2026 National Leaders Passing - On 1st Down through 10/29/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 8 | 118 | 83 | 70.3 | 1387 | 7 | 2 | 185.26 | 75 | 57 | 39 | 13 |
| 2 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 8 | 130 | 101 | 77.7 | 1171 | 11 | 3 | 176.66 | 55 | 47 | 28 | 12 |
| 3 | Braden Atkinson | Oregon St | SO | QB | 7 | 120 | 84 | 70.0 | 1245 | 12 | 0 | 190.15 | 90 | 42 | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | JR | QB | 7 | 83 | 64 | 77.1 | 952 | 8 | 1 | 202.86 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 6 |
| 5 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 7 | 93 | 68 | 73.1 | 949 | 5 | 0 | 176.57 | 71 | 39 | 27 | 8 |
| 6 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 8 | 109 | 80 | 73.4 | 1060 | 10 | 1 | 183.52 | 93 | 38 | 23 | 9 |
| 7 | John Alan Richter | Toledo | JR | QB | 8 | 97 | 70 | 72.2 | 959 | 7 | 0 | 179.03 | 85 | 37 | 25 | 6 |
| 7 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 8 | 98 | 72 | 73.5 | 951 | 6 | 1 | 173.14 | 75 | 37 | 23 | 9 |
| 7 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 7 | 89 | 63 | 70.8 | 836 | 4 | 3 | 157.78 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | Darian Mensah | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 7 | 85 | 71 | 83.5 | 1106 | 13 | 1 | 240.95 | 61 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| 10 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 8 | 108 | 75 | 69.4 | 810 | 3 | 1 | 139.76 | 33 | 36 | 18 | 3 |
| 12 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 7 | 102 | 65 | 63.7 | 1093 | 8 | 2 | 175.70 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 17 |
| 12 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 7 | 123 | 82 | 66.7 | 916 | 5 | 2 | 139.38 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 6 |
| 14 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 8 | 115 | 77 | 67.0 | 907 | 2 | 2 | 135.47 | 53 | 33 | 21 | 7 |
| 14 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 7 | 80 | 59 | 73.8 | 893 | 4 | 1 | 181.52 | 62 | 33 | 20 | 9 |
| 16 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 8 | 100 | 66 | 66.0 | 912 | 11 | 3 | 172.91 | 82 | 32 | 22 | 10 |
| 16 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 7 | 82 | 58 | 70.7 | 719 | 4 | 3 | 153.16 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 4 |
| 18 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 7 | 93 | 72 | 77.4 | 960 | 8 | 1 | 190.37 | 64 | 31 | 21 | 12 |
| 18 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 8 | 81 | 59 | 72.8 | 851 | 9 | 0 | 197.76 | 75 | 31 | 23 | 7 |
| 18 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 8 | 98 | 63 | 64.3 | 778 | 4 | 0 | 144.45 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 5 |
| 18 | Malachi Singleton | App St | SR | QB | 7 | 87 | 57 | 65.5 | 764 | 1 | 1 | 140.78 | 54 | 31 | 21 | 9 |
| 22 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 7 | 93 | 57 | 61.3 | 881 | 5 | 3 | 152.15 | 57 | 30 | 24 | 13 |
| 22 | Josh Hoover | Indiana | SR | QB | 8 | 74 | 53 | 71.6 | 870 | 7 | 0 | 201.59 | 79 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| 22 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 8 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 831 | 6 | 0 | 159.57 | 51 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| 22 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 7 | 100 | 71 | 71.0 | 801 | 2 | 4 | 136.88 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 22 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 7 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 746 | 4 | 2 | 152.85 | 75 | 30 | 14 | 6 |
| 27 | Ryan Browne | Purdue | JR | QB | 7 | 94 | 62 | 66.0 | 869 | 6 | 3 | 158.30 | 75 | 29 | 20 | 8 |
| 27 | Malik Washington | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 109 | 71 | 65.1 | 727 | 3 | 2 | 126.58 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 27 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 6 | 81 | 56 | 69.1 | 711 | 8 | 1 | 173.00 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 30 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 7 | 91 | 62 | 68.1 | 918 | 9 | 0 | 185.51 | 78 | 28 | 19 | 11 |
| 30 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 8 | 128 | 87 | 68.0 | 852 | 3 | 1 | 130.06 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 7 |
| 30 | Broc Lowry | W Mich | JR | QB | 8 | 81 | 55 | 67.9 | 705 | 5 | 0 | 161.38 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 8 |
| 30 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 7 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 657 | 5 | 2 | 133.70 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 7 |
| 34 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 6 | 72 | 52 | 72.2 | 770 | 2 | 2 | 165.66 | 75 | 27 | 20 | 10 |
| 34 | Drake Lindsey | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 95 | 65 | 68.4 | 721 | 3 | 1 | 140.48 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 6 |
| 34 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 7 | 81 | 54 | 66.7 | 719 | 5 | 0 | 161.61 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 9 |
| 34 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 8 | 85 | 58 | 68.2 | 674 | 3 | 1 | 144.14 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 38 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 8 | 110 | 77 | 70.0 | 864 | 6 | 2 | 150.34 | 51 | 26 | 17 | 11 |
| 38 | Kenny Minchey | Kentucky | SR | QB | 8 | 97 | 73 | 75.3 | 714 | 4 | 0 | 150.70 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 5 |
| 38 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 7 | 69 | 53 | 76.8 | 710 | 8 | 3 | 192.81 | 61 | 26 | 19 | 5 |
| 38 | Austin Simmons | Missouri | SR | QB | 7 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 651 | 3 | 0 | 175.53 | 47 | 26 | 18 | 5 |
| 38 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 7 | 82 | 52 | 63.4 | 619 | 2 | 1 | 132.44 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 38 | Nick Minicucci | Delaware | SR | QB | 6 | 74 | 47 | 63.5 | 617 | 7 | 2 | 159.35 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 38 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 6 | 71 | 44 | 62.0 | 573 | 6 | 1 | 154.83 | 45 | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| 45 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | Va Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 95 | 69 | 72.6 | 759 | 4 | 0 | 153.64 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
| 45 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 7 | 86 | 59 | 68.6 | 669 | 4 | 2 | 144.65 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 45 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 8 | 106 | 63 | 59.4 | 633 | 4 | 1 | 120.15 | 80 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 45 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 7 | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 624 | 4 | 2 | 129.52 | 41 | 25 | 21 | 7 |
| 45 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 7 | 82 | 51 | 62.2 | 604 | 4 | 3 | 132.85 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 50 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 7 | 80 | 53 | 66.3 | 689 | 4 | 2 | 150.10 | 69 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 50 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 9 | 86 | 55 | 64.0 | 674 | 6 | 2 | 148.15 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 50 | Cutter Boley | Ariz St | JR | QB | 7 | 77 | 48 | 62.3 | 662 | 4 | 2 | 146.50 | 49 | 24 | 18 | 10 |
| 50 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 7 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 612 | 4 | 0 | 151.56 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| 50 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 7 | 84 | 55 | 65.5 | 576 | 3 | 2 | 130.10 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 3 |
| 50 | Arch Manning | Texas | SR | QB | 7 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 566 | 4 | 2 | 127.94 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 56 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 8 | 116 | 73 | 62.9 | 671 | 3 | 0 | 120.05 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 6 |
| 56 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 4 | 45 | 30 | 66.7 | 647 | 5 | 0 | 224.12 | 75 | 23 | 17 | 9 |
| 56 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 7 | 68 | 46 | 67.6 | 613 | 4 | 3 | 153.97 | 80 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 56 | Max Johnson | Ga South | SR | QB | 7 | 93 | 62 | 66.7 | 603 | 6 | 0 | 142.43 | 57 | 23 | 12 | 7 |
| 56 | Lunch Winfield | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 8 | 72 | 55 | 76.4 | 590 | 3 | 1 | 156.19 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 61 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 7 | 70 | 42 | 60.0 | 680 | 5 | 0 | 165.17 | 71 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
| 61 | Rocco Becht | Penn State | SR | QB | 7 | 70 | 49 | 70.0 | 660 | 3 | 4 | 151.91 | 70 | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| 61 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 7 | 92 | 58 | 63.0 | 660 | 4 | 3 | 131.13 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 61 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | California | SO | QB | 7 | 83 | 59 | 71.1 | 619 | 4 | 1 | 147.22 | 91 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 61 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 7 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 616 | 4 | 2 | 138.20 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 61 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 7 | 67 | 39 | 58.2 | 600 | 3 | 4 | 136.27 | 75 | 22 | 17 | 8 |
| 61 | Baylor Hayes | Tulsa | SO | QB | 6 | 84 | 54 | 64.3 | 584 | 4 | 1 | 136.02 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 61 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 7 | 67 | 42 | 62.7 | 553 | 4 | 0 | 151.72 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 61 | Hank Brown | Iowa | SR | QB | 6 | 60 | 43 | 71.7 | 463 | 2 | 1 | 144.16 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 70 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 7 | 94 | 61 | 64.9 | 661 | 7 | 1 | 146.41 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 70 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 6 | 75 | 49 | 65.3 | 636 | 4 | 1 | 151.49 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 9 |
| 70 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 7 | 73 | 46 | 63.0 | 614 | 6 | 0 | 160.78 | 69 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| 70 | Brayden Roggow | Akron | SO | QB | 8 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 601 | 0 | 2 | 130.80 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 6 |
| 70 | Landry Lyddy | USM | SR | QB | 6 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 558 | 4 | 2 | 162.02 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 7 |
| 70 | Alessio Milivojevic | Mich St | SO | QB | 7 | 74 | 50 | 67.6 | 495 | 3 | 2 | 131.73 | 38 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 70 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 7 | 80 | 57 | 71.3 | 487 | 2 | 2 | 125.64 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 77 | Jay Kastantin | BGSU | JR | QB | 8 | 72 | 47 | 65.3 | 613 | 3 | 2 | 144.99 | 77 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 8 | 95 | 66 | 69.5 | 571 | 1 | 3 | 117.11 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 77 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 7 | 80 | 48 | 60.0 | 533 | 4 | 1 | 129.97 | 49 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 7 | 82 | 51 | 62.2 | 504 | 8 | 2 | 141.14 | 51 | 20 | 8 | 4 |
| 81 | Landyn Locke | Sam Hou St | SO | QB | 7 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 862 | 8 | 4 | 155.37 | 94 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| 81 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 7 | 68 | 43 | 63.2 | 583 | 4 | 1 | 151.73 | 75 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 81 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 58 | 46 | 79.3 | 522 | 4 | 0 | 177.67 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 81 | Steve Angeli | Syracuse | SR | QB | 4 | 59 | 36 | 61.0 | 516 | 4 | 2 | 150.08 | 76 | 19 | 13 | 5 |
| 81 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | SR | QB | 5 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 428 | 1 | 0 | 149.44 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 81 | Caden Pinnick | Wash St | SO | QB | 6 | 67 | 45 | 67.2 | 408 | 2 | 2 | 122.20 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Deshawn Purdie | Liberty | JR | QB | 7 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 555 | 6 | 0 | 196.90 | 56 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| 87 | Aidan Armenta | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 6 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 548 | 3 | 2 | 145.91 | 75 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 87 | Tait Reynolds | Clemson | FR | QB | 7 | 82 | 63 | 76.8 | 538 | 0 | 2 | 127.06 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 87 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 8 | 81 | 40 | 49.4 | 535 | 3 | 4 | 107.20 | 54 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 87 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 7 | 72 | 44 | 61.1 | 524 | 4 | 0 | 140.58 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 87 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 8 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 453 | 1 | 1 | 125.96 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 87 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 8 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 451 | 2 | 1 | 118.36 | 55 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 94 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 5 | 58 | 38 | 65.5 | 569 | 6 | 1 | 178.61 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| 94 | Jackson Sharman | Sac St | JR | QB | 7 | 76 | 50 | 65.8 | 553 | 5 | 4 | 138.09 | 65 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 94 | Jayden Mandal | Fresno St | JR | QB | 7 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 522 | 3 | 0 | 141.41 | 73 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 94 | Walker Eget | Duke | SR | QB | 7 | 69 | 41 | 59.4 | 493 | 1 | 0 | 124.22 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
| 94 | Ajani Sheppard | Temple | SR | QB | 7 | 50 | 27 | 54.0 | 487 | 3 | 0 | 155.62 | 79 | 17 | 15 | 6 |
| 94 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 7 | 64 | 37 | 57.8 | 468 | 1 | 0 | 124.40 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 94 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 8 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 139.43 | 59 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||