leaders in pass yards this year in college football

Braden Atkinson has the most passing yards this season, with 2,257 yards.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	2,257	2026	ORST	6	166	235	70.6	9.6	376.2	21	2	179.1	8.9	0.9	8	68
2	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	2,045	2026	USC	7	152	224	67.9	9.1	292.1	18	3	168.4	8.0	1.3	6	40
3	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	2,007	2026	OSU	7	131	192	68.2	10.5	286.7	19	4	184.5	9.9	2.1	14	103
4	Ethan Grunkemeyer E. Grunkemeyer	1,984	2026	VT	7	167	230	72.6	8.6	283.4	15	2	164.9	6.5	0.9	17	107
5	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	1,868	2026	UNT	6	143	198	72.2	9.4	311.3	15	4	172.4	7.6	2.0	3	23
6	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	1,853	2026	TOL	7	144	218	66.1	8.5	264.7	14	1	157.7	6.4	0.5	3	20
7	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	1,841	2026	MEM	7	121	181	66.9	10.2	263.0	18	6	178.5	9.9	3.3	15	106
8	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	1,834	2026	SMU	6	140	192	72.9	9.6	305.7	16	5	175.4	8.3	2.6	7	65
9	Ryan Browne R. Browne	1,822	2026	PUR	7	145	221	65.6	8.2	260.3	10	3	147.1	4.5	1.4	13	98
10	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	1,785	2026	LSU	7	148	211	70.1	8.5	255.0	14	8	155.5	6.6	3.8	11	64
11	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	1,773	2026	MIZZ	7	132	209	63.2	8.5	253.3	14	2	154.6	6.7	1.0	8	36
12	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	1,756	2026	ARIZ	6	140	191	73.3	9.2	292.7	16	4	174.0	8.4	2.1	15	85
13	Keelon Russell K. Russell	1,746	2026	ALA	7	129	191	67.5	9.1	249.4	12	4	160.9	6.3	2.1	20	132
14	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	1,745	2026	FAU	6	161	223	72.2	7.8	290.8	15	3	157.4	6.7	1.3	11	72
15	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	1,680	2026	WAKE	6	124	184	67.4	9.1	280.0	13	1	166.3	7.1	0.5	10	62
16	Noah Kim N. Kim	1,678	2026	EMU	8	169	285	59.3	5.9	209.8	11	4	118.7	3.9	1.4	9	82
17	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	1,676	2026	MISS	6	142	210	67.6	8.0	279.3	14	4	152.8	6.7	1.9	5	34
18	Rocco Becht R. Becht	1,664	2026	PSU	7	132	210	62.9	7.9	237.7	12	5	143.5	5.7	2.4	10	51
19	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	1,660	2026	IND	7	108	169	63.9	9.8	237.1	18	0	181.6	10.7	0.0	9	59
20	Deuce Bailey D. Bailey	1,638	2026	CCAR	7	109	204	53.4	8.0	234.0	16	4	142.8	7.8	2.0	18	134
21	Caden Creel C. Creel	1,637	2026	JVST	7	129	192	67.2	8.5	233.9	12	6	153.2	6.3	3.1	7	31
22	Malik Washington M. Washington	1,615	2026	MD	7	155	261	59.4	6.2	230.7	9	6	118.1	3.4	2.3	7	49
23	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	1,612	2026	HAW	6	157	265	59.2	6.1	268.7	5	4	113.6	1.9	1.5	17	104
24	Max Johnson M. Johnson	1,601	2026	GASO	7	154	232	66.4	6.9	228.7	11	2	138.3	4.7	0.9	6	58
25	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	1,575	2026	OKST	5	114	169	67.5	9.3	315.0	13	5	165.2	7.7	3.0	4	28

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,257

Atkinson

RUSH

326

Newberry

REC

932

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

41.8

8th

OPP PPG

22.0

62nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.2

124th

PASS YDS/G

391.2

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	2-0	5-1
2	Oregon State	2-0	4-2
3	San Diego State	1-1	2-4
4	Fresno State	1-1	4-2
5	Texas State	1-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	ORST	@	FRES	11:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	ORST	@	BSU	6:00 PM
Sat 11/21	USU	@	ORST	10:30 PM

Last Game

San Diego State

2 - 4

Final

Oregon State

4 - 2

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

867

Roberts

838

Burgess

837

Bishop

Rec Yards Leaders

984

Smith

932

Legree

741

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

19

Sayin

18

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

186.5

Carr

185.9

Stockton

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

44.0

43.4

43.0

42.9

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

12.9

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

522.3

521.4

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

299.4

272.4

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

334.4

325.2

323.1

322.4

Sack Leaders

29.0

25.0

24.0

22.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	6	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	Arizona State	3	3	.500
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	4	2	.667
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	4	.333
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	4	.500
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
4	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
5	Buffalo	4	3	.571
6	Toledo	5	2	.714
7	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
8	Miami (OH)	4	3	.571
9	UMass	4	3	.571
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	6	.143
12	Ball State	2	5	.286
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	1	.857
2	Alabama	5	2	.714
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
5	Missouri	5	2	.714
6	Tennessee	6	1	.857
7	Ole Miss	5	1	.833
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	5	2	.714
10	Texas	4	2	.667
11	LSU	5	2	.714
12	Auburn	4	2	.667
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	1	.857
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	6	1	.857
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	5	1	.833
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	4	2	.667
15	Rutgers	2	4	.333
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	4	2	.667
4	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
5	SMU	5	1	.833
6	Virginia	4	3	.571
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	4	.333
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	2	.667
11	North Carolina	4	2	.667
12	Virginia Tech	5	2	.714
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	3	3	.500
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	3	.571
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	5	1	.833
5	Wyoming	4	3	.571
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	6	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	4	2	.667
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	4	3	.571
13	Rice	1	6	.143
14	Charlotte	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	2	.667
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	3	.500
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	5	2	.714
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333