2006 National Leaders Passing - All Games through 01/08/2007
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | Int | TD | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colt Brennan | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 14 | 559 | 406 | 72.6 | 5549 | 9.9 | 12 | 58 | 185.97 | 39.9 | 396.4 |
| 2 | Chase Holbrook | NMSU | JR | QB | 12 | 566 | 396 | 70.0 | 4619 | 8.2 | 9 | 34 | 155.16 | 47.2 | 384.9 |
| 3 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | SO | QB | 13 | 617 | 412 | 66.8 | 4555 | 7.4 | 11 | 38 | 145.54 | 47.5 | 350.4 |
| 4 | John Beck | BYU | SR | QB | 12 | 417 | 289 | 69.3 | 3885 | 9.3 | 8 | 32 | 169.05 | 34.8 | 323.8 |
| 5 | Jordan Palmer | UTEP | SR | QB | 12 | 429 | 282 | 65.7 | 3595 | 8.4 | 14 | 26 | 149.59 | 35.8 | 299.6 |
| 6 | Shawn Bell | Baylor | SR | QB | 9 | 383 | 241 | 62.9 | 2582 | 6.7 | 10 | 19 | 130.70 | 42.6 | 286.9 |
| 7 | Curtis Painter | Purdue | JR | QB | 14 | 530 | 315 | 59.4 | 3985 | 7.5 | 19 | 22 | 129.12 | 37.9 | 284.6 |
| 8 | Brian Brohm | Louisville | JR | QB | 11 | 314 | 199 | 63.4 | 3049 | 9.7 | 5 | 16 | 158.58 | 28.5 | 277.2 |
| 9 | Kevin Kolb | Houston | SR | QB | 14 | 432 | 292 | 67.6 | 3809 | 8.8 | 4 | 30 | 162.72 | 30.9 | 272.1 |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 452 | 287 | 63.5 | 3527 | 7.8 | 10 | 28 | 145.07 | 34.8 | 271.3 |
| 11 | Andre' Woodson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 13 | 419 | 264 | 63.0 | 3515 | 8.4 | 7 | 31 | 154.56 | 32.2 | 270.4 |
| 12 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 13 | 467 | 289 | 61.9 | 3426 | 7.3 | 7 | 37 | 146.65 | 35.9 | 263.5 |
| 13 | John David Booty | USC | JR | QB | 13 | 435 | 268 | 61.6 | 3310 | 7.6 | 9 | 29 | 143.39 | 33.5 | 254.6 |
| 14 | Erik Ainge | Tennessee | JR | QB | 12 | 348 | 233 | 67.0 | 2989 | 8.6 | 9 | 19 | 151.95 | 29.0 | 249.1 |
| 15 | Matt Ryan | BC | JR | QB | 12 | 426 | 262 | 61.5 | 2939 | 6.9 | 10 | 15 | 126.38 | 35.5 | 244.9 |
| 16 | Alex Brink | Wash St | JR | QB | 12 | 396 | 241 | 60.9 | 2899 | 7.3 | 10 | 19 | 133.14 | 33.0 | 241.6 |
| 17 | JaMarcus Russell | LSU | JR | QB | 13 | 342 | 232 | 67.8 | 3129 | 9.1 | 8 | 28 | 167.03 | 26.3 | 240.7 |
| 18 | Tyler Palko | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 12 | 322 | 220 | 68.3 | 2871 | 8.9 | 9 | 25 | 163.24 | 26.8 | 239.3 |
| 19 | Drew Tate | Iowa | SR | QB | 11 | 352 | 207 | 58.8 | 2623 | 7.5 | 13 | 18 | 130.90 | 32.0 | 238.5 |
| 20 | Lester Ricard | Tulane | SR | QB | 12 | 400 | 229 | 57.3 | 2795 | 7.0 | 10 | 18 | 125.80 | 33.3 | 232.9 |
| 21 | Nate Longshore | California | SO | QB | 13 | 377 | 227 | 60.2 | 3021 | 8.0 | 13 | 24 | 141.63 | 29.0 | 232.4 |
| 22 | Zac Taylor | Nebraska | SR | QB | 14 | 391 | 233 | 59.6 | 3197 | 8.2 | 8 | 26 | 146.13 | 27.9 | 228.4 |
| 23 | Luke Getsy | Akron | SR | QB | 12 | 380 | 199 | 52.4 | 2662 | 7.0 | 11 | 18 | 121.05 | 31.7 | 221.8 |
| 24 | Mike Kokal | Miami (Oh) | JR | QB | 11 | 355 | 208 | 58.6 | 2419 | 6.8 | 8 | 14 | 124.34 | 32.3 | 219.9 |
| 25 | Bryan Cupito | Minnesota | SR | QB | 13 | 359 | 214 | 59.6 | 2819 | 7.9 | 9 | 22 | 140.78 | 27.6 | 216.8 |
| 26 | Dan LeFevour | C Mich | FR | QB | 14 | 388 | 247 | 63.7 | 3031 | 7.8 | 10 | 26 | 146.24 | 27.7 | 216.5 |
| 27 | Matt Moore | Oregon St | SR | QB | 14 | 378 | 229 | 60.6 | 3022 | 8.0 | 7 | 18 | 139.75 | 27.0 | 215.9 |
| 28 | Brett Ratliff | Utah | SR | QB | 13 | 391 | 228 | 58.3 | 2796 | 7.2 | 9 | 23 | 133.19 | 30.1 | 215.1 |
| 29 | James Pinkney | ECU | SR | QB | 13 | 397 | 232 | 58.4 | 2783 | 7.0 | 10 | 12 | 122.26 | 30.5 | 214.1 |
| 30 | Martin Hankins | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 377 | 226 | 59.9 | 2550 | 6.8 | 13 | 18 | 125.63 | 31.4 | 212.5 |
| 31 | Bret Meyer | Iowa State | JR | QB | 12 | 374 | 211 | 56.4 | 2546 | 6.8 | 12 | 12 | 117.77 | 31.2 | 212.2 |
| 32 | Chris Leak | Florida | SR | QB | 14 | 365 | 232 | 63.6 | 2942 | 8.1 | 13 | 23 | 144.93 | 26.1 | 210.1 |
| 33 | Paul Smith | Tulsa | JR | QB | 13 | 350 | 233 | 66.6 | 2727 | 7.8 | 9 | 15 | 141.01 | 26.9 | 209.8 |
| 34 | John Parker Wilson | Alabama | SO | QB | 13 | 379 | 216 | 57.0 | 2707 | 7.1 | 10 | 17 | 126.50 | 29.2 | 208.2 |
| 35 | Caleb Hanie | CSU | JR | QB | 12 | 342 | 209 | 61.1 | 2427 | 7.1 | 12 | 11 | 124.31 | 28.5 | 202.3 |
| 36 | Kellen Lewis | Indiana | FR | QB | 11 | 346 | 190 | 54.9 | 2221 | 6.4 | 7 | 14 | 118.13 | 31.5 | 201.9 |
| 37 | Jared Zabransky | Boise St | SR | QB | 13 | 288 | 191 | 66.3 | 2587 | 9.0 | 8 | 23 | 162.57 | 22.2 | 199.0 |
| 38 | John Stocco | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 11 | 268 | 158 | 59.0 | 2185 | 8.2 | 6 | 17 | 143.90 | 24.4 | 198.6 |
| 39 | Matt Grothe | S Florida | FR | QB | 13 | 317 | 202 | 63.7 | 2576 | 8.1 | 14 | 15 | 138.77 | 24.4 | 198.2 |
| 40 | Colt McCoy | Texas | FR | QB | 13 | 318 | 217 | 68.2 | 2570 | 8.1 | 7 | 29 | 161.82 | 24.5 | 197.7 |
| 41 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | SR | QB | 13 | 311 | 203 | 65.3 | 2542 | 8.2 | 6 | 30 | 161.90 | 23.9 | 195.5 |
| 42 | Ryan Cubit | W Mich | SR | QB | 11 | 365 | 224 | 61.4 | 2138 | 5.9 | 13 | 16 | 117.93 | 33.2 | 194.4 |
| 43 | Rudy Carpenter | Ariz St | SO | QB | 13 | 332 | 184 | 55.4 | 2523 | 7.6 | 14 | 23 | 133.68 | 25.5 | 194.1 |
| 44 | Chad Henne | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 328 | 203 | 61.9 | 2508 | 7.6 | 8 | 22 | 143.37 | 25.2 | 192.9 |
| 45 | Paul Thompson | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 14 | 336 | 204 | 60.7 | 2667 | 7.9 | 11 | 22 | 142.45 | 24.0 | 190.5 |
| 46 | Zac Champion | La Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 364 | 190 | 52.2 | 2466 | 6.8 | 18 | 14 | 111.91 | 28.0 | 189.7 |
| 47 | Anthony Morelli | Penn State | JR | QB | 13 | 386 | 208 | 53.9 | 2424 | 6.3 | 8 | 11 | 111.90 | 29.7 | 186.5 |
| 48 | Justin Willis | SMU | FR | QB | 11 | 270 | 182 | 67.4 | 2047 | 7.6 | 6 | 26 | 158.43 | 24.5 | 186.1 |
| 49 | Omar Haugabook | Troy | JR | QB | 13 | 393 | 241 | 61.3 | 2401 | 6.1 | 17 | 21 | 121.63 | 30.2 | 184.7 |
| 50 | Daniel Evans | NC State | SO | QB | 10 | 307 | 163 | 53.1 | 1843 | 6.0 | 11 | 6 | 102.80 | 30.7 | 184.3 |
| 51 | Jeff Ballard | TCU | SR | QB | 13 | 307 | 190 | 61.9 | 2394 | 7.8 | 5 | 13 | 138.11 | 23.6 | 184.2 |
| 52 | Sam Hollenbach | Maryland | SR | QB | 13 | 328 | 203 | 61.9 | 2371 | 7.2 | 11 | 15 | 130.99 | 25.2 | 182.4 |
| 53 | Will Proctor | Clemson | SR | QB | 13 | 304 | 183 | 60.2 | 2353 | 7.7 | 11 | 16 | 135.35 | 23.4 | 181.0 |
| 54 | Steven Wichman | Idaho | SR | QB | 12 | 319 | 155 | 48.6 | 2158 | 6.8 | 14 | 8 | 104.92 | 26.6 | 179.8 |
| 55 | Drew Weatherford | FSU | FR | QB | 12 | 318 | 177 | 55.7 | 2154 | 6.8 | 11 | 12 | 118.09 | 26.5 | 179.5 |
| 56 | Rocky Hinds | UNLV | SO | QB | 12 | 359 | 194 | 54.0 | 2148 | 6.0 | 13 | 8 | 104.41 | 29.9 | 179.0 |
| 57 | Dennis Dixon | Oregon | JR | QB | 12 | 322 | 197 | 61.2 | 2143 | 6.7 | 14 | 12 | 120.68 | 26.8 | 178.6 |
| 58 | Thaddeus Lewis | Duke | FR | QB | 12 | 340 | 180 | 52.9 | 2134 | 6.3 | 16 | 11 | 106.93 | 28.3 | 177.8 |
| 59 | Stephen McGee | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 13 | 313 | 194 | 62.0 | 2295 | 7.3 | 2 | 12 | 134.94 | 24.1 | 176.5 |
| 60 | Adam Tafralis | SJSU | JR | QB | 13 | 276 | 181 | 65.6 | 2284 | 8.3 | 7 | 21 | 155.13 | 21.2 | 175.7 |
| 61 | Phil Horvath | N Illinois | SR | QB | 11 | 269 | 157 | 58.4 | 1932 | 7.2 | 9 | 11 | 125.49 | 24.5 | 175.6 |
| 62 | Bobby Reid | Okla St | SO | QB | 13 | 267 | 148 | 55.4 | 2266 | 8.5 | 11 | 24 | 148.14 | 20.5 | 174.3 |
| 63 | Chris Nickson | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 12 | 292 | 160 | 54.8 | 2085 | 7.1 | 13 | 15 | 122.83 | 24.3 | 173.8 |
| 64 | Chase Clement | Rice | SO | QB | 10 | 265 | 153 | 57.7 | 1707 | 6.4 | 5 | 21 | 134.23 | 26.5 | 170.7 |
| 65 | Brandon Cox | Auburn | JR | QB | 13 | 271 | 163 | 60.1 | 2198 | 8.1 | 9 | 14 | 138.69 | 20.8 | 169.1 |
| 66 | Julian Edelman | Kent State | SO | QB | 11 | 242 | 134 | 55.4 | 1859 | 7.7 | 11 | 10 | 124.45 | 22.0 | 169.0 |
| 67 | Sean Glennon | Va Tech | SO | QB | 13 | 302 | 170 | 56.3 | 2191 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 121.97 | 23.2 | 168.5 |
| 68 | Josh Padrick | FIU | SR | QB | 12 | 388 | 213 | 54.9 | 2014 | 5.2 | 14 | 5 | 95.53 | 32.3 | 167.8 |
| 69 | Kyle Wright | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 10 | 250 | 152 | 60.8 | 1655 | 6.6 | 7 | 8 | 121.37 | 25.0 | 165.5 |
| 70 | Nate Davis | Ball State | FR | QB | 12 | 245 | 150 | 61.2 | 1975 | 8.1 | 8 | 18 | 146.65 | 20.4 | 164.6 |
| 71 | Drew Stanton | Mich St | SR | QB | 11 | 269 | 164 | 61.0 | 1807 | 6.7 | 10 | 12 | 124.68 | 24.5 | 164.3 |
| 72 | Mike Teel | Rutgers | SO | QB | 13 | 296 | 164 | 55.4 | 2135 | 7.2 | 13 | 12 | 120.60 | 22.8 | 164.2 |
| 73 | Josh Freeman | Kansas St | FR | QB | 11 | 270 | 140 | 51.9 | 1780 | 6.6 | 15 | 6 | 103.45 | 24.5 | 161.8 |
| 74 | Anthony Turner | BGSU | SO | QB | 10 | 252 | 144 | 57.1 | 1596 | 6.3 | 5 | 11 | 120.77 | 25.2 | 159.6 |
| 75 | Jeff Rowe | Nevada | SR | QB | 12 | 266 | 172 | 64.7 | 1907 | 7.2 | 8 | 17 | 139.95 | 22.2 | 158.9 |
| 76 | Perry Patterson | Syracuse | SR | QB | 12 | 300 | 158 | 52.7 | 1865 | 6.2 | 4 | 12 | 115.42 | 25.0 | 155.4 |
| 77 | Kinsmon Lancaster | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 12 | 250 | 142 | 56.8 | 1789 | 7.2 | 14 | 7 | 114.95 | 20.8 | 149.1 |
| 78 | Patrick Cowan | UCLA | SO | QB | 12 | 276 | 145 | 52.5 | 1782 | 6.5 | 9 | 11 | 113.41 | 23.0 | 148.5 |
| 79 | Clint Marks | MTSU | SR | QB | 13 | 283 | 171 | 60.4 | 1917 | 6.8 | 9 | 8 | 120.29 | 21.8 | 147.5 |
| 80 | Riley Skinner | Wk Forest | FR | QB | 14 | 260 | 171 | 65.8 | 2051 | 7.9 | 5 | 9 | 139.60 | 18.6 | 146.5 |
| 81 | Karsten Sween | Wyoming | FR | QB | 9 | 212 | 128 | 60.4 | 1304 | 6.2 | 8 | 9 | 118.51 | 23.6 | 144.9 |
| 82 | Chris Nelson | New Mexico | SR | QB | 10 | 216 | 112 | 51.9 | 1435 | 6.6 | 6 | 12 | 120.43 | 21.6 | 143.5 |
| 83 | Reggie Ball | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 304 | 135 | 44.4 | 1820 | 6.0 | 14 | 20 | 107.20 | 23.4 | 140.0 |
| 84 | Steven Moffett | UCF | SR | QB | 10 | 215 | 119 | 55.3 | 1385 | 6.4 | 5 | 8 | 117.09 | 21.5 | 138.5 |
| 85 | Adam DiMichele | Temple | SO | QB | 11 | 220 | 135 | 61.4 | 1518 | 6.9 | 12 | 10 | 123.41 | 20.0 | 138.0 |
| 86 | Patrick White | WVU | SO | QB | 12 | 179 | 118 | 65.9 | 1655 | 9.2 | 7 | 13 | 159.74 | 14.9 | 137.9 |
| 87 | Dustin Grutza | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 12 | 225 | 137 | 60.9 | 1632 | 7.3 | 13 | 9 | 123.46 | 18.8 | 136.0 |
| 88 | Tom Brandstater | Fresno St | SO | QB | 11 | 268 | 146 | 54.5 | 1490 | 5.6 | 14 | 13 | 106.74 | 24.4 | 135.5 |
| 89 | Matthew Stafford | Georgia | FR | QB | 13 | 256 | 135 | 52.7 | 1749 | 6.8 | 13 | 7 | 108.98 | 19.7 | 134.5 |
| 90 | Willie Tuitama | Arizona | SO | QB | 10 | 211 | 118 | 55.9 | 1335 | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 114.33 | 21.1 | 133.5 |
| 91 | Kerry Meier | Kansas | FR | QB | 9 | 184 | 104 | 56.5 | 1193 | 6.5 | 10 | 13 | 123.43 | 20.4 | 132.6 |
| 92 | Joe Dailey | N Carolina | JR | QB | 10 | 195 | 112 | 57.4 | 1316 | 6.7 | 10 | 7 | 115.72 | 19.5 | 131.6 |
| 93 | Andy Schmitt | E Mich | FR | QB | 9 | 213 | 131 | 61.5 | 1182 | 5.5 | 6 | 2 | 105.58 | 23.7 | 131.3 |
| 94 | Jerry Babb | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 12 | 262 | 140 | 53.4 | 1535 | 5.9 | 14 | 9 | 103.31 | 21.8 | 127.9 |
| 95 | Jeremy Young | USM | JR | QB | 14 | 281 | 161 | 57.3 | 1769 | 6.3 | 6 | 12 | 120.00 | 20.1 | 126.4 |
| 96 | Juice Williams | Illinois | FR | QB | 12 | 261 | 103 | 39.5 | 1489 | 5.7 | 9 | 9 | 91.86 | 21.8 | 124.1 |
| 97 | Bernard Morris | Marshall | JR | QB | 11 | 188 | 116 | 61.7 | 1346 | 7.2 | 12 | 8 | 123.11 | 17.1 | 122.4 |
| 98 | Jameel Sewell | Virginia | FR | QB | 11 | 247 | 143 | 57.9 | 1342 | 5.4 | 6 | 5 | 105.36 | 22.5 | 122.0 |
| 99 | Brent Schaeffer | Miss | JR | QB | 12 | 244 | 115 | 47.1 | 1442 | 5.9 | 10 | 9 | 100.74 | 20.3 | 120.2 |
| 100 | Kyle Israel | UCF | JR | QB | 12 | 166 | 108 | 65.1 | 1420 | 8.6 | 5 | 6 | 142.82 | 13.8 | 118.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.