Total Yards Career Leaders and Records

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Leaders

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Leaders Table
Rk	Player	Yds	From	To	School
1	Case Keenum*	20114	2007	2011	Houston
2	Bo Nix*	16965	2019	2023	Oregon
3	Timmy Chang*	16910	2000	2004	Hawaii
4	Sam Hartman*	16634	2018	2023	Notre Dame
5	Landry Jones*	16271	2009	2012	Oklahoma
6	Jayden Daniels*	16057	2019	2023	LSU
7	Dillon Gabriel*	15925	2019	2023	Oklahoma
8	Dan Lefevour*	15853	2006	2009	Central Michigan
9	Baker Mayfield*	15690	2013	2017	Oklahoma
10	Graham Harrell*	15611	2005	2008	Texas Tech
11	Holton Ahlers*	15371	2018	2022	East Carolina
12	Rakeem Cato*	14918	2011	2014	Marshall
13	Colt McCoy*	14824	2006	2009	Texas
14	Colt Brennan*	14740	2005	2007	Hawaii
15	Ty Detmer	14665	1988	1991	Brigham Young
16	Kellen Moore*	14534	2008	2011	Boise State
17	Colin Kaepernick*	14210	2007	2010	Nevada
18	Luke Falk*	14081	2014	2017	Washington State
19	Frank Harris*	14007	2019	2023	UTSA
20	Michael Penix Jr.*	14006	2018	2023	Washington
21	Chevan Cordeiro*	13811	2018	2023	San Jose State
22	Kevin Kolb*	13715	2003	2006	Houston
23	Mason Rudolph*	13646	2014	2017	Oklahoma State
24	Philip Rivers*	13580	2000	2003	North Carolina State
25	Aaron Murray*	13562	2010	2013	Georgia
26	Chase Daniel*	13485	2005	2008	Missouri
27	Brett Rypien*	13476	2015	2018	Boise State
28	Brock Purdy*	13347	2018	2021	Iowa State
29	Sam Ehlinger*	13339	2017	2020	Texas
30	Clayton Tune*	13242	2018	2022	Houston
31	Lamar Jackson*	13175	2015	2017	Louisville
32	Cody Fajardo*	13141	2011	2014	Nevada
	Corey Robinson*	13141	2010	2013	Troy
	Russell Wilson*	13141	2008	2011	Wisconsin
35	Kenny Pickett*	13112	2017	2021	Pitt
36	Brad Smith*	13088	2002	2005	Missouri
37	Tajh Boyd*	13069	2010	2013	Clemson
38	Derek Carr*	13033	2009	2013	Fresno State
	Marcus Mariota*	13033	2012	2014	Oregon
40	Brent Stockstill*	12947	2014	2018	Middle Tennessee State
41	Malik Cunningham*	12846	2018	2022	Louisville
42	Sean Mannion*	12796	2011	2014	Oregon State
43	Trevone Boykin*	12776	2012	2015	TCU
44	Cooper Rush*	12773	2013	2016	Central Michigan
45	Brennan Armstrong*	12751	2018	2023	North Carolina State
	Jalen Hurts*	12751	2016	2019	Oklahoma
47	Luke McCown	12731	2000	2003	Louisiana Tech
48	Zach Terrell*	12720	2013	2016	Western Michigan
49	J.T. Barrett*	12697	2014	2017	Ohio State
50	Adrian Martinez*	12680	2018	2022	Kansas State
51	Zac Dysert*	12678	2009	2012	Miami (OH)
52	Tim Rattay	12643	1997	1999	Louisiana Tech
53	Drew Lock*	12630	2015	2018	Missouri
54	Robert Griffin III*	12620	2008	2011	Baylor
55	Brandon Doughty*	12570	2011	2015	Western Kentucky
56	Mason Fine*	12561	2016	2019	North Texas
57	Jake Browning*	12540	2015	2018	Washington
58	Dorian Thompson-Robinson*	12536	2018	2022	UCLA
59	Ryan Aplin*	12514	2009	2012	Arkansas State
60	Desmond Ridder*	12429	2018	2021	Cincinnati
61	Ryan Lindley*	12415	2008	2011	San Diego State
62	Trevor Vittatoe*	12291	2007	2010	UTEP
63	Austin Davis*	12267	2008	2011	Southern Mississippi
64	Kliff Kingsbury*	12263	1999	2002	Texas Tech
65	Shane Carden*	12244	2012	2014	East Carolina
66	Tim Tebow*	12232	2006	2009	Florida
67	Matt Barkley*	12214	2009	2012	USC
68	Shane Buechele*	12138	2016	2020	SMU
69	Chris Redman	12129	1996	1999	Louisville
70	Deshaun Watson*	12102	2014	2016	Clemson
71	Patrick Mahomes*	12097	2014	2016	Texas Tech
72	Byron Leftwich*	12084	1998	2002	Marshall
73	Jared Goff*	12081	2013	2015	California
74	Geno Smith*	12004	2009	2012	West Virginia
75	Will Rogers*	11999	2020	2023	Mississippi State
76	Brady Quinn*	11944	2003	2006	Notre Dame
77	Chandler Harnish*	11927	2008	2011	Northern Illinois
78	Andy Dalton*	11925	2007	2010	TCU
79	Dak Prescott*	11897	2012	2015	Mississippi State
80	Todd Reesing*	11840	2006	2009	Kansas
81	Spencer Sanders*	11832	2019	2023	Ole Miss
82	Drew Brees	11815	1997	2000	Purdue
83	Kolton Browning*	11808	2010	2013	Louisiana-Monroe
84	Quinton Flowers*	11796	2014	2017	South Florida
85	Adam Weber*	11790	2007	2010	Minnesota
86	Nick Mullens*	11784	2013	2016	Southern Mississippi
87	Taylor Lamb*	11771	2014	2017	Appalachian State
88	Dane Evans*	11752	2013	2016	Tulsa
89	Sean Clifford*	11734	2018	2022	Penn State
90	Keith Wenning*	11730	2010	2013	Ball State
91	Brett Hundley*	11713	2012	2014	UCLA
92	Caleb Evans	11685	2016	2019	Louisiana-Monroe
93	David Neill	11664	1998	2001	Nevada
94	Gino Guidugli*	11661	2001	2004	Cincinnati
95	Paul Smith*	11602	2003	2007	Tulsa
96	Trace McSorley*	11596	2015	2018	Penn State
97	Chase Holbrook	11577	2006	2008	New Mexico State
98	Brett Basanez*	11576	2002	2005	Northwestern
99	Max Hall*	11569	2007	2009	Brigham Young
100	Taulia Tagovailoa*	11561	2019	2023	Maryland
101	Ryan Finley*	11529	2014	2018	North Carolina State
102	Chase Clement*	11526	2005	2008	Rice
103	Curtis Painter*	11511	2005	2008	Purdue
104	Charlie Frye	11478	2001	2004	Akron
105	Max Duggan*	11474	2019	2022	TCU
106	Seth Henigan*	11472	2021	2023	Memphis
107	P.J. Walker*	11439	2013	2016	Temple
108	Kedon Slovis*	11430	2019	2023	Brigham Young
109	Antwaan Randle El	11364	1998	2001	Indiana
110	Chris Leak*	11350	2003	2006	Florida
111	Eric Dungey*	11333	2015	2018	Syracuse
112	Doug Flutie	11318	1981	1984	Boston College
113	Charlie Brewer*	11314	2017	2022	Liberty
114	Sam Howell*	11292	2019	2021	North Carolina
115	Carson Palmer*	11289	1998	2002	USC
116	Tim Lester	11272	1996	1999	Western Michigan
117	David Greene*	11270	2001	2004	Georgia
118	Kellen Mond*	11269	2017	2020	Texas A&M
119	Tim Hiller*	11220	2005	2009	Western Michigan
120	Spencer Rattler*	11217	2019	2023	South Carolina
121	Chris Reynolds*	11159	2018	2022	Charlotte
122	Clayton Thorson*	11139	2015	2018	Northwestern
123	Jake Bentley*	11133	2016	2021	South Alabama
124	Grayson McCall*	11118	2019	2023	Coastal Carolina
125	Justin Herbert*	11101	2016	2019	Oregon
126	Justice Hansen*	11097	2016	2018	Arkansas State
127	Brandon Silvers*	11092	2014	2017	Troy
128	Greg Ward Jr.*	11085	2013	2016	Houston
129	Ben Roethlisberger*	11075	2001	2003	Miami (OH)
130	Matt Linehan*	11061	2014	2017	Idaho
131	John Beck*	11059	2003	2006	Brigham Young
132	Hendon Hooker*	11057	2018	2022	Tennessee
133	Caleb Williams*	11048	2021	2023	USC
134	Trevor Lawrence*	11041	2018	2020	Clemson
	Jordan Palmer*	11041	2003	2006	UTEP
136	Peyton Manning	11020	1994	1997	Tennessee
137	Alex Brink	11011	2004	2007	Washington State
138	Tyler Rogers*	10983	2014	2017	New Mexico State
139	Brady White*	10926	2015	2020	Memphis
140	Matt Grothe*	10875	2006	2009	South Florida
141	Eric Zeier	10841	1991	1994	Georgia
142	Joshua Cribbs	10839	2001	2004	Kent State
143	G.J. Kinne*	10831	2009	2011	Tulsa
144	Brian Brohm*	10819	2004	2007	Louisville
145	Connor Halliday*	10816	2011	2014	Washington State
146	Alex Van Pelt	10814	1989	1992	Pitt
147	Mike White*	10792	2013	2017	Western Kentucky
148	Garrett Gilbert*	10774	2009	2013	SMU
149	Michael Pratt*	10758	2020	2023	Tulane
150	Denard Robinson*	10745	2009	2012	Michigan
151	Derek Anderson*	10716	2001	2004	Oregon State
	Chad Pennington	10716	1997	1999	Marshall
153	Ryan Schneider	10703	2000	2003	UCF
154	Tommy Armstrong Jr*	10690	2013	2016	Nebraska
155	Bryant Moniz*	10681	2009	2011	Hawaii
156	Sefo Liufau*	10679	2013	2016	Colorado
157	Steven Montez*	10670	2015	2019	Colorado
158	Jordan Travis*	10665	2018	2023	Florida State
159	Stoney Case	10651	1991	1994	New Mexico
160	Joe Hamilton	10640	1996	1999	Georgia Tech
161	Jared Lorenzen	10637	2000	2003	Kentucky
162	Kevin Hogan*	10634	2012	2015	Stanford
	Nathan Scheelhaase*	10634	2010	2013	Illinois
	Danny Wimprine*	10634	2001	2004	Memphis
165	Matt Leinart*	10623	2003	2005	USC
166	Logan Woodside*	10602	2013	2017	Toledo
167	Juice Williams*	10594	2006	2009	Illinois
168	Jordan Lynch*	10552	2010	2013	Northern Illinois
169	Pat White*	10529	2005	2008	West Virginia
170	McKenzie Milton*	10523	2016	2021	Florida State
171	Todd Santos	10513	1984	1987	San Diego State
172	B.J. Daniels*	10501	2008	2012	South Florida
173	Danny Wuerffel	10500	1993	1996	Florida
174	Cade McNown	10487	1995	1998	UCLA
175	Bo Wallace*	10478	2012	2014	Ole Miss
176	Ian Book*	10465	2017	2020	Notre Dame
	Layne Hatcher*	10465	2019	2023	Ball State
	Tyler Sheehan*	10465	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
179	Jarret Doege*	10464	2017	2022	Troy
180	Tanner Mordecai*	10463	2018	2023	Wisconsin
181	D'Eriq King*	10433	2016	2021	Miami (FL)
182	Bret Meyer*	10422	2004	2007	Iowa State
183	Dan Orlovsky*	10421	2001	2004	Connecticut
184	Marquise Williams*	10419	2012	2015	North Carolina
185	Riley Neal	10399	2015	2019	Vanderbilt
186	Andrew Luck*	10387	2009	2011	Stanford
187	J'mar Smith*	10379	2015	2019	Louisiana Tech
188	Brett Smith*	10365	2011	2013	Wyoming
189	Logan Thomas*	10362	2010	2013	Virginia Tech
190	Daunte Culpepper	10344	1996	1998	UCF
191	Kenny Hill*	10319	2013	2017	TCU
192	Levi Lewis*	10291	2017	2021	Louisiana
193	Kevin Sweeney	10252	1982	1986	Fresno State
194	Bruce Gradkowski*	10243	2002	2005	Toledo
195	David Garrard	10238	1998	2001	East Carolina
196	Steven Jyles	10234	2002	2005	Louisiana-Monroe
197	Taylor Martinez*	10233	2010	2013	Nebraska
198	Taylor Kelly*	10223	2011	2014	Arizona State
199	Rudy Carpenter*	10196	2005	2008	Arizona State
200	Zac Robinson*	10175	2006	2009	Oklahoma State
201	Paul Pinegar*	10145	2002	2005	Fresno State
202	Andrew Walter*	10142	2001	2004	Arizona State
203	Nathan Rourke*	10091	2017	2019	Ohio
204	Bart Hendricks	10039	1997	2000	Boise State
	Tyler Tettleton*	10039	2009	2013	Ohio
206	Troy Kopp	10025	1989	1992	Pacific
207	David Blough*	9996	2015	2018	Purdue
208	Chase Brice*	9995	2018	2022	Appalachian State
209	Johnny Manziel*	9989	2012	2013	Texas A&M
210	Teddy Bridgewater*	9987	2011	2013	Louisville
	Thaddeus Lewis	9987	2006	2009	Duke
212	Eli Manning*	9984	2000	2003	Ole Miss
213	Darrell Hackney*	9978	2002	2005	UAB
214	Josh Harris*	9976	2000	2003	Bowling Green State
215	Jay Cutler	9953	2002	2005	Vanderbilt
216	Donovan McNabb	9950	1995	1998	Syracuse
217	Ryan Dinwiddie*	9924	2000	2003	Boise State
218	Riley Skinner*	9923	2006	2009	Wake Forest
219	Terrance Broadway*	9921	2010	2014	Louisiana
220	Cody Kessler*	9914	2012	2015	USC
	John Wolford*	9914	2014	2017	Wake Forest
222	Tyler Jones	9882	2013	2016	Texas State
223	Gunnar Watson*	9848	2018	2023	Troy
224	Steve Stenstrom	9825	1991	1994	Stanford
225	Nick Fitzgerald*	9814	2015	2018	Mississippi State
226	K.J. Jefferson*	9787	2019	2023	Arkansas
227	Nick Foles*	9778	2007	2011	Arizona
228	Rusty Smith	9777	2006	2009	Florida Atlantic
229	Brian McClure	9774	1982	1985	Bowling Green State
230	Ryan Radcliff*	9770	2009	2012	Central Michigan
231	Charlie Whitehurst*	9763	2002	2005	Clemson
232	Davis Webb*	9752	2013	2016	California
233	Taysom Hill*	9744	2012	2016	Brigham Young
234	Nathan Enderle*	9735	2007	2010	Idaho
235	Nate Davis*	9732	2006	2008	Ball State
236	Cody Pickett*	9730	1999	2003	Washington
237	Ben Hicks*	9725	2015	2019	Arkansas
238	Jim McMahon	9723	1977	1981	Brigham Young
239	Glenn Foley	9719	1990	1993	Boston College
240	Jack Plummer*	9710	2019	2023	Louisville
241	Joe Burrow*	9672	2015	2019	LSU
242	Manny Wilkins*	9659	2015	2018	Arizona State
243	Jamie Barnette	9638	1996	1999	North Carolina State
244	Darian Durant*	9629	2001	2004	North Carolina
245	Alex McGough*	9626	2014	2017	Florida International
246	Matt Corral*	9625	2018	2021	Ole Miss
247	Brad Kaaya*	9582	2014	2016	Miami (FL)
248	Reggie Ball*	9579	2003	2006	Georgia Tech
249	Jake Locker*	9578	2007	2010	Washington
250	Casey Clausen*	9577	2000	2003	Tennessee

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