Career Leaders and Records for Pass Completions

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Since 1977

Rank	Player	Cmp	From	To	Last School
1.	Case Keenum*	1546	2007	2011	Houston
2.	Graham Harrell*	1403	2005	2008	Texas Tech
3.	Timmy Chang*	1388	2000	2004	Hawaii
	Landry Jones*	1388	2009	2012	Oklahoma
5.	Kliff Kingsbury*	1229	1999	2002	Texas Tech
6.	Dan Lefevour*	1171	2006	2009	Central Michigan
7.	Colt McCoy*	1157	2006	2009	Texas
	Kellen Moore*	1157	2008	2011	Boise State
9.	Colt Brennan*	1115	2005	2007	Hawaii
10.	Chase Daniel*	1094	2005	2008	Missouri
11.	Chase Holbrook	1087	2006	2008	New Mexico State
	Philip Rivers*	1087	2000	2003	North Carolina State
13.	Zac Dysert*	1066	2009	2012	Miami (OH)
14.	Luke McCown	1063	2000	2003	Louisiana Tech
15.	Chris Redman	1031	1996	1999	Louisville
16.	Tim Rattay	1015	1997	1999	Louisiana Tech
17.	Tim Hiller*	1013	2005	2009	Western Michigan
18.	Drew Brees*	1003	1997	2000	Purdue
19.	Matt Barkley*	1001	2009	2012	Southern California
20.	Ty Detmer*	1000	1988	1991	Brigham Young
21.	Geno Smith*	988	2009	2012	West Virginia
22.	Curtis Painter*	987	2005	2008	Purdue
23.	Tyler Sheehan*	966	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
24.	Kevin Kolb*	964	2003	2006	Houston
25.	Ryan Lindley*	961	2008	2011	San Diego State
26.	Byron Leftwich*	939	1998	2002	Marshall
27.	Nick Foles*	938	2007	2011	Arizona
28.	Austin Davis*	933	2008	2011	Southern Mississippi
29.	Todd Reesing*	932	2006	2009	Kansas
30.	Brady Quinn*	929	2003	2006	Notre Dame
31.	Trevor Vittatoe*	914	2007	2010	Texas-El Paso
32.	Brett Basanez*	913	2002	2005	Northwestern
	Charlie Frye	913	2001	2004	Akron
34.	Carson Palmer*	912	1998	2002	Southern California
35.	Todd Santos	910	1984	1987	San Diego State
36.	Adam Weber*	909	2007	2010	Minnesota
37.	Ryan Aplin*	907	2009	2012	Arkansas State
	Russell Wilson*	907	2008	2011	Wisconsin
39.	Max Hall*	903	2007	2009	Brigham Young
	Riley Skinner*	903	2006	2009	Wake Forest
41.	Brian McClure	900	1982	1985	Bowling Green State
42.	Sean Renfree*	898	2009	2012	Duke
43.	Chris Leak*	895	2003	2006	Florida
44.	Corey Robinson*	894	2010	2012	Troy
45.	John Beck*	885	2003	2006	Brigham Young
46.	Gino Guidugli*	880	2001	2004	Cincinnati
47.	Thaddeus Lewis	877	2006	2009	Duke
48.	Tim Lester	875	1996	1999	Western Michigan
49.	Erik Wilhelm	870	1985	1988	Oregon State
50.	Steve Stenstrom*	866	1991	1994	Stanford
51.	Alex Van Pelt*	865	1989	1992	Pittsburgh
52.	Peyton Manning	863	1994	1997	Tennessee
53.	Jared Lorenzen	862	2000	2003	Kentucky
54.	Eric Zeier*	859	1991	1994	Georgia
55.	Ben Roethlisberger*	854	2001	2003	Miami (OH)
56.	Jordan Palmer*	851	2003	2006	Texas-El Paso
57.	David Greene*	849	2001	2004	Georgia
	Drew Willy*	849	2005	2008	Buffalo
59.	Alex Brink	848	2004	2007	Washington State
	Chad Pennington*	848	1997	1999	Marshall
61.	Paul Pinegar*	842	2002	2005	Fresno State
62.	Ryan Schneider	840	2000	2003	Central Florida
63.	Ryan Griffin	836	2009	2012	Tulane
64.	Brad Smith*	835	2002	2005	Missouri
65.	Chase Clement*	832	2005	2008	Rice
66.	Eli Manning*	829	2000	2003	Mississippi
67.	Chad Henne*	828	2004	2007	Michigan
68.	Ben Bennett	820	1980	1983	Duke
	Bret Meyer*	820	2004	2007	Iowa State
70.	Seth Doege*	819	2009	2012	Texas Tech
71.	Charlie Whitehurst*	817	2002	2005	Clemson
72.	Andy Dalton*	812	2007	2010	Texas Christian
73.	Paul Smith*	808	2003	2007	Tulsa
	Danny Wimprine*	808	2001	2004	Memphis
75.	Walter Church	807	1996	2000	Eastern Michigan
	Matt Leinart*	807	2003	2005	Southern California
	Matt Ryan*	807	2004	2007	Boston College
78.	Robert Griffin III*	800	2008	2011	Baylor
79.	Rudy Carpenter*	799	2005	2008	Arizona State
80.	Troy Kopp	798	1989	1992	Pacific
	Patrick Ramsey*	798	1998	2001	Tulane
82.	Tim Couch	795	1996	1998	Kentucky
	Steven Jyles	795	2002	2005	Louisiana-Monroe
	T.J. Yates*	795	2007	2010	North Carolina
85.	Cody Pickett*	792	1999	2003	Washington
86.	Bryant Moniz*	791	2009	2011	Hawaii
	Ryan Nassib*	791	2009	2012	Syracuse
	Ryan Radcliff*	791	2009	2012	Central Michigan
	Andre Woodson*	791	2004	2007	Kentucky
90.	Dan Orlovsky*	788	2002	2004	Connecticut
91.	Spence Fischer	786	1992	1995	Duke
	Willie Tuitama*	786	2005	2008	Arizona
93.	Jason McKinley	783	1997	2000	Houston
94.	Brian Brohm*	780	2004	2007	Louisville
95.	Nathan Enderle*	779	2007	2010	Idaho
96.	Andrew Walter*	777	2001	2004	Arizona State
97.	Casey Clausen*	775	2000	2003	Tennessee
98.	John Elway	774	1979	1982	Stanford
99.	Mark Herrmann*	772	1977	1980	Purdue
100.	Alex Carder*	769	2009	2012	Western Michigan
101.	Derek Anderson*	768	2001	2004	Oregon State
	Rusty Smith*	768	2006	2009	Florida Atlantic
103.	Casey Bramlet	767	2000	2003	Wyoming
104.	Bruce Gradkowski*	766	2002	2005	Toledo
	Brandon Weeden*	766	2008	2011	Oklahoma State
106.	David Neill	763	1998	2001	Nevada
107.	Kolton Browning*	751	2010	2012	Louisiana-Monroe
108.	Kyle Orton*	748	2001	2004	Purdue
109.	Todd Ellis*	747	1986	1989	South Carolina
110.	John Navarre*	744	2000	2003	Michigan
111.	Colin Kaepernick*	740	2007	2010	Nevada
112.	Tino Sunseri*	736	2009	2012	Pittsburgh
	Jack Trudeau	736	1981	1985	Illinois
114.	Ryan Hart*	735	2002	2005	Rutgers
	Jeremy Leach	735	1988	1991	New Mexico
116.	Chuck Long*	734	1981	1985	Iowa
117.	Erik Ainge*	733	2004	2007	Tennessee
	Taylor Potts*	733	2007	2010	Texas Tech
119.	Spencer Keith*	732	2009	2012	Kent State
	G.J. Kinne*	732	2009	2011	Tulsa
121.	Kevin Sweeney*	731	1982	1986	Fresno State
122.	Dominique Davis*	727	2010	2011	East Carolina
	Steve Taneyhill	727	1992	1995	South Carolina
124.	David Klingler	726	1988	1991	Houston
125.	Kirk Cousins*	723	2008	2011	Michigan State
126.	Shane Matthews	722	1990	1992	Florida
127.	Daunte Culpepper	721	1996	1998	Central Florida
128.	Matt Grothe*	717	2006	2009	South Florida
129.	Matt Schaub*	716	2000	2003	Virginia
	Keith Wenning*	716	2010	2012	Ball State
131.	John Paye*	715	1983	1986	Stanford
132.	Andrew Luck*	713	2009	2011	Stanford
133.	Jay Cutler	710	2002	2005	Vanderbilt
134.	Danny Wuerffel	708	1993	1996	Florida
135.	Jason Martin	705	1993	1996	Louisiana Tech
136.	Jose Fuentes	704	1999	2002	Utah State
137.	Glenn Foley	703	1990	1993	Boston College
	Jacory Harris*	703	2008	2011	Miami (FL)
139.	Darian Durant*	701	2001	2004	North Carolina
	Matt Schilz*	701	2010	2012	Bowling Green State
141.	Steve Slayden	699	1984	1987	Duke
142.	Aaron Murray*	696	2010	2012	Georgia
143.	Jimmy Clausen*	695	2007	2009	Notre Dame
	Darrell Hackney*	695	2002	2005	Alabama-Birmingham
145.	Robbie Bosco*	694	1983	1985	Brigham Young
146.	Dan Marino*	693	1979	1982	Pittsburgh
147.	Cody Hawkins*	691	2007	2010	Colorado
148.	Doug Flutie*	690	1981	1984	Boston College
	Joel Klatt*	690	2002	2005	Colorado
150.	Chandler Harnish*	687	2008	2011	Northern Illinois
	James Pinkney*	687	2003	2006	East Carolina
152.	Dave Ragone*	685	1999	2002	Louisville
153.	Chuck Clements	683	1993	1996	Houston
	Troy Taylor	683	1986	1989	California
155.	Jeff Rowe*	682	2002	2006	Nevada
	T.J. Rubley	682	1987	1991	Tulsa
157.	Josh Freeman*	680	2006	2008	Kansas State
158.	Nate Davis*	678	2006	2008	Ball State
	Jason Verduzco*	678	1989	1992	Illinois
160.	Stoney Case	677	1991	1994	New Mexico
	Rex Grossman*	677	2000	2002	Florida
162.	Rob Johnson*	676	1991	1994	Southern California
163.	Cade McNown*	675	1995	1998	UCLA
164.	Tommy Hodson	674	1986	1989	Louisiana State
165.	Brian Johnson*	673	2004	2008	Utah
166.	Shaun King*	669	1995	1998	Tulane
	Scott Mitchell	669	1987	1989	Utah
168.	Ken Dorsey*	668	1999	2002	Miami (FL)
	Kurt Kittner*	668	1998	2001	Illinois
	Clint Marks*	668	2003	2006	Middle Tennessee State
171.	David Garrard	666	1998	2001	East Carolina
172.	Brian Kuklick	665	1994	1998	Wake Forest
	Drew Tate*	665	2003	2006	Iowa
	John Parker Wilson*	665	2005	2008	Alabama
175.	C.J. Bacher*	664	2005	2008	Northwestern
	Jeff Graham	664	1985	1988	Long Beach State
	Kevin O'Connell	664	2004	2007	San Diego State
	Drew Olson*	664	2002	2005	UCLA
179.	Jeff Smoker*	663	2000	2003	Michigan State
	Brad Tayles	663	1989	1992	Western Michigan
181.	Reggie Ball*	662	2003	2006	Georgia Tech
182.	Tim Tebow*	661	2006	2009	Florida
	Mike Teel*	661	2005	2008	Rutgers
184.	Andre Ware	660	1987	1989	Houston
185.	Stan White*	659	1990	1993	Auburn
186.	Jake Delhomme	655	1993	1996	Louisiana-Lafayette
187.	Jim McMahon*	653	1977	1981	Brigham Young
188.	Shawn Jones	652	1989	1992	Georgia Tech
189.	Ben Chappell*	651	2007	2010	Indiana
190.	Bart Hendricks	650	1997	2000	Boise State
	Kawaun Jakes*	650	2009	2012	Western Kentucky
	Jerrod Johnson*	650	2007	2010	Texas A&M
	Scott Milanovich	650	1992	1995	Maryland
	Chris Weinke	650	1997	2000	Florida State
195.	B.J. Daniels*	649	2008	2012	South Florida
196.	Darrell Bevell*	646	1992	1995	Wisconsin
	Mike Glennon*	646	2009	2012	North Carolina State
198.	Tyler Palko*	645	2002	2006	Pittsburgh
199.	Drew Weatherford*	644	2004	2008	Florida State
	Len Williams	644	1990	1993	Northwestern
201.	Ryan Cubit*	643	2001	2006	Western Michigan
202.	Gary Schofield	640	1981	1983	Wake Forest
203.	Jamie Barnette	637	1996	1999	North Carolina State
	Jay Stoner	637	1997	2000	Wyoming
205.	Danny O'Neil*	636	1991	1994	Oregon
206.	Bill Musgrave*	634	1987	1990	Oregon
207.	Derek Carr*	633	2009	2012	Fresno State
208.	Zac Dahman	632	2002	2005	Army
209.	Marc Bulger*	630	1996	1999	West Virginia
	Zach Maynard*	630	2008	2012	California
	Rodney Peete*	630	1985	1988	Southern California
212.	Joe Hamilton	629	1996	1999	Georgia Tech
	Josh Heupel*	629	1999	2000	Oklahoma
214.	Josh Harris*	627	2000	2003	Bowling Green State
	Jason White*	627	1999	2004	Oklahoma
216.	Aaron Opelt	625	2006	2009	Toledo
217.	Ryan Dinwiddie*	622	2000	2003	Boise State
	Max Knake	622	1992	1995	Texas Christian
	Jonathan Smith*	622	1998	2001	Oregon State
220.	Kyle Boller	621	1999	2002	California
221.	Marcus Crandell	620	1993	1996	East Carolina
222.	Jake Locker*	619	2007	2010	Washington
223.	Tajh Boyd*	618	2010	2012	Clemson
	Jeff Handy	618	1991	1994	Missouri
	Tanner Price*	618	2010	2012	Wake Forest
226.	Austen Arnaud*	616	2007	2010	Iowa State
	Joshua Cribbs	616	2001	2004	Kent State
228.	Wesley Carroll*	615	2007	2011	Florida International
229.	Randall Cunningham*	614	1982	1984	Nevada-Las Vegas
	Scott Erney	614	1986	1989	Rutgers
	Donovan Porterie*	614	2006	2009	New Mexico
232.	Kellen Clemens*	613	2002	2005	Oregon
	Brett Favre	613	1987	1990	Southern Mississippi
	Jake Plummer	613	1993	1996	Arizona State
235.	Major Applewhite*	611	1998	2001	Texas
236.	Wayne Peace	610	1980	1983	Florida
	Zac Robinson*	610	2006	2009	Oklahoma State
	Jared Zabransky*	610	2003	2006	Boise State
239.	Scott Campbell*	609	1980	1983	Purdue
	Mike Elkins	609	1985	1988	Wake Forest
	Kevin Feterik	609	1996	1999	Brigham Young
242.	Andy Schmitt	607	2006	2009	Eastern Michigan
243.	Zack Mills*	606	2001	2004	Penn State
	Juice Williams*	606	2006	2009	Illinois
245.	Mike McCoy*	605	1992	1994	Utah
246.	Sam Bradford*	604	2007	2009	Oklahoma
	Mike Gundy	604	1986	1989	Oklahoma State
248.	Patrick Pinkney*	603	2007	2009	East Carolina
	Adam Tafralis*	603	2004	2007	San Jose State
250.	Mike Romo	601	1989	1991	Southern Methodist

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