quarterbacks with most total yards in college football

Braden Atkinson has accounted for the most yards by a quarterback, with 2,609 combined passing, rushing, and receiving yards this season.

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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	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	2,609	2026	ORST	7	189	273	69.2	2,604	9.5	372.0	24	2	176.9	8.8	0.7	9	71
2	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	2,497	2026	LSU	8	180	256	70.3	2,173	8.5	271.6	17	8	157.3	6.6	3.1	11	64
3	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	2,476	2026	OKST	7	157	239	65.7	2,326	9.7	332.3	20	6	170.0	8.4	2.5	8	61
4	Michael Hawkins Jr. M. Hawkins Jr.	2,434	2026	WVU	8	90	159	56.6	1,598	10.1	199.8	11	2	161.3	6.9	1.3	15	84
5	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	2,398	2026	MEM	8	150	224	67.0	2,161	9.6	270.1	21	6	173.6	9.4	2.7	15	106
6	Conner Weigman C. Weigman	2,302	2026	HOU	8	153	233	65.7	2,053	8.8	256.6	20	2	166.3	8.6	0.9	10	54
7	Keelon Russell K. Russell	2,298	2026	ALA	8	148	221	67.0	2,057	9.3	257.1	15	5	163.0	6.8	2.3	22	142
8	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	2,243	2026	TOL	8	173	259	66.8	2,244	8.7	280.5	17	2	159.7	6.6	0.8	6	49
9	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	2,240	2026	USC	8	183	274	66.8	2,302	8.4	287.8	19	5	156.6	6.9	1.8	11	97
10	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	2,228	2026	UNT	7	160	221	72.4	2,173	9.8	310.4	18	5	177.3	8.1	2.3	4	32
11	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	2,224	2026	MIA	7	166	204	81.4	2,151	10.5	307.3	22	1	204.6	10.8	0.5	8	49
12	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	2,209	2026	HAW	8	202	337	59.9	2,185	6.5	273.1	9	6	119.7	2.7	1.8	20	126
13	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	2,200	2026	WAKE	7	140	207	67.6	1,947	9.4	278.1	17	1	172.8	8.2	0.5	10	62
14	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	2,186	2026	ARIZ	7	167	225	74.2	2,064	9.2	294.9	18	4	174.1	8.0	1.8	16	90
15	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	2,178	2026	SMU	7	156	215	72.6	2,057	9.6	293.9	19	5	177.4	8.8	2.3	8	66
16	Caden Creel C. Creel	2,151	2026	JVST	7	129	192	67.2	1,637	8.5	233.9	12	6	153.2	6.3	3.1	7	31
17	Trey Owens T. Owens	2,150	2026	ARST	8	159	233	68.2	1,940	8.3	242.5	11	6	148.6	4.7	2.6	15	78
18	Ethan Grunkemeyer E. Grunkemeyer	2,150	2026	VT	8	187	262	71.4	2,140	8.2	267.5	17	2	159.9	6.5	0.8	23	137
19	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	2,095	2026	LOU	7	121	180	67.2	1,844	10.2	263.4	10	3	168.3	5.6	1.7	14	99
20	Jaden Craig J. Craig	2,088	2026	TCU	7	162	240	67.5	2,066	8.6	295.1	11	6	149.9	4.6	2.5	20	145
21	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	2,060	2026	MISS	7	167	262	63.7	1,926	7.4	275.1	16	7	140.3	6.1	2.7	6	42
22	LaNorris Sellers L. Sellers	2,055	2026	SCAR	7	133	219	60.7	1,548	7.1	221.1	13	5	135.1	5.9	2.3	15	56
23	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	2,032	2026	FAU	7	190	260	73.1	2,084	8.0	297.7	18	4	160.2	6.9	1.5	13	88
24	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	1,998	2026	OSU	7	131	192	68.2	2,007	10.5	286.7	19	4	184.5	9.9	2.1	14	103
25	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	1,988	2026	TXST	7	133	194	68.6	1,606	8.3	229.4	14	5	156.8	7.2	2.6	9	54

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,604

Atkinson

RUSH

431

Newberry

REC

1,040

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

4th

OPP PPG

23.1

67th

RUSH YDS/G

142.1

105th

PASS YDS/G

384.9

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	3-0	6-1
2	Oregon State	3-0	5-2
3	Texas State	2-1	4-3
4	San Diego State	2-2	3-5
5	Fresno State	1-2	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	ORST	@	FRES	11:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	ORST	@	BSU	6:00 PM
Sat 11/21	USU	@	ORST	10:30 PM

Last Game

Washington State

1 - 6

Final

Oregon State

5 - 2

Sat 17 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