most qb air yards per attempt 2025 college football minimum 50 attempts

Liam Szarka had the most passing yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 50+ pass attempts in 2025, with 10.8 yards.

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Data note: Yards Per Attempt, Passing Attempts: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	AVG	ATT	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Liam Szarka L. Szarka	10.8	120	10	75	62.5	1,294	129.4	9	5	169.5	7.5	4.2	9	53
2	Blake Horvath B. Horvath	9.9	159	12	97	61.0	1,580	131.7	12	6	161.8	7.5	3.8	6	51
3	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	9.9	75	8	45	60.0	744	93.0	4	5	147.6	5.3	6.7	5	25
4	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	9.5	463	14	319	68.9	4,379	312.8	34	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
5	Diego Pavia D. Pavia	9.4	378	13	267	70.6	3,539	272.2	29	8	170.4	7.7	2.1	23	136
6	CJ Carr	9.4	293	12	195	66.6	2,741	228.4	24	6	168.1	8.2	2.0	12	101
7	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	9.3	379	16	273	72.0	3,535	220.9	41	6	182.9	10.8	1.6	25	164
8	Byrum Brown B. Brown	9.3	341	12	226	66.3	3,158	263.2	28	7	167.1	8.2	2.1	16	113
9	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	9.2	391	14	301	77.0	3,610	257.9	32	8	177.5	8.2	2.0	16	110
10	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	9.2	403	13	265	65.8	3,711	285.5	24	10	157.8	6.0	2.5	14	101
11	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	9.2	352	13	251	71.3	3,223	247.9	21	7	163.9	6.0	2.0	27	146
12	Colton Joseph C. Joseph	9.0	290	12	173	59.7	2,624	218.7	21	10	152.7	7.2	3.4	16	93
13	Thomas Castellanos T. Castellanos	8.9	309	12	180	58.3	2,760	230.0	15	9	143.5	4.9	2.9	18	91
14	Amari Odom A. Odom	8.9	291	12	189	64.9	2,594	216.2	19	8	155.9	6.5	2.7	22	132
15	Joe Labas J. Labas	8.9	208	13	147	70.7	1,854	142.6	13	6	160.4	6.3	2.9	18	130
16	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	8.8	445	15	294	66.1	3,937	262.5	22	3	155.4	4.9	0.7	14	73
17	Joey Aguilar J. Aguilar	8.8	404	13	272	67.3	3,565	274.2	24	10	156.1	5.9	2.5	21	173
18	Demond Williams Jr. D. Williams Jr.	8.7	354	13	246	69.5	3,065	235.8	25	8	161.0	7.1	2.3	31	207
19	Dante Moore D. Moore	8.7	412	15	296	71.8	3,565	237.7	30	10	163.7	7.3	2.4	17	128
20	Eli Holstein E. Holstein	8.6	125	8	77	61.6	1,081	135.1	12	6	156.3	9.6	4.8	9	64
21	Jacob Clark J. Clark	8.6	376	12	247	65.7	3,244	270.3	28	11	156.9	7.4	2.9	48	269
22	Athan Kaliakmanis A. Kaliakmanis	8.5	368	12	229	62.2	3,124	260.3	20	7	147.7	5.4	1.9	36	214
23	Dru DeShields D. DeShields	8.5	240	11	136	56.7	2,030	184.5	18	3	150.0	7.5	1.3	18	120
24	Steve Angeli S. Angeli	8.4	156	4	98	62.8	1,317	329.3	10	2	152.3	6.4	1.3	11	85
25	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	8.4	413	12	272	65.9	3,472	289.3	29	13	153.4	7.0	3.1	18	132

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More Air Force Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

296

Szarka

RUSH

490

Medders

REC

135

Kibbee

Team Rankings

PPG

28.4

72nd

OPP PPG

20.9

44th

RUSH YDS/G

337.4

2nd

PASS YDS/G

67.6

227th

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	UNLV	2-1	4-3
4	North Dakota State	3-2	6-2
5	Air Force	3-2	5-2
6	Nevada	2-2	3-4
7	San Jose State	2-2	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	CONN	@	AFA	3:00 PM
Sat 11/7	AFA	@	ARMY	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	SJSU	@	AFA	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	UTEP	@	AFA	8:00 PM
Fri 11/27	AFA	@	UNM	4:30 PM

Last Game

Air Force

5 - 2

Final

Wyoming

5 - 3

Fri 23 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

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

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

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

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