qb yards per attempt leaders 2025 minimum 100 attempts

Drew Mestemaker averaged the most yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 100+ pass attempts in 2025, with 8.6 yards per attempt.

	NAME	AVG	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	PCT	YDS	PASS AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	8.6	463	2025	UNT	14	319	68.9	4,379	9.5	312.8	34	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
2	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	8.5	403	2025	USC	13	265	65.8	3,711	9.2	285.5	24	10	157.8	6.0	2.5	14	101
3	CJ Carr	8.3	293	2025	ND	12	195	66.6	2,741	9.4	228.4	24	6	168.1	8.2	2.0	12	101
4	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	8.2	391	2025	OSU	14	301	77.0	3,610	9.2	257.9	32	8	177.5	8.2	2.0	16	110
5	Fernando Mendoza F. Mendoza	8.1	379	2025	IND	16	273	72.0	3,535	9.3	220.9	41	6	182.9	10.8	1.6	25	164
6	Colton Joseph C. Joseph	8.1	290	2025	ODU	12	173	59.7	2,624	9.0	218.7	21	10	152.7	7.2	3.4	16	93
7	Diego Pavia D. Pavia	8.1	378	2025	VAN	13	267	70.6	3,539	9.4	272.2	29	8	170.4	7.7	2.1	23	136
8	Byrum Brown B. Brown	8.1	341	2025	USF	12	226	66.3	3,158	9.3	263.2	28	7	167.1	8.2	2.1	16	113
9	Joe Fagnano J. Fagnano	7.8	412	2025	CONN	12	284	68.9	3,443	8.4	286.9	28	1	161.1	6.8	0.2	15	82
10	Brendan Sorsby B. Sorsby	7.8	336	2025	CIN	12	207	61.6	2,800	8.3	233.3	27	5	155.1	8.0	1.5	7	36
11	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	7.7	445	2025	MISS	15	294	66.1	3,937	8.8	262.5	22	3	155.4	4.9	0.7	14	73
12	Joey Aguilar J. Aguilar	7.7	404	2025	TENN	13	272	67.3	3,565	8.8	274.2	24	10	156.1	5.9	2.5	21	173
13	Dante Moore D. Moore	7.7	412	2025	ORE	15	296	71.8	3,565	8.7	237.7	30	10	163.7	7.3	2.4	17	128
14	Marcel Reed M. Reed	7.6	377	2025	TAMU	13	234	62.1	3,169	8.4	243.8	25	12	148.2	6.6	3.2	17	100
15	Anthony Colandrea A. Colandrea	7.6	417	2025	UNLV	14	275	65.9	3,459	8.3	247.1	23	9	149.5	5.5	2.2	26	185
16	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	7.5	352	2025	TXST	13	251	71.3	3,223	9.2	247.9	21	7	163.9	6.0	2.0	27	146
17	Taylen Green T. Green	7.5	326	2025	ARK	12	198	60.7	2,714	8.3	226.2	19	11	143.2	5.8	3.4	27	222
18	Thomas Castellanos T. Castellanos	7.4	309	2025	FSU	12	180	58.3	2,760	8.9	230.0	15	9	143.5	4.9	2.9	18	91
19	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	7.4	413	2025	TCU	12	272	65.9	3,472	8.4	289.3	29	13	153.4	7.0	3.1	18	132
20	Demond Williams Jr. D. Williams Jr.	7.4	354	2025	WASH	13	246	69.5	3,065	8.7	235.8	25	8	161.0	7.1	2.3	31	207
21	Walker Eget W. Eget	7.4	393	2025	SJSU	11	232	59.0	3,052	7.8	277.5	17	9	134.0	4.3	2.3	6	44
22	Jake Retzlaff J. Retzlaff	7.3	391	2025	TULN	14	242	61.9	3,168	8.1	226.3	15	7	139.0	3.8	1.8	10	69
23	Carson Beck C. Beck	7.3	467	2025	MIA	16	338	72.4	3,813	8.2	238.3	30	12	157.0	6.4	2.6	18	126
24	Tucker Gleason T. Gleason	7.3	320	2025	TOL	12	207	64.7	2,515	7.9	209.6	21	9	146.7	6.6	2.8	10	88
25	Eli Holstein E. Holstein	7.3	125	2025	PITT	8	77	61.6	1,081	8.6	135.1	12	6	156.3	9.6	4.8	9	64

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,519

Jackson

RUSH

582

White

REC

331

Stevenson

Team Rankings

PPG

40.6

19th

OPP PPG

33.0

136th

RUSH YDS/G

184.6

50th

PASS YDS/G

340.0

5th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Memphis	1-0	4-1
3	UTSA	1-0	4-1
4	North Texas	1-0	3-2
5	UAB	1-0	3-2
6	South Florida	1-1	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	CHAR	@	UNT	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	UNT	@	NAVY	3:30 PM
Thu 10/29	FAU	@	UNT	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	RICE	@	UNT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	UNT	@	UTSA	1:00 PM

Last Game

North Texas

3 - 2

Final

Tulsa

3 - 2

Thu 1 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,588

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

685

Riley

652

Cook

644

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

823

Smith

741

Legree

628

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Atkinson

15

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

11

Hawkins

9

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

9

Legree

9

Smith

8

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

203.7

Hoover

202.0

Stockton

Sack Leaders

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

51.4

49.6

47.5

46.2

44.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

10.8

11.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

548.3

547.8

541.2

531.6

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

334.3

297.3

294.0

281.5

277.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

377.4

357.0

346.5

341.0

340.0

334.4

Sack Leaders

22.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	5	0	1.000
2	Georgia	5	0	1.000
3	Texas	4	0	1.000
4	Florida	4	1	.800
5	Kentucky	4	1	.800
6	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
7	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
8	LSU	4	1	.800
9	Missouri	4	1	.800
10	Tennessee	4	1	.800
11	Auburn	3	2	.600
12	Texas A&M	3	2	.600
13	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
14	Vanderbilt	3	2	.600
15	Arkansas	2	3	.400
16	South Carolina	2	3	.400

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	4	1	.800
2	Fresno State	4	1	.800
3	Oregon State	3	2	.600
4	San Diego State	2	3	.400
5	Colorado State	2	3	.400
6	Texas State	2	3	.400
7	Utah State	1	4	.200
8	Washington State	1	4	.200

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	3	3	.500
2	Toledo	4	1	.800
3	Central Michigan	3	2	.600
4	Ohio	3	2	.600
5	Western Michigan	3	2	.600
6	Bowling Green	1	4	.200
7	UMass	4	1	.800
8	Kent State	2	3	.400
9	Buffalo	2	3	.400
10	Miami (OH)	2	3	.400
11	Akron	1	4	.200
12	Ball State	1	4	.200
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
2	Memphis	4	1	.800
3	UTSA	4	1	.800
4	North Texas	3	2	.600
5	UAB	3	2	.600
6	South Florida	4	1	.800
7	Army	2	2	.500
8	Temple	2	3	.400
9	East Carolina	2	2	.500
10	Tulane	2	2	.500
11	Tulsa	3	2	.600
12	Rice	1	4	.200
13	Charlotte	0	5	.000
14	Navy	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	5	0	1.000
2	Nebraska	5	0	1.000
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Minnesota	4	1	.800
5	Ohio State	4	1	.800
6	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	USC	5	1	.833
9	Iowa	4	1	.800
10	Northwestern	3	1	.750
11	Purdue	2	3	.400
12	Michigan	3	2	.600
13	Penn State	3	2	.600
14	Washington	3	2	.600
15	Illinois	2	3	.400
16	Maryland	2	3	.400
17	Michigan State	2	3	.400
18	Rutgers	1	4	.200

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	4	1	.800
2	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
3	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
4	Florida International	2	2	.500
5	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
6	Missouri State	1	3	.250
7	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
8	Delaware	2	3	.400
9	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
10	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Pittsburgh	5	0	1.000
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	SMU	4	1	.800
5	Wake Forest	4	1	.800
6	Clemson	3	2	.600
7	Florida State	3	2	.600
8	Virginia	3	2	.600
9	Virginia Tech	4	1	.800
10	NC State	3	2	.600
11	California	2	3	.400
12	Louisville	2	3	.400
13	Stanford	2	3	.400
14	North Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
16	Syracuse	2	2	.500
17	Boston College	2	3	.400

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	5	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	3	.400

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
2	BYU	4	0	1.000
3	Baylor	4	1	.800
4	Utah	4	0	1.000
5	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
6	Arizona	4	1	.800
7	Houston	4	1	.800
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Iowa State	3	2	.600
10	UCF	3	2	.600
11	Arizona State	2	2	.500
12	Kansas State	3	1	.750
13	Kansas	2	2	.500
14	West Virginia	3	2	.600
15	Colorado	2	3	.400
16	TCU	2	3	.400

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	5	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	4	1	.800
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
6	Troy	3	2	.600
7	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
8	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
9	Marshall	3	2	.600
10	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
11	Coastal Carolina	1	4	.200
12	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
13	Old Dominion	1	4	.200
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	5	0	1.000
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	UNLV	3	2	.600
4	Air Force	3	1	.750
5	Wyoming	2	3	.400
6	San Jose State	3	2	.600
7	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
8	Nevada	1	3	.250
9	UTEP	1	4	.200
10	Hawai'i	1	4	.200

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	14-22
Sat 9/19	MER	@	GT	11-44
Sat 9/19	UNT	@	TXST	35-49
Sat 9/19	ASU	@	KU	24-17
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	3-59

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/7	JVST	@	KENN	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	NMSU	@	FIU	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	SHSU	@	LIB	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	MOSU	@	WKU	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	USA	@	ARST	7:30 PM

Drew Mestemaker averaged the most yards per attempt by a quarterback when throwing 100+ pass attempts in 2025, with 8.6 yards per attempt.

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