most passing yards in a single season since 2016

Since 2016, Bailey Zappe has the most passing yards in a season, with 5,967 yards in 2021.

Interpreted as:

most passing yards by a player in a single season since 2016

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bailey Zappe B. Zappe	5,967	2021	WKU	14	475	686	69.2	8.7	426.2	62	11	168.9	9.0	1.6	16	114
2	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	5,671	2019	LSU	15	402	527	76.3	10.8	378.1	60	6	202.0	11.4	1.1	34	206
3	Anthony Gordon A. Gordon	5,579	2019	WSU	13	493	689	71.6	8.1	429.2	48	16	157.9	7.0	2.3	20	153
4	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	5,052	2016	TTU	12	388	591	65.7	8.5	421.0	41	10	157.0	6.9	1.7	27	242
5	Mason Rudolph M. Rudolph	4,904	2017	OKST	13	318	489	65.0	10.0	377.2	37	9	170.6	7.6	1.8	23	114
6	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,903	2023	WASH	15	363	555	65.4	8.8	326.9	36	11	157.1	6.5	2.0	11	83
7	Dwayne Haskins D. Haskins	4,875	2018	OSU	14	373	533	70.0	9.1	348.2	50	8	174.8	9.4	1.5	20	107
8	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
9	Kyle McCord K. McCord	4,779	2024	SYR	13	391	592	66.0	8.1	367.6	34	12	148.8	5.7	2.0	27	242
10	Gardner Minshew II G. Minshew II	4,779	2018	WSU	13	468	662	70.7	7.2	367.6	38	9	147.6	5.7	1.4	13	75
11	Austin Reed A. Reed	4,744	2022	WKU	14	389	603	64.5	7.9	338.9	40	11	148.8	6.6	1.8	11	72
12	Will Rogers W. Rogers	4,739	2021	MSST	13	505	683	73.9	6.9	364.5	36	9	147.0	5.3	1.3	34	210
13	Michael Penix Jr. M. Penix Jr.	4,641	2022	WASH	13	362	554	65.3	8.4	357.0	31	8	151.3	5.6	1.4	5	38
14	Baker Mayfield B. Mayfield	4,627	2017	OKLA	14	285	404	70.5	11.5	330.5	43	6	198.9	10.6	1.5	26	180
15	Ryan Higgins R. Higgins	4,617	2016	LT	13	329	496	66.3	9.3	355.2	41	8	168.6	8.3	1.6	23	143
16	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,593	2016	CLEM	15	388	579	67.0	7.9	306.2	41	17	151.1	7.1	2.9	17	93
17	Kenny Pickett K. Pickett	4,572	2021	PITT	14	354	530	66.8	8.6	326.6	44	7	164.0	8.3	1.3	32	256
18	Caleb Williams C. Williams	4,537	2022	USC	14	333	500	66.6	9.1	324.1	42	5	168.5	8.4	1.0	29	246
19	Bo Nix B. Nix	4,508	2023	ORE	14	364	470	77.4	9.6	322.0	45	3	188.3	9.6	0.6	5	31
20	Mac Jones M. Jones	4,500	2020	ALA	13	311	402	77.4	11.2	346.2	41	4	203.1	10.2	1.0	13	74
21	Luke Falk L. Falk	4,468	2016	WSU	13	443	633	70.0	7.1	343.7	38	11	145.6	6.0	1.7	30	198
22	Brennan Armstrong B. Armstrong	4,449	2021	UVA	11	326	500	65.2	8.9	404.5	31	10	156.4	6.2	2.0	30	195
23	C.J. Stroud	4,435	2021	OSU	12	317	441	71.9	10.1	369.6	44	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
24	Mike White M. White	4,363	2016	WKU	14	280	416	67.3	10.5	311.6	37	7	181.4	8.9	1.7	18	111
25	Kyler Murray K. Murray	4,361	2018	OKLA	14	260	377	69.0	11.6	311.5	42	7	199.2	11.1	1.9	18	109