Total Yards Per Play Year-by-Year Leaders and Records

Minimum 7500 total yards.
An asterisk (*) after a player's name indicates bowl stats are included.
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Leaders

  • Since 1956
  • Minimum 3000 total yards.
Leaders Table
Year Player Avg School
2023Jayden Daniels*10.7Louisiana State
2022C.J. Stroud*8.7Ohio State
2021Grayson McCall*9.5Coastal Carolina
2020Mac Jones*10.3Alabama
2019Joe Burrow*9.4Louisiana State
2018Kyler Murray*10.4Oklahoma
2017Baker Mayfield*9.9Oklahoma
2016Mike White*9.6Western Kentucky
2015Brandon Doughty*8.7Western Kentucky
2014Marcus Mariota*9Oregon
2013Marcus Mariota*9.1Oregon
2012Aaron Murray*8.6Georgia
2011Russell Wilson*9.1Wisconsin
2010Kellen Moore*9.5Boise State
2009Ryan Mallett*7.8Arkansas
2008Sam Bradford*9.1Oklahoma
2007Mike Teel*8.6Rutgers
2006Colt Brennan*9.2Hawaii
2005Vince Young*8.5Texas
2004Alex Smith*7.9Utah
2003Ryan Dinwiddie*8.3Boise State
2002Byron Leftwich*8.1Marshall
2001Rex Grossman9.1Florida
2000Chris Weinke8.8Florida State
1999Chad Pennington8.5Marshall
1998Akili Smith8.7Oregon
1997John Dutton8.6Nevada
1996Danny Wuerffel8.3Florida
1995Bobby Hoying8.6Ohio State
1994Eric Zeier7.6Georgia
1993Trent Dilfer8.7Fresno State
1992Alex Van Pelt7.3Pittsburgh
1991Ty Detmer8.4Brigham Young
1990Ty Detmer7.9Brigham Young
1989Ty Detmer8.9Brigham Young
1988Steve Walsh7.6Miami (FL)
1987Mike Perez7.2San Jose State
1986Sammy Garza6UTEP
1985Vinny Testaverde7.3Miami (FL)
1984Doug Flutie8Boston College
1983Steve Young8.2Brigham Young
1982Steve Young7.3Brigham Young
1981Jim McMahon7.1Brigham Young
1980Jim McMahon8.6Brigham Young
1979Marc Wilson7.3Brigham Young
1977Doug Williams8.6Grambling State
1976Tommy Kramer5.8Rice
1972Don Strock6.6Virginia Tech
1969Dennis Shaw8.2San Diego State
1968Greg Cook6.3Cincinnati
1965Bill Anderson5.8Tulsa
1964Jerry Rhome6.7Tulsa