Passing Yards Per Attempt Single Season Leaders and Records

Minimum 325 pass completions.
An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
Leaders Table
Rk Player Y/A Year School
1Grayson McCall*11.92021Coastal Carolina
2Jayden Daniels*11.72023LSU
3Kyler Murray*11.62018Oklahoma
4Baker Mayfield*11.52017Oklahoma
5Jalen Hurts*11.32019Oklahoma
6Kaleb Eleby11.22020Western Michigan
7Mac Jones*11.22020Alabama
8Tua Tagovailoa*11.22018Alabama
9Baker Mayfield*11.12016Oklahoma
10Ty Detmer11.11989Brigham Young
11Zach Wilson*112020Brigham Young
12Joe Burrow*10.82019LSU
13Jason Bean*10.72023Kansas
14Robert Griffin III*10.72011Baylor
15Layne Hatcher10.62020Arkansas State
16Jameis Winston*10.62013Florida State
17Mike White*10.52016Western Kentucky
18Dustin Crum10.52020Kent State
19Bryce Petty*10.42013Baylor
20Zach Mettenberger*10.42013LSU
21Chuck Long10.31983Iowa
22Sam Howell*10.32020North Carolina
23Russell Wilson*10.32011Wisconsin
24Tyler Huntley*10.32019Utah
25Jim McMahon10.31980Brigham Young
26Matt Corral*10.22020Ole Miss
27Tanner Morgan*10.22019Minnesota
28Brock Purdy*10.22018Iowa State
29Don McPherson10.21987Syracuse
30McKenzie Milton*10.22017UCF
31Vernon Adams*10.22015Oregon
32Cam Newton*10.22010Auburn
33Akili Smith10.21998Oregon
34Cade McNown10.21997UCLA
35Kerry Collins10.11994Penn State
36David Johnson*10.12008Tulsa
37Stefan Lefors*10.12004Louisville
38Aaron Murray*10.12012Georgia
39Danny Wuerffel10.11996Florida
40Jim Harbaugh10.11986Michigan
41John Huarte10.11964Notre Dame
42C.J. Stroud*10.12021Ohio State
43Danny Wuerffel101995Florida
44Kellen Moore*102010Boise State
45Joe Hamilton101999Georgia Tech
46Mason Rudolph*102017Oklahoma State
47Marcus Mariota*102014Oregon
48Ty Detmer101991Brigham Young
49Jason Campbell*102004Auburn
50Jalen Milroe*102023Alabama
51Bobby Hoying101995Ohio State
52Stetson Bennett*102021Georgia
53Rudy Carpenter*102005Arizona State
54Steve Sarkisian101996Brigham Young
55Grayson McCall*102020Coastal Carolina
56Melvin Williams9.91977Mississippi Valley State
57Colt Brennan*9.92006Hawaii
58Kaidon Salter*9.92023Liberty
59Logan Woodside*9.92016Toledo
60Rex Grossman9.92001Florida
61Shaun King9.91998Tulane
62Danny White9.81973Arizona State
63Trent Dilfer9.81993Fresno State
64Brian Broomell9.81979Temple
65Kyle Trask*9.82020Florida
66Bob Berry9.81963Oregon
67Sam Bradford*9.82008Oklahoma
68Ryan Dinwiddie*9.82003Boise State
69Bruce Shaw9.81972North Carolina State
70Zac Robinson*9.82008Oklahoma State
71Hendon Hooker*9.82021Tennessee
72Brian Brohm*9.72006Louisville
73Will Grier*9.72018West Virginia
74Brian Dowling9.71968Yale
75Trey Lance9.72019North Dakota State
76Ryan Leaf9.71997Washington State
77Bart Hendricks9.72000Boise State
78Cade McNown9.71998UCLA
79Troy Aikman9.71987UCLA
80Dylan Hopkins*9.72021UAB
81Chris Weinke9.72000Florida State
82Michael Bishop9.61998Kansas State
83Nick Stevens*9.62016Colorado State
84Troy Smith*9.62005Ohio State
85Donovan McNabb9.61995Syracuse
86Bill Scharr9.61989Syracuse
87John Dutton9.61997Nevada
88Asad Abdul-Khaliq*9.62003Minnesota
89Bo Nix*9.62023Oregon
90Johnny Manziel*9.62013Texas A&M
91Bradlee Van Pelt*9.62003Colorado State
92Jeff Smoker9.62001Michigan State
93Brian Brohm*9.62005Louisville
94Spencer Rattler*9.62020Oklahoma
95Chris Rix9.62001Florida State
96Brady White*9.62019Memphis
97Chuck Hartlieb9.51987Iowa
98Greg McElroy*9.52010Alabama
99Garrett Grayson*9.52014Colorado State
100Dillon Gabriel*9.52023Oklahoma