leaders in pass yards this year in college football

Braden Atkinson has the most passing yards this season, with 2,604 yards.

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Data note: Passing Yards: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	2,604	2026	ORST	7	189	273	69.2	9.5	372.0	24	2	176.9	8.8	0.7	9	71
2	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	2,326	2026	OKST	7	157	239	65.7	9.7	332.3	20	6	170.0	8.4	2.5	8	61
3	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	2,303	2026	USC	8	183	274	66.8	8.4	287.9	19	5	156.6	6.9	1.8	11	97
4	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	2,244	2026	TOL	8	173	259	66.8	8.7	280.5	17	2	159.7	6.6	0.8	6	49
5	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	2,186	2026	HAW	8	202	337	59.9	6.5	273.3	9	6	119.7	2.7	1.8	20	126
6	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	2,173	2026	UNT	7	160	221	72.4	9.8	310.4	18	5	177.3	8.1	2.3	4	32
7	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	2,173	2026	LSU	8	180	256	70.3	8.5	271.6	17	8	157.3	6.6	3.1	11	64
8	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	2,161	2026	MEM	8	150	224	67.0	9.6	270.1	21	6	173.6	9.4	2.7	15	106
9	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	2,151	2026	MIA	7	166	204	81.4	10.5	307.3	22	1	204.6	10.8	0.5	8	49
10	Ethan Grunkemeyer E. Grunkemeyer	2,140	2026	VT	8	187	261	71.6	8.2	267.5	17	2	160.5	6.5	0.8	24	148
11	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	2,084	2026	FAU	7	190	260	73.1	8.0	297.7	18	4	160.2	6.9	1.5	13	88
12	Jaden Craig J. Craig	2,066	2026	TCU	7	162	240	67.5	8.6	295.1	11	6	149.9	4.6	2.5	20	145
13	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	2,064	2026	ARIZ	7	167	225	74.2	9.2	294.9	18	4	174.1	8.0	1.8	16	90
14	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	2,062	2026	SMU	7	156	215	72.6	9.6	294.6	19	5	177.6	8.8	2.3	8	66
15	Keelon Russell K. Russell	2,057	2026	ALA	8	148	221	67.0	9.3	257.1	15	5	163.0	6.8	2.3	22	142
16	Conner Weigman C. Weigman	2,053	2026	HOU	8	153	233	65.7	8.8	256.6	20	2	166.3	8.6	0.9	10	54
17	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
18	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	1,947	2026	WAKE	7	140	207	67.6	9.4	278.1	17	1	172.8	8.2	0.5	10	62
19	Trey Owens T. Owens	1,940	2026	ARST	8	159	233	68.2	8.3	242.5	11	6	148.6	4.7	2.6	15	78
20	Davis Warren D. Warren	1,933	2026	STAN	8	163	271	60.1	7.1	241.6	11	2	132.0	4.1	0.7	13	105
21	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	1,926	2026	MISS	7	167	262	63.7	7.4	275.1	16	7	140.3	6.1	2.7	6	42
22	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	1,844	2026	LOU	7	121	180	67.2	10.2	263.4	10	3	168.3	5.6	1.7	14	99
23	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
24	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
25	CJ Bailey	1,763	2026	NCST	7	143	219	65.3	8.1	251.9	11	4	145.8	5.0	1.8	11	85

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,604

Atkinson

RUSH

431

Newberry

REC

1,040

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

4th

OPP PPG

23.1

67th

RUSH YDS/G

142.1

106th

PASS YDS/G

384.9

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	3-0	6-1
2	Oregon State	3-0	5-2
3	Texas State	2-1	4-3
4	San Diego State	2-2	3-5
5	Fresno State	1-2	4-3

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

Washington State

1 - 6

Final

Oregon State

5 - 2

Sat 17 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
4	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
5	Delaware	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286