2026 National Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 08/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 1 | 18 | 16 | 88.9 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 193.08 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 1 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 180.68 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 1 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 170.97 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 1 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 165.95 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 1 | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 161.29 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 156.73 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 1 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 117.63 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 1 | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 114.20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Carson Conklin | Sac St | JR | QB | 1 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 100.83 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 97.08 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 1 | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 77.06 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 11.0 pass attempts on 1st down.