most passing yards in a career by a heisman winner

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

	NAME	YDS	HEISMAN	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	5,671	1	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
2	Ty Detmer T. Detmer	5,188	1	1990	BYU	12	361	562	64.2	9.2	432.3	41	28	155.9	7.3	5.0
3	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	1	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
4	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	4,720	1	2008	OKLA	14	328	483	67.9	9.8	337.1	50	8	180.8	10.4	1.7
5	Andre Ware A. Ware	4,699	1	1989	HOU	11	365	578	63.1	8.1	427.2	46	15	152.5	8.0	2.6
6	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	4,627	1	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	11.5	330.5	43	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
7	Caleb Williams C. Williams	4,537	1	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
8	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	4,454	1	2014	ORE	15	304	445	68.3	10.0	296.9	42	4	181.7	9.4	0.9	31	175
9	Kyler Murray K. Murray	4,361	1	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	11.6	311.5	42	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109
10	Robert Griffin III R. Griffin III	4,293	1	2011	BAY	13	291	402	72.4	10.7	330.2	37	6	189.5	9.2	1.5
11	Chris Weinke C. Weinke	4,167	1	2000	FSU	12	266	431	61.7	9.7	347.3	33	11	163.1	7.7	2.6
12	Jameis Winston J. Winston	4,057	1	2013	FSU	14	257	384	66.9	10.6	289.8	40	10	184.8	10.4	2.6	27	188
13	Carson Palmer C. Palmer	3,942	1	2002	USC	13	309	489	63.2	8.1	303.2	33	10	149.1	6.7	2.0
14	Jason White J. White	3,846	1	2003	OKLA	14	278	451	61.6	8.5	274.7	40	10	158.1	8.9	2.2
15	Jayden Daniels J. Daniels	3,812	1	2023	LSU	12	236	327	72.2	11.7	317.7	40	4	208.0	12.2	1.2	22	96
16	Johnny Manziel J. Manziel	3,706	1	2012	TAMU	13	295	434	68.0	8.5	285.1	26	9	155.3	6.0	2.1
17	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	3,625	1	1996	FLA	12	207	360	57.5	10.1	302.1	39	13	170.6	10.8	3.6
18	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	3,543	1	2016	LOU	13	230	409	56.2	8.7	272.5	30	9	148.8	7.3	2.2	45	316
19	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	3,535	1	2025	IND	16	273	379	72.0	9.3	220.9	41	6	182.9	10.8	1.6	25	164
20	Doug Flutie D. Flutie	3,454	1	1984	BC	11	233	386	60.4	8.9	314.0	27	11	152.9	7.0	2.8
21	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	3,322	1	2004	USC	13	269	412	65.3	8.1	255.5	33	6	156.5	8.0	1.5
22	Tim Tebow T. Tebow	3,286	1	2007	FLA	13	234	350	66.9	9.4	252.8	32	6	172.5	9.1	1.7
23	Gino Torretta G. Torretta	3,060	1	1992	MIA	11	228	402	56.7	7.6	278.2	19	7	132.8	4.7	1.7
24	Charlie Ward C. Ward	3,032	1	1993	FSU	11	264	380	69.5	8.0	275.6	27	4	157.8	7.1	1.1
25	Cam Newton C. Newton	2,854	1	2010	AUB	14	185	280	66.1	10.2	203.9	30	7	182.0	10.7	2.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,172

Leavitt

RUSH

658

Jones

REC

634

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

40.1

7th

OPP PPG

16.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

192.1

38th

PASS YDS/G

317.9

6th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	Florida	3-2	5-2
5	Ole Miss	3-2	5-2
6	LSU	3-2	6-2
7	Tennessee	3-2	6-2
8	Oklahoma	2-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	ALA	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	TEX	@	LSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	LSU	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LSU	@	ARK	1:00 PM

Last Game

LSU

6 - 2

Final

Auburn

4 - 3

Sat 24 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

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

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

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

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	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	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