most passing yards in a college football this season

Braden Atkinson has the most passing yards this season, with 2,977 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	2,977	2026	ORST	8	222	332	66.9	9.0	372.1	25	2	165.8	7.5	0.6	14	106
2	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	2,649	2026	OKST	8	184	281	65.5	9.4	331.1	25	7	169.0	8.9	2.5	8	61
3	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	2,577	2026	UNT	8	193	267	72.3	9.7	322.1	22	5	176.8	8.2	1.9	4	32
4	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	2,536	2026	FAU	8	227	316	71.8	8.0	317.0	23	5	160.1	7.3	1.6	15	103
5	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	2,532	2026	MEM	9	179	259	69.1	9.8	281.3	25	6	178.5	9.7	2.3	15	106
6	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	2,525	2026	USC	9	198	296	66.9	8.5	280.6	20	5	157.5	6.8	1.7	12	106
7	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	2,481	2026	ARIZ	8	200	270	74.1	9.2	310.1	19	4	171.5	7.0	1.5	21	124
8	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	2,425	2026	MIA	8	188	233	80.7	10.4	303.1	25	1	202.7	10.7	0.4	9	50
9	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	2,413	2026	SMU	8	185	251	73.7	9.6	301.6	21	5	178.1	8.4	2.0	12	118
10	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
11	Jaden Craig J. Craig	2,207	2026	TCU	8	175	269	65.1	8.2	275.9	11	6	143.0	4.1	2.2	21	150
12	Davis Warren D. Warren	2,203	2026	STAN	9	186	308	60.4	7.2	244.8	14	3	133.5	4.5	1.0	15	125
13	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	2,189	2026	MISS	8	189	296	63.9	7.4	273.6	18	8	140.6	6.1	2.7	6	42
14	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
15	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	2,176	2026	WAKE	8	153	228	67.1	9.5	272.0	18	1	172.4	7.9	0.4	12	78
16	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
17	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
18	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	2,094	2026	LOU	8	141	208	67.8	10.1	261.8	12	3	168.5	5.8	1.4	14	99
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	Ashton Daniels A. Daniels	1,968	2026	FSU	8	127	214	59.3	9.2	246.0	14	11	147.9	6.5	5.1	21	147
23	Ryan Browne R. Browne	1,964	2026	PUR	8	155	250	62.0	7.9	245.5	11	5	138.5	4.4	2.0	14	108
24	CJ Bailey	1,955	2026	NCST	8	156	244	63.9	8.0	244.4	13	4	145.5	5.3	1.6	12	94
25	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	1,952	2026	MIZZ	8	152	240	63.3	8.1	244.0	16	2	152.0	6.7	0.8	8	36

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,977

Atkinson

RUSH

465

Newberry

REC

1,110

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

40.1

7th

OPP PPG

25.0

78th

RUSH YDS/G

134.0

120th

PASS YDS/G

383.4

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	4-0	7-1
2	Oregon State	3-1	5-3
3	San Diego State	3-2	4-5
4	Texas State	2-2	4-4
5	Fresno State	2-2	5-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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

Oregon State

5 - 3

Final

Fresno State

5 - 3

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375