passing leaders in college football 2026

Julian Sayin has the most passing yards in 2026, with 1,206 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Julian Sayin
J. Sayin
1,206
2026
OSU OSU
4
83
115
72.2
10.5
301.5
10
1
187.2
8.7
0.9
5
33
2Mason Heintschel
M. Heintschel
1,191
2026
PITT PITT
4
88
130
67.7
9.2
297.8
13
1
176.1
10.0
0.8
4
25
3Jayden Maiava
J. Maiava
1,173
2026
USC USC
4
87
115
75.7
10.2
293.3
12
1
194.0
10.4
0.9
2
15
4Landyn Locke
L. Locke
1,168
2026
SHSU SHSU
4
96
145
66.2
8.1
292.0
11
3
154.8
7.6
2.1
11
95
5John Alan Richter
J. Alan Richter
1,161
2026
TOL TOL
4
79
118
66.9
9.8
290.3
12
1
181.5
10.2
0.8
2
18
6Lincoln Kienholz
L. Kienholz
1,140
2026
LOU LOU
4
75
109
68.8
10.5
285.0
7
1
176.0
6.4
0.9
7
52
7Braden Atkinson
B. Atkinson
1,122
2026
ORST ORST
3
82
129
63.6
8.7
374.0
8
1
155.5
6.2
0.8
6
52
8Gio Lopez
G. Lopez
1,112
2026
WAKE WAKE
4
78
124
62.9
9.0
278.0
8
1
157.9
6.5
0.8
8
46
9Marcus Stokes
M. Stokes
1,053
2026
MEM MEM
4
70
98
71.4
10.7
263.3
9
3
185.9
9.2
3.1
5
39
10Deuce Bailey
D. Bailey
1,039
2026
CCAR CCAR
4
66
122
54.1
8.5
259.8
10
2
149.4
8.2
1.6
14
108
11Luke Weaver
L. Weaver
1,032
2026
SJSU SJSU
4
87
143
60.8
7.2
258.0
9
5
135.2
6.3
3.5
7
33
12Ryan Browne
R. Browne
1,024
2026
PUR PUR
3
74
101
73.3
10.1
341.3
7
1
179.3
6.9
1.0
6
53
13Katin Houser
K. Houser
1,021
2026
ILL ILL
4
81
118
68.6
8.7
255.3
9
2
163.1
7.6
1.7
5
32
14Ethan Grunkemeyer
E. Grunkemeyer
1,012
2026
VT VT
4
101
136
74.3
7.4
253.0
8
0
156.2
5.9
0.0
6
43
15Kevin Jennings
K. Jennings
989
2026
SMU SMU
3
64
87
73.6
11.4
329.7
9
4
194.0
10.3
4.6
3
11
16Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
J. Sagapolutele
985
2026
CAL CAL
4
88
137
64.2
7.2
246.3
7
4
135.6
5.1
2.9
6
39
17Noah Kim
N. Kim
968
2026
EMU EMU
5
106
173
61.3
5.6
193.6
6
3
116.2
3.5
1.7
7
62
18Will Hammond
W. Hammond
968
2026
TTU TTU
4
80
116
69.0
8.3
242.0
4
5
141.8
3.4
4.3
5
29
19JJ Kohl
JJ Kohl
930
2026
FIU FIU
3
74
129
57.4
7.2
310.0
4
5
120.4
3.1
3.9
2
9
20Trinidad Chambliss
T. Chambliss
924
2026
MISS MISS
3
77
110
70.0
8.4
308.0
7
2
157.9
6.4
1.8
3
28
21Tayven Jackson
T. Jackson
917
2026
UNT UNT
3
79
110
71.8
8.3
305.7
5
2
153.2
4.5
1.8
2
15
22Jaden Craig
J. Craig
903
2026
TCU TCU
3
65
92
70.7
9.8
301.0
7
1
176.0
7.6
1.1
5
30
23Malik Washington
M. Washington
892
2026
MD MD
3
83
115
72.2
7.8
297.3
6
0
154.5
5.2
0.0
3
12
24Jackson Arnold
J. Arnold
891
2026
UNLV UNLV
4
68
111
61.3
8.0
222.8
5
0
143.6
4.5
0.0
11
92
25Demond Williams Jr.
D. Williams Jr.
890
2026
WASH WASH
3
77
109
70.6
8.2
296.7
5
1
152.5
4.6
0.9
3
21
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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,206

Sayin

Julian Sayin

RUSH

283

Jackson

Bo Jackson

REC

617

Smith

Jeremiah Smith
Team Rankings

PPG

45.0

12th

OPP PPG

12.3

17th

RUSH YDS/G

156.8

90th

PASS YDS/G

365.3

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings
TEAMCONFOVERALL
11
Michigan State Michigan State
0-0
2-1
12
Minnesota Minnesota
0-0
2-1
13
Ohio State Ohio State
1-0
3-1
14
Oregon Oregon
0-0
2-1
15
Wisconsin Wisconsin
0-0
2-1
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/3
OSU OSU
@
IOWA IOWA
3:30 PM
Sat
10/10
MD MD
@
OSU OSU
1:00 PM
Sat
10/17
OSU OSU
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sat
10/31
OSU OSU
@
USC USC
1:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORE ORE
@
OSU OSU
1:00 PM
Last Game
ILL Illinois

2 - 2

19

Final

42

OSU Ohio State

3 - 1

Sat 26 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,206

Sayin

Julian Sayin

1,191

Heintschel

Mason Heintschel

1,173

Maiava

Jayden Maiava
Rush Yards Leaders

528

Sheppard

Nate Sheppard

458

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

454

Riley

Dylan Riley
Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

Jeremiah Smith

550

Duff

KJ Duff

516

Hernandez

Carlos Hernandez
Pass TD Leaders

13

Heintschel

Mason Heintschel

12

Richter

John Alan Richter

12

Maiava

Jayden Maiava
Rush TD Leaders

8

Baugh

Jadan Baugh

8

Knight

Wayne Knight

6

Carter

Jaylin Carter
Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

KJ Duff

7

Dixon

Collin Dixon

7

Smith

Jeremiah Smith
QB Rating Leaders

259.3

Stockton

Gunner Stockton

228.6

Mensah

Darian Mensah

215.3

Becht

Rocco Becht
Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

Colin Simmons

6.0

Lewis

Xavier Lewis

6.0

Umanmielen

Princewill Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings
Georgia

59.3

Florida

54.0

Miami

51.7

Oregon

49.7

Alabama

47.7

Utah

47.3
Opp PPG Rankings
Iowa

4.3

Penn State

7.3

Oklahoma

7.7

Notre Dame

7.7

Utah

8.0

Pittsburgh

8.5
Total Yards Rankings
Miami

594.3

Mississippi State

544.7

Florida

544.3

Georgia

539.0

SMU

537.0

Oklahoma State

528.0
Rush Yards Rankings
Army

355.7

Navy

333.7

Air Force

319.0

UCLA

286.7

West Virginia

281.3

South Carolina

277.3
Pass Yards Rankings
Oregon State

386.3

SMU

368.7

Purdue

366.7

Ohio State

365.3

Miami

358.0

Pittsburgh

347.3
Sack Leaders
Tennessee

18.0

Virginia Tech

17.0

Texas

15.0

Baylor

15.0

LSU

14.0

Vanderbilt

12.0

CFB 2026 Standings

SoutheasternWLPCT
1
Alabama Alabama
3
0
1.000
2
Florida Florida
3
0
1.000
3
Georgia Georgia
3
0
1.000
4
Mississippi State Mississippi State
3
0
1.000
5
Ole Miss Ole Miss
3
0
1.000
6
Kentucky Kentucky
2
1
.667
7
Missouri Missouri
3
0
1.000
8
Tennessee Tennessee
3
1
.750
9
Texas Texas
4
0
1.000
10
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt
3
0
1.000
11
Oklahoma Oklahoma
2
1
.667
12
Auburn Auburn
2
1
.667
13
LSU LSU
2
1
.667
14
South Carolina South Carolina
2
1
.667
15
Texas A&M Texas A&M
2
1
.667
16
Arkansas Arkansas
1
2
.333
Sun BeltWLPCT
1
Appalachian State Appalachian State
3
0
1.000
2
James Madison James Madison
3
0
1.000
3
Louisiana Louisiana
2
1
.667
4
Georgia State Georgia State
2
1
.667
5
South Alabama South Alabama
2
1
.667
6
Marshall Marshall
2
1
.667
7
Troy Troy
2
1
.667
8
Arkansas State Arkansas State
1
2
.333
9
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern
1
2
.333
10
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
1
2
.333
11
Old Dominion Old Dominion
1
2
.333
12
Southern Miss Southern Miss
1
2
.333
13
Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina
1
3
.250
14
Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana-Monroe
0
3
.000
Pac-12WLPCT
1
Boise State Boise State
2
1
.667
2
Colorado State Colorado State
2
2
.500
3
Fresno State Fresno State
2
1
.667
4
Oregon State Oregon State
1
2
.333
5
San Diego State San Diego State
1
3
.250
6
Texas State Texas State
1
2
.333
7
Washington State Washington State
1
2
.333
8
Utah State Utah State
0
3
.000
Big 12WLPCT
1
BYU BYU
3
0
1.000
2
Texas Tech Texas Tech
4
0
1.000
3
Arizona State Arizona State
2
1
.667
4
Cincinnati Cincinnati
3
0
1.000
5
Kansas State Kansas State
3
0
1.000
6
Utah Utah
3
0
1.000
7
West Virginia West Virginia
3
0
1.000
8
Baylor Baylor
3
1
.750
9
Colorado Colorado
2
2
.500
10
Iowa State Iowa State
2
1
.667
11
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
2
1
.667
12
TCU TCU
2
1
.667
13
UCF UCF
2
1
.667
14
Arizona Arizona
2
1
.667
15
Houston Houston
2
1
.667
16
Kansas Kansas
1
2
.333
Mid-AmericanWLPCT
1
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan
1
3
.250
2
UMass UMass
3
0
1.000
3
Central Michigan Central Michigan
2
1
.667
4
Toledo Toledo
3
1
.750
5
Western Michigan Western Michigan
2
1
.667
6
Akron Akron
1
3
.250
7
Ball State Ball State
1
3
.250
8
Buffalo Buffalo
1
2
.333
9
Kent State Kent State
2
2
.500
10
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
1
2
.333
11
Ohio Ohio
1
2
.333
12
Bowling Green Bowling Green
0
3
.000
13
Sacramento State Sacramento State
1
3
.250
Big 10WLPCT
1
Indiana Indiana
4
0
1.000
2
USC USC
4
0
1.000
3
UCLA UCLA
3
0
1.000
4
Iowa Iowa
3
0
1.000
5
Michigan Michigan
3
0
1.000
6
Nebraska Nebraska
3
0
1.000
7
Penn State Penn State
3
0
1.000
8
Washington Washington
3
0
1.000
9
Illinois Illinois
2
2
.500
10
Maryland Maryland
2
1
.667
11
Michigan State Michigan State
2
1
.667
12
Minnesota Minnesota
2
1
.667
13
Ohio State Ohio State
3
1
.750
14
Oregon Oregon
2
1
.667
15
Wisconsin Wisconsin
2
1
.667
16
Northwestern Northwestern
2
1
.667
17
Purdue Purdue
1
2
.333
18
Rutgers Rutgers
1
3
.250
Conference USAWLPCT
1
Liberty Liberty
3
1
.750
2
Delaware Delaware
2
1
.667
3
Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee
2
1
.667
4
Jacksonville State Jacksonville State
2
2
.500
5
Florida International Florida International
1
2
.333
6
Kennesaw State Kennesaw State
1
2
.333
7
Missouri State Missouri State
1
2
.333
8
New Mexico State New Mexico State
1
2
.333
9
Sam Houston Sam Houston
1
3
.250
10
Western Kentucky Western Kentucky
0
3
.000
Atlantic CoastWLPCT
1
Miami Miami
3
0
1.000
2
Clemson Clemson
3
1
.750
3
Duke Duke
3
0
1.000
4
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
4
0
1.000
5
Louisville Louisville
2
2
.500
6
Virginia Virginia
2
1
.667
7
SMU SMU
2
1
.667
8
California California
2
2
.500
9
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
4
0
1.000
10
Boston College Boston College
2
2
.500
11
Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
1
2
.333
12
North Carolina North Carolina
2
1
.667
13
Wake Forest Wake Forest
3
1
.750
14
Florida State Florida State
1
2
.333
15
NC State NC State
1
2
.333
16
Stanford Stanford
1
2
.333
17
Syracuse Syracuse
1
2
.333
IndependentWLPCT
1
Notre Dame Notre Dame
3
0
1.000
2
UConn UConn
2
1
.667
American AthleticWLPCT
1
South Florida South Florida
3
0
1.000
2
Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic
2
1
.667
3
UAB UAB
2
2
.500
4
Army Army
2
1
.667
5
Tulsa Tulsa
3
0
1.000
6
Memphis Memphis
3
1
.750
7
UTSA UTSA
3
1
.750
8
East Carolina East Carolina
1
2
.333
9
North Texas North Texas
1
2
.333
10
Rice Rice
1
2
.333
11
Temple Temple
1
3
.250
12
Tulane Tulane
1
2
.333
13
Charlotte Charlotte
0
3
.000
14
Navy Navy
1
2
.333
Mountain WestWLPCT
1
North Dakota State North Dakota State
4
0
1.000
2
UNLV UNLV
2
2
.500
3
New Mexico New Mexico
2
1
.667
4
San Jose State San Jose State
2
2
.500
5
Nevada Nevada
1
2
.333
6
UTEP UTEP
1
2
.333
7
Wyoming Wyoming
1
2
.333
8
Northern Illinois Northern Illinois
0
3
.000
9
Air Force Air Force
1
1
.500
10
Hawai'i Hawai'i
1
2
.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/5
UNT UNT
@
IND IND
16-52
Sat
9/5
BRY BRY
@
ARMY ARMY
3-59
Sat
9/5
CCAR CCAR
@
WVU WVU
24-31
Sat
9/5
FOR FOR
@
NDSU NDSU
0-38
Sat
9/5
TOWS TOWS
@
NAVY NAVY
15-42

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
9/26
NEB NEB
@
MSU MSU
5:00 PM
Sat
9/26
USF USF
@
BGSU BGSU
5:00 PM
Sat
9/26
WIS WIS
@
PSU PSU
5:00 PM
Sat
9/26
DEL DEL
@
UVA UVA
6:00 PM
Sat
9/26
JMU JMU
@
ODU ODU
6:00 PM