2021 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Non-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 | 5 | 230 | 166 | 72.2 | 2134 | 9.3 | 22 | 2 | 179.93 | 46.0 | 426.8 |
| 2 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 125 | 87 | 69.6 | 1242 | 9.9 | 10 | 3 | 174.66 | 41.7 | 414.0 |
| 3 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 3 | 101 | 70 | 69.3 | 1081 | 10.7 | 11 | 3 | 189.22 | 33.7 | 360.3 |
| 4 | Will Rogers | Miss St | SO | QB | 5 | 250 | 182 | 72.8 | 1764 | 7.1 | 14 | 2 | 148.95 | 50.0 | 352.8 |
| 5 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 5 | 185 | 132 | 71.4 | 1750 | 9.5 | 11 | 1 | 169.35 | 37.0 | 350.0 |
| 6 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 4 | 132 | 98 | 74.2 | 1342 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 | 195.62 | 33.0 | 335.5 |
| 7 | Carson Strong | Nevada | JR | QB | 4 | 154 | 108 | 70.1 | 1332 | 8.6 | 13 | 3 | 166.74 | 38.5 | 333.0 |
| 8 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 4 | 139 | 98 | 70.5 | 1268 | 9.1 | 20 | 5 | 187.41 | 34.8 | 317.0 |
| 9 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 128 | 99 | 77.3 | 1255 | 9.8 | 11 | 1 | 186.50 | 32.0 | 313.8 |
| 10 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 132 | 82 | 62.1 | 1214 | 9.2 | 12 | 1 | 167.85 | 33.0 | 303.5 |
| 11 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 3 | 80 | 57 | 71.3 | 898 | 11.2 | 5 | 1 | 183.67 | 26.7 | 299.3 |
| 12 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 5 | 168 | 104 | 61.9 | 1494 | 8.9 | 7 | 5 | 144.41 | 33.6 | 298.8 |
| 13 | Sam Hartman | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 4 | 120 | 81 | 67.5 | 1194 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | 184.08 | 30.0 | 298.5 |
| 14 | Grant Wells | Marshall | FR | QB | 5 | 175 | 111 | 63.4 | 1482 | 8.5 | 5 | 6 | 137.14 | 35.0 | 296.4 |
| 15 | Max Johnson | LSU | SO | QB | 4 | 141 | 92 | 65.2 | 1182 | 8.4 | 13 | 2 | 163.26 | 35.3 | 295.5 |
| 16 | Dylan Morris | Washington | FR | QB | 3 | 122 | 70 | 57.4 | 886 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | 121.00 | 40.7 | 295.3 |
| 17 | Austin Kendall | La Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 145 | 89 | 61.4 | 1178 | 8.1 | 10 | 5 | 145.48 | 36.3 | 294.5 |
| 18 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 4 | 118 | 72 | 61.0 | 1170 | 9.9 | 9 | 1 | 167.79 | 29.5 | 292.5 |
| 19 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 4 | 146 | 83 | 56.8 | 1168 | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 131.65 | 36.5 | 292.0 |
| 20 | Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | SR | QB | 4 | 129 | 93 | 72.1 | 1140 | 8.8 | 3 | 2 | 150.90 | 32.3 | 285.0 |
| 21 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 5 | 138 | 93 | 67.4 | 1422 | 10.3 | 11 | 5 | 172.99 | 27.6 | 284.4 |
| 22 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 4 | 119 | 82 | 68.9 | 1106 | 9.3 | 8 | 4 | 162.45 | 29.8 | 276.5 |
| 23 | Max Bortenschlager | FIU | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 63 | 54.3 | 1105 | 9.5 | 8 | 3 | 151.92 | 29.0 | 276.3 |
| 24 | Chase Brice | App St | SR | QB | 5 | 148 | 99 | 66.9 | 1351 | 9.1 | 9 | 4 | 158.23 | 29.6 | 270.2 |
| 25 | Connor Bazelak | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 136 | 94 | 69.1 | 1074 | 7.9 | 8 | 2 | 151.92 | 34.0 | 268.5 |
| 26 | Tyler Shough | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 3 | 81 | 55 | 67.9 | 804 | 9.9 | 6 | 2 | 170.78 | 27.0 | 268.0 |
| 27 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 5 | 138 | 104 | 75.4 | 1335 | 9.7 | 20 | 2 | 201.55 | 27.6 | 267.0 |
| 28 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 5 | 129 | 88 | 68.2 | 1331 | 10.3 | 10 | 1 | 178.92 | 25.8 | 266.2 |
| 29 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 3 | 67 | 49 | 73.1 | 785 | 11.7 | 4 | 1 | 188.25 | 22.3 | 261.7 |
| 30 | Devin Leary | NC State | SO | QB | 4 | 140 | 92 | 65.7 | 1045 | 7.5 | 8 | 2 | 144.41 | 35.0 | 261.3 |
| 31 | Jaren Hall | BYU | SO | QB | 10 | 296 | 189 | 63.9 | 2583 | 8.7 | 20 | 5 | 156.07 | 29.6 | 258.3 |
| 32 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 3 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 774 | 7.8 | 5 | 2 | 141.94 | 33.0 | 258.0 |
| 33 | D'Eriq King | Miami (Fl) | SR | QB | 3 | 122 | 81 | 66.4 | 767 | 6.3 | 3 | 4 | 120.75 | 40.7 | 255.7 |
| 34 | Hank Bachmeier | Boise St | JR | QB | 4 | 126 | 82 | 65.1 | 1017 | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 142.80 | 31.5 | 254.3 |
| 35 | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 3 | 99 | 74 | 74.7 | 761 | 7.7 | 7 | 2 | 158.61 | 33.0 | 253.7 |
| 36 | Nick Starkel | SJSU | SR | QB | 3 | 87 | 46 | 52.9 | 757 | 8.7 | 4 | 4 | 131.93 | 29.0 | 252.3 |
| 37 | Jack Plummer | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 97 | 70 | 72.2 | 745 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 160.49 | 32.3 | 248.3 |
| 38 | Logan Bonner | Utah State | JR | QB | 5 | 140 | 88 | 62.9 | 1236 | 8.8 | 11 | 5 | 155.81 | 28.0 | 247.2 |
| 39 | Levi Lewis | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 5 | 158 | 101 | 63.9 | 1234 | 7.8 | 8 | 1 | 144.96 | 31.6 | 246.8 |
| 40 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 4 | 138 | 80 | 58.0 | 978 | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 122.21 | 34.5 | 244.5 |
| 41 | Grayson McCall | Coast Car | SO | QB | 5 | 103 | 78 | 75.7 | 1216 | 11.8 | 12 | 1 | 211.41 | 20.6 | 243.2 |
| 42 | James Blackman | Ark St | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 74 | 57.4 | 972 | 7.5 | 6 | 1 | 134.45 | 32.3 | 243.0 |
| 43 | Jack Coan | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 13 | 386 | 253 | 65.5 | 3150 | 8.2 | 25 | 7 | 151.83 | 29.7 | 242.3 |
| 44 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 75 | 46 | 61.3 | 724 | 9.7 | 7 | 5 | 159.89 | 25.0 | 241.3 |
| 45 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 4 | 76 | 52 | 68.4 | 961 | 12.6 | 14 | 1 | 232.80 | 19.0 | 240.3 |
| 46 | Gavin Hardison | UTEP | SO | QB | 5 | 119 | 67 | 56.3 | 1200 | 10.1 | 7 | 6 | 150.34 | 23.8 | 240.0 |
| 47 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 3 | 78 | 47 | 60.3 | 717 | 9.2 | 7 | 2 | 161.95 | 26.0 | 239.0 |
| 48 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 147 | 90 | 61.2 | 1189 | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 146.64 | 29.4 | 237.8 |
| 49 | N'Kosi Perry | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 136 | 76 | 55.9 | 949 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 130.02 | 34.0 | 237.3 |
| 50 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 10 | 407 | 231 | 56.8 | 2285 | 5.6 | 8 | 8 | 106.48 | 40.7 | 228.5 |
| 51 | Jake Bentley | USA | SR | QB | 3 | 93 | 60 | 64.5 | 684 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 131.25 | 31.0 | 228.0 |
| 52 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 3 | 82 | 48 | 58.5 | 675 | 8.2 | 4 | 2 | 138.91 | 27.3 | 225.0 |
| 53 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 4 | 94 | 66 | 70.2 | 897 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | 165.79 | 23.5 | 224.3 |
| 54 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 5 | 141 | 97 | 68.8 | 1117 | 7.9 | 6 | 1 | 147.95 | 28.2 | 223.4 |
| 55 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 3 | 60 | 33 | 55.0 | 668 | 11.1 | 7 | 1 | 183.69 | 20.0 | 222.7 |
| 56 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 3 | 109 | 63 | 57.8 | 665 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 115.66 | 36.3 | 221.7 |
| 57 | Matt McDonald | BGSU | SR | QB | 4 | 133 | 89 | 66.9 | 886 | 6.7 | 2 | 2 | 124.83 | 33.3 | 221.5 |
| 57 | Ken Seals | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 4 | 154 | 90 | 58.4 | 886 | 5.8 | 5 | 4 | 112.30 | 38.5 | 221.5 |
| 59 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 4 | 124 | 72 | 58.1 | 882 | 7.1 | 10 | 2 | 141.20 | 31.0 | 220.5 |
| 60 | Jarret Doege | WVU | SR | QB | 4 | 119 | 71 | 59.7 | 869 | 7.3 | 6 | 4 | 130.93 | 29.8 | 217.3 |
| 61 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 5 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1086 | 7.8 | 4 | 3 | 131.96 | 27.8 | 217.2 |
| 62 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 72 | 62.1 | 864 | 7.4 | 6 | 1 | 139.98 | 29.0 | 216.0 |
| 63 | Taylor Powell | Troy | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 84 | 65.1 | 860 | 6.7 | 5 | 4 | 127.71 | 32.3 | 215.0 |
| 64 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 5 | 134 | 83 | 61.9 | 1064 | 7.9 | 9 | 1 | 149.31 | 26.8 | 212.8 |
| 65 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 143 | 89 | 62.2 | 1062 | 7.4 | 9 | 7 | 135.61 | 28.6 | 212.4 |
| 66 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 5 | 145 | 100 | 69.0 | 1056 | 7.3 | 10 | 6 | 144.63 | 29.0 | 211.2 |
| 67 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 5 | 109 | 76 | 69.7 | 1043 | 9.6 | 12 | 1 | 184.61 | 21.8 | 208.6 |
| 68 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 4 | 116 | 78 | 67.2 | 829 | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 131.75 | 29.0 | 207.3 |
| 69 | Spencer Sanders | Okla St | JR | QB | 3 | 90 | 55 | 61.1 | 618 | 6.9 | 6 | 1 | 138.57 | 30.0 | 206.0 |
| 70 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | SR | QB | 5 | 125 | 75 | 60.0 | 1027 | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 144.29 | 25.0 | 205.4 |
| 71 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 11 | 266 | 164 | 61.7 | 2245 | 8.4 | 22 | 11 | 151.57 | 24.2 | 204.1 |
| 72 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 4 | 137 | 76 | 55.5 | 807 | 5.9 | 4 | 1 | 113.13 | 34.3 | 201.8 |
| 73 | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | SR | QB | 4 | 115 | 72 | 62.6 | 796 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 124.75 | 28.8 | 199.0 |
| 74 | Brett Gabbert | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 4 | 101 | 57 | 56.4 | 795 | 7.9 | 7 | 2 | 141.47 | 25.3 | 198.8 |
| 75 | Brady McBride | Texas St | SO | QB | 4 | 137 | 79 | 57.7 | 786 | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | 118.33 | 34.3 | 196.5 |
| 76 | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | SR | QB | 4 | 98 | 59 | 60.2 | 776 | 7.9 | 7 | 3 | 144.16 | 24.5 | 194.0 |
| 77 | Carter Bradley | Toledo | SO | QB | 4 | 94 | 59 | 62.8 | 768 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 141.93 | 23.5 | 192.0 |
| 78 | Braxton Burmeister | Va Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 112 | 65 | 58.0 | 761 | 6.8 | 4 | 1 | 125.11 | 28.0 | 190.3 |
| 79 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | SR | QB | 5 | 155 | 94 | 60.6 | 950 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 117.62 | 31.0 | 190.0 |
| 80 | Jayden de Laura | Wash St | SO | QB | 4 | 105 | 66 | 62.9 | 753 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 131.86 | 26.3 | 188.3 |
| 81 | Sean Chambers | Wyoming | JR | QB | 4 | 98 | 57 | 58.2 | 750 | 7.7 | 5 | 3 | 133.17 | 24.5 | 187.5 |
| 81 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 110 | 70 | 63.6 | 750 | 6.8 | 5 | 4 | 128.64 | 27.5 | 187.5 |
| 83 | Terry Wilson | New Mexico | SR | QB | 4 | 124 | 72 | 58.1 | 749 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 121.55 | 31.0 | 187.3 |
| 84 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 5 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 924 | 9.3 | 8 | 3 | 162.65 | 19.8 | 184.8 |
| 85 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 4 | 91 | 62 | 68.1 | 731 | 8.0 | 2 | 4 | 134.07 | 22.8 | 182.8 |
| 86 | Bo Nix | Auburn | JR | QB | 4 | 103 | 63 | 61.2 | 724 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 136.23 | 25.8 | 181.0 |
| 87 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 127 | 76 | 59.8 | 878 | 6.9 | 7 | 5 | 128.23 | 25.4 | 175.6 |
| 88 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 5 | 156 | 84 | 53.8 | 876 | 5.6 | 2 | 5 | 98.84 | 31.2 | 175.2 |
| 89 | Ben Bryant | EMU | SR | QB | 5 | 107 | 69 | 64.5 | 875 | 8.2 | 4 | 1 | 143.66 | 21.4 | 175.0 |
| 90 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 4 | 94 | 66 | 70.2 | 693 | 7.4 | 4 | 1 | 144.04 | 23.5 | 173.3 |
| 91 | Jacob Sirmon | CMU | SO | QB | 4 | 111 | 66 | 59.5 | 682 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 121.70 | 27.8 | 170.5 |
| 92 | Tanner McKee | Stanford | SO | QB | 3 | 72 | 54 | 75.0 | 508 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 152.60 | 24.0 | 169.3 |
| 93 | Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | JR | QB | 4 | 92 | 57 | 62.0 | 666 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 136.36 | 23.0 | 166.5 |
| 94 | Skylar Thompson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 46 | 33 | 71.7 | 499 | 10.8 | 3 | 2 | 175.68 | 15.3 | 166.3 |
| 95 | Austin Aune | N Texas | SO | QB | 5 | 102 | 57 | 55.9 | 814 | 8.0 | 5 | 6 | 127.33 | 20.4 | 162.8 |
| 96 | DJ Irons | Akron | SO | QB | 4 | 87 | 58 | 66.7 | 649 | 7.5 | 6 | 3 | 145.19 | 21.8 | 162.3 |
| 97 | Charlie Brewer | Utah | SR | QB | 3 | 79 | 48 | 60.8 | 484 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 117.17 | 26.3 | 161.3 |
| 98 | Chase Cunningham | MTSU | JR | QB | 4 | 90 | 57 | 63.3 | 636 | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 146.14 | 22.5 | 159.0 |
| 99 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 4 | 88 | 51 | 58.0 | 630 | 7.2 | 2 | 5 | 114.24 | 22.0 | 157.5 |
| 100 | Layne Hatcher | Ark St | SO | QB | 3 | 61 | 41 | 67.2 | 470 | 7.7 | 5 | 1 | 155.70 | 20.3 | 156.7 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.