2026 National Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 10/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 5 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 833 | 4 | 1 | 178.31 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 10 |
| 2 | Darian Mensah | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 5 | 59 | 52 | 88.1 | 828 | 11 | 0 | 267.56 | 61 | 28 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 5 | 67 | 50 | 74.6 | 813 | 4 | 1 | 193.27 | 62 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| 4 | Braden Atkinson | Oregon St | SO | QB | 5 | 83 | 56 | 67.5 | 791 | 8 | 0 | 179.33 | 75 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 5 | 70 | 56 | 80.0 | 785 | 7 | 1 | 204.34 | 64 | 24 | 17 | 10 |
| 6 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | JR | QB | 5 | 61 | 51 | 83.6 | 768 | 6 | 0 | 221.83 | 72 | 31 | 21 | 4 |
| 7 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 6 | 86 | 55 | 64.0 | 763 | 9 | 2 | 168.35 | 82 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 8 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 5 | 68 | 49 | 72.1 | 734 | 2 | 2 | 166.56 | 75 | 25 | 19 | 10 |
| 9 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 5 | 79 | 56 | 70.9 | 711 | 8 | 1 | 177.38 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 10 | Ryan Browne | Purdue | JR | QB | 5 | 68 | 49 | 72.1 | 704 | 5 | 1 | 180.35 | 75 | 21 | 17 | 7 |
| 11 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 5 | 70 | 47 | 67.1 | 691 | 6 | 0 | 178.34 | 78 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 5 | 71 | 61 | 85.9 | 683 | 6 | 1 | 191.80 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 8 |
| 13 | Landyn Locke | Sam Hou St | SO | QB | 5 | 74 | 51 | 68.9 | 662 | 7 | 3 | 167.17 | 94 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| 14 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | 62 | 47 | 75.8 | 650 | 8 | 1 | 203.23 | 93 | 18 | 13 | 7 |
| 14 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 5 | 61 | 39 | 63.9 | 650 | 4 | 1 | 171.80 | 57 | 21 | 18 | 10 |
| 14 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 6 | 76 | 56 | 73.7 | 650 | 5 | 1 | 164.61 | 75 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 17 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 4 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 647 | 5 | 0 | 224.12 | 75 | 23 | 17 | 9 |
| 18 | Malik Washington | Maryland | SO | QB | 5 | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 629 | 2 | 2 | 129.24 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 19 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 4 | 65 | 43 | 66.2 | 625 | 5 | 2 | 166.15 | 52 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| 20 | Josh Hoover | Indiana | SR | QB | 5 | 46 | 38 | 82.6 | 619 | 6 | 0 | 238.69 | 79 | 21 | 15 | 8 |
| 21 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 72 | 54 | 75.0 | 600 | 2 | 1 | 151.39 | 62 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 22 | John Alan Richter | Toledo | JR | QB | 5 | 56 | 38 | 67.9 | 593 | 6 | 0 | 192.17 | 85 | 20 | 16 | 5 |
| 22 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 5 | 66 | 42 | 63.6 | 593 | 2 | 1 | 146.08 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 7 |
| 24 | Drake Lindsey | Minnesota | JR | QB | 5 | 70 | 51 | 72.9 | 583 | 3 | 1 | 154.10 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 5 |
| 25 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 5 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 579 | 6 | 0 | 217.58 | 75 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 26 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 5 | 58 | 38 | 65.5 | 569 | 6 | 1 | 178.61 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| 27 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 4 | 49 | 39 | 79.6 | 564 | 2 | 0 | 189.74 | 71 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 28 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 5 | 53 | 37 | 69.8 | 561 | 4 | 0 | 183.63 | 61 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 29 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 6 | 72 | 49 | 68.1 | 559 | 2 | 1 | 139.67 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 30 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 5 | 56 | 34 | 60.7 | 542 | 4 | 2 | 158.44 | 69 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 31 | Austin Simmons | Missouri | SR | QB | 5 | 48 | 37 | 77.1 | 538 | 3 | 0 | 191.86 | 47 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| 32 | Malachi Singleton | App St | SR | QB | 4 | 57 | 39 | 68.4 | 535 | 1 | 0 | 153.05 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 531 | 4 | 1 | 158.58 | 75 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 33 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 5 | 66 | 49 | 74.2 | 531 | 2 | 3 | 142.73 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 35 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | Va Tech | JR | QB | 5 | 67 | 52 | 77.6 | 530 | 3 | 0 | 158.83 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 36 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 5 | 46 | 38 | 82.6 | 528 | 6 | 0 | 222.07 | 61 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 37 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 6 | 84 | 58 | 69.0 | 519 | 3 | 0 | 132.73 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 38 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 514 | 4 | 2 | 134.33 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 39 | Cutter Boley | Ariz St | JR | QB | 4 | 56 | 39 | 69.6 | 512 | 3 | 1 | 160.55 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| 40 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 79 | 53 | 67.1 | 509 | 1 | 1 | 122.86 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 41 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 5 | 52 | 35 | 67.3 | 503 | 4 | 3 | 162.40 | 80 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 42 | Rocco Becht | Penn State | SR | QB | 5 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 501 | 2 | 3 | 163.93 | 70 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 43 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 4 | 48 | 37 | 77.1 | 498 | 2 | 1 | 173.81 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 43 | Kenny Minchey | Kentucky | SR | QB | 5 | 62 | 47 | 75.8 | 498 | 4 | 0 | 164.57 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 45 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 5 | 66 | 39 | 59.1 | 492 | 3 | 2 | 130.65 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 46 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 5 | 74 | 49 | 66.2 | 484 | 2 | 1 | 127.38 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 47 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 5 | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 479 | 3 | 0 | 153.09 | 65 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 47 | Max Johnson | Ga South | SR | QB | 5 | 74 | 48 | 64.9 | 479 | 5 | 0 | 141.54 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| 49 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 5 | 59 | 37 | 62.7 | 477 | 6 | 1 | 160.79 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| 50 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 5 | 67 | 46 | 68.7 | 474 | 3 | 2 | 136.90 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 51 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | California | SO | QB | 5 | 62 | 41 | 66.1 | 469 | 4 | 1 | 147.74 | 91 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 52 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 5 | 52 | 39 | 75.0 | 462 | 4 | 0 | 175.01 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 53 | Dante Moore | Oregon | SR | QB | 4 | 38 | 29 | 76.3 | 459 | 8 | 0 | 247.25 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
| 54 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 44 | 34 | 77.3 | 457 | 4 | 0 | 194.51 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 55 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 5 | 57 | 38 | 66.7 | 455 | 2 | 1 | 141.79 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Deshawn Purdie | Liberty | JR | QB | 6 | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 454 | 5 | 0 | 196.83 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| 57 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 57 | 38 | 66.7 | 450 | 4 | 0 | 156.15 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 58 | Cole Gonzales | Charlotte | SR | QB | 5 | 51 | 38 | 74.5 | 448 | 1 | 2 | 146.93 | 43 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| 59 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 63 | 35 | 55.6 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 130.87 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 60 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 54 | 39 | 72.2 | 446 | 2 | 1 | 150.12 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 61 | Jayden Mandal | Fresno St | JR | QB | 5 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 441 | 2 | 0 | 155.51 | 73 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| 62 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 5 | 70 | 47 | 67.1 | 439 | 5 | 0 | 143.39 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 63 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 4 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 438 | 3 | 1 | 142.31 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| 64 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 5 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 437 | 1 | 0 | 135.10 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 65 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 6 | 73 | 54 | 74.0 | 433 | 0 | 1 | 121.06 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 55 | 30 | 54.5 | 431 | 3 | 0 | 138.37 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 67 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 4 | 49 | 37 | 75.5 | 426 | 2 | 1 | 157.93 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| 68 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 5 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 416 | 2 | 2 | 144.65 | 83 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 69 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 5 | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 412 | 4 | 0 | 167.68 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 69 | Tait Reynolds | Clemson | FR | QB | 5 | 59 | 46 | 78.0 | 412 | 0 | 2 | 129.85 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 71 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 5 | 54 | 33 | 61.1 | 408 | 3 | 2 | 135.50 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 72 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 403 | 1 | 0 | 136.30 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 73 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 400 | 4 | 0 | 155.60 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 73 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 48 | 32 | 66.7 | 400 | 3 | 1 | 153.13 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 75 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 5 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 396 | 2 | 0 | 125.19 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 76 | Jared Hollins | USA | JR | QB | 4 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 394 | 2 | 1 | 162.36 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 77 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 5 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 386 | 7 | 1 | 158.81 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 78 | Faizon Brandon | Tennessee | FR | QB | 5 | 47 | 33 | 70.2 | 385 | 3 | 1 | 155.81 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 79 | Landry Lyddy | USM | SR | QB | 4 | 40 | 29 | 72.5 | 381 | 3 | 2 | 167.26 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 79 | Brayden Roggow | Akron | SO | QB | 5 | 38 | 27 | 71.1 | 381 | 0 | 1 | 150.01 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 81 | Jackson Sharman | Sac St | JR | QB | 4 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 379 | 3 | 3 | 140.28 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 82 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 5 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 378 | 2 | 1 | 144.24 | 64 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 83 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 5 | 45 | 27 | 60.0 | 374 | 0 | 3 | 116.48 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 84 | Nick Minicucci | Delaware | SR | QB | 4 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 372 | 3 | 2 | 141.25 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 85 | Aidan Armenta | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 4 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 369 | 1 | 0 | 159.16 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 86 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 5 | 42 | 35 | 83.3 | 368 | 1 | 0 | 164.79 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 87 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 5 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 365 | 3 | 1 | 158.90 | 53 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 87 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 5 | 63 | 43 | 68.3 | 365 | 2 | 2 | 121.05 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Alessio Milivojevic | Mich St | SO | QB | 5 | 51 | 33 | 64.7 | 364 | 1 | 2 | 123.29 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 90 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 5 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 361 | 2 | 1 | 124.86 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 90 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 4 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 361 | 1 | 2 | 120.05 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 92 | Grady Brosterhous | Utah State | SR | QB | 5 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 357 | 3 | 1 | 135.78 | 78 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 92 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 5 | 57 | 32 | 56.1 | 357 | 2 | 1 | 116.82 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 94 | Skyler Locklear | MO State | SR | QB | 5 | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 356 | 2 | 1 | 150.01 | 72 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 95 | Steve Angeli | Syracuse | SR | QB | 3 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 353 | 3 | 2 | 135.21 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 96 | William Pop Watson III | U Mass | SR | QB | 5 | 42 | 28 | 66.7 | 352 | 2 | 1 | 148.02 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 97 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 5 | 40 | 28 | 70.0 | 348 | 1 | 0 | 151.33 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 98 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 5 | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 332 | 4 | 0 | 136.02 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 99 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 4 | 44 | 28 | 63.6 | 325 | 3 | 2 | 139.09 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 100 | K'saan Farrar | CSU | FR | QB | 4 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 142.35 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
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