who are the top 5 passing leaders season

Joe Burrow has the most passing yards when in the AP top 5 in a season, with 4,922 yards in 2019.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	4,922	2019	LSU	13	348	461	75.5	10.7	378.6	51	5	199.5	11.1	1.1	30	181
2	Bryce Young B. Young	4,872	2021	ALA	15	366	547	66.9	8.9	324.8	47	7	167.5	8.6	1.3	39	277
3	Deshaun Watson D. Watson	4,593	2016	CLEM	15	388	579	67.0	7.9	306.2	41	17	151.1	7.1	2.9	17	93
4	Mac Jones M. Jones	4,500	2020	ALA	13	311	402	77.4	11.2	346.2	41	4	203.1	10.2	1.0	13	74
5	Sam Bradford S. Bradford	4,400	2008	OKLA	13	306	450	68.0	9.8	338.5	46	8	180.3	10.2	1.8
6	Stetson Bennett S. Bennett	4,127	2022	UGA	15	310	454	68.3	9.1	275.1	27	7	161.2	5.9	1.5	9	67
7	Tua Tagovailoa T. Tagovailoa	3,966	2018	ALA	15	245	355	69.0	11.2	264.4	43	6	199.4	12.1	1.7	12	110
8	Jameis Winston J. Winston	3,907	2014	FSU	13	305	467	65.3	8.4	300.5	25	18	145.5	5.4	3.9	17	142
9	Jason White J. White	3,846	2003	OKLA	14	278	451	61.6	8.5	274.7	40	10	158.1	8.9	2.2
10	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	3,815	2005	USC	13	283	431	65.7	8.9	293.5	28	8	157.7	6.5	1.9
11	Carson Beck C. Beck	3,738	2023	UGA	13	289	399	72.4	9.4	287.5	22	6	166.3	5.5	1.5	10	56
12	C.J. Stroud	3,688	2022	OSU	13	258	389	66.3	9.5	283.7	41	6	177.7	10.5	1.5	13	98
13	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,665	2019	CLEM	15	268	407	65.8	9.0	244.3	36	8	166.7	8.8	2.0	17	131
14	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	3,610	2025	OSU	14	301	391	77.0	9.2	257.9	32	8	177.5	8.2	2.0	16	110
15	Marcus Mariota M. Mariota	3,582	2014	ORE	12	245	355	69.0	10.1	298.5	33	3	182.8	9.3	0.8	28	159
16	Colt McCoy C. McCoy	3,521	2009	TEX	14	332	470	70.6	7.5	251.5	27	12	147.4	5.7	2.6
17	Rex Grossman R. Grossman	3,489	2001	FLA	10	232	360	64.4	9.7	348.9	32	10	169.6	8.9	2.8
18	Quinn Ewers Q. Ewers	3,472	2024	TEX	14	293	445	65.8	7.8	248.0	31	12	149.0	7.0	2.7	31	187
19	Trevone Boykin T. Boykin	3,373	2015	TCU	9	234	355	65.9	9.5	374.8	29	9	167.6	8.2	2.5	9	40
20	Ken Dorsey K. Dorsey	3,369	2002	MIA	13	222	393	56.5	8.6	259.2	28	12	145.9	7.1	3.1
21	Danny Wuerffel D. Wuerffel	3,346	1996	FLA	11	186	329	56.5	10.2	304.2	35	12	169.8	10.6	3.6
22	Matt Leinart M. Leinart	3,322	2004	USC	13	269	412	65.3	8.1	255.5	33	6	156.5	8.0	1.5
23	Thad Busby T. Busby	3,311	1997	FSU	11	235	390	60.3	8.5	301.0	18	10	141.7	4.6	2.6
24	Trevor Lawrence T. Lawrence	3,280	2018	CLEM	15	259	397	65.2	8.3	218.7	30	4	157.6	7.6	1.0	11	68
25	Kellen Moore K. Moore	3,269	2010	BSU	11	221	311	71.1	10.5	297.2	30	5	188.0	9.6	1.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

574

Leavitt

RUSH

179

Jones

REC

162

Green

Team Rankings

PPG

48.0

18th

OPP PPG

12.0

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

228.0

29th

PASS YDS/G

358.0

4th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Florida	0-0	2-0
4	Georgia	0-0	2-0
5	LSU	0-0	2-0
6	Mississippi State	0-0	2-0
7	Missouri	0-0	2-0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	LSU	@	MISS	7:30 PM
Sat 9/26	TXAM	@	LSU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	MCNS	@	LSU	7:45 PM
Sat 10/10	LSU	@	UK	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	MSST	@	LSU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Louisiana Tech

1 - 1

Final

LSU

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

396.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333