most passing yards by a freshman qb ncaa ever

Grant Wells has the most career passing yards by a freshman quarterback, with 5,626 yards.

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NAMEYDSGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Grant Wells
G. Wells
5,626
24
460
714
64.4
7.9
234.4
34
22
140.2
4.8
3.1
26
178
2Drew Mestemaker
D. Mestemaker
4,841
19
349
509
68.6
9.5
254.8
36
11
167.5
7.1
2.2
22
158
3C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
4,435
14
317
441
71.9
10.1
316.8
44
6
186.6
10.0
1.4
13
103
4Drake Maye
D. Maye
4,410
19
349
527
66.2
8.4
232.1
39
7
158.3
7.4
1.3
41
208
5Michael Pratt
M. Pratt
4,187
21
329
582
56.5
7.2
199.4
41
16
134.7
7.0
2.7
60
367
6Jameis Winston
J. Winston
4,057
14
257
384
66.9
10.6
289.8
40
10
184.8
10.4
2.6
27
188
7Brent Stockstill
B. Stockstill
4,046
14
329
493
66.7
8.2
289.0
30
10
151.7
6.1
2.0
17
168
8Anu Solomon
A. Solomon
3,793
14
313
540
58.0
7.0
270.9
28
9
130.7
5.2
1.7
38
227
9Byrum Brown
B. Brown
3,696
17
312
477
65.4
7.7
217.4
31
12
146.9
6.5
2.5
42
248
10Micah Alejado
M. Alejado
3,691
15
334
500
66.8
7.4
246.1
30
9
145.0
6.0
1.8
28
174
11Josh Rosen
J. Rosen
3,668
13
292
487
60.0
7.5
282.2
23
11
134.3
4.7
2.3
15
118
12Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
B. Fowler-Nicolosi
3,654
15
309
507
60.9
7.2
243.6
23
18
129.4
4.5
3.6
14
94
13Dillon Gabriel
D. Gabriel
3,653
13
236
398
59.3
9.2
281.0
29
7
156.9
7.3
1.8
22
123
14Sam Howell
S. Howell
3,641
13
259
422
61.4
8.6
280.1
38
7
160.2
9.0
1.7
36
224
15Jared Goff
J. Goff
3,508
12
320
531
60.3
6.6
292.3
18
10
123.2
3.4
1.9
30
183
16Kedon Slovis
K. Slovis
3,502
12
282
392
71.9
8.9
291.8
30
9
167.6
7.7
2.3
23
138
17Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
J. Sagapolutele
3,460
13
316
492
64.2
7.0
266.2
18
9
131.7
3.7
1.8
30
232
18Daniel Richardson
D. Richardson
3,403
20
256
419
61.1
8.1
170.2
28
8
147.6
6.7
1.9
16
124
19Kadin Semonza
K. Semonza
3,384
16
325
509
63.9
6.6
211.5
28
15
132.0
5.5
2.9
39
277
20Tanner Mangum
T. Mangum
3,377
13
267
446
59.9
7.6
259.8
23
10
136.0
5.2
2.2
30
190
21Dylan Morris
D. Morris
3,355
15
287
473
60.7
7.1
223.7
18
15
126.5
3.8
3.2
22
127
22Deondre Francois
D. Francois
3,350
13
235
400
58.8
8.4
257.7
20
7
142.1
5.0
1.8
34
289
23Brett Rypien
B. Rypien
3,350
11
272
428
63.6
7.8
304.5
20
8
141.0
4.7
1.9
19
124
24Jeff Sims
J. Sims
3,349
18
254
445
57.1
7.5
186.1
25
20
129.8
5.6
4.5
32
219
25Brad Jackson
B. Jackson
3,341
16
259
367
70.6
9.1
208.8
22
7
163.0
6.0
1.9
27
146
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Team Leaders

PASS

1,107

Del Rio-Wilson

Carlos Del Rio-Wilson

RUSH

358

Price

Judah Price

REC

397

Turner-Bradshaw

Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw
Team Rankings

PPG

22.3

110th

OPP PPG

31.9

131st

RUSH YDS/G

171.7

59th

PASS YDS/G

219.1

94th

2026 SBC Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
3-3
4-6
9
Troy Troy
2-3
4-5
10
Marshall Marshall
2-3
5-4
11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
2-4
3-7
12
Georgia State Georgia State
2-4
5-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/21
GAST GAST
@
MRSH MRSH
4:00 PM
Sat
11/28
MRSH MRSH
@
ULM ULM
1:00 PM
Last Game
MRSH Marshall

5 - 4

13

Final

49

GASO Georgia Southern

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

Braden Atkinson

3,076

Mensah

Darian Mensah

2,973

Jennings

Kevin Jennings
Rush Yards Leaders

1,335

Flora

Aiden Flora

1,320

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

1,241

Riley

Dylan Riley
Rec Yards Leaders

1,317

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

1,209

Legree

Jesse Legree

1,045

Hatcher

Umari Hatcher
Pass TD Leaders

29

Mensah

Darian Mensah

29

Mestemaker

Drew Mestemaker

28

Stokes

Marcus Stokes
Rush TD Leaders

20

Hawkins

Michael Hawkins Jr.

19

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

18

Gutierrez

Jackson Gutierrez
Rec TD Leaders

15

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

14

Legree

Jesse Legree

13

Toney

Malachi Toney
QB Rating Leaders

186.8

Mensah

Darian Mensah

184.5

Sayin

Julian Sayin

179.8

Stockton

Gunner Stockton
Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

Myles Bradley

11.5

Dean

Marlin Dean

11.0

Zock

Andrew Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
North Texas

44.7

Miami

44.1

Wake Forest

43.9

Oklahoma State

43.9

Georgia

41.8

Louisville

40.8
Opp PPG Rankings
New Mexico

10.9

North Dakota State

11.9

Iowa

12.2

Indiana

12.5

Notre Dame

13.8

UCLA

14.1
Total Yards Rankings
North Texas

535.4

Oklahoma State

533.6

Memphis

520.7

Texas State

520.1

Miami

518.1

LSU

504.1
Rush Yards Rankings
Air Force

332.0

Army

324.7

Navy

298.1

Rice

265.6

Texas State

258.7

West Virginia

240.7
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

370.4

North Texas

343.8

Oklahoma State

339.1

Miami

331.0

LSU

324.9

Arizona

322.9
Sack Leaders
Tennessee

39.0

Baylor

37.0

San Jose State

36.0

LSU

36.0

Indiana

32.0

James Madison

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
8
1
.889
2
Texas State Texas State
6
4
.600
3
Oregon State Oregon State
5
4
.556
4
San Diego State San Diego State
4
5
.444
5
Utah State Utah State
4
5
.444
6
Fresno State Fresno State
5
5
.500
7
Colorado State Colorado State
3
6
.333
8
Washington State Washington State
1
8
.111
Big 10WLPCT
1
UCLA UCLA
10
0
1.000
2
Indiana Indiana
9
1
.900
3
Oregon Oregon
7
3
.700
4
Iowa Iowa
7
2
.778
5
USC USC
7
3
.700
6
Ohio State Ohio State
7
3
.700
7
Wisconsin Wisconsin
6
4
.600
8
Illinois Illinois
6
4
.600
9
Northwestern Northwestern
6
4
.600
10
Minnesota Minnesota
5
4
.556
11
Penn State Penn State
5
4
.556
12
Washington Washington
5
4
.556
13
Michigan Michigan
5
5
.500
14
Nebraska Nebraska
6
4
.600
15
Purdue Purdue
3
6
.333
16
Rutgers Rutgers
2
8
.200
17
Maryland Maryland
4
6
.400
18
Michigan State Michigan State
3
6
.333
SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Georgia Georgia
9
1
.900
2
Alabama Alabama
8
2
.800
3
Kentucky Kentucky
7
2
.778
4
Texas Texas
7
2
.778
5
Tennessee Tennessee
8
2
.800
6
Ole Miss Ole Miss
6
3
.667
7
South Carolina South Carolina
6
3
.667
8
LSU LSU
6
3
.667
9
Missouri Missouri
6
4
.600
10
Oklahoma Oklahoma
5
4
.556
11
Florida Florida
5
4
.556
12
Auburn Auburn
6
4
.600
13
Mississippi State Mississippi State
4
6
.400
14
Texas A&M Texas A&M
4
6
.400
15
Arkansas Arkansas
3
6
.333
16
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
4
6
.400
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Liberty Liberty
9
1
.900
2
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
7
3
.700
3
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
5
5
.500
4
Delaware Delaware
5
5
.500
5
Florida International Florida International
4
6
.400
6
New Mexico State New Mexico State
3
7
.300
7
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
4
6
.400
8
Missouri State Missouri State
4
6
.400
9
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
4
6
.400
10
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
9
.100
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
8
2
.800
2
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
6
4
.600
3
Louisiana Louisiana
7
3
.700
4
James Madison James Madison
8
3
.727
5
South Alabama South Alabama
4
5
.444
6
Appalachian State Appalachian State
5
4
.556
7
Arkansas State Arkansas State
4
6
.400
8
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
4
6
.400
9
Troy Troy
4
5
.444
10
Marshall Marshall
5
4
.556
11
Southern Miss Southern Miss
3
7
.300
12
Georgia State Georgia State
5
5
.500
13
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
2
8
.200
14
Old Dominion Old Dominion
3
7
.300
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
9
1
.900
2
Wake Forest Wake Forest
9
1
.900
3
Louisville Louisville
6
3
.667
4
SMU SMU
7
3
.700
5
Duke Duke
7
3
.700
6
Clemson Clemson
6
4
.600
7
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
6
3
.667
8
Florida State Florida State
5
5
.500
9
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
6
4
.600
10
North Carolina North Carolina
5
4
.556
11
Stanford Stanford
4
5
.444
12
Virginia Virginia
5
5
.500
13
NC State NC State
4
6
.400
14
Boston College Boston College
4
6
.400
15
California California
3
7
.300
16
Syracuse Syracuse
5
5
.500
17
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
3
7
.300
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
New Mexico New Mexico
8
1
.889
2
Wyoming Wyoming
6
3
.667
3
North Dakota State North Dakota State
7
2
.778
4
Air Force Air Force
7
2
.778
5
UNLV UNLV
5
4
.556
6
San Jose State San Jose State
5
5
.500
7
Nevada Nevada
4
6
.400
8
Hawai'i Hawai'i
3
6
.333
9
UTEP UTEP
1
8
.111
10
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
10
.000
American AthleticWLPCT
1
North Texas North Texas
7
2
.778
2
Memphis Memphis
8
2
.800
3
UTSA UTSA
7
2
.778
4
Army Army
5
4
.556
5
UAB UAB
6
4
.600
6
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
6
3
.667
7
East Carolina East Carolina
6
4
.600
8
Tulsa Tulsa
5
4
.556
9
Tulane Tulane
5
5
.500
10
South Florida South Florida
6
4
.600
11
Navy Navy
3
6
.333
12
Charlotte Charlotte
1
9
.100
13
Temple Temple
2
8
.200
14
Rice Rice
1
9
.100
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
9
1
.900
2
UConn UConn
5
5
.500
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Toledo Toledo
8
2
.800
2
Western Michigan Western Michigan
7
3
.700
3
Buffalo Buffalo
7
3
.700
4
Ohio Ohio
7
3
.700
5
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
6
4
.600
6
Central Michigan Central Michigan
5
5
.500
7
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
4
6
.400
8
Bowling Green Bowling Green
3
7
.300
9
UMass UMass
5
5
.500
10
Kent State Kent State
3
7
.300
11
Ball State Ball State
3
7
.300
12
Sacramento State Sacramento State
2
9
.182
13
Akron Akron
1
9
.100
Big 12WLPCT
1
Utah Utah
9
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
8
1
.889
3
BYU BYU
7
2
.778
4
Arizona Arizona
7
2
.778
5
Baylor Baylor
6
3
.667
6
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
6
3
.667
7
Houston Houston
7
3
.700
8
Arizona State Arizona State
5
4
.556
9
UCF UCF
5
4
.556
10
West Virginia West Virginia
5
5
.500
11
Iowa State Iowa State
5
5
.500
12
Cincinnati Cincinnati
5
5
.500
13
TCU TCU
5
5
.500
14
Colorado Colorado
4
6
.400
15
Kansas State Kansas State
4
6
.400
16
Kansas Kansas
4
6
.400

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
10/24
TTU TTU
@
CIN CIN
24-37
Sat
10/24
LSU LSU
@
AUB AUB
38-17
Sat
10/24
CAL CAL
@
SMU SMU
20-59
Sat
10/24
RICE RICE
@
FAU FAU
49-51
Sat
10/24
PITT PITT
@
MIA MIA
23-52

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/14
UNT UNT
@
UTSA UTSA
9:00 PM
Sat
11/14
TTU TTU
@
OKST OKST
9:30 PM
Sat
11/14
USU USU
@
SDSU SDSU
9:30 PM
Sat
11/14
WYO WYO
@
UTEP UTEP
10:00 PM
Sat
11/14
CSU CSU
@
WSU WSU
10:30 PM