career high passing yards in a regular-season by active quarterbacks

Drew Mestemaker has the most passing yards by an active quarterback in a season, with 4,379 yards in 2025.

	NAME	YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Drew Mestemaker D. Mestemaker	4,379	2025	UNT	14	319	463	68.9	9.5	312.8	34	9	168.7	7.3	1.9	18	135
2	Darian Mensah D. Mensah	3,973	2025	DUKE	14	334	500	66.8	7.9	283.8	34	6	153.6	6.8	1.2	27	188
3	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	3,949	2024	TCU	13	313	471	66.5	8.4	303.8	27	11	151.1	5.7	2.3	16	123
4	Trinidad Chambliss T. Chambliss	3,937	2025	MISS	15	294	445	66.1	8.8	262.5	22	3	155.4	4.9	0.7	14	73
5	Jayden Maiava J. Maiava	3,711	2025	USC	13	265	403	65.8	9.2	285.5	24	10	157.8	6.0	2.5	14	101
6	Nick Minicucci N. Minicucci	3,683	2025	DEL	13	322	512	62.9	7.2	283.3	23	7	135.4	4.5	1.4	27	147
7	Caden Veltkamp C. Veltkamp	3,641	2025	FAU	12	345	515	67.0	7.1	303.4	24	17	135.2	4.7	3.3	22	156
8	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	3,641	2025	SMU	13	300	454	66.1	8.0	280.1	26	13	146.6	5.7	2.9	19	185
9	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
10	Dante Moore D. Moore	3,565	2025	ORE	15	296	412	71.8	8.7	237.7	30	10	163.7	7.3	2.4	17	128
11	Rocco Becht R. Becht	3,505	2024	ISU	14	271	456	59.4	7.7	250.4	25	9	138.1	5.5	2.0	15	70
12	Josh Hoover J. Hoover	3,472	2025	TCU	12	272	413	65.9	8.4	289.3	29	13	153.4	7.0	3.1	18	132
13	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele J. Sagapolutele	3,460	2025	CAL	13	316	492	64.2	7.0	266.2	18	9	131.7	3.7	1.8	30	232
14	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi B. Fowler-Nicolosi	3,460	2023	CSU	12	292	470	62.1	7.4	288.3	22	16	132.6	4.7	3.4	12	75
15	Anthony Colandrea A. Colandrea	3,459	2025	UNLV	14	275	417	65.9	8.3	247.1	23	9	149.5	5.5	2.2	26	185
16	Owen McCown O. McCown	3,422	2024	UTSA	13	294	467	63.0	7.3	263.2	25	10	137.9	5.4	2.1	27	178
17	Jaylen Raynor J. Raynor	3,361	2025	ARST	13	333	501	66.5	6.7	258.5	19	11	130.9	3.8	2.2	29	185
18	Katin Houser K. Houser	3,300	2025	ECU	12	269	408	65.9	8.1	275.0	19	6	146.3	4.7	1.5	13	89
19	Byrum Brown B. Brown	3,292	2023	USF	13	276	427	64.6	7.7	253.2	26	11	144.3	6.1	2.6	38	224
20	Kevin Jennings K. Jennings	3,245	2024	SMU	14	247	380	65.0	8.5	231.8	23	11	150.9	6.1	2.9	14	82
21	Noah Fifita N. Fifita	3,228	2025	ARIZ	13	275	428	64.3	7.5	248.3	29	6	147.2	6.8	1.4	28	208
22	Brad Jackson B. Jackson	3,223	2025	TXST	13	251	352	71.3	9.2	247.9	21	7	163.9	6.0	2.0	27	146
23	Marcel Reed M. Reed	3,169	2025	TAMU	13	234	377	62.1	8.4	243.8	25	12	148.2	6.6	3.2	17	100
24	Arch Manning A. Manning	3,163	2025	TEX	13	248	404	61.4	7.8	243.3	26	7	144.9	6.4	1.7	23	138
25	Byrum Brown B. Brown	3,158	2025	USF	12	226	341	66.3	9.3	263.2	28	7	167.1	8.2	2.1	16	113

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,519

Jackson

RUSH

582

White

REC

331

Stevenson

Team Rankings

PPG

40.6

20th

OPP PPG

33.0

137th

RUSH YDS/G

184.6

49th

PASS YDS/G

340.0

7th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	South Florida	1-0	4-0
2	Florida Atlantic	1-0	3-1
3	North Texas	1-0	3-2
4	UAB	1-0	2-2
5	Army	1-1	2-1

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

1,519

Jackson

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.5

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

524.6

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

346.5

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Fresno State	3	1	.750
3	Colorado State	2	2	.500
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	Texas State	2	2	.500
6	San Diego State	1	3	.250
7	Utah State	1	3	.250
8	Washington State	1	3	.250

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	4	0	1.000
2	Indiana	4	0	1.000
3	Iowa	4	0	1.000
4	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
5	Minnesota	3	1	.750
6	Ohio State	3	1	.750
7	Oregon	3	1	.750
8	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
9	USC	4	1	.800
10	Michigan	3	1	.750
11	Penn State	3	1	.750
12	Washington	3	1	.750
13	Northwestern	2	1	.667
14	Illinois	2	2	.500
15	Maryland	2	2	.500
16	Michigan State	2	2	.500
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Utah	4	0	1.000
4	BYU	3	0	1.000
5	Baylor	3	1	.750
6	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
7	UCF	3	1	.750
8	Arizona State	2	1	.667
9	Arizona	3	1	.750
10	Houston	3	1	.750
11	Kansas State	3	1	.750
12	West Virginia	3	1	.750
13	Colorado	2	2	.500
14	Iowa State	2	2	.500
15	TCU	2	2	.500
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	UMass	4	0	1.000
2	Kent State	2	2	.500
3	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Buffalo	2	2	.500
6	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
7	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
8	Ohio	2	2	.500
9	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
10	Akron	1	3	.250
11	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
12	Ball State	1	3	.250
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
8	Louisville	2	2	.500
9	SMU	3	1	.750
10	California	2	2	.500
11	Stanford	2	2	.500
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Boston College	2	2	.500
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Georgia Tech	1	3	.250
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	North Texas	3	2	.600
4	UAB	2	2	.500
5	Army	2	1	.667
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	Tulane	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	3	.250
11	Charlotte	0	4	.000
12	Tulsa	3	2	.600
13	Temple	1	3	.250
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
2	New Mexico State	2	3	.400
3	Liberty	3	1	.750
4	Delaware	2	2	.500
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
9	Western Kentucky	1	4	.200
10	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	4	0	1.000
2	Louisiana	3	1	.750
3	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
4	South Alabama	2	2	.500
5	Georgia State	3	1	.750
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
8	Troy	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
12	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
13	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	Wyoming	2	2	.500
4	Air Force	2	1	.667
5	New Mexico	3	1	.750
6	San Jose State	2	2	.500
7	UTEP	1	3	.250
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Nevada	1	3	.250
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250