most total yards by a freshman qb ever in a season

Drake Maye has accounted for the most yards by a freshman quarterback in a season, with 5,019 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards in 2022.

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

	NAME	TOTALYDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drake Maye D. Maye	5,019	2022	UNC	14	342	517	66.2	4,321	8.4	308.6	38	7	157.9	7.4	1.4	40	204
2	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	4,468	2025	UNT	14	319	463	68.9	4,379	9.5	312.8	34	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
3	C.J. Stroud	4,415	2021	OSU	12	317	441	71.9	4,435	10.1	369.6	44	6	186.6	10.0	1.4	13	103
4	Byrum Brown B. Brown	4,137	2023	USF	13	276	427	64.6	3,292	7.7	253.2	26	11	144.3	6.1	2.6	38	224
5	Anu Solomon A. Solomon	4,105	2014	ARIZ	14	313	540	58.0	3,793	7.0	270.9	28	9	130.7	5.2	1.7	38	227
6	Brent Stockstill B. Stockstill	4,042	2015	MTSU	13	327	490	66.7	4,005	8.2	308.1	30	9	151.9	6.1	1.8	17	168
7	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	3,965	2025	TXST	13	251	352	71.3	3,223	9.2	247.9	21	7	163.9	6.0	2.0	27	146
8	J.T. Barrett	3,772	2014	OSU	12	203	314	64.6	2,834	9.0	236.2	34	10	169.8	10.8	3.2	22	155
9	Sam Howell S. Howell	3,699	2019	UNC	13	259	422	61.4	3,641	8.6	280.1	38	7	160.2	9.0	1.7	36	224
10	Grant Wells G. Wells	3,591	2021	MRSH	13	295	444	66.4	3,535	8.0	271.9	16	13	139.4	3.6	2.9	15	98
11	Bear Bachmeier B. Bachmeier	3,563	2025	BYU	14	251	387	64.9	3,033	7.8	216.6	15	7	139.9	3.9	1.8	16	97
12	Seth Henigan S. Henigan	3,477	2021	MEM	11	235	393	59.8	3,322	8.5	302.0	25	8	147.7	6.4	2.0	23	118
13	Jared Goff J. Goff	3,455	2013	CAL	12	320	531	60.3	3,508	6.6	292.3	18	10	123.2	3.4	1.9	30	183
14	Kedon Slovis K. Slovis	3,445	2019	USC	12	282	392	71.9	3,502	8.9	291.8	30	9	167.6	7.7	2.3	23	138
15	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,445	2018	CLEM	15	259	397	65.2	3,280	8.3	218.7	30	4	157.6	7.6	1.0	11	68
16	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi B. Fowler-Nicolosi	3,429	2023	CSU	12	292	470	62.1	3,460	7.4	288.3	22	16	132.6	4.7	3.4	12	75
17	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	3,362	2023	UNLV	14	224	353	63.5	3,085	8.7	220.4	17	10	147.1	4.8	2.8	11	64
18	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele J. Sagapolutele	3,340	2025	CAL	13	316	492	64.2	3,460	7.0	266.2	18	9	131.7	3.7	1.8	30	232
19	Sam Darnold S. Darnold	3,336	2016	USC	13	246	366	67.2	3,086	8.4	237.4	31	9	161.1	8.5	2.5	6	41
20	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	3,328	2024	ASU	13	216	350	61.7	2,885	8.2	221.9	24	6	150.2	6.9	1.7	19	131
21	Daniel Jones D. Jones	3,322	2016	DUKE	12	270	430	62.8	2,836	6.6	236.3	16	9	126.3	3.7	2.1	29	151
22	Tanner Mangum T. Mangum	3,296	2015	BYU	13	267	446	59.9	3,377	7.6	259.8	23	10	136.0	5.2	2.2	30	190
23	Brett Rypien B. Rypien	3,277	2015	BSU	11	272	428	63.6	3,350	7.8	304.5	20	8	141.0	4.7	1.9	19	124
24	Malik Washington M. Washington	3,266	2025	MD	12	273	473	57.7	2,963	6.3	246.9	17	9	118.4	3.6	1.9	8	72
25	Adrian Martinez A. Martinez	3,235	2018	NEB	11	224	347	64.6	2,617	7.5	237.9	17	8	139.5	4.9	2.3	23	157

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,531

Edwards

RUSH

283

Hall

REC

543

Shipp

Team Rankings

PPG

24.4

100th

OPP PPG

20.9

44th

RUSH YDS/G

114.0

142nd

PASS YDS/G

221.9

89th

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	Louisville	3-2	4-3
6	Clemson	2-2	4-3
7	North Carolina	2-2	4-3
8	Duke	2-2	5-2
9	Boston College	2-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	MIA	@	UNC	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	UNC	@	CONN	12:00 PM
Sat 11/14	LOU	@	UNC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UNC	@	UVA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	NCST	@	UNC	1:00 PM

Last Game

Syracuse

3 - 4

Final

North Carolina

4 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

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

34.0

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