.6% | 1715 | 19 | 4 | 7.5 | 146.8 |
| 99 | Nick Starkel | QB | San José State | SR | 7 | 128 | 248 | 51.6% | 1645 | 9 | 7 | 6.6 | 113.7 |
| 100 | Jake Constantine | QB | Rice | SR | 8 | 126 | 206 | 61.2% | 1622 | 8 | 7 | 7.9 | 133.3 |
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