Bailey Zappe of Western Kentucky leads all qualified FBS passers with 5,545 passing yards in the 2021 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 | Bailey ZappeWestern Kentucky · Conference USA | 13 | 5,545 | 56 | 11 | 8.7 | 167.5 |
| 2 | Will RogersMississippi State · SEC | 12 | 4,449 | 35 | 8 | 7.1 | 150.2 |
| 3 | Brennan ArmstrongVirginia · ACC | 12 | 4,444 | 31 | 10 | 8.9 | 156.2 |
| 4 | Bryce YoungAlabama · SEC | 13 | 4,322 | 43 | 4 | 9.3 | 175.5 |
| 5 | Kenny PickettPittsburgh · ACC | 13 | 4,319 | 42 | 7 | 8.7 | 165.3 |
| 6 | Carson StrongNevada · Mountain West | 12 | 4,186 | 36 | 8 | 8.0 | 156.8 |
| 7 | Sam HartmanWake Forest · ACC | 13 | 3,924 | 36 | 14 | 8.4 | 148.5 |
| 8 | C.J. StroudOhio State · Big Ten | 12 | 3,862 | 38 | 5 | 9.8 | 182.2 |
| 9 | Jake HaenerFresno State · Mountain West | 12 | 3,810 | 32 | 9 | 8.5 | 158.3 |
| 10 | Tanner MordecaiSMU · American Athletic | 12 | 3,628 | 39 | 12 | 8.0 | 158.0 |
| 11 | Taulia TagovailoaMaryland · Big Ten | 12 | 3,595 | 24 | 11 | 8.0 | 148.3 |
| 12 | Logan BonnerUtah State · Mountain West | 13 | 3,560 | 36 | 11 | 8.5 | 155.4 |
| 13 | Devin LearyNC State · ACC | 12 | 3,433 | 35 | 5 | 8.0 | 157.0 |
| 14 | Grant WellsMarshall · Conference USA | 12 | 3,433 | 16 | 12 | 8.2 | 142.5 |
| 15 | Matt CorralOle Miss · SEC | 12 | 3,339 | 20 | 4 | 8.8 | 157.5 |
| 16 | Seth HeniganMemphis · American Athletic | 12 | 3,322 | 25 | 8 | 8.4 | 147.7 |
| 17 | Clayton TuneHouston · American Athletic | 13 | 3,263 | 28 | 9 | 8.6 | 160.0 |
| 18 | Desmond RidderCincinnati · American Athletic | 13 | 3,190 | 30 | 8 | 9.0 | 164.8 |
| 19 | Aidan O'ConnellPurdue · Big Ten | 12 | 3,178 | 23 | 8 | 8.1 | 156.7 |
| 20 | Holton AhlersEast Carolina · American Athletic | 12 | 3,126 | 18 | 10 | 7.5 | 134.8 |
| 21 | Kaleb ElebyWestern Michigan · Mid-American | 12 | 3,115 | 21 | 5 | 8.9 | 156.0 |
| 22 | Hank BachmeierBoise State · Mountain West | 12 | 3,079 | 20 | 8 | 7.7 | 139.8 |
| 23 | Chase BriceApp State · Sun Belt | 13 | 3,020 | 23 | 10 | 8.2 | 146.2 |
| 24 | Brock PurdyIowa State · Big 12 | 12 | 2,984 | 18 | 7 | 8.1 | 153.5 |
| 25 | Davis BrinTulsa · American Athletic | 12 | 2,969 | 16 | 16 | 7.9 | 130.6 |