2012 National Leaders Passing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Nova | Rutgers | SO | QB | 13 | 112 | 73 | 65.2 | 864 | 10 | 0 | 159.45 | 45 | 42 | 19 | 7 |
| 1 | Corey Robinson | Troy | JR | QB | 10 | 97 | 67 | 69.1 | 785 | 1 | 0 | 140.45 | 76 | 32 | 18 | 6 |
| 1 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 12 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 743 | 5 | 0 | 153.40 | 79 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
| 1 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 13 | 97 | 63 | 64.9 | 734 | 5 | 0 | 145.52 | 50 | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| 1 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 9 | 79 | 55 | 69.6 | 670 | 7 | 0 | 170.10 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 13 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 649 | 5 | 0 | 161.66 | 77 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| 1 | Ross Metheny | South Ala | JR | QB | 11 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 630 | 4 | 0 | 136.61 | 75 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 1 | J.W. Walsh | Okla St | FR | QB | 5 | 50 | 36 | 72.0 | 510 | 5 | 0 | 190.68 | 72 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 1 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | JR | QB | 13 | 51 | 34 | 66.7 | 498 | 4 | 0 | 174.58 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
| 1 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 42 | 31 | 73.8 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 186.78 | 62 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 1 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 8 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 402 | 3 | 0 | 152.48 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Dylan Thompson | S Carolina | SO | QB | 6 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 134.98 | 94 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 1 | Phillip Sims | Virginia | SO | QB | 9 | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 349 | 2 | 0 | 149.81 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 320 | 4 | 0 | 215.12 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| 1 | Maxwell Smith | Kentucky | SO | QB | 3 | 40 | 30 | 75.0 | 300 | 3 | 0 | 162.75 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Driphus Jackson | Rice | FR | QB | 3 | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 262 | 3 | 0 | 188.55 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 1 | Jonathan Wallace | Auburn | FR | QB | 5 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 260 | 2 | 0 | 197.56 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 8 | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 245 | 4 | 0 | 138.89 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Casey Pachall | TCU | JR | QB | 3 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 144.34 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Jalen Whitlow | Kentucky | FR | QB | 8 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 97.99 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Nick Hirschman | Colorado | SO | QB | 6 | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 101.19 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | JR | QB | 4 | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 119.55 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Taylor Davis | Idaho | JR | QB | 2 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 149.46 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Clint Moseley | Auburn | JR | QB | 3 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 106.69 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michael Eubank | Ariz St | FR | QB | 8 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 91.90 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | David Fales | SJSU | JR | QB | 13 | 123 | 95 | 77.2 | 1335 | 10 | 1 | 193.61 | 78 | 62 | 34 | 11 |
| 26 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | JR | QB | 14 | 117 | 76 | 65.0 | 1233 | 14 | 1 | 191.26 | 58 | 50 | 33 | 16 |
| 26 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | SO | QB | 12 | 142 | 105 | 73.9 | 1086 | 9 | 1 | 157.69 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| 26 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 12 | 137 | 96 | 70.1 | 1073 | 8 | 1 | 153.67 | 78 | 57 | 20 | 9 |
| 26 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 13 | 116 | 66 | 56.9 | 1061 | 7 | 1 | 151.92 | 77 | 40 | 19 | 13 |
| 26 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | SO | QB | 13 | 100 | 76 | 76.0 | 1005 | 9 | 1 | 188.12 | 75 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| 26 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | SR | QB | 8 | 108 | 75 | 69.4 | 887 | 4 | 1 | 148.80 | 68 | 35 | 12 | 9 |
| 26 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 14 | 126 | 80 | 63.5 | 852 | 6 | 1 | 134.41 | 65 | 36 | 18 | 7 |
| 26 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 12 | 117 | 65 | 55.6 | 842 | 4 | 1 | 125.58 | 87 | 35 | 19 | 4 |
| 26 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 13 | 84 | 59 | 70.2 | 791 | 6 | 1 | 170.53 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
| 26 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | JR | QB | 12 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 757 | 8 | 1 | 148.96 | 78 | 34 | 17 | 6 |
| 26 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 12 | 97 | 66 | 68.0 | 730 | 4 | 1 | 142.81 | 60 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 26 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 76 | 57 | 75.0 | 721 | 5 | 1 | 173.77 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 6 |
| 26 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 12 | 76 | 50 | 65.8 | 698 | 6 | 1 | 166.36 | 70 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| 26 | Joe Southwick | Boise St | JR | QB | 13 | 93 | 66 | 71.0 | 688 | 3 | 1 | 141.61 | 52 | 37 | 16 | 4 |
| 26 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 10 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 666 | 3 | 1 | 124.33 | 79 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 26 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 10 | 84 | 57 | 67.9 | 639 | 5 | 1 | 149.02 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 7 |
| 26 | Nick Sherry | UNLV | FR | QB | 12 | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 588 | 3 | 1 | 108.46 | 75 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | Everett Golson | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 11 | 75 | 49 | 65.3 | 576 | 2 | 1 | 135.97 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 10 | 79 | 52 | 65.8 | 555 | 4 | 1 | 139.01 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 8 | 57 | 37 | 64.9 | 509 | 3 | 1 | 153.78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| 26 | Austin Brown | UAB | FR | QB | 10 | 73 | 48 | 65.8 | 503 | 4 | 1 | 138.97 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Zach Maynard | California | SR | QB | 10 | 72 | 40 | 55.6 | 479 | 2 | 1 | 117.84 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 26 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 459 | 4 | 1 | 128.63 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Jeff Driskel | Florida | SO | QB | 12 | 61 | 41 | 67.2 | 434 | 2 | 1 | 134.52 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 26 | Cody Vaz | Oregon St | JR | QB | 6 | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 432 | 2 | 1 | 138.54 | 59 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 26 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 403 | 5 | 1 | 162.46 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | 35 | 25 | 71.4 | 395 | 3 | 1 | 188.80 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 26 | Travis Wilson | Utah | FR | QB | 8 | 46 | 31 | 67.4 | 377 | 2 | 1 | 146.24 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 26 | Tyler Benz | E Mich | SO | QB | 9 | 45 | 23 | 51.1 | 336 | 2 | 1 | 124.06 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Wes Lunt | Okla St | FR | QB | 3 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 313 | 2 | 1 | 181.08 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 26 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 301 | 0 | 1 | 114.96 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 26 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 12 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 298 | 2 | 1 | 172.70 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | Joe Licata | Buffalo | FR | QB | 7 | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 281 | 3 | 1 | 168.34 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 26 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 10 | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 264 | 5 | 1 | 178.47 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | James Lark | BYU | SR | QB | 5 | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 247 | 2 | 1 | 104.98 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 4 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 228 | 2 | 1 | 129.56 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | SO | QB | 6 | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 217 | 2 | 1 | 135.63 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 7 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 212 | 4 | 1 | 162.09 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | Perry Hills | Maryland | FR | QB | 6 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 104.62 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | SO | QB | 5 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 192 | 1 | 1 | 115.81 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | SO | QB | 4 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 89.92 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Kiehl Frazier | Auburn | SO | QB | 6 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 96.70 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Matt Floyd | S Florida | FR | QB | 3 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 87.80 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 137.66 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Joel Stave | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 6 | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 75.30 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Jon Hays | Utah | SR | QB | 5 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 122.74 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Sam Richardson | Iowa State | FR | QB | 3 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 103.33 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | D.J. Ponder | Tulane | SR | QB | 2 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 68.94 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Geno Smith | WVU | SR | QB | 13 | 124 | 95 | 76.6 | 1084 | 7 | 2 | 165.44 | 75 | 48 | 20 | 11 |
| 75 | Ryan Radcliff | C Mich | SR | QB | 13 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 968 | 7 | 2 | 170.95 | 92 | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| 75 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 14 | 90 | 53 | 58.9 | 863 | 6 | 2 | 157.00 | 64 | 31 | 21 | 11 |
| 75 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | JR | QB | 11 | 114 | 71 | 62.3 | 847 | 6 | 2 | 138.55 | 89 | 32 | 20 | 10 |
| 75 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 12 | 105 | 67 | 63.8 | 831 | 4 | 2 | 139.05 | 42 | 44 | 19 | 7 |
| 75 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 105 | 73 | 69.5 | 807 | 5 | 2 | 145.98 | 47 | 36 | 16 | 6 |
| 75 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 88 | 62 | 70.5 | 779 | 4 | 2 | 155.27 | 89 | 37 | 19 | 8 |
| 75 | Terrance Owens | Toledo | JR | QB | 11 | 74 | 46 | 62.2 | 760 | 5 | 2 | 165.32 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| 75 | Logan Kilgore | MTSU | JR | QB | 12 | 104 | 64 | 61.5 | 742 | 4 | 2 | 130.31 | 75 | 31 | 13 | 7 |
| 75 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | JR | QB | 13 | 101 | 64 | 63.4 | 721 | 5 | 2 | 135.72 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 75 | Chase Rettig | BC | JR | QB | 12 | 93 | 52 | 55.9 | 689 | 3 | 2 | 124.50 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 |
| 75 | Zach Mettenberger | LSU | JR | QB | 13 | 89 | 53 | 59.6 | 682 | 1 | 2 | 123.14 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 75 | Derek Thompson | N Texas | JR | QB | 12 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 678 | 6 | 2 | 146.76 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| 75 | Graham Wilbert | FAU | SR | QB | 12 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 656 | 3 | 2 | 131.88 | 50 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 75 | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | SO | QB | 8 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 604 | 5 | 2 | 150.99 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 75 | Matt Barkley | USC | SR | QB | 11 | 86 | 51 | 59.3 | 587 | 4 | 2 | 127.34 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| 75 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | SR | QB | 14 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 572 | 4 | 2 | 137.83 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 75 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 11 | 104 | 60 | 57.7 | 569 | 2 | 2 | 106.15 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| 75 | Tanner Price | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 12 | 98 | 54 | 55.1 | 532 | 3 | 2 | 106.72 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
| 75 | Jake Medlock | FIU | SO | QB | 8 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 526 | 3 | 2 | 142.76 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 75 | Eric Soza | UTSA | JR | QB | 8 | 63 | 43 | 68.3 | 489 | 4 | 2 | 148.05 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 75 | Connor Halliday | Wash St | SO | QB | 7 | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 488 | 3 | 2 | 114.53 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 75 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 11 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 486 | 2 | 2 | 122.81 | 98 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| 75 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 12 | 95 | 49 | 51.6 | 486 | 3 | 2 | 100.76 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 75 | James Franklin | Missouri | JR | QB | 8 | 66 | 45 | 68.2 | 485 | 1 | 2 | 128.84 | 69 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 75 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 56 | 33 | 58.9 | 426 | 3 | 2 | 133.37 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 19.0 pass attempts in the 3rd quarter.