2026 National Leaders Passing - In The 1st Half through 09/18/2026

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Comp Pct. Yards TD Int Rating Long 1st 15+ 25+
1 Darian Mensah Miami (Fl) JR QB 3 56 52 92.9 698 8 0 244.70 55 32 13 7
2 Jayden Maiava USC SR QB 3 59 48 81.4 652 7 1 209.95 68 31 15 5
3 Kamario Taylor Miss St SO QB 2 45 32 71.1 465 6 0 201.91 39 25 12 4
4 Julian Sayin Ohio State JR QB 2 39 31 79.5 482 4 0 217.15 48 24 15 2
4 Will Hammond Texas Tech JR QB 3 53 40 75.5 418 1 2 140.40 35 24 9 2
6 Nathan Hayes ND St SR QB 3 58 42 72.4 518 4 2 163.29 51 23 9 4
7 Dante Moore Oregon SR QB 3 61 42 68.9 488 5 0 163.10 50 22 10 6
8 Gio Lopez Wk Forest JR QB 3 48 34 70.8 518 4 0 188.98 78 21 13 5
9 Caden Veltkamp FAU SR QB 2 58 40 69.0 482 4 2 154.63 76 19 8 6
9 Cutter Boley Ariz St JR QB 2 43 31 72.1 456 6 0 207.21 54 19 11 6
9 Austin Simmons Missouri SR QB 2 37 30 81.1 454 5 0 228.75 65 19 11 5
9 Steve Angeli Syracuse SR QB 3 56 33 58.9 448 3 0 143.81 38 19 12 5
9 Conner Weigman Houston SR QB 3 54 36 66.7 418 6 0 168.36 47 19 7 5
14 Mason Heintschel Pittsburgh SO QB 3 64 38 59.4 466 3 1 132.88 45 18 9 5
14 David McComb Miami (Oh) FR QB 2 38 25 65.8 442 4 0 198.24 75 18 14 5
14 Gunner Stockton Georgia SR QB 2 32 28 87.5 436 8 0 284.45 70 18 12 4
14 Jackson Arnold UNLV SR QB 3 50 35 70.0 406 1 0 144.81 44 18 9 5
18 Aaron Philo Florida JR QB 2 32 24 75.0 415 4 1 218.94 63 17 10 4
18 Malachi Singleton App St SR QB 2 33 26 78.8 372 3 0 203.48 49 17 8 3
18 Noah Fifita Arizona SR QB 2 40 33 82.5 350 3 1 175.75 31 17 6 1
18 Byrum Brown Auburn SR QB 2 41 29 70.7 345 2 2 147.76 45 17 9 3
22 Kevin Jennings SMU SR QB 2 35 28 80.0 561 7 0 280.64 64 16 13 9
22 Ethan Grunkemeyer Va Tech JR QB 2 46 37 80.4 414 3 0 177.56 51 16 11 2
22 Trey Hedden NMSU JR QB 3 51 28 54.9 388 2 1 127.83 46 16 9 5
22 Malik Washington Maryland SO QB 2 52 35 67.3 369 2 0 139.61 60 16 6 2
22 Cameran Brown Georgia St SR QB 2 37 28 75.7 364 2 0 176.16 45 16 8 2
22 Micah Alejado Hawai'i SO QB 3 69 37 53.6 360 0 0 97.44 55 16 8 3
22 Sam Leavitt LSU JR QB 2 46 26 56.5 357 0 4 104.32 42 16 11 3
22 JJ Kohl FIU JR QB 2 43 27 62.8 336 2 0 143.78 44 16 9 2
22 Devon Dampier Utah SR QB 2 29 21 72.4 273 4 1 190.11 31 16 5 3
31 Luke Weaver SJSU SR QB 3 54 32 59.3 381 2 1 127.05 51 15 7 4
31 Isaiah Marshall Kansas SO QB 2 32 19 59.4 325 2 1 159.07 47 15 11 3
31 Ryan Browne Purdue JR QB 2 41 30 73.2 309 1 0 144.53 23 15 8 0
31 Billy Edwards Jr. N Carolina SR QB 2 33 19 57.6 308 2 0 155.98 35 15 10 3
31 Kalieb Osborne UConn JR QB 2 34 23 67.6 304 3 1 165.99 36 15 10 2
31 CJ Carr Notre Dame JR QB 2 33 22 66.7 296 4 0 182.02 39 15 9 3
37 Noah Kim EMU SR QB 3 57 39 68.4 377 2 0 135.56 40 14 8 4
37 Anthony Colandrea Nebraska SR QB 2 39 27 69.2 342 5 1 180.07 35 14 8 4
37 Jayden Mandal Fresno St JR QB 2 29 23 79.3 321 2 1 188.15 73 14 6 5
37 Max Johnson Ga South SR QB 2 45 31 68.9 318 2 0 142.92 57 14 7 2
37 CJ Bailey NC State JR QB 2 31 19 61.3 316 1 1 151.12 54 14 7 4
37 Ethan Hampton USM SR QB 2 46 28 60.9 298 2 3 116.60 41 14 5 3
37 LaNorris Sellers S Carolina SR QB 2 35 23 65.7 280 2 1 146.06 34 14 8 3
37 Brad Jackson Texas St SO QB 2 39 23 59.0 278 0 1 113.72 41 14 7 3
37 Avery Johnson Kansas St SR QB 2 37 24 64.9 277 4 2 152.62 43 14 5 2
37 Demond Williams Jr. Washington JR QB 2 43 27 62.8 265 0 0 114.56 29 14 8 1
47 Marcus Stokes Memphis JR QB 3 29 21 72.4 471 4 2 240.56 87 13 12 6
47 Hauss Hejny CSU FR QB 2 47 32 68.1 401 6 1 177.63 68 13 8 4
47 Braden Atkinson Oregon St SO QB 2 42 25 59.5 359 1 1 134.42 75 13 8 3
47 Rocco Becht Penn State SR QB 2 28 20 71.4 336 4 0 219.37 56 13 8 4
47 Jaden Craig TCU SR QB 2 34 22 64.7 317 1 0 152.74 57 13 8 5
47 Katin Houser Illinois SR QB 2 29 22 75.9 288 5 0 216.18 54 13 5 3
47 Hank Brown Iowa SR QB 2 37 23 62.2 268 1 0 131.92 56 13 6 1
47 Arch Manning Texas SR QB 2 34 22 64.7 263 2 2 137.33 45 13 6 1
47 Tayven Jackson N Texas SR QB 2 33 25 75.8 258 1 0 151.43 32 13 7 5
47 Keldric Luster Ball State SR QB 2 40 28 70.0 240 3 2 135.15 28 13 4 1
47 Bishop Davenport USA SR QB 2 34 22 64.7 234 1 0 132.23 27 13 5 2
47 Trinidad Chambliss Miss SR QB 2 37 27 73.0 230 1 1 128.69 31 13 4 1
47 Kenny Minchey Kentucky SR QB 2 30 19 63.3 209 3 1 148.18 33 13 5 1
60 Caden Creel J'ville St SR QB 3 37 28 75.7 393 4 0 200.58 82 12 7 4
60 Julian Lewis Colorado SO QB 2 32 21 65.6 372 4 0 204.53 66 12 8 5
60 Drake Lindsey Minnesota JR QB 2 37 29 78.4 322 1 0 160.41 55 12 8 2
60 Keelon Russell Alabama SO QB 2 29 20 69.0 312 0 2 145.56 58 12 8 4
60 Davis Warren Stanford SR QB 2 44 24 54.5 302 1 0 119.71 57 12 9 1
60 Alessio Milivojevic Mich St SO QB 2 34 23 67.6 208 1 0 128.75 19 12 6 0
66 Landyn Locke Sam Hou St SO QB 2 36 26 72.2 372 4 0 195.69 94 11 7 4
66 Lincoln Kienholz Louisville SR QB 2 29 18 62.1 322 2 0 178.10 69 11 7 3
66 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele California SO QB 2 43 29 67.4 306 3 0 150.23 49 11 7 4
66 Baylor Hayes Tulsa SO QB 2 37 25 67.6 291 0 0 133.64 56 11 6 2
66 Bear Bachmeier BYU SO QB 2 35 24 68.6 289 4 0 175.65 33 11 9 4
66 Drew Mestemaker Okla St SO QB 2 38 25 65.8 260 2 2 130.10 52 11 5 3
66 Nick Minicucci Delaware SR QB 2 34 18 52.9 256 1 1 120.01 57 11 5 3
66 Cibastian Broughton Akron FR QB 2 31 26 83.9 250 3 0 183.55 41 11 4 2
66 Deuce Bailey Coast Car FR QB 2 35 19 54.3 243 3 0 140.89 65 11 4 1
66 KJ Jackson Arkansas JR QB 2 47 23 48.9 237 2 2 96.83 24 11 5 0
66 Alonza Barnett III UCF SR QB 2 32 21 65.6 233 1 1 130.85 26 11 7 1
66 Rickie Collins KSU JR QB 2 32 21 65.6 233 0 0 126.79 44 11 4 2
66 Marcel Reed Texas A&M SR QB 2 33 21 63.6 224 3 0 150.66 36 11 7 1
66 Roman Gagliano MTSU SO QB 2 36 23 63.9 217 2 0 132.86 27 11 4 1
66 Lunch Winfield La-Lafytte JR QB 2 20 15 75.0 216 0 1 155.72 38 11 5 3
66 DJ Lagway Baylor JR QB 1 25 17 68.0 199 1 1 140.06 23 11 5 0
66 John Mateer Oklahoma SR QB 2 29 16 55.2 195 1 0 123.03 40 11 5 2
66 Alberto Mendoza Ga Tech JR QB 2 35 20 57.1 194 0 2 92.27 22 11 5 0
66 Elijah Holmes Buffalo SR QB 2 40 26 65.0 162 2 0 115.52 19 11 2 0
85 William Pop Watson III U Mass SR QB 2 23 20 87.0 296 4 0 252.46 49 10 7 4
85 John Alan Richter Toledo JR QB 2 27 14 51.9 288 3 1 170.71 85 10 5 2
85 Nico Iamaleava UCLA SR QB 2 32 21 65.6 267 0 2 123.22 45 10 6 3
85 Goose Crowder Troy SR QB 2 28 16 57.1 258 3 0 169.90 73 10 6 2
85 Josh Hoover Indiana SR QB 2 19 13 68.4 245 6 0 280.95 41 10 7 4
85 Cole Gonzales Charlotte SR QB 2 33 24 72.7 241 1 3 125.90 43 10 5 2
85 Owen McCown UTSA SR QB 2 34 23 67.6 235 3 0 154.83 36 10 3 3
85 Nate Bennett Baylor JR QB 1 23 15 65.2 231 2 1 169.58 33 10 8 3
85 Maddux Madsen Boise St SR QB 2 35 20 57.1 229 3 0 140.38 38 10 5 2
85 Faizon Brandon Tennessee FR QB 2 29 15 51.7 202 3 0 144.37 45 10 7 3
85 JC French IV Cincinnati SR QB 2 25 22 88.0 198 3 0 194.13 50 10 3 1
96 Trey Owens Ark St JR QB 2 22 18 81.8 244 3 1 210.89 75 9 5 3
96 Michael Hawkins Jr. WVU SO QB 2 15 11 73.3 236 2 0 249.49 59 9 5 3
96 Deshawn Purdie Liberty JR QB 2 23 14 60.9 200 1 0 148.27 65 9 4 2
96 Walker Eget Duke SR QB 2 26 17 65.4 192 2 0 152.80 36 9 3 1
96 Colton Joseph Wisconsin SR QB 2 33 17 51.5 181 1 0 107.59 28 9 4 2
1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards