2021 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Zappe | Western Ky | SR | QB | 9 | 456 | 309 | 67.8 | 3833 | 8.4 | 40 | 9 | 163.37 | 50.7 | 425.9 |
| 2 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 8 | 399 | 256 | 64.2 | 3368 | 8.4 | 20 | 7 | 148.09 | 49.9 | 421.0 |
| 3 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 32 | 26 | 81.3 | 420 | 13.1 | 2 | 0 | 212.13 | 32.0 | 420.0 |
| 4 | Will Rogers | Miss St | SO | QB | 8 | 433 | 323 | 74.6 | 2975 | 6.9 | 22 | 7 | 145.86 | 54.1 | 371.9 |
| 5 | Carson Strong | Nevada | JR | QB | 8 | 369 | 258 | 69.9 | 2843 | 7.7 | 23 | 5 | 152.50 | 46.1 | 355.4 |
| 6 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 9 | 316 | 230 | 72.8 | 3193 | 10.1 | 34 | 3 | 191.26 | 35.1 | 354.8 |
| 7 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 10 | 409 | 262 | 64.1 | 3537 | 8.6 | 27 | 5 | 156.04 | 40.9 | 353.7 |
| 8 | Tyler Van Dyke | Miami (Fl) | FR | QB | 8 | 312 | 192 | 61.5 | 2661 | 8.5 | 22 | 6 | 152.60 | 39.0 | 332.6 |
| 9 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 9 | 364 | 269 | 73.9 | 2984 | 8.2 | 21 | 6 | 158.50 | 40.4 | 331.6 |
| 10 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 9 | 365 | 236 | 64.7 | 2977 | 8.2 | 27 | 6 | 154.29 | 40.6 | 330.8 |
| 11 | Brett Gabbert | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 6 | 198 | 121 | 61.1 | 1853 | 9.4 | 19 | 4 | 167.36 | 33.0 | 308.8 |
| 12 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 7 | 275 | 163 | 59.3 | 2152 | 7.8 | 16 | 7 | 139.11 | 39.3 | 307.4 |
| 13 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 2 | 73 | 43 | 58.9 | 612 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 149.19 | 36.5 | 306.0 |
| 14 | Sam Hartman | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 10 | 388 | 218 | 56.2 | 3034 | 7.8 | 27 | 14 | 137.62 | 38.8 | 303.4 |
| 15 | Devin Leary | NC State | SO | QB | 8 | 291 | 191 | 65.6 | 2388 | 8.2 | 27 | 3 | 163.13 | 36.4 | 298.5 |
| 16 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 8 | 315 | 210 | 66.7 | 2360 | 7.5 | 19 | 7 | 145.07 | 39.4 | 295.0 |
| 17 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 8 | 305 | 197 | 64.6 | 2346 | 7.7 | 22 | 8 | 147.75 | 38.1 | 293.3 |
| 18 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 9 | 346 | 229 | 66.2 | 2605 | 7.5 | 15 | 10 | 137.96 | 38.4 | 289.4 |
| 19 | Ben Bryant | EMU | SR | QB | 8 | 301 | 210 | 69.8 | 2246 | 7.5 | 10 | 6 | 139.42 | 37.6 | 280.8 |
| 20 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 8 | 229 | 148 | 64.6 | 2214 | 9.7 | 14 | 5 | 161.65 | 28.6 | 276.8 |
| 21 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 9 | 275 | 187 | 68.0 | 2490 | 9.1 | 20 | 4 | 165.15 | 30.6 | 276.7 |
| 22 | Grayson McCall | Coast Car | SO | QB | 6 | 138 | 98 | 71.0 | 1657 | 12.0 | 15 | 2 | 204.84 | 23.0 | 276.2 |
| 23 | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | SR | QB | 7 | 239 | 156 | 65.3 | 1908 | 8.0 | 19 | 6 | 153.55 | 34.1 | 272.6 |
| 24 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 8 | 276 | 176 | 63.8 | 2152 | 7.8 | 13 | 5 | 141.18 | 34.5 | 269.0 |
| 25 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 8 | 243 | 153 | 63.0 | 2151 | 8.9 | 11 | 9 | 144.85 | 30.4 | 268.9 |
| 26 | Logan Bonner | Utah State | JR | QB | 9 | 289 | 175 | 60.6 | 2392 | 8.3 | 25 | 7 | 153.79 | 32.1 | 265.8 |
| 27 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 9 | 291 | 214 | 73.5 | 2359 | 8.1 | 15 | 4 | 155.90 | 32.3 | 262.1 |
| 28 | Bo Nix | Auburn | JR | QB | 6 | 220 | 134 | 60.9 | 1570 | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 127.12 | 36.7 | 261.7 |
| 29 | Tanner McKee | Stanford | SO | QB | 7 | 243 | 152 | 62.6 | 1819 | 7.5 | 11 | 7 | 134.61 | 34.7 | 259.9 |
| 30 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 8 | 239 | 140 | 58.6 | 2078 | 8.7 | 10 | 9 | 137.90 | 29.9 | 259.8 |
| 31 | Hank Bachmeier | Boise St | JR | QB | 8 | 275 | 170 | 61.8 | 2063 | 7.5 | 15 | 6 | 138.48 | 34.4 | 257.9 |
| 32 | Grant Wells | Marshall | FR | QB | 8 | 269 | 184 | 68.4 | 2053 | 7.6 | 11 | 7 | 140.80 | 33.6 | 256.6 |
| 33 | Jake Bentley | USA | SR | QB | 7 | 210 | 152 | 72.4 | 1792 | 8.5 | 15 | 7 | 160.96 | 30.0 | 256.0 |
| 34 | Jayden de Laura | Wash St | SO | QB | 8 | 254 | 161 | 63.4 | 2036 | 8.0 | 19 | 7 | 149.89 | 31.8 | 254.5 |
| 35 | Gavin Hardison | UTEP | SO | QB | 8 | 240 | 131 | 54.6 | 2023 | 8.4 | 11 | 7 | 134.67 | 30.0 | 252.9 |
| 36 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 8 | 257 | 174 | 67.7 | 2018 | 7.9 | 10 | 4 | 143.39 | 32.1 | 252.3 |
| 37 | Layne Hatcher | Ark St | SO | QB | 8 | 280 | 160 | 57.1 | 1953 | 7.0 | 14 | 12 | 123.66 | 35.0 | 244.1 |
| 38 | Daniel Richardson | CMU | FR | QB | 8 | 236 | 145 | 61.4 | 1937 | 8.2 | 17 | 5 | 149.92 | 29.5 | 242.1 |
| 38 | Jarret Doege | WVU | SR | QB | 9 | 298 | 201 | 67.4 | 2179 | 7.3 | 13 | 8 | 137.89 | 33.1 | 242.1 |
| 40 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | SR | QB | 9 | 256 | 169 | 66.0 | 2160 | 8.4 | 13 | 4 | 150.53 | 28.4 | 240.0 |
| 41 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 267 | 160 | 59.9 | 2158 | 8.1 | 19 | 8 | 145.31 | 29.7 | 239.8 |
| 42 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 9 | 240 | 161 | 67.1 | 2145 | 8.9 | 21 | 6 | 166.04 | 26.7 | 238.3 |
| 43 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 8 | 194 | 130 | 67.0 | 1902 | 9.8 | 19 | 2 | 179.62 | 24.3 | 237.8 |
| 44 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 7 | 207 | 112 | 54.1 | 1625 | 7.9 | 10 | 5 | 131.16 | 29.6 | 232.1 |
| 45 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 8 | 198 | 124 | 62.6 | 1855 | 9.4 | 15 | 3 | 163.30 | 24.8 | 231.9 |
| 46 | Hayden Wolff | ODU | FR | QB | 7 | 201 | 125 | 62.2 | 1617 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 138.58 | 28.7 | 231.0 |
| 47 | Skylar Thompson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 7 | 187 | 129 | 69.0 | 1614 | 8.6 | 9 | 2 | 155.22 | 26.7 | 230.6 |
| 48 | Max Bortenschlager | FIU | SR | QB | 8 | 226 | 115 | 50.9 | 1830 | 8.1 | 11 | 9 | 127.00 | 28.3 | 228.8 |
| 49 | Kedon Slovis | USC | JR | QB | 7 | 224 | 142 | 63.4 | 1598 | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 130.33 | 32.0 | 228.3 |
| 50 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 9 | 258 | 166 | 64.3 | 2044 | 7.9 | 21 | 5 | 153.86 | 28.7 | 227.1 |
| 51 | N'Kosi Perry | FAU | SR | QB | 8 | 209 | 134 | 64.1 | 1813 | 8.7 | 13 | 6 | 151.78 | 26.1 | 226.6 |
| 52 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 9 | 257 | 153 | 59.5 | 2018 | 7.9 | 15 | 9 | 137.75 | 28.6 | 224.2 |
| 53 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 9 | 309 | 179 | 57.9 | 2001 | 6.5 | 13 | 4 | 123.62 | 34.3 | 222.3 |
| 54 | Spencer Sanders | Okla St | JR | QB | 10 | 302 | 188 | 62.3 | 2213 | 7.3 | 14 | 11 | 131.83 | 30.2 | 221.3 |
| 55 | Chase Brice | App St | SR | QB | 9 | 242 | 143 | 59.1 | 1986 | 8.2 | 18 | 7 | 146.79 | 26.9 | 220.7 |
| 56 | Gunnar Watson | Troy | SO | QB | 7 | 223 | 135 | 60.5 | 1544 | 6.9 | 8 | 4 | 126.95 | 31.9 | 220.6 |
| 57 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 8 | 195 | 135 | 69.2 | 1752 | 9.0 | 13 | 1 | 165.67 | 24.4 | 219.0 |
| 58 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 8 | 249 | 160 | 64.3 | 1751 | 7.0 | 11 | 6 | 133.09 | 31.1 | 218.9 |
| 59 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 8 | 243 | 140 | 57.6 | 1750 | 7.2 | 11 | 11 | 124.00 | 30.4 | 218.8 |
| 60 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 8 | 223 | 143 | 64.1 | 1741 | 7.8 | 14 | 5 | 145.95 | 27.9 | 217.6 |
| 61 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 8 | 216 | 124 | 57.4 | 1719 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 133.70 | 27.0 | 214.9 |
| 62 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 10 | 274 | 178 | 65.0 | 2125 | 7.8 | 12 | 6 | 140.17 | 27.4 | 212.5 |
| 63 | Jake Constantine | Rice | SR | QB | 6 | 168 | 96 | 57.1 | 1271 | 7.6 | 7 | 6 | 127.30 | 28.0 | 211.8 |
| 64 | Connor Bazelak | Missouri | SO | QB | 7 | 241 | 152 | 63.1 | 1474 | 6.1 | 8 | 9 | 117.93 | 34.4 | 210.6 |
| 65 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 271 | 175 | 64.6 | 2099 | 7.7 | 12 | 4 | 141.30 | 27.1 | 209.9 |
| 66 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 10 | 264 | 166 | 62.9 | 2097 | 7.9 | 14 | 5 | 143.31 | 26.4 | 209.7 |
| 67 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 203 | 135 | 66.5 | 1672 | 8.2 | 10 | 6 | 146.03 | 25.4 | 209.0 |
| 68 | Matt McDonald | BGSU | SR | QB | 8 | 260 | 147 | 56.5 | 1669 | 6.4 | 10 | 5 | 119.30 | 32.5 | 208.6 |
| 69 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 8 | 184 | 109 | 59.2 | 1668 | 9.1 | 15 | 1 | 161.20 | 23.0 | 208.5 |
| 70 | Jeff Sims | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 7 | 179 | 109 | 60.9 | 1445 | 8.1 | 12 | 7 | 143.00 | 25.6 | 206.4 |
| 71 | Casey Thompson | Texas | JR | QB | 9 | 230 | 141 | 61.3 | 1851 | 8.0 | 21 | 8 | 152.07 | 25.6 | 205.7 |
| 72 | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | JR | QB | 8 | 154 | 101 | 65.6 | 1635 | 10.6 | 11 | 4 | 173.14 | 19.3 | 204.4 |
| 73 | Zach Gibson | Akron | FR | QB | 6 | 152 | 105 | 69.1 | 1224 | 8.1 | 10 | 0 | 158.44 | 25.3 | 204.0 |
| 73 | Max Johnson | LSU | SO | QB | 8 | 232 | 133 | 57.3 | 1632 | 7.0 | 14 | 4 | 132.88 | 29.0 | 204.0 |
| 75 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SO | QB | 6 | 161 | 105 | 65.2 | 1219 | 7.6 | 8 | 5 | 139.01 | 26.8 | 203.2 |
| 76 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | SR | QB | 8 | 256 | 154 | 60.2 | 1591 | 6.2 | 13 | 2 | 127.57 | 32.0 | 198.9 |
| 77 | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | FR | QB | 8 | 174 | 110 | 63.2 | 1586 | 9.1 | 18 | 4 | 169.33 | 21.8 | 198.3 |
| 78 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 9 | 224 | 138 | 61.6 | 1780 | 7.9 | 14 | 9 | 140.95 | 24.9 | 197.8 |
| 79 | Zach Calzada | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 8 | 242 | 137 | 56.6 | 1577 | 6.5 | 11 | 7 | 120.56 | 30.3 | 197.1 |
| 80 | Dylan Morris | Washington | FR | QB | 8 | 241 | 150 | 62.2 | 1572 | 6.5 | 10 | 7 | 124.91 | 30.1 | 196.5 |
| 81 | Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | JR | QB | 8 | 184 | 116 | 63.0 | 1528 | 8.3 | 13 | 5 | 150.67 | 23.0 | 191.0 |
| 82 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 10 | 211 | 133 | 63.0 | 1901 | 9.0 | 15 | 6 | 156.48 | 21.1 | 190.1 |
| 82 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 7 | 149 | 98 | 65.8 | 1331 | 8.9 | 9 | 4 | 155.37 | 21.3 | 190.1 |
| 84 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 7 | 192 | 105 | 54.7 | 1330 | 6.9 | 4 | 5 | 114.54 | 27.4 | 190.0 |
| 85 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 8 | 204 | 117 | 57.4 | 1499 | 7.3 | 11 | 6 | 130.98 | 25.5 | 187.4 |
| 86 | Levi Lewis | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 9 | 232 | 135 | 58.2 | 1682 | 7.3 | 12 | 3 | 133.57 | 25.8 | 186.9 |
| 87 | Will Plummer | Arizona | FR | QB | 7 | 213 | 126 | 59.2 | 1296 | 6.1 | 4 | 7 | 109.90 | 30.4 | 185.1 |
| 88 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 9 | 210 | 135 | 64.3 | 1649 | 7.9 | 8 | 6 | 137.11 | 23.3 | 183.2 |
| 89 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 6 | 133 | 90 | 67.7 | 1084 | 8.2 | 12 | 2 | 162.90 | 22.2 | 180.7 |
| 90 | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | SR | QB | 6 | 147 | 89 | 60.5 | 1069 | 7.3 | 6 | 5 | 128.29 | 24.5 | 178.2 |
| 91 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 9 | 190 | 117 | 61.6 | 1600 | 8.4 | 8 | 6 | 139.90 | 21.1 | 177.8 |
| 92 | Cameron Friel | UNLV | FR | QB | 7 | 176 | 108 | 61.4 | 1234 | 7.0 | 5 | 8 | 120.54 | 25.1 | 176.3 |
| 93 | Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | SR | QB | 7 | 195 | 124 | 63.6 | 1218 | 6.2 | 4 | 6 | 116.68 | 27.9 | 174.0 |
| 94 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 8 | 215 | 140 | 65.1 | 1390 | 6.5 | 13 | 8 | 131.95 | 26.9 | 173.8 |
| 95 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 8 | 218 | 124 | 56.9 | 1370 | 6.3 | 7 | 5 | 115.68 | 27.3 | 171.3 |
| 96 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 8 | 214 | 132 | 61.7 | 1323 | 6.2 | 13 | 6 | 128.05 | 26.8 | 165.4 |
| 97 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | JR | QB | 8 | 169 | 101 | 59.8 | 1234 | 7.3 | 12 | 2 | 142.16 | 21.1 | 154.3 |
| 98 | Braxton Burmeister | Va Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 143 | 77 | 53.8 | 1199 | 8.4 | 10 | 3 | 143.16 | 17.9 | 149.9 |
| 99 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 9 | 196 | 118 | 60.2 | 1328 | 6.8 | 8 | 6 | 124.47 | 21.8 | 147.6 |
| 100 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 8 | 193 | 94 | 48.7 | 1178 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 103.71 | 24.1 | 147.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.