Passing Yards Per Attempt Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

Minimum 325 pass completions.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.
Leaders Table
Year Player Y/A School
2023Jayden Daniels*11.7Louisiana State
2022Hendon Hooker*9.5Tennessee
2021Grayson McCall*11.9Coastal Carolina
2020Kaleb Eleby11.2Western Michigan
2019Jalen Hurts*11.3Oklahoma
2018Kyler Murray*11.6Oklahoma
2017Baker Mayfield*11.5Oklahoma
2016Baker Mayfield*11.1Oklahoma
2015Vernon Adams*10.2Oregon
2014Marcus Mariota*10Oregon
2013Jameis Winston*10.6Florida State
2012Aaron Murray*10.1Georgia
2011Robert Griffin III*10.7Baylor
2010Cam Newton*10.2Auburn
2009Tyrod Taylor*9.5Virginia Tech
2008David Johnson*10.1Tulsa
2007Tim Tebow*9.4Florida
2006Colt Brennan*9.9Hawaii
2005Rudy Carpenter*10Arizona State
2004Stefan Lefors*10.1Louisville
2003Ryan Dinwiddie*9.8Boise State
2002Scott McBrien*8.8Maryland
2001Rex Grossman9.9Florida
2000Bart Hendricks9.7Boise State
1999Joe Hamilton10Georgia Tech
1998Akili Smith10.2Oregon
1997Cade McNown10.2UCLA
1996Danny Wuerffel10.1Florida
1995Danny Wuerffel10Florida
1994Kerry Collins10.1Penn State
1993Trent Dilfer9.8Fresno State
1992Marvin Graves9.5Syracuse
1991Ty Detmer10Brigham Young
1990Shawn Moore9.4Virginia
1989Ty Detmer11.1Brigham Young
1988Timm Rosenbach9.2Washington State
1987Don McPherson10.2Syracuse
1986Jim Harbaugh10.1Michigan
1985Kerwin Bell9.3Florida
1984Don King9Southern Methodist
1983Chuck Long10.3Iowa
1982Tom Ramsey9.1UCLA
1981Sam King8.7Nevada-Las Vegas
1980Jim McMahon10.3Brigham Young
1979Brian Broomell9.8Temple
1978David Henderson9.3Furman
1977Melvin Williams9.9Mississippi Valley State
1976Steve Haynes9.2Louisiana Tech
1975Jim Kubacki9.3Harvard
1974Steve Joachim8.8Temple
1973Danny White9.8Arizona State
1972Bruce Shaw9.8North Carolina State
1971Gary Danielson9.5Purdue
1970Pat Sullivan9.2Auburn
1969Dennis Shaw9.5San Diego State
1968Brian Dowling9.7Yale
1967Gary Beban8.7UCLA
1966Bo Burris8.2Houston
1965Steve Sloan9.1Alabama
1964John Huarte10.1Notre Dame
1963Bob Berry9.8Oregon
1962Terry Baker8.6Oregon State
1961Eddie Wilson8.4Arizona
1960Charley Johnson7.6New Mexico State
1959John Amabile7.5Boston College
1958Randy Duncan7.8Iowa
1957Tom Greene8.2Holy Cross
1956Bob Newman7.3Washington State