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Braden Atkinson has gained the most passing yards per game by a quarterback, with 352.1 per game this season.

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Data note: Passing Yards Per Game: player season data complete from 1956

	NAME	YDS/G	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	352.1	2026	ORST	9	242	368	65.8	3,169	8.6	25	3	158.9	6.8	0.8	15	114
2	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	329.1	2026	OKST	9	206	309	66.7	2,962	9.6	29	8	173.0	9.4	2.6	8	61
3	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	320.0	2026	UNT	9	211	298	70.8	2,880	9.7	23	5	174.1	7.7	1.7	6	47
4	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	310.4	2026	ARIZ	9	224	307	73.0	2,794	9.1	21	5	168.7	6.8	1.6	22	135
5	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	307.1	2026	SMU	9	209	283	73.9	2,764	9.8	25	6	180.8	8.8	2.1	15	130
6	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	305.1	2026	FAU	9	244	341	71.6	2,746	8.1	27	5	162.4	7.9	1.5	16	116
7	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	299.3	2026	MIA	9	212	276	76.8	2,694	9.8	28	2	190.8	10.1	0.7	11	64
8	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	286.7	2026	OSU	7	131	192	68.2	2,007	10.5	19	4	184.5	9.9	2.1	14	103
9	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	284.5	2026	MEM	10	194	290	66.9	2,845	9.8	28	6	177.0	9.7	2.1	16	111
10	Sam Leavitt S. Leavitt	283.7	2026	LSU	9	215	303	71.0	2,553	8.4	17	9	154.3	5.6	3.0	15	93
11	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	280.4	2026	USC	9	198	296	66.9	2,524	8.5	20	5	157.4	6.8	1.7	12	106
12	David McComb D. McComb	280.3	2026	M-OH	4	65	103	63.1	1,121	10.9	7	1	175.0	6.8	1.0	6	52
13	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	276.6	2026	HAW	9	228	377	60.5	2,489	6.6	10	7	121.0	2.7	1.9	22	147
14	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	272.0	2026	WAKE	8	153	228	67.1	2,176	9.5	18	1	172.4	7.9	0.4	12	78
15	DJ Lagway	271.4	2026	BAY	7	145	270	53.7	1,900	7.0	15	4	128.2	5.6	1.5	14	90
16	Jaden Craig J. Craig	271.0	2026	TCU	9	203	310	65.5	2,439	7.9	12	7	139.8	3.9	2.3	24	161
17	Ethan Grunkemeyer E. Grunkemeyer	270.1	2026	VT	9	215	300	71.7	2,431	8.1	18	3	157.5	6.0	1.0	27	172
18	Nick Minicucci N. Minicucci	269.3	2026	DEL	7	146	224	65.2	1,885	8.4	16	4	155.9	7.1	1.8	14	71
19	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	262.1	2026	MISS	9	207	330	62.7	2,359	7.1	18	9	135.3	5.5	2.7	10	77
20	Mason Heintschel M. Heintschel	260.8	2026	PITT	5	98	148	66.2	1,304	8.8	14	1	170.1	9.5	0.7	5	34
21	Conner Weigman C. Weigman	255.2	2026	HOU	10	196	299	65.6	2,552	8.5	25	3	162.8	8.4	1.0	11	63
22	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	252.9	2026	LOU	9	158	233	67.8	2,276	9.8	14	3	167.1	6.0	1.3	14	99
23	Keelon Russell K. Russell	251.4	2026	ALA	9	165	245	67.3	2,263	9.2	18	5	165.1	7.3	2.0	24	154
24	Ryan Browne R. Browne	251.1	2026	PUR	9	179	288	62.2	2,260	7.8	11	5	137.2	3.8	1.7	21	169
25	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	250.1	2026	TOL	10	195	298	65.4	2,501	8.4	19	3	155.0	6.4	1.0	11	63

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,169

Atkinson

RUSH

506

Newberry

REC

1,209

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

38.0

13th

OPP PPG

26.9

98th

RUSH YDS/G

128.0

129th

PASS YDS/G

370.4

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Boise State	5-0	8-1
2	Texas State	3-2	5-4
3	Oregon State	3-2	5-4
4	San Diego State	3-2	4-5
5	Utah State	3-2	4-5

Schedule

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

Last Game

Texas State

5 - 4

Final

Oregon State

5 - 4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,169

Atkinson

2,962

Mestemaker

2,880

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,241

Riley

1,193

White

1,189

Sheppard

Rec Yards Leaders

1,209

Legree

1,200

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

29

Mestemaker

28

Stokes

28

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

19

Hawkins

18

Gutierrez

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

14

Smith

13

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

190.8

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

14.0

Bradley

11.0

Zock

10.5

Simmons

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.0

44.7

43.9

43.3

41.1

40.8

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.2

12.4

13.0

13.6

Total Yards Rankings

535.4

533.6

520.7

517.0

516.6

504.1

Rush Yards Rankings

332.0

324.7

298.1

270.2

265.8

263.6

Pass Yards Rankings

370.4

343.8

339.1

325.3

324.9

322.9

Sack Leaders

39.0

37.0

36.0

32.0

31.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	8	1	.889
2	Texas State	5	4	.556
3	Oregon State	5	4	.556
4	San Diego State	4	5	.444
5	Utah State	4	5	.444
6	Fresno State	5	4	.556
7	Colorado State	3	6	.333
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	10	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Oregon	6	3	.667
4	Ohio State	6	3	.667
5	Iowa	7	2	.778
6	Wisconsin	6	3	.667
7	USC	7	2	.778
8	Illinois	6	4	.600
9	Northwestern	6	3	.667
10	Minnesota	5	4	.556
11	Penn State	5	4	.556
12	Washington	5	4	.556
13	Michigan	5	4	.556
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Purdue	3	6	.333
16	Rutgers	2	7	.222
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	3	6	.333

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	8	1	.889
2	Alabama	7	2	.778
3	Kentucky	7	2	.778
4	Texas	7	2	.778
5	Tennessee	7	2	.778
6	Ole Miss	6	3	.667
7	South Carolina	6	3	.667
8	LSU	6	3	.667
9	Missouri	6	3	.667
10	Oklahoma	5	4	.556
11	Florida	5	4	.556
12	Auburn	5	4	.556
13	Mississippi State	4	5	.444
14	Texas A&M	4	5	.444
15	Arkansas	3	6	.333
16	Vanderbilt	4	5	.444

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	8	1	.889
2	Jacksonville State	7	2	.778
3	Middle Tennessee	5	4	.556
4	Delaware	4	5	.444
5	Florida International	4	5	.444
6	New Mexico State	3	6	.333
7	Western Kentucky	3	6	.333
8	Missouri State	3	6	.333
9	Kennesaw State	3	6	.333
10	Sam Houston	1	8	.111

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	7	2	.778
2	Georgia Southern	5	4	.556
3	Louisiana	7	3	.700
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	5	.444
6	Appalachian State	5	4	.556
7	Arkansas State	4	5	.444
8	Coastal Carolina	3	6	.333
9	Troy	4	5	.444
10	Marshall	5	4	.556
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	5	4	.556
13	Louisiana-Monroe	2	8	.200
14	Old Dominion	3	7	.300

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	1	.889
2	Wake Forest	8	1	.889
3	Louisville	6	3	.667
4	SMU	7	2	.778
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	4	.600
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	North Carolina	5	4	.556
10	Florida State	5	5	.500
11	Stanford	4	5	.444
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	NC State	4	5	.444
14	Boston College	4	5	.444
15	California	3	6	.333
16	Syracuse	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	7	.222

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	6	3	.667
3	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
4	Air Force	7	2	.778
5	UNLV	5	4	.556
6	San Jose State	5	5	.500
7	Nevada	3	6	.333
8	Hawai'i	3	6	.333
9	UTEP	1	8	.111
10	Northern Illinois	0	9	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	7	2	.778
2	Memphis	8	2	.800
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	4	.556
5	UAB	5	4	.556
6	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
7	East Carolina	5	4	.556
8	Tulsa	5	4	.556
9	Tulane	4	5	.444
10	South Florida	6	4	.600
11	Navy	3	6	.333
12	Charlotte	1	8	.111
13	Temple	2	7	.222
14	Rice	1	8	.111

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	8	1	.889
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Toledo	8	2	.800
2	Western Michigan	7	3	.700
3	Buffalo	7	3	.700
4	Ohio	7	3	.700
5	Miami (OH)	6	4	.600
6	Central Michigan	5	5	.500
7	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
8	Bowling Green	3	7	.300
9	UMass	5	5	.500
10	Kent State	3	7	.300
11	Ball State	3	7	.300
12	Sacramento State	2	9	.182
13	Akron	1	9	.100

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	8	1	.889
3	BYU	7	2	.778
4	Houston	7	3	.700
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	6	3	.667
8	Arizona State	5	4	.556
9	UCF	5	4	.556
10	West Virginia	5	4	.556
11	Iowa State	4	5	.444
12	Cincinnati	5	4	.556
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	4	6	.400
15	Kansas State	4	5	.444
16	Kansas	3	6	.333