2011 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 5 | 228 | 137 | 60.1 | 1560 | 6.8 | 13 | 9 | 128.49 | 45.6 | 312.0 |
| 2 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 213 | 142 | 66.7 | 1426 | 6.7 | 8 | 6 | 129.67 | 53.3 | 356.5 |
| 3 | Nick Foles | Arizona | SR | QB | 4 | 194 | 136 | 70.1 | 1460 | 7.5 | 9 | 2 | 146.57 | 48.5 | 365.0 |
| 4 | Landry Jones | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 4 | 175 | 116 | 66.3 | 1401 | 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 136.86 | 43.8 | 350.3 |
| 5 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | SO | QB | 5 | 171 | 90 | 52.6 | 1121 | 6.6 | 10 | 4 | 122.32 | 34.2 | 224.2 |
| 6 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 5 | 162 | 95 | 58.6 | 1077 | 6.6 | 9 | 5 | 126.64 | 32.4 | 215.4 |
| 7 | Keith Price | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 161 | 103 | 64.0 | 1227 | 7.6 | 11 | 5 | 144.34 | 32.2 | 245.4 |
| 8 | Brandon Weeden | Okla St | SR | QB | 4 | 160 | 113 | 70.6 | 1392 | 8.7 | 10 | 3 | 160.59 | 40.0 | 348.0 |
| 9 | Dominique Davis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 153 | 92 | 60.1 | 818 | 5.3 | 6 | 7 | 108.83 | 38.3 | 204.5 |
| 10 | Geno Smith | WVU | JR | QB | 3 | 151 | 99 | 65.6 | 1242 | 8.2 | 9 | 2 | 151.67 | 50.3 | 414.0 |
| 11 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 147 | 75 | 51.0 | 831 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 105.65 | 36.8 | 207.8 |
| 12 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 4 | 142 | 98 | 69.0 | 1609 | 11.3 | 15 | 3 | 194.82 | 35.5 | 402.3 |
| 12 | Tommy Rees | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 5 | 142 | 90 | 63.4 | 889 | 6.3 | 5 | 7 | 117.73 | 28.4 | 177.8 |
| 14 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 141 | 82 | 58.2 | 1014 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 124.59 | 35.3 | 253.5 |
| 15 | Ryan Lindley | SDSU | SR | QB | 3 | 140 | 68 | 48.6 | 804 | 5.7 | 6 | 4 | 105.24 | 46.7 | 268.0 |
| 16 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | SO | QB | 4 | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 935 | 7.2 | 9 | 6 | 128.65 | 32.5 | 233.8 |
| 17 | Darron Thomas | Oregon | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 82 | 63.6 | 928 | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 141.37 | 32.3 | 232.0 |
| 18 | Brock Osweiler | Ariz St | JR | QB | 3 | 125 | 84 | 67.2 | 909 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 139.32 | 41.7 | 303.0 |
| 18 | Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | JR | QB | 4 | 125 | 76 | 60.8 | 907 | 7.3 | 7 | 3 | 135.43 | 31.3 | 226.8 |
| 20 | J.J. McDermott | SMU | SR | QB | 3 | 117 | 62 | 53.0 | 761 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 114.88 | 39.0 | 253.7 |
| 21 | Jordan Webb | Kansas | SO | QB | 4 | 116 | 76 | 65.5 | 701 | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 119.04 | 29.0 | 175.3 |
| 22 | Zach Maynard | California | JR | QB | 3 | 113 | 65 | 57.5 | 792 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 119.85 | 37.7 | 264.0 |
| 22 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | FR | QB | 3 | 113 | 59 | 52.2 | 654 | 5.8 | 5 | 4 | 108.35 | 37.7 | 218.0 |
| 24 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | SR | QB | 3 | 112 | 83 | 74.1 | 933 | 8.3 | 8 | 4 | 160.51 | 37.3 | 311.0 |
| 24 | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | FR | QB | 3 | 112 | 70 | 62.5 | 795 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 130.33 | 37.3 | 265.0 |
| 24 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 4 | 112 | 59 | 52.7 | 608 | 5.4 | 4 | 3 | 104.70 | 28.0 | 152.0 |
| 27 | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | SR | QB | 3 | 107 | 68 | 63.6 | 662 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 132.15 | 35.7 | 220.7 |
| 28 | Corey Robinson | Troy | SO | QB | 2 | 105 | 60 | 57.1 | 631 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 116.38 | 52.5 | 315.5 |
| 28 | Tanner Price | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 3 | 105 | 64 | 61.0 | 659 | 6.3 | 6 | 1 | 130.63 | 35.0 | 219.7 |
| 28 | Sean Renfree | Duke | JR | QB | 3 | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 609 | 5.8 | 1 | 4 | 103.29 | 35.0 | 203.0 |
| 31 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | FR | QB | 4 | 100 | 61 | 61.0 | 687 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 | 129.21 | 25.0 | 171.8 |
| 31 | G.J. Kinne | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | 100 | 53 | 53.0 | 583 | 5.8 | 4 | 7 | 101.17 | 25.0 | 145.8 |
| 33 | Mike Glennon | NC State | SR | QB | 3 | 99 | 63 | 63.6 | 717 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 133.06 | 33.0 | 239.0 |
| 33 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | SO | QB | 3 | 99 | 56 | 56.6 | 613 | 6.2 | 1 | 4 | 103.83 | 33.0 | 204.3 |
| 35 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 2 | 92 | 52 | 56.5 | 635 | 6.9 | 4 | 2 | 124.50 | 46.0 | 317.5 |
| 36 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 961 | 10.7 | 9 | 3 | 187.14 | 22.5 | 240.3 |
| 36 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 655 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 135.14 | 30.0 | 218.3 |
| 38 | John Brantley | Florida | SR | QB | 4 | 86 | 45 | 52.3 | 658 | 7.7 | 2 | 4 | 114.98 | 21.5 | 164.5 |
| 39 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 5 | 85 | 38 | 44.7 | 446 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 83.25 | 17.0 | 89.2 |
| 40 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 3 | 84 | 51 | 60.7 | 454 | 5.4 | 5 | 2 | 120.99 | 28.0 | 151.3 |
| 41 | Jacory Harris | Miami (Fl) | SR | QB | 3 | 83 | 54 | 65.1 | 764 | 9.2 | 6 | 2 | 161.42 | 27.7 | 254.7 |
| 42 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | SO | QB | 3 | 82 | 54 | 65.9 | 633 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 136.31 | 27.3 | 211.0 |
| 42 | Michael Rocco | Virginia | SO | QB | 3 | 82 | 54 | 65.9 | 589 | 7.2 | 1 | 5 | 118.02 | 27.3 | 196.3 |
| 44 | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | SR | QB | 3 | 81 | 39 | 48.1 | 514 | 6.3 | 3 | 2 | 108.74 | 27.0 | 171.3 |
| 45 | Matt Barkley | USC | JR | QB | 2 | 79 | 54 | 68.4 | 607 | 7.7 | 7 | 2 | 157.08 | 39.5 | 303.5 |
| 46 | Johnny McEntee | U Conn | JR | QB | 2 | 77 | 41 | 53.2 | 445 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 107.76 | 38.5 | 222.5 |
| 46 | Tyler Russell | Miss St | SO | QB | 4 | 77 | 35 | 45.5 | 375 | 4.9 | 2 | 3 | 87.15 | 19.3 | 93.8 |
| 46 | David Ash | Texas | FR | QB | 4 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 285 | 3.7 | 1 | 6 | 71.75 | 19.3 | 71.3 |
| 49 | Casey Pachall | TCU | SO | QB | 2 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 724 | 9.5 | 9 | 2 | 178.31 | 38.0 | 362.0 |
| 49 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 4 | 76 | 41 | 53.9 | 562 | 7.4 | 3 | 3 | 121.21 | 19.0 | 140.5 |
| 51 | Tyler Bray | Tennessee | SO | QB | 2 | 74 | 52 | 70.3 | 656 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 162.58 | 37.0 | 328.0 |
| 51 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | SO | QB | 3 | 74 | 40 | 54.1 | 427 | 5.8 | 4 | 1 | 117.66 | 24.7 | 142.3 |
| 51 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 4 | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 494 | 6.7 | 3 | 5 | 105.95 | 18.5 | 123.5 |
| 54 | Kellen Moore | Boise St | SR | QB | 2 | 71 | 56 | 78.9 | 581 | 8.2 | 5 | 1 | 168.03 | 35.5 | 290.5 |
| 54 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | SO | QB | 2 | 71 | 37 | 52.1 | 380 | 5.4 | 1 | 1 | 98.90 | 35.5 | 190.0 |
| 54 | Case McCoy | Texas | SO | QB | 3 | 71 | 41 | 57.7 | 552 | 7.8 | 4 | 4 | 130.38 | 23.7 | 184.0 |
| 57 | Danny O'Brien | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 469 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | 118.57 | 35.0 | 234.5 |
| 57 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 2 | 70 | 31 | 44.3 | 180 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 62.04 | 35.0 | 90.0 |
| 59 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | SR | QB | 4 | 69 | 40 | 58.0 | 358 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 105.32 | 17.3 | 89.5 |
| 60 | Chase Rettig | BC | SO | QB | 3 | 68 | 37 | 54.4 | 386 | 5.7 | 3 | 3 | 107.83 | 22.7 | 128.7 |
| 61 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 1 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 373 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 111.83 | 67.0 | 373.0 |
| 61 | Nick Isham | La Tech | FR | QB | 3 | 67 | 40 | 59.7 | 375 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 105.67 | 22.3 | 125.0 |
| 61 | Barrett Trotter | Auburn | JR | QB | 4 | 67 | 30 | 44.8 | 391 | 5.8 | 2 | 4 | 91.71 | 16.8 | 97.8 |
| 64 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | JR | QB | 2 | 64 | 40 | 62.5 | 461 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 132.23 | 32.0 | 230.5 |
| 65 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 63 | 29 | 46.0 | 420 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 118.70 | 21.0 | 140.0 |
| 66 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 3 | 62 | 41 | 66.1 | 568 | 9.2 | 5 | 1 | 166.46 | 20.7 | 189.3 |
| 66 | Kevin Prince | UCLA | JR | QB | 3 | 62 | 37 | 59.7 | 483 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 132.54 | 20.7 | 161.0 |
| 66 | Rob Bolden | Penn State | SO | QB | 3 | 62 | 20 | 32.3 | 303 | 4.9 | 1 | 4 | 65.73 | 20.7 | 101.0 |
| 69 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | JR | QB | 2 | 61 | 36 | 59.0 | 355 | 5.8 | 1 | 2 | 106.76 | 30.5 | 177.5 |
| 69 | Richard Brehaut | UCLA | JR | QB | 3 | 61 | 36 | 59.0 | 479 | 7.9 | 4 | 1 | 143.34 | 20.3 | 159.7 |
| 69 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 3 | 61 | 26 | 42.6 | 290 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 84.68 | 20.3 | 96.7 |
| 69 | Clint Moseley | Auburn | SO | QB | 4 | 61 | 35 | 57.4 | 352 | 5.8 | 0 | 3 | 96.01 | 15.3 | 88.0 |
| 73 | Tyler Lantrip | Nevada | SR | QB | 3 | 60 | 31 | 51.7 | 326 | 5.4 | 1 | 3 | 92.81 | 20.0 | 108.7 |
| 73 | Matt Simms | Tennessee | SR | QB | 5 | 60 | 26 | 43.3 | 301 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.47 | 12.0 | 60.2 |
| 75 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | SO | QB | 2 | 59 | 33 | 55.9 | 488 | 8.3 | 3 | 3 | 132.02 | 29.5 | 244.0 |
| 76 | Randall Mackey | Miss | JR | QB | 3 | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 410 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 119.56 | 19.3 | 136.7 |
| 77 | Marshall Lobbestael | Wash St | SR | QB | 2 | 57 | 35 | 61.4 | 401 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 119.26 | 28.5 | 200.5 |
| 77 | Jarrett Lee | LSU | SR | QB | 5 | 57 | 29 | 50.9 | 302 | 5.3 | 4 | 2 | 111.52 | 11.4 | 60.4 |
| 79 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 2 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 279 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 106.67 | 28.0 | 139.5 |
| 80 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | FR | QB | 2 | 55 | 38 | 69.1 | 441 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 135.17 | 27.5 | 220.5 |
| 80 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 2 | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 385 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 125.34 | 27.5 | 192.5 |
| 80 | Derek Thompson | N Texas | SO | QB | 2 | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 252 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 99.03 | 27.5 | 126.0 |
| 80 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 55 | 31 | 56.4 | 475 | 8.6 | 4 | 2 | 145.63 | 13.8 | 118.8 |
| 80 | Justin Worley | Tennessee | FR | QB | 3 | 55 | 25 | 45.5 | 313 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | 82.35 | 18.3 | 104.3 |
| 85 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 54 | 28 | 51.9 | 269 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 108.32 | 27.0 | 134.5 |
| 86 | Clint Trickett | FSU | FR | QB | 2 | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 470 | 8.9 | 4 | 2 | 150.34 | 26.5 | 235.0 |
| 87 | Larry Smith | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 4 | 51 | 29 | 56.9 | 255 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 89.64 | 12.8 | 63.8 |
| 88 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 2 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 269 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 99.19 | 25.0 | 134.5 |
| 88 | Chris Relf | Miss St | SR | QB | 3 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 253 | 5.1 | 0 | 3 | 90.50 | 16.7 | 84.3 |
| 90 | Jordan Wynn | Utah | JR | QB | 1 | 46 | 23 | 50.0 | 238 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 100.63 | 46.0 | 238.0 |
| 90 | Gary Nova | Rutgers | FR | QB | 1 | 46 | 18 | 39.1 | 235 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 87.70 | 46.0 | 235.0 |
| 92 | Andy Summerlin | Memphis | SO | QB | 1 | 45 | 21 | 46.7 | 174 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 70.26 | 45.0 | 174.0 |
| 92 | B.R. Holbrook | New Mexico | JR | QB | 3 | 45 | 29 | 64.4 | 200 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 101.77 | 15.0 | 66.7 |
| 94 | Caleb Herring | UNLV | SO | QB | 2 | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 260 | 5.9 | 3 | 0 | 140.32 | 22.0 | 130.0 |
| 95 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | JR | QB | 1 | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 264 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 111.12 | 43.0 | 264.0 |
| 95 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | JR | QB | 1 | 43 | 19 | 44.2 | 137 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 66.30 | 43.0 | 137.0 |
| 95 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 43 | 11 | 25.6 | 83 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 44.82 | 14.3 | 27.7 |
| 98 | Maxwell Smith | Kentucky | FR | QB | 3 | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 142 | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 60.07 | 14.0 | 47.3 |
| 99 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 1 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 205 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 | 81.16 | 36.0 | 205.0 |
| 99 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | FR | QB | 3 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 202 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.74 | 12.0 | 67.3 |