2016 National Leaders Total Offense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | JR | QB | 3 | 185 | 967 | 179 | 1152 | 6.44 | 384.0 |
| 2 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 2 | -40 | 911 | 114 | 871 | 7.64 | 435.5 |
| 3 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 2 | -1 | 757 | 69 | 756 | 10.96 | 378.0 |
| 4 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 2 | -7 | 638 | 72 | 631 | 8.76 | 315.5 |
| 5 | Zach Smith | Baylor | FR | QB | 2 | -2 | 619 | 84 | 617 | 7.35 | 308.5 |
| 6 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 2 | -64 | 595 | 82 | 531 | 6.48 | 265.5 |
| 7 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 2 | 39 | 584 | 54 | 623 | 11.54 | 311.5 |
| 8 | Greg Windham | Ohio | SR | QB | 2 | 38 | 529 | 90 | 567 | 6.30 | 283.5 |
| 9 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 133 | 507 | 111 | 640 | 5.77 | 320.0 |
| 9 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 2 | 9 | 507 | 65 | 516 | 7.94 | 258.0 |
| 11 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 2 | 35 | 500 | 69 | 535 | 7.75 | 267.5 |
| 12 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 2 | 69 | 484 | 71 | 553 | 7.79 | 276.5 |
| 13 | Austin Appleby | Florida | SR | QB | 2 | -43 | 483 | 75 | 440 | 5.87 | 220.0 |
| 14 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 2 | 36 | 455 | 82 | 491 | 5.99 | 245.5 |
| 15 | Sam Darnold | USC | FR | QB | 1 | 20 | 453 | 58 | 473 | 8.16 | 473.0 |
| 15 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 2 | 30 | 453 | 88 | 483 | 5.49 | 241.5 |
| 17 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 2 | 27 | 447 | 72 | 474 | 6.58 | 237.0 |
| 18 | Nick Stevens | CSU | JR | QB | 1 | 5 | 445 | 38 | 450 | 11.84 | 450.0 |
| 19 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 1 | 8 | 432 | 54 | 440 | 8.15 | 440.0 |
| 20 | Jake Bentley | S Carolina | FR | QB | 1 | -9 | 390 | 53 | 381 | 7.19 | 381.0 |
| 21 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 2 | -15 | 384 | 55 | 369 | 6.71 | 184.5 |
| 22 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | -6 | 372 | 56 | 366 | 6.54 | 366.0 |
| 23 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 2 | 237 | 354 | 84 | 591 | 7.04 | 295.5 |
| 24 | Zach Abey | Navy | SO | QB | 3 | 257 | 352 | 93 | 609 | 6.55 | 203.0 |
| 25 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 1 | -16 | 346 | 42 | 330 | 7.86 | 330.0 |
| 26 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 2 | -24 | 333 | 39 | 309 | 7.92 | 154.5 |
| 27 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 3 | 114 | 326 | 102 | 440 | 4.31 | 146.7 |
| 28 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 1 | 20 | 310 | 56 | 330 | 5.89 | 330.0 |
| 29 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 1 | 0 | 305 | 60 | 305 | 5.08 | 305.0 |
| 30 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 1 | 22 | 304 | 41 | 326 | 7.95 | 326.0 |
| 30 | Alec Morris | N Texas | SR | QB | 1 | 14 | 304 | 41 | 318 | 7.76 | 318.0 |
| 32 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 1 | 28 | 300 | 52 | 328 | 6.31 | 328.0 |
| 33 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 1 | 118 | 291 | 49 | 409 | 8.35 | 409.0 |
| 34 | Brad Kaaya | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 1 | -3 | 282 | 36 | 279 | 7.75 | 279.0 |
| 35 | Mitch Trubisky | N Carolina | JR | QB | 1 | 38 | 280 | 53 | 318 | 6.00 | 318.0 |
| 36 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 1 | -13 | 278 | 42 | 265 | 6.31 | 265.0 |
| 37 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 23 | 274 | 39 | 297 | 7.62 | 297.0 |
| 38 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 2 | -19 | 268 | 73 | 249 | 3.41 | 124.5 |
| 39 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 1 | 30 | 266 | 41 | 296 | 7.22 | 296.0 |
| 40 | Luke Falk | Wash St | JR | QB | 1 | -12 | 264 | 60 | 252 | 4.20 | 252.0 |
| 41 | Gus Ragland | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 1 | 51 | 263 | 47 | 314 | 6.68 | 314.0 |
| 42 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 1 | 105 | 261 | 53 | 366 | 6.91 | 366.0 |
| 43 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 1 | -5 | 253 | 21 | 248 | 11.81 | 248.0 |
| 44 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | JR | QB | 1 | -1 | 247 | 29 | 246 | 8.48 | 246.0 |
| 45 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 2 | 89 | 245 | 85 | 334 | 3.93 | 167.0 |
| 46 | Ryker Fyfe | Nebraska | SR | QB | 1 | -27 | 243 | 44 | 216 | 4.91 | 216.0 |
| 47 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 1 | -8 | 241 | 55 | 233 | 4.24 | 233.0 |
| 48 | Ryan Finley | NC State | SO | QB | 1 | 24 | 235 | 34 | 259 | 7.62 | 259.0 |
| 49 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 1 | 0 | 229 | 56 | 229 | 4.09 | 229.0 |
| 49 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 1 | -41 | 229 | 48 | 188 | 3.92 | 188.0 |
| 51 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 1 | 9 | 222 | 37 | 231 | 6.24 | 231.0 |
| 52 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 217 | 32 | 219 | 6.84 | 219.0 |
| 53 | Sefo Liufau | Colorado | SR | QB | 2 | 11 | 216 | 61 | 227 | 3.72 | 113.5 |
| 54 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 1 | 16 | 214 | 48 | 230 | 4.79 | 230.0 |
| 55 | Christian Chapman | SDSU | SO | QB | 2 | -2 | 213 | 39 | 211 | 5.41 | 105.5 |
| 56 | Arion Worthman | Air Force | SO | QB | 1 | 71 | 207 | 31 | 278 | 8.97 | 278.0 |
| 57 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 2 | 122 | 198 | 62 | 320 | 5.16 | 160.0 |
| 58 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 1 | 2 | 188 | 22 | 190 | 8.64 | 190.0 |
| 58 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 1 | -17 | 188 | 43 | 171 | 3.98 | 171.0 |
| 60 | John Wolford | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 1 | -2 | 183 | 28 | 181 | 6.46 | 181.0 |
| 61 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 1 | -11 | 178 | 32 | 167 | 5.22 | 167.0 |
| 62 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 1 | 49 | 175 | 48 | 224 | 4.67 | 224.0 |
| 62 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 1 | 5 | 175 | 48 | 180 | 3.75 | 180.0 |
| 64 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 1 | 7 | 164 | 27 | 171 | 6.33 | 171.0 |
| 65 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 1 | -7 | 163 | 44 | 156 | 3.55 | 156.0 |
| 66 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 1 | -13 | 158 | 53 | 145 | 2.74 | 145.0 |
| 67 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 1 | 33 | 153 | 53 | 186 | 3.51 | 186.0 |
| 68 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 1 | 14 | 151 | 34 | 165 | 4.85 | 165.0 |
| 69 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 1 | 132 | 136 | 44 | 268 | 6.09 | 268.0 |
| 70 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 1 | 26 | 129 | 30 | 155 | 5.17 | 155.0 |
| 71 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | 115 | 127 | 24 | 242 | 10.08 | 242.0 |
| 71 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 1 | -2 | 127 | 44 | 125 | 2.84 | 125.0 |
| 73 | Steven Montez | Colorado | FR | QB | 2 | 11 | 121 | 25 | 132 | 5.28 | 66.0 |
| 74 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 1 | 126 | 119 | 41 | 245 | 5.98 | 245.0 |
| 75 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 1 | 50 | 118 | 35 | 168 | 4.80 | 168.0 |
| 76 | Justin Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 1 | 42 | 105 | 23 | 147 | 6.39 | 147.0 |
| 77 | Connor White | Texas St | SO | QB | 1 | 35 | 102 | 34 | 137 | 4.03 | 137.0 |
| 78 | Tanner Mangum | BYU | SO | QB | 1 | -8 | 96 | 17 | 88 | 5.18 | 88.0 |
| 79 | Conner Cramer | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 110 | 95 | 28 | 205 | 7.32 | 205.0 |
| 79 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 2 | 41 | 95 | 48 | 136 | 2.83 | 68.0 |
| 81 | Jeremy Johnson | Auburn | SR | QB | 1 | 10 | 93 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 103.0 |
| 82 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 2 | 180 | 88 | 34 | 268 | 7.88 | 134.0 |
| 83 | Foster Sawyer | TCU | SO | QB | 1 | 10 | 86 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 96.0 |
| 83 | Ryan Burns | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | -14 | 86 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 72.0 |
| 85 | Lamar Jordan | New Mexico | JR | QB | 1 | 81 | 77 | 17 | 158 | 9.29 | 158.0 |
| 86 | Keller Chryst | Stanford | JR | QB | 1 | 14 | 68 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 82.0 |
| 87 | Kyle Kearns | Wk Forest | FR | QB | 1 | 0 | 60 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 60.0 |
| 88 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 55 | 27 | 66 | 2.44 | 66.0 |
| 89 | Favian Upshaw | Ga South | SR | QB | 1 | -8 | 48 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 40.0 |
| 90 | Tyler Huntley | Utah | FR | QB | 1 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 59.0 |
| 90 | Zander Diamont | Indiana | JR | QB | 1 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 39.0 |
| 90 | Justin Holman | UCF | SR | QB | 1 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 39.0 |
| 93 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 1 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 50.0 |
| 94 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 1 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 51.0 |
| 95 | Jonathan Ward | CMU | FR | RB | 1 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 45.0 |
| 95 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 1 | -9 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 1.05 | 22.0 |
| 97 | Jason Stewart | Memphis | SR | QB | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 28.0 |
| 98 | John Franklin III | Auburn | JR | QB | 1 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 41.0 |
| 99 | Chris Carson | Okla St | SR | RB | 2 | 152 | 24 | 24 | 176 | 7.33 | 88.0 |
| 99 | ArDarius Stewart | Alabama | JR | WR | 3 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 19.7 |