Joe Burrow has the most passing yards by a Heisman Trophy winner in a season, with 5,671 yards in 2019.
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most passing yards by a heisman in a season by a player| NAME | YDS | HEISMAN | SEASON | TM | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Burrow | 5,671 | 1 | 2019 | 15 | 402 | 527 | 76.3 | 10.8 | 378.1 | 60 | 6 | 202.0 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 34 | 206 | |
| 2 |  | T. Detmer | 5,188 | 1 | 1990 | 12 | 361 | 562 | 64.2 | 9.2 | 432.3 | 41 | 28 | 155.9 | 7.3 | 5.0 | |||
| 3 |  | B. Young | 4,872 | 1 | 2021 | 15 | 366 | 547 | 66.9 | 8.9 | 324.8 | 47 | 7 | 167.5 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 39 | 277 | |
| 4 |  | S. Bradford | 4,720 | 1 | 2008 | 14 | 328 | 483 | 67.9 | 9.8 | 337.1 | 50 | 8 | 180.8 | 10.4 | 1.7 | |||
| 5 |  | A. Ware | 4,699 | 1 | 1989 | 11 | 365 | 578 | 63.1 | 8.1 | 427.2 | 46 | 15 | 152.5 | 8.0 | 2.6 | |||
| 6 | | B. Mayfield | 4,627 | 1 | 2017 | 14 | 285 | 404 | 70.5 | 11.5 | 330.5 | 43 | 6 | 198.9 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 26 | 180 | |
| 7 |  | C. Williams | 4,537 | 1 | 2022 | 14 | 333 | 500 | 66.6 | 9.1 | 324.1 | 42 | 5 | 168.5 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 29 | 246 | |
| 8 |  | M. Mariota | 4,454 | 1 | 2014 | 15 | 304 | 445 | 68.3 | 10.0 | 296.9 | 42 | 4 | 181.7 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 31 | 175 | |
| 9 | | K. Murray | 4,361 | 1 | 2018 | 14 | 260 | 377 | 69.0 | 11.6 | 311.5 | 42 | 7 | 199.2 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 18 | 109 | |
| 10 |  | R. Griffin III | 4,293 | 1 | 2011 | 13 | 291 | 402 | 72.4 | 10.7 | 330.2 | 37 | 6 | 189.5 | 9.2 | 1.5 | |||
| 11 | | C. Weinke | 4,167 | 1 | 2000 | 12 | 266 | 431 | 61.7 | 9.7 | 347.3 | 33 | 11 | 163.1 | 7.7 | 2.6 | |||
| 12 | | J. Winston | 4,057 | 1 | 2013 | 14 | 257 | 384 | 66.9 | 10.6 | 289.8 | 40 | 10 | 184.8 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 27 | 188 | |
| 13 | | C. Palmer | 3,942 | 1 | 2002 | 13 | 309 | 489 | 63.2 | 8.1 | 303.2 | 33 | 10 | 149.1 | 6.7 | 2.0 | |||
| 14 | | J. White | 3,846 | 1 | 2003 | 14 | 278 | 451 | 61.6 | 8.5 | 274.7 | 40 | 10 | 158.1 | 8.9 | 2.2 | |||
| 15 | | J. Daniels | 3,812 | 1 | 2023 | 12 | 236 | 327 | 72.2 | 11.7 | 317.7 | 40 | 4 | 208.0 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 22 | 96 | |
| 16 |  | J. Manziel | 3,706 | 1 | 2012 | 13 | 295 | 434 | 68.0 | 8.5 | 285.1 | 26 | 9 | 155.3 | 6.0 | 2.1 | |||
| 17 |  | D. Wuerffel | 3,625 | 1 | 1996 | 12 | 207 | 360 | 57.5 | 10.1 | 302.1 | 39 | 13 | 170.6 | 10.8 | 3.6 | |||
| 18 |  | L. Jackson | 3,543 | 1 | 2016 | 13 | 230 | 409 | 56.2 | 8.7 | 272.5 | 30 | 9 | 148.8 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 45 | 316 | |
| 19 |  | D. Flutie | 3,454 | 1 | 1984 | 11 | 233 | 386 | 60.4 | 8.9 | 314.0 | 27 | 11 | 152.9 | 7.0 | 2.8 | |||
| 20 | | M. Leinart | 3,322 | 1 | 2004 | 13 | 269 | 412 | 65.3 | 8.1 | 255.5 | 33 | 6 | 156.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |||
| 21 | | T. Tebow | 3,286 | 1 | 2007 | 13 | 234 | 350 | 66.9 | 9.4 | 252.8 | 32 | 6 | 172.5 | 9.1 | 1.7 | |||
| 22 |  | G. Torretta | 3,060 | 1 | 1992 | 11 | 228 | 402 | 56.7 | 7.6 | 278.2 | 19 | 7 | 132.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | |||
| 23 | | C. Ward | 3,032 | 1 | 1993 | 11 | 264 | 380 | 69.5 | 8.0 | 275.6 | 27 | 4 | 157.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | |||
| 24 |  | C. Newton | 2,854 | 1 | 2010 | 14 | 185 | 280 | 66.1 | 10.2 | 203.9 | 30 | 7 | 182.0 | 10.7 | 2.5 | |||
| 25 |  | J. Plunkett | 2,715 | 1 | 1970 | 11 | 191 | 358 | 53.4 | 7.6 | 246.8 | 18 | 18 | 123.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |||
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