who has the most passing yards in college football

Braden Atkinson has the most passing yards, with 1,850 yards this season.

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2026 season

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Braden Atkinson B. Atkinson	1,850	2026	ORST	5	137	197	69.5	9.4	370.0	16	2	173.2	8.1	1.0	7	59
2	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	1,744	2026	USC	6	131	191	68.6	9.1	290.7	15	3	168.1	7.9	1.6	5	34
3	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	1,613	2026	SMU	5	117	156	75.0	10.3	322.6	14	5	185.1	9.0	3.2	6	48
4	Julian Sayin J. Sayin	1,530	2026	OSU	5	103	142	72.5	10.8	306.0	13	1	191.8	9.2	0.7	9	62
5	Tayven Jackson T. Jackson	1,519	2026	UNT	5	119	167	71.3	9.1	303.8	10	4	162.6	6.0	2.4	3	23
6	Kamario Taylor K. Taylor	1,450	2026	MSST	5	102	154	66.2	9.4	290.0	17	4	176.6	11.0	2.6	13	64
7	Ethan Grunkemeyer E. Grunkemeyer	1,446	2026	VT	5	131	177	74.0	8.2	289.2	11	2	160.9	6.2	1.1	8	60
8	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	1,438	2026	MIA	5	112	133	84.2	10.8	287.6	15	0	212.2	11.3	0.0	4	18
9	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	1,425	2026	FAU	5	127	174	73.0	8.2	285.0	12	2	162.2	6.9	1.1	9	52
10	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	1,415	2026	ARIZ	5	124	168	73.8	8.4	283.0	13	3	166.5	7.7	1.8	14	83
11	Keelon Russell K. Russell	1,414	2026	ALA	5	94	132	71.2	10.7	282.8	11	2	185.7	8.3	1.5	11	68
12	Jaden Craig J. Craig	1,400	2026	TCU	5	108	157	68.8	8.9	280.0	8	4	155.4	5.1	2.5	13	83
13	Lincoln Kienholz L. Kienholz	1,394	2026	LOU	5	96	139	69.1	10.0	278.8	9	1	173.2	6.5	0.7	10	73
14	Ryan Browne R. Browne	1,390	2026	PUR	5	110	156	70.5	8.9	278.0	8	1	161.0	5.1	0.6	10	87
15	Gio Lopez G. Lopez	1,377	2026	WAKE	5	98	151	64.9	9.1	275.4	10	1	162.0	6.6	0.7	9	51
16	Marcus Stokes M. Stokes	1,371	2026	MEM	5	90	123	73.2	11.1	274.2	14	3	199.5	11.4	2.4	7	60
17	John Alan Richter J. Alan Richter	1,362	2026	TOL	5	98	153	64.1	8.9	272.4	13	1	165.6	8.5	0.7	2	18
18	Micah Alejado M. Alejado	1,360	2026	HAW	5	132	216	61.1	6.3	272.0	4	3	117.3	1.9	1.4	14	76
19	Demond Williams Jr. D. Williams Jr.	1,327	2026	WASH	5	110	163	67.5	8.1	265.4	8	3	148.4	4.9	1.8	15	73
20	Mason Heintschel M. Heintschel	1,304	2026	PITT	5	98	148	66.2	8.8	260.8	14	1	170.1	9.5	0.7	5	34
21	Malik Washington M. Washington	1,288	2026	MD	5	124	198	62.6	6.5	257.6	7	6	122.9	3.5	3.0	6	42
22	Austin Simmons A. Simmons	1,287	2026	MIZZ	5	93	137	67.9	9.4	257.4	13	0	178.1	9.5	0.0	6	24
23	Luke Weaver L. Weaver	1,278	2026	SJSU	5	106	171	62.0	7.5	255.6	11	5	140.1	6.4	2.9	9	42
24	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	1,271	2026	OKST	4	95	141	67.4	9.0	317.8	11	5	161.7	7.8	3.5	3	19
25	Deuce Bailey D. Bailey	1,267	2026	CCAR	5	85	155	54.8	8.2	253.4	12	2	146.5	7.7	1.3	17	128

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,850

Atkinson

RUSH

271

Newberry

REC

741

Legree

Team Rankings

PPG

37.0

34th

OPP PPG

23.6

79th

RUSH YDS/G

120.0

138th

PASS YDS/G

377.4

1st

2026 Pac-12 Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	SDSU	@	ORST	6:00 PM
Sat 10/17	WSU	@	ORST	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ORST	@	FRES	11:00 PM
Sat 11/7	TXST	@	ORST	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	ORST	@	BSU	6:00 PM

Last Game

Oregon State

3 - 2

Final

Colorado State

2 - 3

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,850

Atkinson

1,744

Maiava

1,613

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

346.0

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	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	3	2	.600
5	Arkansas State	2	3	.400
6	Georgia State	4	1	.800
7	Marshall	3	2	.600
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	2	3	.400
10	Louisiana Tech	2	2	.500
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	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)
Tue 10/6	USM	@	TROY	8:00 PM
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

Braden Atkinson has the most passing yards, with 1,850 yards this season.

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1,613

685

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644

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203.7

202.0

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