2021 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 8 | 234 | 177 | 75.6 | 1995 | 8.5 | 14 | 2 | 165.29 | 29.3 | 249.4 |
| 2 | Will Rogers | Miss St | SO | QB | 8 | 434 | 327 | 75.3 | 3048 | 7.0 | 28 | 5 | 153.33 | 54.3 | 381.0 |
| 3 | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 8 | 181 | 136 | 75.1 | 1447 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 156.82 | 22.6 | 180.9 |
| 4 | Grayson McCall | Coast Car | SO | QB | 11 | 241 | 176 | 73.0 | 2873 | 11.9 | 27 | 3 | 207.65 | 21.9 | 261.2 |
| 5 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 9 | 325 | 236 | 72.6 | 2896 | 8.9 | 19 | 2 | 165.53 | 36.1 | 321.8 |
| 6 | Skylar Thompson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 8 | 163 | 118 | 72.4 | 1635 | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 169.96 | 20.4 | 204.4 |
| 7 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 8 | 275 | 194 | 70.5 | 2307 | 8.4 | 19 | 9 | 157.27 | 34.4 | 288.4 |
| 8 | Jake Bentley | USA | SR | QB | 9 | 274 | 193 | 70.4 | 2233 | 8.1 | 17 | 8 | 153.53 | 30.4 | 248.1 |
| 9 | Carson Strong | Nevada | JR | QB | 11 | 475 | 332 | 69.9 | 3825 | 8.1 | 33 | 8 | 157.11 | 43.2 | 347.7 |
| 10 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 8 | 257 | 179 | 69.6 | 2552 | 9.9 | 27 | 4 | 184.62 | 32.1 | 319.0 |
| 11 | Bailey Zappe | Western Ky | SR | QB | 13 | 622 | 429 | 69.0 | 5479 | 8.8 | 59 | 11 | 170.73 | 47.8 | 421.5 |
| 12 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 10 | 391 | 269 | 68.8 | 3257 | 8.3 | 35 | 11 | 162.68 | 39.1 | 325.7 |
| 12 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 10 | 256 | 176 | 68.8 | 2069 | 8.1 | 12 | 4 | 148.98 | 25.6 | 206.9 |
| 14 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 13 | 394 | 270 | 68.5 | 3296 | 8.4 | 28 | 9 | 157.68 | 30.3 | 253.5 |
| 15 | Ben Bryant | EMU | SR | QB | 13 | 408 | 279 | 68.4 | 3121 | 7.6 | 14 | 7 | 140.53 | 31.4 | 240.1 |
| 16 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 10 | 330 | 225 | 68.2 | 2839 | 8.6 | 17 | 4 | 155.03 | 33.0 | 283.9 |
| 17 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 11 | 425 | 289 | 68.0 | 3764 | 8.9 | 38 | 7 | 168.61 | 38.6 | 342.2 |
| 18 | Jack Coan | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 11 | 296 | 201 | 67.9 | 2527 | 8.5 | 20 | 5 | 158.54 | 26.9 | 229.7 |
| 19 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 8 | 171 | 116 | 67.8 | 1682 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 189.06 | 21.4 | 210.3 |
| 20 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 11 | 405 | 274 | 67.7 | 3492 | 8.6 | 31 | 9 | 160.89 | 36.8 | 317.5 |
| 20 | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | FR | QB | 8 | 127 | 86 | 67.7 | 1276 | 10.0 | 15 | 2 | 187.94 | 15.9 | 159.5 |
| 22 | Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | JR | QB | 8 | 182 | 123 | 67.6 | 1633 | 9.0 | 15 | 4 | 165.75 | 22.8 | 204.1 |
| 23 | Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | SR | QB | 9 | 283 | 191 | 67.5 | 2074 | 7.3 | 6 | 8 | 130.40 | 31.4 | 230.4 |
| 24 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 10 | 352 | 237 | 67.3 | 3101 | 8.8 | 33 | 3 | 170.57 | 35.2 | 310.1 |
| 24 | Connor Bazelak | Missouri | SO | QB | 9 | 300 | 202 | 67.3 | 2189 | 7.3 | 12 | 9 | 135.82 | 33.3 | 243.2 |
| 26 | Grant Wells | Marshall | FR | QB | 12 | 418 | 280 | 67.0 | 3436 | 8.2 | 16 | 12 | 142.93 | 34.8 | 286.3 |
| 27 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 11 | 306 | 204 | 66.7 | 2703 | 8.8 | 25 | 8 | 162.60 | 27.8 | 245.7 |
| 27 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SO | QB | 9 | 240 | 160 | 66.7 | 1695 | 7.1 | 9 | 7 | 132.55 | 26.7 | 188.3 |
| 29 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 13 | 363 | 241 | 66.4 | 2906 | 8.0 | 25 | 5 | 153.62 | 27.9 | 223.5 |
| 30 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 10 | 216 | 143 | 66.2 | 1959 | 9.1 | 15 | 3 | 162.52 | 21.6 | 195.9 |
| 31 | Casey Thompson | Texas | JR | QB | 7 | 149 | 98 | 65.8 | 1168 | 7.8 | 15 | 6 | 156.79 | 21.3 | 166.9 |
| 32 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 8 | 358 | 235 | 65.6 | 3218 | 9.0 | 22 | 6 | 158.08 | 44.8 | 402.3 |
| 33 | Tanner McKee | Stanford | SO | QB | 8 | 254 | 166 | 65.4 | 1925 | 7.6 | 11 | 7 | 137.79 | 31.8 | 240.6 |
| 34 | Hank Bachmeier | Boise St | JR | QB | 8 | 259 | 169 | 65.3 | 2157 | 8.3 | 15 | 4 | 151.23 | 32.4 | 269.6 |
| 35 | Devin Leary | NC State | SO | QB | 10 | 328 | 214 | 65.2 | 2787 | 8.5 | 27 | 3 | 161.95 | 32.8 | 278.7 |
| 36 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 10 | 304 | 198 | 65.1 | 2276 | 7.5 | 14 | 8 | 137.96 | 30.4 | 227.6 |
| 37 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 11 | 283 | 184 | 65.0 | 2401 | 8.5 | 21 | 12 | 152.30 | 25.7 | 218.3 |
| 38 | Jarret Doege | WVU | SR | QB | 10 | 335 | 217 | 64.8 | 2542 | 7.6 | 18 | 9 | 140.88 | 33.5 | 254.2 |
| 39 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 11 | 241 | 156 | 64.7 | 1878 | 7.8 | 8 | 8 | 134.51 | 21.9 | 170.7 |
| 40 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 8 | 206 | 133 | 64.6 | 1903 | 9.2 | 15 | 3 | 163.28 | 25.8 | 237.9 |
| 41 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 9 | 152 | 98 | 64.5 | 1663 | 10.9 | 18 | 5 | 188.87 | 16.9 | 184.8 |
| 42 | Chase Brice | App St | SR | QB | 12 | 334 | 215 | 64.4 | 3085 | 9.2 | 26 | 9 | 162.26 | 27.8 | 257.1 |
| 42 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 11 | 292 | 188 | 64.4 | 2750 | 9.4 | 19 | 6 | 160.85 | 26.5 | 250.0 |
| 44 | Kedon Slovis | USC | JR | QB | 7 | 207 | 133 | 64.3 | 1453 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 131.76 | 29.6 | 207.6 |
| 44 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 221 | 142 | 64.3 | 1759 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 | 148.13 | 22.1 | 175.9 |
| 46 | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | JR | QB | 11 | 209 | 134 | 64.1 | 2078 | 9.9 | 15 | 6 | 165.58 | 19.0 | 188.9 |
| 46 | Mikey Keene | UCF | FR | QB | 10 | 245 | 157 | 64.1 | 1589 | 6.5 | 16 | 4 | 136.84 | 24.5 | 158.9 |
| 46 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 10 | 206 | 132 | 64.1 | 1499 | 7.3 | 7 | 7 | 129.62 | 20.6 | 149.9 |
| 49 | Jayden de Laura | Wash St | SO | QB | 9 | 264 | 169 | 64.0 | 2106 | 8.0 | 20 | 6 | 151.48 | 29.3 | 234.0 |
| 50 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 7 | 147 | 94 | 63.9 | 1126 | 7.7 | 9 | 2 | 145.77 | 21.0 | 160.9 |
| 51 | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | SR | QB | 11 | 337 | 215 | 63.8 | 2684 | 8.0 | 26 | 9 | 150.82 | 30.6 | 244.0 |
| 51 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 9 | 224 | 143 | 63.8 | 1778 | 7.9 | 14 | 3 | 148.47 | 24.9 | 197.6 |
| 53 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | SR | QB | 13 | 358 | 228 | 63.7 | 3002 | 8.4 | 19 | 6 | 148.28 | 27.5 | 230.9 |
| 54 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | SR | QB | 10 | 242 | 154 | 63.6 | 2189 | 9.0 | 20 | 5 | 162.76 | 24.2 | 218.9 |
| 55 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 9 | 197 | 125 | 63.5 | 1702 | 8.6 | 12 | 6 | 150.04 | 21.9 | 189.1 |
| 56 | Jaren Hall | BYU | SO | QB | 8 | 235 | 149 | 63.4 | 2092 | 8.9 | 16 | 5 | 156.39 | 29.4 | 261.5 |
| 56 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 10 | 273 | 173 | 63.4 | 2524 | 9.2 | 23 | 7 | 163.70 | 27.3 | 252.4 |
| 56 | Emory Jones | Florida | JR | QB | 10 | 273 | 173 | 63.4 | 2224 | 8.1 | 18 | 11 | 145.50 | 27.3 | 222.4 |
| 59 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 11 | 280 | 177 | 63.2 | 2522 | 9.0 | 25 | 7 | 163.34 | 25.5 | 229.3 |
| 60 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 10 | 339 | 214 | 63.1 | 2624 | 7.7 | 15 | 9 | 137.44 | 33.9 | 262.4 |
| 61 | Chandler Rogers | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 10 | 167 | 105 | 62.9 | 1281 | 7.7 | 9 | 3 | 141.50 | 16.7 | 128.1 |
| 62 | Hayden Wolff | ODU | FR | QB | 9 | 236 | 148 | 62.7 | 1845 | 7.8 | 9 | 7 | 135.04 | 26.2 | 205.0 |
| 62 | Lucas Johnson | SDSU | SR | QB | 12 | 204 | 128 | 62.7 | 1380 | 6.8 | 11 | 4 | 133.45 | 17.0 | 115.0 |
| 64 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 10 | 230 | 144 | 62.6 | 1898 | 8.3 | 15 | 8 | 146.49 | 23.0 | 189.8 |
| 65 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 8 | 242 | 151 | 62.4 | 1887 | 7.8 | 15 | 3 | 145.87 | 30.3 | 235.9 |
| 66 | Sam Hartman | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 11 | 372 | 231 | 62.1 | 3413 | 9.2 | 33 | 6 | 165.21 | 33.8 | 310.3 |
| 66 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 11 | 195 | 121 | 62.1 | 1656 | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 137.69 | 17.7 | 150.5 |
| 68 | Max Johnson | LSU | SO | QB | 8 | 276 | 171 | 62.0 | 2226 | 8.1 | 24 | 4 | 155.51 | 34.5 | 278.3 |
| 69 | Dylan Morris | Washington | FR | QB | 9 | 299 | 185 | 61.9 | 2054 | 6.9 | 13 | 11 | 126.57 | 33.2 | 228.2 |
| 70 | Logan Bonner | Utah State | JR | QB | 12 | 346 | 213 | 61.6 | 3034 | 8.8 | 30 | 10 | 158.05 | 28.8 | 252.8 |
| 71 | Seth Henigan | Memphis | FR | QB | 10 | 348 | 214 | 61.5 | 3114 | 8.9 | 24 | 6 | 155.96 | 34.8 | 311.4 |
| 71 | Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | SR | QB | 10 | 262 | 161 | 61.5 | 1865 | 7.1 | 8 | 6 | 126.73 | 26.2 | 186.5 |
| 73 | Jake Constantine | Rice | SR | QB | 8 | 206 | 126 | 61.2 | 1622 | 7.9 | 8 | 7 | 133.32 | 25.8 | 202.8 |
| 73 | Darren Grainger | Georgia St | JR | QB | 12 | 209 | 128 | 61.2 | 1617 | 7.7 | 18 | 4 | 150.82 | 17.4 | 134.8 |
| 75 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 8 | 231 | 141 | 61.0 | 2056 | 8.9 | 19 | 6 | 157.75 | 28.9 | 257.0 |
| 76 | N'Kosi Perry | FAU | SR | QB | 12 | 345 | 210 | 60.9 | 2762 | 8.0 | 20 | 7 | 143.19 | 28.8 | 230.2 |
| 77 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 10 | 321 | 195 | 60.7 | 2521 | 7.9 | 13 | 9 | 134.48 | 32.1 | 252.1 |
| 78 | Levi Lewis | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 14 | 390 | 236 | 60.5 | 2916 | 7.5 | 20 | 4 | 138.19 | 27.9 | 208.3 |
| 79 | Daniel Richardson | CMU | FR | QB | 13 | 316 | 191 | 60.4 | 2583 | 8.2 | 24 | 6 | 150.36 | 24.3 | 198.7 |
| 79 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 9 | 202 | 122 | 60.4 | 1210 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 115.92 | 22.4 | 134.4 |
| 81 | Spencer Sanders | Okla St | JR | QB | 9 | 242 | 146 | 60.3 | 1807 | 7.5 | 14 | 3 | 139.66 | 26.9 | 200.8 |
| 81 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | SR | QB | 13 | 411 | 248 | 60.3 | 2541 | 6.2 | 18 | 6 | 123.80 | 31.6 | 195.5 |
| 83 | Matt McDonald | BGSU | SR | QB | 12 | 393 | 236 | 60.1 | 2555 | 6.5 | 12 | 7 | 121.17 | 32.8 | 212.9 |
| 83 | Braxton Burmeister | Va Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 193 | 116 | 60.1 | 1642 | 8.5 | 13 | 2 | 151.73 | 19.3 | 164.2 |
| 85 | Layne Hatcher | Ark St | SO | QB | 10 | 310 | 185 | 59.7 | 2123 | 6.8 | 16 | 13 | 125.84 | 31.0 | 212.3 |
| 86 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 7 | 188 | 112 | 59.6 | 1791 | 9.5 | 9 | 6 | 149.02 | 26.9 | 255.9 |
| 87 | Brett Gabbert | Miami (Oh) | SO | QB | 10 | 299 | 178 | 59.5 | 2648 | 8.9 | 26 | 6 | 158.61 | 29.9 | 264.8 |
| 88 | Will Plummer | Arizona | FR | QB | 7 | 213 | 126 | 59.2 | 1264 | 5.9 | 4 | 9 | 106.76 | 30.4 | 180.6 |
| 89 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 9 | 264 | 156 | 59.1 | 2174 | 8.2 | 14 | 11 | 137.43 | 29.3 | 241.6 |
| 90 | Rocky Lombardi | N Illinois | JR | QB | 12 | 326 | 191 | 58.6 | 2551 | 7.8 | 14 | 7 | 134.20 | 27.2 | 212.6 |
| 91 | Tyler Van Dyke | Miami (Fl) | FR | QB | 7 | 248 | 145 | 58.5 | 2180 | 8.8 | 18 | 5 | 152.23 | 35.4 | 311.4 |
| 92 | Bo Nix | Auburn | JR | QB | 7 | 229 | 133 | 58.1 | 1509 | 6.6 | 8 | 1 | 124.10 | 32.7 | 215.6 |
| 92 | Spencer Petras | Iowa | JR | QB | 10 | 236 | 137 | 58.1 | 1532 | 6.5 | 9 | 6 | 120.09 | 23.6 | 153.2 |
| 94 | Dequan Finn | Toledo | FR | QB | 12 | 245 | 142 | 58.0 | 2036 | 8.3 | 18 | 2 | 150.38 | 20.4 | 169.7 |
| 95 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 7 | 273 | 158 | 57.9 | 1771 | 6.5 | 9 | 4 | 120.32 | 39.0 | 253.0 |
| 96 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 9 | 267 | 154 | 57.7 | 1621 | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 112.35 | 29.7 | 180.1 |
| 97 | Jeff Sims | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 7 | 155 | 89 | 57.4 | 1109 | 7.2 | 10 | 5 | 132.36 | 22.1 | 158.4 |
| 98 | Brendon Lewis | Colorado | FR | QB | 10 | 201 | 115 | 57.2 | 1232 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 117.19 | 20.1 | 123.2 |
| 99 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 8 | 132 | 74 | 56.1 | 939 | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 119.76 | 16.5 | 117.4 |
| 100 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 8 | 236 | 132 | 55.9 | 1705 | 7.2 | 14 | 8 | 129.42 | 29.5 | 213.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.