Total Yards Single Season Leaders and Records

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Leaders

  • Since 1956
Leaders Table
Rk Player Yds Year School
1Joe Burrow*60392019LSU
2Bailey Zappe*59842021Western Kentucky
3B.J. Symons*59762003Texas Tech
4Colt Brennan*59152006Hawaii
5Case Keenum*58292009Houston
6Case Keenum*56662011Houston
7Graham Harrell*56142007Texas Tech
8Anthony Gordon*55592019Washington State
9Kyler Murray*53622018Oklahoma
10Patrick Mahomes53372016Texas Tech
11Lamar Jackson*52612017Louisville
12Case Keenum*52412008Houston
13Marcus Mariota*52242014Oregon
14Deshaun Watson*52222016Clemson
15David Klingler52211990Houston
16Deshaun Watson*52142015Clemson
17Derek Carr*52002013Fresno State
18Paul Smith*51842007Tulsa
19Jalen Hurts*51492019Oklahoma
20Bryant Moniz*51422010Hawaii
21Johnny Manziel*51162012Texas A&M
22Lamar Jackson*51142016Louisville
23Patrick Mahomes*51092015Texas Tech
24Matt Johnson*51052015Bowling Green State
25Graham Harrell*50962008Texas Tech
26Ty Detmer50221990Brigham Young
27Drake Maye*50192022North Carolina
28Robert Griffin III*49922011Baylor
29Austin Reed*49702022Western Kentucky
30Jordan Lynch*49532012Northern Illinois
31Jayden Daniels*49462023LSU
32Dwayne Haskins*49392018Ohio State
Mason Rudolph*49392017Oklahoma State
34Baker Mayfield*49382017Oklahoma
35Brandon Doughty*49332015Western Kentucky
36Caleb Williams*49192022USC
37Michael Penix Jr.*49112023Washington
38Kliff Kingsbury*49032002Texas Tech
39Gardner Minshew*48982018Washington State
40Ryan Higgins*48942016Louisiana Tech
41Nick Florence*48772012Baylor
42Johnny Manziel*48732013Texas A&M
43Bryce Young*48722021Alabama
44Tim Rattay48651998Louisiana Tech
45Shane Carden*48122014East Carolina
Jordan Lynch*48122013Northern Illinois
Chase Clement*48122008Rice
48Brandon Doughty*47782014Western Kentucky
49Dan Lefevour*47742007Central Michigan
50Sam Bradford*47672008Oklahoma
51Bo Nix*47422023Oregon
52Michael Penix Jr.*47332022Washington
53Jared Goff*47062015California
54Brennan Armstrong47002021Virginia
55Frank Harris*46652022UTSA
56Andre Ware46611989Houston
57McKenzie Milton*46502017UCF
58Josh Harris*46432003Bowling Green State
59Will Rogers*46422021Mississippi State
60Jim McMahon46271980Brigham Young
61Brandon Weeden*46252011Oklahoma State
62Clayton Tune*46182022Houston
63Chase Daniel*46162008Missouri
64Trevone Boykin*46082014TCU
65Philip Rivers*46002003North Carolina State
66Ben Roethlisberger*45972003Miami (OH)
67Chandler Harnish*45952011Northern Illinois
68Sam Hartman*45912021Wake Forest
69Landry Jones*45902010Oklahoma
70Sonny Cumbie*45752004Texas Tech
71Kenny Pickett*45602021Pitt
72Chase Daniel*45592007Missouri
73Chad Kelly*45512015Ole Miss
74Chase Holbrook45412006New Mexico State
75Cole McDonald*45182019Hawaii
76Mac Jones*45142020Alabama
77Matt Ryan*45092007Boston College
78Graham Harrell*44892006Texas Tech
79Timmy Chang*44572002Hawaii
80Colt Brennan44552005Hawaii
81Luke Falk*44462015Washington State
82Sean Mannion*44392013Oregon State
Landry Jones*44392011Oklahoma
84Dak Prescott*44352014Mississippi State
85Ty Detmer44331989Brigham Young
86Connor Halliday*44202013Washington State
Colt McCoy*44202008Texas
88C.J. Stroud*44152021Ohio State
89Tajh Boyd*44102012Clemson
90Bryce Petty*44092013Baylor
91Luke Falk*44002016Washington State
92Ryan Dinwiddie*43992003Boise State
93Jerod Evans*43982016Virginia Tech
David Carr43982001Fresno State
95Justice Hansen*43892017Arkansas State
96Cody Hodges*43882005Texas Tech
97Rakeem Cato*43852014Marshall
98Taylor Cornelius*43842018Oklahoma State
Nick Mullens*43842015Southern Mississippi
100Dak Prescott*43812015Mississippi State