COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2021: Individual Passing Yards Per Attempt
| Rank | Player | Cl | Pos | G | Pass Att | Pass Com | Pass Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | So. | QB | 11 | 241 | 0 | 2,873 | 11.92 |
| 2 | C.J. Stroud, Ohio St. (Big Ten) | So. | QB | 12 | 441 | 0 | 4,435 | 10.06 |
| 3 | Stetson Bennett, Georgia (SEC) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 287 | 0 | 2,862 | 9.97 |
| 4 | Hendon Hooker, Tennessee (SEC) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 303 | 0 | 2,945 | 9.72 |
| 5 | Dylan Hopkins, UAB (C-USA) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 235 | 0 | 2,274 | 9.68 |
| 6 | Adrian Martinez, Nebraska (Big Ten) | Jr. | QB | 11 | 306 | 0 | 2,863 | 9.36 |
| 7 | K.J. Jefferson, Arkansas (SEC) | So. | QB | 13 | 294 | 0 | 2,676 | 9.10 |
| 8 | Skylar Thompson, Kansas St. (Big 12) | Sr. | QB | 10 | 233 | 0 | 2,113 | 9.07 |
| 9 | Caleb Williams, Oklahoma (Big 12) | Fr. | QB | 11 | 211 | 0 | 1,912 | 9.06 |
| 10 | Tyler Van Dyke, Miami (FL) (ACC) | So. | QB | 10 | 324 | 0 | 2,931 | 9.05 |
| 11 | Kaleb Eleby, Western Mich. (MAC) | So. | QB | 13 | 363 | 0 | 3,277 | 9.03 |
| 12 | Max Duggan, TCU (Big 12) | Jr. | QB | 10 | 227 | 0 | 2,048 | 9.02 |
| 13 | Gavin Hardison, UTEP (C-USA) | So. | QB | 13 | 357 | 0 | 3,217 | 9.01 |
| 14 | Bryce Young, Alabama (SEC) | So. | QB | 15 | 547 | 0 | 4,872 | 8.91 |
| 15 | Brennan Armstrong, Virginia (ACC) | Jr. | QB | 11 | 500 | 0 | 4,449 | 8.90 |
| 16 | Brett Gabbert, Miami (OH) (MAC) | Jr. | QB | 10 | 299 | 0 | 2,648 | 8.86 |
| 17 | Sam Howell, North Carolina (ACC) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 347 | 0 | 3,056 | 8.81 |
| 18 | Jaren Hall, BYU (FBS Independent) | So. | QB | 10 | 296 | 0 | 2,583 | 8.73 |
| 19 | Malik Cunningham, Louisville (ACC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 337 | 0 | 2,940 | 8.72 |
| 20 | Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh (ACC) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 497 | 0 | 4,319 | 8.69 |
| 21 | Bailey Zappe, Western Ky. (C-USA) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 687 | 0 | 5,967 | 8.69 |
| 22 | Matt Corral, Ole Miss (SEC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 386 | 0 | 3,349 | 8.68 |
| 23 | Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati (AAC) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 387 | 0 | 3,334 | 8.61 |
| 24 | Max Bortenschlager, FIU (C-USA) | Sr. | QB | 12 | 342 | 0 | 2,935 | 8.58 |
| 25 | Chase Brice, App State (Sun Belt) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 390 | 0 | 3,337 | 8.56 |
| 26 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA (Pac-12) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 283 | 0 | 2,409 | 8.51 |
| 27 | Aidan O'Connell, Purdue (Big Ten) | Sr. | QB | 12 | 439 | 0 | 3,711 | 8.45 |
| 28 | Seth Henigan, Memphis (AAC) | Fr. | QB | 11 | 393 | 0 | 3,322 | 8.45 |
| 29 | Malik Willis, Liberty (FBS Independent) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 339 | 0 | 2,862 | 8.44 |
| 30 | Logan Bonner, Utah St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 430 | 0 | 3,628 | 8.44 |
| 31 | Clayton Tune, Houston (AAC) | Jr. | QB | 14 | 421 | 0 | 3,546 | 8.42 |
| 32 | Chance Nolan, Oregon St. (Pac-12) | So. | QB | 13 | 318 | 0 | 2,677 | 8.42 |
| 33 | Dustin Crum, Kent St. (MAC) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 381 | 0 | 3,206 | 8.41 |
| 34 | Jake Haener, Fresno St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 490 | 0 | 4,096 | 8.36 |
| 35 | Daniel Richardson, Central Mich. (MAC) | Fr. | QB | 13 | 316 | 0 | 2,633 | 8.33 |
| 36 | Payton Thorne, Michigan St. (Big Ten) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 389 | 0 | 3,240 | 8.33 |
| 37 | Sam Hartman, Wake Forest (ACC) | So. | QB | 14 | 508 | 0 | 4,228 | 8.32 |
| 38 | Dequan Finn, Toledo (MAC) | Fr. | QB | 13 | 250 | 0 | 2,067 | 8.27 |
| 39 | Tanner Morgan, Minnesota (Big Ten) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 250 | 0 | 2,044 | 8.18 |
| 40 | Jake Bentley, South Alabama (Sun Belt) | Sr. | QB | 10 | 303 | 0 | 2,476 | 8.17 |
| 41 | Jack Coan, Notre Dame (FBS Independent) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 386 | 0 | 3,150 | 8.16 |
| 42 | Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland (Big Ten) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 474 | 0 | 3,860 | 8.14 |
| 43 | Casey Thompson, Texas (Big 12) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 261 | 0 | 2,113 | 8.10 |
| 44 | N'Kosi Perry, Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | Sr. | QB | 12 | 345 | 0 | 2,771 | 8.03 |
| 45 | Gerry Bohanon, Baylor (Big 12) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 275 | 0 | 2,205 | 8.02 |
| 46 | Will Levis, Kentucky (SEC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 353 | 0 | 2,827 | 8.01 |
| 47 | Tanner Mordecai, SMU (AAC) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 454 | 0 | 3,628 | 7.99 |
| 48 | Carson Strong, Nevada (Mountain West) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 523 | 0 | 4,175 | 7.98 |
| 49 | Devin Leary, NC State (ACC) | So. | QB | 12 | 431 | 0 | 3,433 | 7.97 |
| 50 | Chris Reynolds, Charlotte (C-USA) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 337 | 0 | 2,684 | 7.96 |
| 51 | Frank Harris, UTSA (C-USA) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 399 | 0 | 3,177 | 7.96 |
| 52 | Grant Wells, Marshall (C-USA) | Fr. | QB | 13 | 445 | 0 | 3,532 | 7.94 |
| 53 | Jordan Travis, Florida St. (ACC) | Sr. | QB | 10 | 194 | 0 | 1,539 | 7.93 |
| 54 | Chevan Cordeiro, Hawaii (Mountain West) | Jr. | QB | 11 | 353 | 0 | 2,793 | 7.91 |
| 55 | Jayden Daniels, Arizona St. (Pac-12) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 301 | 0 | 2,380 | 7.91 |
| 56 | Emory Jones, Florida (SEC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 346 | 0 | 2,734 | 7.90 |
| 57 | Davis Brin, Tulsa (AAC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 411 | 0 | 3,244 | 7.89 |
| 58 | Cade McNamara, Michigan (Big Ten) | Jr. | QB | 14 | 327 | 0 | 2,576 | 7.88 |
| 59 | Brock Purdy, Iowa St. (Big 12) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 407 | 0 | 3,188 | 7.83 |
| 60 | Jayden de Laura, Washington St. (Pac-12) | So. | QB | 12 | 359 | 0 | 2,798 | 7.79 |
| 61 | Cameron Rising, Utah (Pac-12) | So. | QB | 13 | 320 | 0 | 2,493 | 7.79 |
| 62 | Todd Centeio, Colorado St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | QB | 12 | 380 | 0 | 2,958 | 7.78 |
| 63 | Braxton Burmeister, Virginia Tech (ACC) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 255 | 0 | 1,960 | 7.69 |
| 64 | Hank Bachmeier, Boise St. (Mountain West) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 401 | 0 | 3,079 | 7.68 |
| 65 | Anthony Brown, Oregon (Pac-12) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 390 | 0 | 2,989 | 7.66 |
| 66 | Ben Bryant, Eastern Mich. (MAC) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 408 | 0 | 3,121 | 7.65 |
| 67 | Hayden Wolff, Old Dominion (C-USA) | Fr. | QB | 10 | 253 | 0 | 1,933 | 7.64 |
| 68 | Rocky Lombardi, Northern Ill. (MAC) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 343 | 0 | 2,597 | 7.57 |
| 69 | Holton Ahlers, East Carolina (AAC) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 414 | 0 | 3,126 | 7.55 |
| 70 | Max Johnson, LSU (SEC) | So. | QB | 12 | 373 | 0 | 2,815 | 7.55 |
| 71 | Darren Grainger, Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 228 | 0 | 1,715 | 7.52 |
| 72 | Tanner McKee, Stanford (Pac-12) | So. | QB | 10 | 315 | 0 | 2,327 | 7.39 |
| 73 | Jarret Doege, West Virginia (Big 12) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 417 | 0 | 3,048 | 7.31 |
| 74 | Chase Garbers, California (Pac-12) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 348 | 0 | 2,533 | 7.28 |
| 75 | Gunnar Holmberg, Duke (ACC) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 324 | 0 | 2,358 | 7.28 |
| 76 | Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 391 | 0 | 2,839 | 7.26 |
| 77 | Sean Clifford, Penn St. (Big Ten) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 428 | 0 | 3,107 | 7.26 |
| 78 | Michael Pratt, Tulane (AAC) | Fr. | QB | 12 | 328 | 0 | 2,381 | 7.26 |
| 79 | Kedon Slovis, Southern California (Pac-12) | Jr. | QB | 9 | 297 | 0 | 2,153 | 7.25 |
| 80 | Timmy McClain, South Fla. (AAC) | Fr. | QB | 11 | 262 | 0 | 1,888 | 7.21 |
| 81 | Levi Lewis, Louisiana (Sun Belt) | Sr. | QB | 14 | 404 | 0 | 2,905 | 7.19 |
| 82 | Chandler Rogers, ULM (Sun Belt) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 181 | 0 | 1,301 | 7.19 |
| 83 | Cameron Friel, UNLV (Mountain West) | Fr. | QB | 9 | 226 | 0 | 1,608 | 7.12 |
| 84 | Bo Nix, Auburn (SEC) | Jr. | QB | 10 | 323 | 0 | 2,293 | 7.10 |
| 85 | Layne Hatcher, Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | So. | QB | 11 | 342 | 0 | 2,423 | 7.08 |
| 86 | Kyle Vantrease, Buffalo (MAC) | Sr. | QB | 10 | 261 | 0 | 1,836 | 7.03 |
| 87 | Kurtis Rourke, Ohio (MAC) | So. | QB | 10 | 259 | 0 | 1,801 | 6.95 |
| 88 | Will Rogers, Mississippi St. (SEC) | So. | QB | 13 | 683 | 0 | 4,739 | 6.94 |
| 89 | Brandon Peters, Illinois (Big Ten) | Sr. | QB | 10 | 169 | 0 | 1,170 | 6.92 |
| 90 | Graham Mertz, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | So. | QB | 13 | 284 | 0 | 1,958 | 6.89 |
| 91 | Jason Bean, Kansas (Big 12) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 182 | 0 | 1,252 | 6.88 |
| 92 | Dylan Morris, Washington (Pac-12) | Fr. | QB | 11 | 363 | 0 | 2,458 | 6.77 |
| 93 | Connor Bazelak, Missouri (SEC) | So. | QB | 11 | 377 | 0 | 2,548 | 6.76 |
| 94 | Austin Aune, North Texas (C-USA) | Jr. | QB | 13 | 295 | 0 | 1,991 | 6.75 |
| 95 | Zach Calzada, Texas A&M (SEC) | So. | QB | 12 | 328 | 0 | 2,185 | 6.66 |
| 96 | Spencer Petras, Iowa (Big Ten) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 288 | 0 | 1,880 | 6.53 |
| 97 | Matt McDonald, Bowling Green (MAC) | Sr. | QB | 12 | 393 | 0 | 2,555 | 6.50 |
| 98 | Lucas Johnson, San Diego St. (Mountain West) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 223 | 0 | 1,424 | 6.39 |
| 99 | Mikey Keene, UCF (AAC) | Fr. | QB | 11 | 272 | 0 | 1,730 | 6.36 |
| 100 | Drew Plitt, Ball St. (MAC) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 411 | 0 | 2,541 | 6.18 |
| 101 | Garrett Shrader, Syracuse (ACC) | Jr. | QB | 12 | 234 | 0 | 1,445 | 6.18 |
| 102 | Jonah Johnson, New Mexico St. (FBS Independent) | Sr. | QB | 11 | 439 | 0 | 2,705 | 6.16 |
| 103 | Will Plummer, Arizona (Pac-12) | Fr. | QB | 10 | 267 | 0 | 1,610 | 6.03 |
| 104 | Noah Vedral, Rutgers (Big Ten) | Sr. | QB | 13 | 303 | 0 | 1,823 | 6.02 |
| 105 | DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson (ACC) | So. | QB | 13 | 374 | 0 | 2,246 | 6.01 |
| 106 | Brendon Lewis, Colorado (Pac-12) | Fr. | QB | 12 | 257 | 0 | 1,540 | 5.99 |
| 107 | Mike Wright, Vanderbilt (SEC) | So. | QB | 10 | 175 | 0 | 1,042 | 5.95 |
| 108 | Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern (Big Ten) | So. | QB | 9 | 176 | 0 | 978 | 5.56 |
| 109 | Steven Krajewski, UConn (FBS Independent) | Jr. | QB | 11 | 230 | 0 | 1,221 | 5.31 |
| 110 | Brady Olson, Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | Fr. | QB | 9 | 216 | 0 | 1,145 | 5.30 |