2018 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner Minshew II | Wash St | SR | QB | 12 | 627 | 442 | 70.5 | 4627 | 7.4 | 38 | 7 | 150.25 | 52.3 | 385.6 |
| 2 | Josh Adkins | NMSU | FR | QB | 9 | 390 | 220 | 56.4 | 2553 | 6.5 | 13 | 9 | 117.78 | 43.3 | 283.7 |
| 3 | Daniel Jones | Duke | JR | QB | 8 | 310 | 184 | 59.4 | 2127 | 6.9 | 18 | 9 | 130.34 | 38.8 | 265.9 |
| 4 | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State | SO | QB | 10 | 385 | 272 | 70.6 | 3415 | 8.9 | 33 | 6 | 170.32 | 38.5 | 341.5 |
| 5 | Mason Fine | N Texas | JR | QB | 12 | 457 | 295 | 64.6 | 3734 | 8.2 | 27 | 5 | 150.50 | 38.1 | 311.2 |
| 6 | Cole McDonald | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 10 | 379 | 230 | 60.7 | 2998 | 7.9 | 31 | 7 | 150.43 | 37.9 | 299.8 |
| 7 | Ryan Finley | NC State | SR | QB | 10 | 374 | 260 | 69.5 | 3160 | 8.4 | 21 | 6 | 155.81 | 37.4 | 316.0 |
| 8 | David Blough | Purdue | SR | QB | 10 | 371 | 245 | 66.0 | 2920 | 7.9 | 18 | 8 | 143.86 | 37.1 | 292.0 |
| 9 | Ty Gangi | Nevada | SR | QB | 11 | 401 | 244 | 60.8 | 3027 | 7.5 | 22 | 12 | 136.37 | 36.5 | 275.2 |
| 9 | Stephen Calvert | Liberty | JR | QB | 11 | 402 | 221 | 55.0 | 2761 | 6.9 | 19 | 17 | 119.81 | 36.5 | 251.0 |
| 11 | Taylor Cornelius | Okla St | SR | QB | 9 | 326 | 186 | 57.1 | 2575 | 7.9 | 20 | 11 | 136.91 | 36.2 | 286.1 |
| 12 | Josh Love | SJSU | JR | QB | 7 | 253 | 144 | 56.9 | 1753 | 6.9 | 13 | 7 | 126.55 | 36.1 | 250.4 |
| 13 | Jordan Ta'amu | Miss | SR | QB | 9 | 323 | 218 | 67.5 | 3234 | 10.0 | 17 | 5 | 165.86 | 35.9 | 359.3 |
| 13 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SR | QB | 10 | 359 | 225 | 62.7 | 2479 | 6.9 | 14 | 11 | 127.41 | 35.9 | 247.9 |
| 15 | Blake LaRussa | ODU | JR | QB | 11 | 393 | 249 | 63.4 | 3015 | 7.7 | 19 | 10 | 138.67 | 35.7 | 274.1 |
| 16 | Peyton Ramsey | Indiana | SO | QB | 8 | 285 | 196 | 68.8 | 1859 | 6.5 | 13 | 9 | 132.29 | 35.6 | 232.4 |
| 17 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SR | QB | 10 | 355 | 239 | 67.3 | 3001 | 8.5 | 27 | 6 | 160.05 | 35.5 | 300.1 |
| 18 | Deondre Francois | FSU | JR | QB | 7 | 248 | 155 | 62.5 | 2003 | 8.1 | 14 | 7 | 143.33 | 35.4 | 286.1 |
| 19 | Reid Herring | ECU | SO | QB | 8 | 282 | 152 | 53.9 | 1571 | 5.6 | 6 | 8 | 102.05 | 35.3 | 196.4 |
| 20 | J'Mar Smith | La Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 411 | 237 | 57.7 | 2830 | 6.9 | 12 | 9 | 120.76 | 34.3 | 235.8 |
| 21 | Will Grier | WVU | SR | QB | 9 | 306 | 206 | 67.3 | 2979 | 9.7 | 30 | 8 | 176.21 | 34.0 | 331.0 |
| 22 | Jack Abraham | USM | SO | QB | 9 | 305 | 223 | 73.1 | 2347 | 7.7 | 15 | 10 | 147.43 | 33.9 | 260.8 |
| 23 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SR | QB | 9 | 304 | 200 | 65.8 | 2720 | 8.9 | 24 | 5 | 163.70 | 33.8 | 302.2 |
| 24 | Steven Montez | Colorado | JR | QB | 10 | 336 | 221 | 65.8 | 2506 | 7.5 | 18 | 8 | 141.34 | 33.6 | 250.6 |
| 25 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SR | QB | 12 | 402 | 277 | 68.9 | 3113 | 7.7 | 25 | 8 | 150.50 | 33.5 | 259.4 |
| 26 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SR | QB | 12 | 398 | 271 | 68.1 | 3307 | 8.3 | 26 | 8 | 155.43 | 33.2 | 275.6 |
| 27 | Isaiah Green | Marshall | FR | QB | 10 | 330 | 187 | 56.7 | 2459 | 7.5 | 15 | 10 | 128.21 | 33.0 | 245.9 |
| 28 | Wilton Speight | UCLA | SR | QB | 6 | 196 | 118 | 60.2 | 1482 | 7.6 | 6 | 5 | 128.71 | 32.7 | 247.0 |
| 29 | Jarret Doege | BGSU | SO | QB | 12 | 389 | 242 | 62.2 | 2660 | 6.8 | 27 | 12 | 136.39 | 32.4 | 221.7 |
| 30 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | FR | QB | 7 | 226 | 144 | 63.7 | 1818 | 8.0 | 13 | 4 | 146.73 | 32.3 | 259.7 |
| 31 | Ben Hicks | SMU | JR | QB | 9 | 290 | 164 | 56.6 | 1988 | 6.9 | 15 | 5 | 127.75 | 32.2 | 220.9 |
| 32 | Woody Barrett | Kent State | SO | QB | 11 | 352 | 209 | 59.4 | 2163 | 6.1 | 10 | 9 | 115.27 | 32.0 | 196.6 |
| 33 | Blake Barnett | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 350 | 214 | 61.1 | 2710 | 7.7 | 12 | 11 | 131.21 | 31.8 | 246.4 |
| 34 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 11 | 346 | 216 | 62.4 | 2644 | 7.6 | 15 | 11 | 134.57 | 31.5 | 240.4 |
| 35 | D'Eriq King | Houston | JR | QB | 11 | 345 | 219 | 63.5 | 2982 | 8.6 | 36 | 6 | 167.04 | 31.4 | 271.1 |
| 35 | Kato Nelson | Akron | SO | QB | 10 | 314 | 161 | 51.3 | 2052 | 6.5 | 13 | 8 | 114.72 | 31.4 | 205.2 |
| 37 | Jordan Love | Utah State | SO | QB | 12 | 370 | 238 | 64.3 | 3204 | 8.7 | 29 | 5 | 160.23 | 30.8 | 267.0 |
| 38 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 9 | 276 | 181 | 65.6 | 2190 | 7.9 | 20 | 4 | 153.24 | 30.7 | 243.3 |
| 39 | Manny Wilkins | Ariz St | SR | QB | 11 | 335 | 211 | 63.0 | 2792 | 8.3 | 19 | 4 | 149.33 | 30.5 | 253.8 |
| 40 | Nathan Elliott | N Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 273 | 167 | 61.2 | 1848 | 6.8 | 9 | 9 | 122.32 | 30.3 | 205.3 |
| 41 | K.J. Costello | Stanford | JR | QB | 10 | 300 | 191 | 63.7 | 2696 | 9.0 | 22 | 7 | 158.69 | 30.0 | 269.6 |
| 41 | Marcus McMaryion | Fresno St | SR | QB | 12 | 360 | 249 | 69.2 | 3176 | 8.8 | 23 | 5 | 161.57 | 30.0 | 264.7 |
| 43 | Justin Herbert | Oregon | JR | QB | 11 | 328 | 197 | 60.1 | 2679 | 8.2 | 26 | 8 | 149.95 | 29.8 | 243.5 |
| 43 | JT Daniels | USC | FR | QB | 8 | 238 | 132 | 55.5 | 1760 | 7.4 | 10 | 9 | 123.89 | 29.8 | 220.0 |
| 45 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | SR | QB | 10 | 296 | 178 | 60.1 | 2305 | 7.8 | 17 | 5 | 141.12 | 29.6 | 230.5 |
| 46 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | JR | QB | 13 | 383 | 215 | 56.1 | 2979 | 7.8 | 27 | 12 | 138.48 | 29.5 | 229.2 |
| 47 | K.J. Carta-Samuels | CSU | SR | QB | 8 | 235 | 143 | 60.9 | 1806 | 7.7 | 16 | 7 | 141.91 | 29.4 | 225.8 |
| 48 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | JR | QB | 9 | 264 | 158 | 59.8 | 2395 | 9.1 | 22 | 6 | 159.00 | 29.3 | 266.1 |
| 48 | Kellen Mond | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 9 | 264 | 158 | 59.8 | 1968 | 7.5 | 12 | 6 | 132.92 | 29.3 | 218.7 |
| 48 | Peyton Bender | Kansas | SR | QB | 8 | 234 | 130 | 55.6 | 1377 | 5.9 | 10 | 1 | 118.24 | 29.3 | 172.1 |
| 51 | Sam Ehlinger | Texas | SO | QB | 10 | 291 | 184 | 63.2 | 2106 | 7.2 | 18 | 4 | 141.68 | 29.1 | 210.6 |
| 52 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SR | QB | 9 | 258 | 143 | 55.4 | 1748 | 6.8 | 13 | 4 | 125.87 | 28.7 | 194.2 |
| 53 | Jake Bentley | S Carolina | JR | QB | 7 | 200 | 130 | 65.0 | 1782 | 8.9 | 15 | 6 | 158.59 | 28.6 | 254.6 |
| 53 | Marcus Childers | N Illinois | SO | QB | 13 | 372 | 220 | 59.1 | 2070 | 5.6 | 14 | 9 | 113.47 | 28.6 | 159.2 |
| 55 | Charlie Brewer | Baylor | SO | QB | 10 | 283 | 181 | 64.0 | 2357 | 8.3 | 16 | 5 | 149.05 | 28.3 | 235.7 |
| 55 | Artur Sitkowski | Rutgers | FR | QB | 7 | 198 | 102 | 51.5 | 981 | 5.0 | 4 | 14 | 85.67 | 28.3 | 140.1 |
| 57 | Ryan Willis | Va Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 281 | 162 | 57.7 | 2188 | 7.8 | 20 | 7 | 141.56 | 28.1 | 218.8 |
| 58 | Brady White | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 334 | 212 | 63.5 | 2909 | 8.7 | 26 | 8 | 157.53 | 27.8 | 242.4 |
| 58 | Nate Stanley | Iowa | JR | QB | 11 | 306 | 190 | 62.1 | 2378 | 7.8 | 25 | 8 | 149.10 | 27.8 | 216.2 |
| 60 | Gus Ragland | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 10 | 277 | 174 | 62.8 | 2079 | 7.5 | 13 | 4 | 138.46 | 27.7 | 207.9 |
| 61 | Trevor Lawrence | Clemson | FR | QB | 11 | 302 | 197 | 65.2 | 2420 | 8.0 | 23 | 4 | 155.02 | 27.5 | 220.0 |
| 62 | James Morgan | FIU | JR | QB | 12 | 326 | 213 | 65.3 | 2727 | 8.4 | 26 | 7 | 157.64 | 27.2 | 227.3 |
| 62 | Khalil Tate | Arizona | JR | QB | 10 | 272 | 152 | 55.9 | 2236 | 8.2 | 22 | 7 | 146.48 | 27.2 | 223.6 |
| 64 | Bryce Perkins | Virginia | JR | QB | 13 | 349 | 225 | 64.5 | 2680 | 7.7 | 25 | 9 | 147.45 | 26.8 | 206.2 |
| 65 | Jake Browning | Washington | SR | QB | 12 | 320 | 206 | 64.4 | 2672 | 8.4 | 16 | 9 | 145.39 | 26.7 | 222.7 |
| 66 | Dan Ellington | Georgia St | JR | QB | 11 | 292 | 174 | 59.6 | 2119 | 7.3 | 12 | 5 | 130.69 | 26.5 | 192.6 |
| 66 | Jawon Pass | Louisville | SO | QB | 8 | 212 | 117 | 55.2 | 1402 | 6.6 | 5 | 7 | 111.92 | 26.5 | 175.3 |
| 68 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 9 | 238 | 166 | 69.7 | 2841 | 11.9 | 27 | 4 | 204.10 | 26.4 | 315.7 |
| 69 | Jarrett Stidham | Auburn | JR | QB | 8 | 210 | 127 | 60.5 | 1794 | 8.5 | 13 | 2 | 150.77 | 26.3 | 224.3 |
| 70 | Ian Book | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 8 | 209 | 152 | 72.7 | 1833 | 8.8 | 15 | 5 | 165.30 | 26.1 | 229.1 |
| 71 | Joe Burrow | LSU | JR | QB | 8 | 208 | 121 | 58.2 | 1654 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 138.29 | 26.0 | 206.8 |
| 72 | David Pindell | UConn | SR | QB | 8 | 205 | 122 | 59.5 | 1349 | 6.6 | 15 | 11 | 128.20 | 25.6 | 168.6 |
| 73 | Chris Robison | FAU | FR | QB | 10 | 252 | 164 | 65.1 | 2252 | 8.9 | 11 | 9 | 147.41 | 25.2 | 225.2 |
| 74 | Brian Lewerke | Mich St | JR | QB | 6 | 150 | 90 | 60.0 | 971 | 6.5 | 3 | 7 | 111.64 | 25.0 | 161.8 |
| 74 | Tyler Vander Waal | Wyoming | FR | QB | 6 | 150 | 78 | 52.0 | 874 | 5.8 | 4 | 1 | 108.42 | 25.0 | 145.7 |
| 76 | Anthony Brown | BC | SO | QB | 10 | 245 | 139 | 56.7 | 1864 | 7.6 | 17 | 7 | 137.84 | 24.5 | 186.4 |
| 77 | Cordale Grundy | UTSA | JR | QB | 9 | 220 | 111 | 50.5 | 989 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 92.99 | 24.4 | 109.9 |
| 78 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 12 | 285 | 183 | 64.2 | 2318 | 8.1 | 20 | 5 | 152.18 | 23.8 | 193.2 |
| 79 | Feleipe Franks | Florida | SO | QB | 9 | 213 | 133 | 62.4 | 1786 | 8.4 | 19 | 3 | 159.49 | 23.7 | 198.4 |
| 80 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | FR | QB | 8 | 188 | 90 | 47.9 | 1195 | 6.4 | 10 | 1 | 117.75 | 23.5 | 149.4 |
| 81 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | JR | QB | 7 | 163 | 98 | 60.1 | 1227 | 7.5 | 9 | 9 | 130.54 | 23.3 | 175.3 |
| 82 | Shea Patterson | Michigan | JR | QB | 8 | 184 | 122 | 66.3 | 1610 | 8.8 | 16 | 3 | 165.24 | 23.0 | 201.3 |
| 83 | Anthony Russo | Temple | SO | QB | 11 | 252 | 147 | 58.3 | 1882 | 7.5 | 7 | 9 | 123.09 | 22.9 | 171.1 |
| 83 | Shawn Stankavage | Rice | SR | QB | 9 | 206 | 117 | 56.8 | 1227 | 6.0 | 10 | 10 | 113.14 | 22.9 | 136.3 |
| 85 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 9 | 202 | 121 | 59.9 | 1480 | 7.3 | 10 | 2 | 135.81 | 22.4 | 164.4 |
| 86 | Evan Orth | USA | SR | QB | 10 | 222 | 145 | 65.3 | 1795 | 8.1 | 11 | 6 | 144.18 | 22.2 | 179.5 |
| 86 | Eli Peters | Toledo | SO | QB | 11 | 244 | 136 | 55.7 | 1658 | 6.8 | 16 | 6 | 129.54 | 22.2 | 150.7 |
| 88 | Seth Boomer | Tulsa | FR | QB | 9 | 198 | 101 | 51.0 | 1378 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 120.43 | 22.0 | 153.1 |
| 88 | Rocky Lombardi | Mich St | FR | QB | 6 | 132 | 60 | 45.5 | 637 | 4.8 | 3 | 3 | 88.95 | 22.0 | 106.2 |
| 90 | Jarrett Guarantano | Tennessee | SO | QB | 7 | 152 | 97 | 63.8 | 1168 | 7.7 | 7 | 1 | 142.25 | 21.7 | 166.9 |
| 91 | Tyler Wiegers | EMU | SR | QB | 11 | 235 | 152 | 64.7 | 1686 | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 135.03 | 21.4 | 153.3 |
| 92 | Tyler Vitt | Texas St | FR | QB | 9 | 191 | 116 | 60.7 | 1159 | 6.1 | 7 | 10 | 113.32 | 21.2 | 128.8 |
| 93 | Chase Garbers | California | FR | QB | 10 | 211 | 128 | 60.7 | 1226 | 5.8 | 13 | 9 | 121.26 | 21.1 | 122.6 |
| 94 | Ty Storey | Arkansas | JR | QB | 7 | 147 | 85 | 57.8 | 961 | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 116.68 | 21.0 | 137.3 |
| 95 | Andre Nunez | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 13 | 272 | 173 | 63.6 | 2197 | 8.1 | 19 | 10 | 147.15 | 20.9 | 169.0 |
| 95 | Terry Wilson | Kentucky | SO | QB | 9 | 188 | 124 | 66.0 | 1283 | 6.8 | 7 | 7 | 128.12 | 20.9 | 142.6 |
| 97 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SR | QB | 6 | 125 | 71 | 56.8 | 947 | 7.6 | 13 | 2 | 151.56 | 20.8 | 157.8 |
| 97 | Steven Duncan | Western Ky | SO | QB | 9 | 187 | 108 | 57.8 | 1071 | 5.7 | 9 | 7 | 114.25 | 20.8 | 119.0 |
| 99 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | FR | QB | 7 | 145 | 100 | 69.0 | 1551 | 10.7 | 13 | 3 | 184.27 | 20.7 | 221.6 |
| 100 | Nathan Rourke | Ohio | JR | QB | 12 | 247 | 152 | 61.5 | 2256 | 9.1 | 22 | 7 | 161.99 | 20.6 | 188.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.