2026 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/08/2026
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden Atkinson | Oregon St | SO | QB | 3 | 98 | 77 | 78.6 | 1059 | 10.8 | 13 | 1 | 211.07 | 32.7 | 353.0 |
| 2 | Tayven Jackson | N Texas | SR | QB | 4 | 139 | 97 | 69.8 | 1327 | 9.5 | 10 | 3 | 169.39 | 34.8 | 331.8 |
| 3 | Drew Mestemaker | Okla St | SO | QB | 3 | 98 | 69 | 70.4 | 954 | 9.7 | 9 | 3 | 176.37 | 32.7 | 318.0 |
| 4 | Kevin Jennings | SMU | SR | QB | 5 | 156 | 117 | 75.0 | 1588 | 10.2 | 14 | 5 | 183.70 | 31.2 | 317.6 |
| 5 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | JR | QB | 3 | 83 | 66 | 79.5 | 928 | 11.2 | 9 | 0 | 209.22 | 27.7 | 309.3 |
| 6 | Lincoln Kienholz | Louisville | SR | QB | 3 | 87 | 64 | 73.6 | 910 | 10.5 | 5 | 1 | 178.09 | 29.0 | 303.3 |
| 6 | Jaden Craig | TCU | SR | QB | 4 | 132 | 90 | 68.2 | 1213 | 9.2 | 7 | 3 | 158.32 | 33.0 | 303.3 |
| 8 | Malachi Singleton | App St | SR | QB | 4 | 132 | 96 | 72.7 | 1206 | 9.1 | 7 | 1 | 165.45 | 33.0 | 301.5 |
| 9 | Ryan Browne | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 98 | 73 | 74.5 | 901 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 | 168.56 | 32.7 | 300.3 |
| 10 | Noah Fifita | Arizona | SR | QB | 4 | 137 | 101 | 73.7 | 1185 | 8.6 | 12 | 2 | 172.36 | 34.3 | 296.3 |
| 11 | David McComb | Miami (Oh) | FR | QB | 3 | 70 | 49 | 70.0 | 880 | 12.6 | 6 | 1 | 201.02 | 23.3 | 293.3 |
| 12 | Caden Veltkamp | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 123 | 94 | 76.4 | 1151 | 9.4 | 11 | 0 | 184.54 | 30.8 | 287.8 |
| 13 | Darian Mensah | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 5 | 133 | 112 | 84.2 | 1438 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 | 212.25 | 26.6 | 287.6 |
| 14 | Malik Washington | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 160 | 106 | 66.3 | 1146 | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 138.36 | 40.0 | 286.5 |
| 15 | Jayden Maiava | USC | SR | QB | 5 | 149 | 108 | 72.5 | 1418 | 9.5 | 13 | 2 | 178.53 | 29.8 | 283.6 |
| 16 | Keelon Russell | Alabama | SO | QB | 4 | 110 | 78 | 70.9 | 1129 | 10.3 | 8 | 2 | 177.49 | 27.5 | 282.3 |
| 16 | Demond Williams Jr. | Washington | JR | QB | 4 | 137 | 95 | 69.3 | 1129 | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 151.04 | 34.3 | 282.3 |
| 18 | Trinidad Chambliss | Miss | SR | QB | 2 | 62 | 44 | 71.0 | 561 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 170.35 | 31.0 | 280.5 |
| 19 | Dante Moore | Oregon | SR | QB | 1 | 23 | 19 | 82.6 | 280 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 | 242.26 | 23.0 | 280.0 |
| 20 | Landyn Locke | Sam Hou St | SO | QB | 4 | 138 | 93 | 67.4 | 1111 | 8.1 | 9 | 1 | 155.09 | 34.5 | 277.8 |
| 21 | Kamario Taylor | Miss St | SO | QB | 3 | 82 | 56 | 68.3 | 832 | 10.1 | 11 | 1 | 195.35 | 27.3 | 277.3 |
| 22 | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | Western Ky | SO | QB | 3 | 104 | 73 | 70.2 | 821 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 147.27 | 34.7 | 273.7 |
| 23 | John Alan Richter | Toledo | JR | QB | 5 | 153 | 98 | 64.1 | 1362 | 8.9 | 13 | 1 | 165.56 | 30.6 | 272.4 |
| 24 | Micah Alejado | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 216 | 132 | 61.1 | 1361 | 6.3 | 4 | 3 | 117.37 | 43.2 | 272.2 |
| 25 | Brad Jackson | Texas St | SO | QB | 4 | 115 | 77 | 67.0 | 1076 | 9.4 | 13 | 4 | 175.90 | 28.8 | 269.0 |
| 26 | Gio Lopez | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 4 | 105 | 69 | 65.7 | 1065 | 10.1 | 7 | 0 | 172.91 | 26.3 | 266.3 |
| 27 | Sam Leavitt | LSU | JR | QB | 4 | 112 | 76 | 67.9 | 1063 | 9.5 | 7 | 6 | 157.50 | 28.0 | 265.8 |
| 28 | Aidan Armenta | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 3 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 788 | 8.7 | 6 | 1 | 157.14 | 30.3 | 262.7 |
| 29 | Luke Weaver | SJSU | SR | QB | 4 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1044 | 7.5 | 9 | 5 | 138.42 | 34.8 | 261.0 |
| 30 | Mason Heintschel | Pittsburgh | SO | QB | 5 | 148 | 98 | 66.2 | 1304 | 8.8 | 14 | 1 | 170.09 | 29.6 | 260.8 |
| 31 | Cutter Boley | Ariz St | JR | QB | 4 | 127 | 78 | 61.4 | 1040 | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 151.47 | 31.8 | 260.0 |
| 32 | Deuce Bailey | Coast Car | FR | QB | 5 | 155 | 85 | 54.8 | 1267 | 8.2 | 12 | 2 | 146.47 | 31.0 | 253.4 |
| 33 | CJ Bailey | NC State | JR | QB | 5 | 150 | 98 | 65.3 | 1266 | 8.4 | 8 | 4 | 148.50 | 30.0 | 253.2 |
| 34 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | Va Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 136 | 101 | 74.3 | 1012 | 7.4 | 8 | 0 | 156.18 | 34.0 | 253.0 |
| 35 | Alberto Mendoza | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 3 | 83 | 58 | 69.9 | 754 | 9.1 | 5 | 1 | 163.66 | 27.7 | 251.3 |
| 36 | Kenny Minchey | Kentucky | SR | QB | 4 | 111 | 79 | 71.2 | 1002 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 176.73 | 27.8 | 250.5 |
| 37 | Davis Warren | Stanford | SR | QB | 4 | 132 | 81 | 61.4 | 993 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 135.53 | 33.0 | 248.3 |
| 38 | Taron Dickens | N Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 106 | 75 | 70.8 | 741 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 136.93 | 35.3 | 247.0 |
| 39 | Marcus Stokes | Memphis | JR | QB | 4 | 98 | 73 | 74.5 | 987 | 10.1 | 13 | 2 | 198.78 | 24.5 | 246.8 |
| 40 | Katin Houser | Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 118 | 81 | 68.6 | 983 | 8.3 | 10 | 3 | 161.51 | 29.5 | 245.8 |
| 41 | Trey Owens | Ark St | JR | QB | 6 | 176 | 121 | 68.8 | 1461 | 8.3 | 9 | 6 | 148.54 | 29.3 | 243.5 |
| 42 | Aaron Philo | Florida | JR | QB | 3 | 64 | 47 | 73.4 | 721 | 11.3 | 6 | 2 | 192.76 | 21.3 | 240.3 |
| 43 | CJ Carr | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 5 | 124 | 88 | 71.0 | 1197 | 9.7 | 13 | 1 | 185.05 | 24.8 | 239.4 |
| 44 | Jayden Mandal | Fresno St | JR | QB | 4 | 122 | 84 | 68.9 | 957 | 7.8 | 6 | 0 | 150.97 | 30.5 | 239.3 |
| 45 | Caden Creel | J'ville St | SR | QB | 6 | 170 | 113 | 66.5 | 1423 | 8.4 | 10 | 5 | 150.32 | 28.3 | 237.2 |
| 46 | Max Johnson | Ga South | SR | QB | 4 | 148 | 96 | 64.9 | 945 | 6.4 | 5 | 1 | 128.30 | 37.0 | 236.3 |
| 47 | JJ Kohl | FIU | JR | QB | 5 | 161 | 92 | 57.1 | 1180 | 7.3 | 5 | 7 | 120.25 | 32.2 | 236.0 |
| 48 | Arch Manning | Texas | SR | QB | 2 | 59 | 36 | 61.0 | 466 | 7.9 | 6 | 1 | 157.53 | 29.5 | 233.0 |
| 49 | Kalieb Osborne | UConn | JR | QB | 5 | 140 | 81 | 57.9 | 1164 | 8.3 | 10 | 2 | 148.41 | 28.0 | 232.8 |
| 50 | Cameran Brown | Georgia St | SR | QB | 5 | 131 | 89 | 67.9 | 1157 | 8.8 | 12 | 4 | 166.25 | 26.2 | 231.4 |
| 51 | Owen McCown | UTSA | SR | QB | 5 | 159 | 111 | 69.8 | 1149 | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 143.78 | 31.8 | 229.8 |
| 52 | KJ Jackson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 3 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 687 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 134.59 | 32.0 | 229.0 |
| 53 | Colton Joseph | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 113 | 62 | 54.9 | 915 | 8.1 | 9 | 4 | 142.08 | 28.3 | 228.8 |
| 54 | Anthony Colandrea | Nebraska | SR | QB | 5 | 143 | 94 | 65.7 | 1142 | 8.0 | 13 | 2 | 160.01 | 28.6 | 228.4 |
| 55 | Avery Johnson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 4 | 133 | 88 | 66.2 | 910 | 6.8 | 7 | 2 | 138.00 | 33.3 | 227.5 |
| 56 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | California | SO | QB | 4 | 123 | 83 | 67.5 | 909 | 7.4 | 6 | 3 | 140.78 | 30.8 | 227.3 |
| 57 | Conner Weigman | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 97 | 64 | 66.0 | 903 | 9.3 | 8 | 1 | 169.34 | 24.3 | 225.8 |
| 58 | Devon Dampier | Utah | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 71 | 70.3 | 896 | 8.9 | 9 | 1 | 172.25 | 25.3 | 224.0 |
| 59 | Rocco Becht | Penn State | SR | QB | 5 | 134 | 83 | 61.9 | 1108 | 8.3 | 10 | 3 | 151.55 | 26.8 | 221.6 |
| 60 | Josh Hoover | Indiana | SR | QB | 5 | 107 | 76 | 71.0 | 1101 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 | 203.73 | 21.4 | 220.2 |
| 61 | Maddux Madsen | Boise St | SR | QB | 4 | 103 | 72 | 69.9 | 877 | 8.5 | 8 | 0 | 167.06 | 25.8 | 219.3 |
| 62 | Austin Simmons | Missouri | SR | QB | 3 | 68 | 47 | 69.1 | 652 | 9.6 | 8 | 0 | 188.48 | 22.7 | 217.3 |
| 62 | John Mateer | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 3 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 652 | 8.7 | 6 | 3 | 154.09 | 25.0 | 217.3 |
| 64 | Isaiah Marshall | Kansas | SO | QB | 3 | 74 | 44 | 59.5 | 642 | 8.7 | 4 | 1 | 147.48 | 24.7 | 214.0 |
| 64 | Jackson Sharman | Sac St | JR | QB | 4 | 142 | 82 | 57.7 | 856 | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 112.97 | 35.5 | 214.0 |
| 66 | Rickie Collins | KSU | JR | QB | 4 | 116 | 81 | 69.8 | 853 | 7.4 | 3 | 3 | 134.96 | 29.0 | 213.3 |
| 67 | Jackson Arnold | UNLV | SR | QB | 5 | 133 | 79 | 59.4 | 1063 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 146.38 | 26.6 | 212.6 |
| 68 | Will Hammond | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 115 | 80 | 69.6 | 845 | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 135.81 | 28.8 | 211.3 |
| 69 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | SR | QB | 5 | 102 | 77 | 75.5 | 1049 | 10.3 | 13 | 1 | 201.98 | 20.4 | 209.8 |
| 70 | Nick Minicucci | Delaware | SR | QB | 4 | 103 | 59 | 57.3 | 838 | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 135.81 | 25.8 | 209.5 |
| 71 | Byrum Brown | Auburn | SR | QB | 3 | 91 | 62 | 68.1 | 625 | 6.9 | 3 | 4 | 127.91 | 30.3 | 208.3 |
| 72 | Nico Iamaleava | UCLA | SR | QB | 4 | 99 | 62 | 62.6 | 820 | 8.3 | 4 | 2 | 141.50 | 24.8 | 205.0 |
| 73 | Goose Crowder | Troy | SR | QB | 4 | 121 | 69 | 57.0 | 817 | 6.8 | 7 | 3 | 127.88 | 30.3 | 204.3 |
| 74 | Billy Edwards Jr. | N Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 78 | 44 | 56.4 | 611 | 7.8 | 3 | 1 | 132.34 | 26.0 | 203.7 |
| 75 | Ashton Daniels | FSU | SR | QB | 3 | 64 | 41 | 64.1 | 609 | 9.5 | 3 | 3 | 150.08 | 21.3 | 203.0 |
| 76 | Aidan Chiles | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 60 | 41 | 68.3 | 607 | 10.1 | 4 | 0 | 175.31 | 20.0 | 202.3 |
| 77 | Drake Lindsey | Minnesota | JR | QB | 4 | 109 | 74 | 67.9 | 808 | 7.4 | 8 | 4 | 147.04 | 27.3 | 202.0 |
| 78 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | Marshall | SR | QB | 5 | 134 | 88 | 65.7 | 1004 | 7.5 | 6 | 2 | 140.40 | 26.8 | 200.8 |
| 79 | Marcel Reed | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 123 | 75 | 61.0 | 802 | 6.5 | 6 | 3 | 126.97 | 30.8 | 200.5 |
| 80 | Nathan Hayes | ND St | SR | QB | 5 | 116 | 75 | 64.7 | 995 | 8.6 | 7 | 2 | 153.18 | 23.2 | 199.0 |
| 81 | Noah Kim | EMU | SR | QB | 6 | 203 | 127 | 62.6 | 1187 | 5.8 | 8 | 3 | 121.72 | 33.8 | 197.8 |
| 82 | LaNorris Sellers | S Carolina | SR | QB | 3 | 82 | 49 | 59.8 | 592 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 138.09 | 27.3 | 197.3 |
| 83 | Camden Coleman | James Mad | SR | QB | 5 | 127 | 80 | 63.0 | 979 | 7.7 | 10 | 1 | 152.16 | 25.4 | 195.8 |
| 84 | Jaylen Raynor | Iowa State | SR | QB | 3 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 581 | 9.7 | 4 | 2 | 160.00 | 20.0 | 193.7 |
| 85 | K'saan Farrar | CSU | FR | QB | 3 | 80 | 50 | 62.5 | 579 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 133.18 | 26.7 | 193.0 |
| 86 | Beau Pribula | Virginia | SR | QB | 5 | 118 | 80 | 67.8 | 961 | 8.1 | 12 | 1 | 168.08 | 23.6 | 192.2 |
| 87 | Keldric Luster | Ball State | SR | QB | 3 | 86 | 58 | 67.4 | 573 | 6.7 | 5 | 2 | 137.95 | 28.7 | 191.0 |
| 88 | Carter Jones | Nevada | SO | QB | 3 | 70 | 42 | 60.0 | 572 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 132.36 | 23.3 | 190.7 |
| 89 | JC French IV | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 123 | 86 | 69.9 | 949 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 | 150.83 | 24.6 | 189.8 |
| 89 | Mason McKenzie | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 108 | 61 | 56.5 | 759 | 7.0 | 3 | 5 | 115.43 | 27.0 | 189.8 |
| 91 | Jared Curtis | Vanderbilt | FR | QB | 4 | 98 | 63 | 64.3 | 746 | 7.6 | 4 | 3 | 135.58 | 24.5 | 186.5 |
| 92 | Julian Lewis | Colorado | SO | QB | 4 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 733 | 7.7 | 6 | 2 | 145.65 | 23.8 | 183.3 |
| 93 | Roman Gagliano | MTSU | SO | QB | 5 | 156 | 88 | 56.4 | 913 | 5.9 | 8 | 1 | 121.22 | 31.2 | 182.6 |
| 94 | Alessio Milivojevic | Mich St | SO | QB | 4 | 112 | 71 | 63.4 | 728 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 125.04 | 28.0 | 182.0 |
| 95 | Trey Hedden | NMSU | JR | QB | 5 | 124 | 65 | 52.4 | 906 | 7.3 | 5 | 6 | 117.42 | 24.8 | 181.2 |
| 96 | Dru DeShields | Kent State | JR | QB | 4 | 105 | 64 | 61.0 | 722 | 6.9 | 3 | 4 | 120.52 | 26.3 | 180.5 |
| 97 | Walker Eget | Duke | SR | QB | 4 | 93 | 58 | 62.4 | 721 | 7.8 | 6 | 1 | 146.64 | 23.3 | 180.3 |
| 98 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 152 | 93 | 61.2 | 1073 | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 131.33 | 25.3 | 178.8 |
| 99 | Michael Hawkins Jr. | WVU | SO | QB | 4 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 704 | 11.5 | 7 | 0 | 195.47 | 15.3 | 176.0 |
| 99 | Bear Bachmeier | BYU | SO | QB | 4 | 86 | 55 | 64.0 | 704 | 8.2 | 6 | 1 | 153.40 | 21.5 | 176.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.