Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech leads all qualified FBS passers with 5,052 passing yards in the 2016 college football regular season. See the full top 25 below, or explore the interactive CFB Savant leaderboard with percentiles, filters, and player cards.
Qualification: 14 pass attempts per team game.
| # | Player | GP | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick MahomesTexas Tech · Big 12 | 12 | 5,052 | 41 | 10 | 8.6 | 157.0 |
| 2 | Davis WebbCalifornia · Pac-12 | 12 | 4,295 | 37 | 12 | 6.9 | 135.6 |
| 3 | Ryan HigginsLouisiana Tech · Conference USA | 13 | 4,208 | 37 | 8 | 9.2 | 166.6 |
| 4 | Luke FalkWashington State · Pac-12 | 12 | 4,204 | 37 | 10 | 7.2 | 149.2 |
| 5 | Mike WhiteWestern Kentucky · Conference USA | 13 | 4,027 | 34 | 6 | 10.4 | 181.0 |
| 6 | Deshaun WatsonClemson · ACC | 13 | 3,914 | 37 | 15 | 8.1 | 154.1 |
| 7 | Logan WoodsideToledo · Mid-American | 12 | 3,882 | 43 | 9 | 9.9 | 183.9 |
| 8 | Mason RudolphOklahoma State · Big 12 | 12 | 3,777 | 25 | 4 | 9.1 | 157.2 |
| 9 | Baker MayfieldOklahoma · Big 12 | 12 | 3,669 | 38 | 8 | 11.1 | 197.8 |
| 10 | Mitch TrubiskyNorth Carolina · ACC | 12 | 3,468 | 28 | 4 | 8.5 | 161.0 |
| 11 | Drew LockMissouri · SEC | 12 | 3,399 | 23 | 10 | 7.8 | 133.3 |
| 12 | Lamar JacksonLouisville · ACC | 12 | 3,390 | 30 | 9 | 8.9 | 153.3 |
| 13 | Zach TerrellWestern Michigan · Mid-American | 13 | 3,376 | 32 | 3 | 9.7 | 180.6 |
| 14 | Trace McSorleyPenn State · Big Ten | 13 | 3,360 | 25 | 5 | 9.4 | 156.6 |
| 15 | David BloughPurdue · Big Ten | 12 | 3,352 | 25 | 21 | 6.5 | 119.1 |
| 16 | Brett RypienBoise State · Mountain West | 12 | 3,341 | 23 | 6 | 9.7 | 162.3 |
| 17 | Greg Ward Jr.Houston · American Athletic | 12 | 3,328 | 22 | 9 | 7.7 | 144.4 |
| 18 | Riley FergusonMemphis · American Athletic | 12 | 3,326 | 28 | 9 | 8.3 | 152.2 |
| 19 | Jerod EvansVirginia Tech · ACC | 13 | 3,309 | 27 | 7 | 8.5 | 154.3 |
| 20 | Cooper RushCentral Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 3,299 | 23 | 13 | 7.9 | 139.7 |
| 21 | Jake BrowningWashington · Pac-12 | 13 | 3,280 | 42 | 7 | 9.3 | 176.5 |
| 22 | Brad KaayaMiami · ACC | 12 | 3,250 | 23 | 7 | 8.4 | 147.8 |
| 23 | Skyler HowardWest Virginia · Big 12 | 12 | 3,194 | 26 | 10 | 8.4 | 149.2 |
| 24 | Richard LagowIndiana · Big Ten | 12 | 3,174 | 18 | 16 | 8.0 | 133.6 |
| 25 | Austin AllenArkansas · SEC | 12 | 3,152 | 23 | 12 | 8.5 | 146.9 |