2016 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes II | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 3 | 183 | 114 | 62.3 | 1400 | 7.7 | 9 | 2 | 140.60 | 61.0 | 466.7 |
| 2 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 171 | 103 | 60.2 | 1417 | 8.3 | 11 | 6 | 144.05 | 42.8 | 354.3 |
| 3 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | JR | QB | 7 | 304 | 200 | 65.8 | 2479 | 8.2 | 18 | 12 | 145.94 | 43.4 | 354.1 |
| 4 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 75 | 45 | 60.0 | 670 | 8.9 | 3 | 2 | 142.91 | 37.5 | 335.0 |
| 5 | Davis Webb | California | SR | QB | 3 | 157 | 91 | 58.0 | 988 | 6.3 | 5 | 4 | 116.23 | 52.3 | 329.3 |
| 6 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 4 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1313 | 9.4 | 8 | 0 | 159.49 | 34.8 | 328.3 |
| 7 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 1 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 319 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 126.88 | 45.0 | 319.0 |
| 8 | Luke Falk | Wash St | JR | QB | 3 | 144 | 89 | 61.8 | 951 | 6.6 | 8 | 6 | 127.28 | 48.0 | 317.0 |
| 9 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 4 | 182 | 103 | 56.6 | 1254 | 6.9 | 11 | 6 | 127.83 | 45.5 | 313.5 |
| 10 | Mitch Trubisky | N Carolina | JR | QB | 4 | 156 | 102 | 65.4 | 1196 | 7.7 | 10 | 4 | 145.81 | 39.0 | 299.0 |
| 11 | Brad Kaaya | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 4 | 151 | 98 | 64.9 | 1175 | 7.8 | 12 | 2 | 153.84 | 37.8 | 293.8 |
| 12 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 2 | 83 | 47 | 56.6 | 579 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 121.49 | 41.5 | 289.5 |
| 13 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 2 | 84 | 48 | 57.1 | 554 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 128.25 | 42.0 | 277.0 |
| 14 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 2 | 72 | 48 | 66.7 | 546 | 7.6 | 5 | 2 | 147.73 | 36.0 | 273.0 |
| 15 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 1 | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 269 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 158.27 | 29.0 | 269.0 |
| 16 | Shane Buechele | Texas | FR | QB | 3 | 117 | 71 | 60.7 | 802 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 | 127.23 | 39.0 | 267.3 |
| 17 | Billy Bahl | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 1 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 266 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 165.32 | 29.0 | 266.0 |
| 18 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 5 | 166 | 90 | 54.2 | 1318 | 7.9 | 7 | 10 | 122.79 | 33.2 | 263.6 |
| 19 | Ryan Finley | NC State | SO | QB | 3 | 112 | 61 | 54.5 | 771 | 6.9 | 3 | 5 | 112.20 | 37.3 | 257.0 |
| 20 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 3 | 102 | 62 | 60.8 | 763 | 7.5 | 7 | 4 | 138.42 | 34.0 | 254.3 |
| 21 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 7 | 187 | 117 | 62.6 | 1772 | 9.5 | 14 | 6 | 160.46 | 26.7 | 253.1 |
| 22 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 2 | 72 | 46 | 63.9 | 505 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 133.78 | 36.0 | 252.5 |
| 23 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | 55 | 39 | 70.9 | 495 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 148.87 | 27.5 | 247.5 |
| 24 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 4 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 979 | 10.4 | 9 | 3 | 174.40 | 23.5 | 244.8 |
| 25 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 1 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 241 | 6.9 | 2 | 3 | 125.27 | 35.0 | 241.0 |
| 26 | Sam Darnold | USC | FR | QB | 5 | 138 | 90 | 65.2 | 1172 | 8.5 | 10 | 5 | 153.22 | 27.6 | 234.4 |
| 27 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 1 | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 233 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 109.93 | 42.0 | 233.0 |
| 28 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | JR | QB | 1 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 229 | 9.5 | 3 | 2 | 158.90 | 24.0 | 229.0 |
| 29 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 219 | 130 | 59.4 | 1356 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 118.27 | 36.5 | 226.0 |
| 30 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 4 | 103 | 60 | 58.3 | 903 | 8.8 | 10 | 3 | 158.10 | 25.8 | 225.8 |
| 31 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 3 | 91 | 50 | 54.9 | 664 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 119.09 | 30.3 | 221.3 |
| 32 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 70 | 54.3 | 861 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 118.46 | 32.3 | 215.3 |
| 33 | Chad Voytik | Ark St | SR | QB | 1 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 215 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 157.43 | 21.0 | 215.0 |
| 34 | Jake Bentley | S Carolina | FR | QB | 3 | 93 | 57 | 61.3 | 644 | 6.9 | 3 | 4 | 121.51 | 31.0 | 214.7 |
| 35 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 1 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 214 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 132.92 | 30.0 | 214.0 |
| 36 | Kurt Benkert | Virginia | JR | QB | 3 | 109 | 54 | 49.5 | 638 | 5.9 | 5 | 3 | 108.35 | 36.3 | 212.7 |
| 37 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 3 | 101 | 48 | 47.5 | 622 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 116.89 | 33.7 | 207.3 |
| 38 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 1 | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 204 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 117.40 | 37.0 | 204.0 |
| 39 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 91 | 47 | 51.6 | 609 | 6.7 | 4 | 3 | 115.78 | 30.3 | 203.0 |
| 40 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 2 | 66 | 36 | 54.5 | 403 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 111.75 | 33.0 | 201.5 |
| 41 | Jack Milas | Ball State | JR | QB | 1 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 199 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 94.78 | 38.0 | 199.0 |
| 42 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 65 | 56.0 | 793 | 6.8 | 8 | 4 | 129.31 | 29.0 | 198.3 |
| 43 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 3 | 105 | 48 | 45.7 | 593 | 5.6 | 5 | 2 | 105.05 | 35.0 | 197.7 |
| 44 | Garrett Smith | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 390 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 120.08 | 34.0 | 195.0 |
| 45 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 6 | 195 | 119 | 61.0 | 1164 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 123.99 | 32.5 | 194.0 |
| 45 | Austin Appleby | Florida | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 66 | 56.9 | 776 | 6.7 | 5 | 5 | 118.70 | 29.0 | 194.0 |
| 47 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 1 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 189 | 5.9 | 1 | 5 | 78.67 | 32.0 | 189.0 |
| 48 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 1 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 187 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 131.06 | 29.0 | 187.0 |
| 48 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 196 | 112 | 57.1 | 1122 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 110.22 | 32.7 | 187.0 |
| 50 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 126 | 64 | 50.8 | 745 | 5.9 | 2 | 8 | 93.00 | 31.5 | 186.3 |
| 51 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 4 | 119 | 61 | 51.3 | 737 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 115.97 | 29.8 | 184.3 |
| 52 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 5 | 125 | 59 | 47.2 | 916 | 7.3 | 6 | 4 | 118.20 | 25.0 | 183.2 |
| 53 | Jacob Park | Iowa State | SO | QB | 4 | 100 | 51 | 51.0 | 703 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 113.95 | 25.0 | 175.8 |
| 54 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 2 | 64 | 35 | 54.7 | 351 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 105.92 | 32.0 | 175.5 |
| 55 | Manny Wilkins | Ariz St | SO | QB | 3 | 91 | 46 | 50.5 | 524 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 | 103.21 | 30.3 | 174.7 |
| 56 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 347 | 10.5 | 3 | 2 | 154.70 | 16.5 | 173.5 |
| 57 | Daniel Jones | Duke | FR | QB | 3 | 98 | 60 | 61.2 | 520 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 115.89 | 32.7 | 173.3 |
| 58 | Kevin Olsen | Charlotte | JR | QB | 2 | 71 | 33 | 46.5 | 339 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 95.89 | 35.5 | 169.5 |
| 59 | John Wolford | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 3 | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 508 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 109.69 | 25.0 | 169.3 |
| 60 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 333 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | 167.67 | 13.5 | 166.5 |
| 61 | Montell Cozart | Kansas | JR | QB | 3 | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 494 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | 89.80 | 33.3 | 164.7 |
| 62 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 3 | 106 | 44 | 41.5 | 486 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 77.47 | 35.3 | 162.0 |
| 63 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 1 | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 161 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 107.00 | 36.0 | 161.0 |
| 64 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 4 | 105 | 56 | 53.3 | 631 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 109.43 | 26.3 | 157.8 |
| 65 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 472 | 9.1 | 3 | 1 | 149.13 | 17.3 | 157.3 |
| 66 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 1 | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 157 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 108.88 | 28.0 | 157.0 |
| 67 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 2 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 303 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 94.67 | 30.5 | 151.5 |
| 68 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 113 | 63 | 55.8 | 604 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 100.03 | 28.3 | 151.0 |
| 69 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 91 | 39 | 42.9 | 446 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 86.88 | 30.3 | 148.7 |
| 70 | Ross Comis | U Mass | SO | QB | 1 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 141 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 122.61 | 17.0 | 141.0 |
| 70 | Ryan Burns | Stanford | SR | QB | 3 | 65 | 39 | 60.0 | 423 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 112.51 | 21.7 | 141.0 |
| 72 | Grant Rohach | Buffalo | SR | QB | 1 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 140 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 108.01 | 22.0 | 140.0 |
| 73 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 6 | 131 | 74 | 56.5 | 837 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 119.16 | 21.8 | 139.5 |
| 74 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 3 | 57 | 33 | 57.9 | 409 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 114.66 | 19.0 | 136.3 |
| 75 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 1 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 135 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 80.59 | 24.0 | 135.0 |
| 76 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 1 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 133 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 92.10 | 32.0 | 133.0 |
| 77 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 48 | 47.5 | 531 | 5.3 | 2 | 6 | 86.34 | 25.3 | 132.8 |
| 78 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 4 | 96 | 46 | 47.9 | 528 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 91.31 | 24.0 | 132.0 |
| 79 | Brandon Dawkins | Arizona | SO | QB | 3 | 65 | 33 | 50.8 | 390 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 105.17 | 21.7 | 130.0 |
| 80 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 127 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 55.22 | 32.0 | 127.0 |
| 81 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 116 | 60 | 51.7 | 622 | 5.4 | 6 | 5 | 105.21 | 23.2 | 124.4 |
| 82 | Sefo Liufau | Colorado | SR | QB | 5 | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 608 | 6.4 | 4 | 3 | 115.02 | 19.0 | 121.6 |
| 83 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 81 | 29 | 35.8 | 352 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 68.98 | 27.0 | 117.3 |
| 84 | Zach Kline | Fresno St | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 110 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 129.46 | 11.0 | 110.0 |
| 84 | James Knapke | BGSU | SR | QB | 1 | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 110 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 52.24 | 33.0 | 110.0 |
| 86 | Zack Mahoney | Syracuse | JR | QB | 6 | 103 | 61 | 59.2 | 659 | 6.4 | 7 | 3 | 129.56 | 17.2 | 109.8 |
| 87 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 103 | 17.2 | 2 | 1 | 287.54 | 6.0 | 103.0 |
| 88 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 4 | 84 | 41 | 48.8 | 397 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 90.06 | 21.0 | 99.3 |
| 89 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 6 | 90 | 48 | 53.3 | 589 | 6.5 | 4 | 5 | 111.86 | 15.0 | 98.2 |
| 90 | Tra'Von Chapman | Akron | JR | QB | 2 | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 181 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 78.93 | 18.5 | 90.5 |
| 91 | Ikaika Woolsey | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 95.33 | 13.0 | 88.0 |
| 92 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 4 | 82 | 36 | 43.9 | 347 | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 82.62 | 20.5 | 86.8 |
| 93 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 2 | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | 166 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 101.43 | 19.0 | 83.0 |
| 94 | Steven Montez | Colorado | FR | QB | 4 | 68 | 34 | 50.0 | 318 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 88.25 | 17.0 | 79.5 |
| 95 | Caleb Rowe | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 296 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 102.33 | 9.3 | 74.0 |
| 96 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | JR | QB | 4 | 53 | 27 | 50.9 | 276 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 103.37 | 13.3 | 69.0 |
| 97 | Jackson Tyner | Rice | FR | QB | 1 | 37 | 10 | 27.0 | 68 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 42.47 | 37.0 | 68.0 |
| 98 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 1 | 22 | 6 | 27.3 | 66 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 43.38 | 22.0 | 66.0 |
| 99 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 65 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 152.89 | 9.0 | 65.0 |
| 99 | James Morgan | BGSU | FR | QB | 1 | 10 | 9 | 90.0 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 124.60 | 10.0 | 65.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.