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+ | |
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| 1 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 11 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 486 | 2 | 2 | 122.81 | 98 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Dylan Thompson | S Carolina | SO | QB | 6 | 44 | 19 | 43.2 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 134.98 | 94 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Ryan Radcliff | C Mich | SR | QB | 13 | 95 | 62 | 65.3 | 968 | 7 | 2 | 170.95 | 92 | 35 | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | JR | QB | 11 | 114 | 71 | 62.3 | 847 | 6 | 2 | 138.55 | 89 | 32 | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 88 | 62 | 70.5 | 779 | 4 | 2 | 155.27 | 89 | 37 | 19 | 8 |
| 6 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 12 | 117 | 65 | 55.6 | 842 | 4 | 1 | 125.58 | 87 | 35 | 19 | 4 |
| 7 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 93 | 45 | 48.4 | 717 | 4 | 3 | 120.89 | 85 | 27 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 6 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 253.68 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 10 | 66 | 41 | 62.1 | 561 | 3 | 3 | 139.43 | 80 | 25 | 11 | 7 |
| 9 | Jameill Showers | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 3 | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 153.16 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 12 | 86 | 53 | 61.6 | 743 | 5 | 0 | 153.40 | 79 | 28 | 15 | 8 |
| 11 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 10 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 666 | 3 | 1 | 124.33 | 79 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | David Fales | SJSU | JR | QB | 13 | 123 | 95 | 77.2 | 1335 | 10 | 1 | 193.61 | 78 | 62 | 34 | 11 |
| 13 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 12 | 137 | 96 | 70.1 | 1073 | 8 | 1 | 153.67 | 78 | 57 | 20 | 9 |
| 13 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 13 | 84 | 59 | 70.2 | 791 | 6 | 1 | 170.53 | 78 | 32 | 18 | 8 |
| 13 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | JR | QB | 12 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 757 | 8 | 1 | 148.96 | 78 | 34 | 17 | 6 |
| 17 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 13 | 116 | 66 | 56.9 | 1061 | 7 | 1 | 151.92 | 77 | 40 | 19 | 13 |
| 17 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 13 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 649 | 5 | 0 | 161.66 | 77 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
| 19 | Corey Robinson | Troy | JR | QB | 10 | 97 | 67 | 69.1 | 785 | 1 | 0 | 140.45 | 76 | 32 | 18 | 6 |
| 20 | Geno Smith | WVU | SR | QB | 13 | 124 | 95 | 76.6 | 1084 | 7 | 2 | 165.44 | 75 | 48 | 20 | 11 |
| 20 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | SO | QB | 13 | 100 | 76 | 76.0 | 1005 | 9 | 1 | 188.12 | 75 | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| 20 | Logan Kilgore | MTSU | JR | QB | 12 | 104 | 64 | 61.5 | 742 | 4 | 2 | 130.31 | 75 | 31 | 13 | 7 |
| 20 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 13 | 91 | 57 | 62.6 | 658 | 4 | 3 | 131.30 | 75 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 20 | Ross Metheny | South Ala | JR | QB | 11 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 630 | 4 | 0 | 136.61 | 75 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 20 | Nick Sherry | UNLV | FR | QB | 12 | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 588 | 3 | 1 | 108.46 | 75 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Clint Chelf | Okla St | JR | QB | 8 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 394 | 3 | 2 | 143.75 | 75 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 27 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 9 | 103 | 59 | 57.3 | 750 | 2 | 5 | 115.15 | 74 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 27 | Corbin Berkstresser | Missouri | FR | QB | 6 | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 319 | 2 | 2 | 111.25 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 1030 | 6 | 3 | 149.39 | 73 | 44 | 18 | 11 |
| 29 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 2 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 137.28 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | SO | QB | 12 | 142 | 105 | 73.9 | 1086 | 9 | 1 | 157.69 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 8 |
| 31 | J.W. Walsh | Okla St | FR | QB | 5 | 50 | 36 | 72.0 | 510 | 5 | 0 | 190.68 | 72 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
| 33 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 13 | 122 | 70 | 57.4 | 965 | 5 | 5 | 129.14 | 70 | 37 | 22 | 11 |
| 33 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 12 | 76 | 50 | 65.8 | 698 | 6 | 1 | 166.36 | 70 | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| 35 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 12 | 88 | 48 | 54.5 | 771 | 4 | 3 | 136.32 | 69 | 25 | 18 | 13 |
| 35 | James Franklin | Missouri | JR | QB | 8 | 66 | 45 | 68.2 | 485 | 1 | 2 | 128.84 | 69 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 37 | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | SR | QB | 13 | 118 | 86 | 72.9 | 1126 | 9 | 3 | 173.12 | 68 | 53 | 29 | 8 |
| 37 | Mike Glennon | NC State | SR | QB | 13 | 135 | 85 | 63.0 | 994 | 8 | 3 | 139.93 | 68 | 43 | 21 | 7 |
| 37 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | SR | QB | 8 | 108 | 75 | 69.4 | 887 | 4 | 1 | 148.80 | 68 | 35 | 12 | 9 |
| 40 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 12 | 97 | 60 | 61.9 | 745 | 3 | 3 | 130.39 | 67 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 40 | Andrew Manley | NMSU | SO | QB | 11 | 80 | 36 | 45.0 | 513 | 2 | 5 | 94.62 | 67 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| 42 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 14 | 126 | 80 | 63.5 | 852 | 6 | 1 | 134.41 | 65 | 36 | 18 | 7 |
| 42 | Terrance Owens | Toledo | JR | QB | 11 | 74 | 46 | 62.2 | 760 | 5 | 2 | 165.32 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 9 |
| 42 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 6 | 35 | 25 | 71.4 | 395 | 3 | 1 | 188.80 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 14 | 90 | 53 | 58.9 | 863 | 6 | 2 | 157.00 | 64 | 31 | 21 | 11 |
| 45 | EJ Manuel | FSU | SR | QB | 13 | 111 | 74 | 66.7 | 862 | 7 | 3 | 147.30 | 64 | 33 | 18 | 8 |
| 45 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 12 | 117 | 78 | 66.7 | 823 | 5 | 3 | 134.73 | 64 | 33 | 14 | 6 |
| 48 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 9 | 79 | 55 | 69.6 | 670 | 7 | 0 | 170.10 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 7 |
| 48 | Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | SR | QB | 10 | 87 | 50 | 57.5 | 649 | 3 | 5 | 120.02 | 63 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 48 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 63 | 33 | 52.4 | 420 | 2 | 3 | 109.34 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 51 | Tyler Bray | Tennessee | JR | QB | 12 | 96 | 58 | 60.4 | 786 | 7 | 3 | 147.01 | 62 | 36 | 20 | 7 |
| 51 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 9 | 42 | 31 | 73.8 | 447 | 3 | 0 | 186.78 | 62 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Chris Coyer | Temple | JR | QB | 8 | 50 | 20 | 40.0 | 287 | 2 | 2 | 93.42 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 54 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 13 | 126 | 84 | 66.7 | 905 | 2 | 5 | 124.31 | 61 | 36 | 17 | 6 |
| 54 | Jalen Whitlow | Kentucky | FR | QB | 8 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 97.99 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 12 | 97 | 66 | 68.0 | 730 | 4 | 1 | 142.81 | 60 | 33 | 17 | 4 |
| 56 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | JR | QB | 13 | 101 | 64 | 63.4 | 721 | 5 | 2 | 135.72 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 58 | Cody Vaz | Oregon St | JR | QB | 6 | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 432 | 2 | 1 | 138.54 | 59 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 58 | Cody Wells | La-Monroe | SR | QB | 4 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 223 | 1 | 2 | 103.23 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 60 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | JR | QB | 14 | 117 | 76 | 65.0 | 1233 | 14 | 1 | 191.26 | 58 | 50 | 33 | 16 |
| 60 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 12 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 298 | 2 | 1 | 172.70 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 60 | M.J. McPeek | CSU | SR | QB | 2 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 106.05 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 7 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 212 | 4 | 1 | 162.09 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Zach Mettenberger | LSU | JR | QB | 13 | 89 | 53 | 59.6 | 682 | 1 | 2 | 123.14 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 64 | Jake Medlock | FIU | SO | QB | 8 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 526 | 3 | 2 | 142.76 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 64 | Anthony Alford | USM | FR | QB | 8 | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 190 | 0 | 2 | 83.74 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 10 | 84 | 57 | 67.9 | 639 | 5 | 1 | 149.02 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 7 |
| 67 | Alex Dennison | Buffalo | JR | TE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 563.20 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Sean Renfree | Duke | SR | QB | 11 | 107 | 76 | 71.0 | 758 | 7 | 4 | 144.65 | 54 | 34 | 15 | 5 |
| 69 | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | SO | QB | 8 | 75 | 50 | 66.7 | 604 | 5 | 2 | 150.99 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 69 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 8 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 402 | 3 | 0 | 152.48 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 69 | E.J. Hilliard | FIU | FR | QB | 4 | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 133.96 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 73 | Landry Jones | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 13 | 128 | 85 | 66.4 | 966 | 4 | 3 | 135.42 | 52 | 50 | 21 | 9 |
| 73 | Chase Rettig | BC | JR | QB | 12 | 93 | 52 | 55.9 | 689 | 3 | 2 | 124.50 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 |
| 73 | Joe Southwick | Boise St | JR | QB | 13 | 93 | 66 | 71.0 | 688 | 3 | 1 | 141.61 | 52 | 37 | 16 | 4 |
| 73 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 12 | 72 | 41 | 56.9 | 500 | 2 | 3 | 116.11 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 73 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 12 | 69 | 39 | 56.5 | 459 | 4 | 1 | 128.63 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 73 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 304.50 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 866.80 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Derek Thompson | N Texas | JR | QB | 12 | 85 | 52 | 61.2 | 678 | 6 | 2 | 146.76 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 8 |
| 80 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 12 | 82 | 38 | 46.3 | 376 | 1 | 3 | 81.56 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 80 | Michael Cummings | Kansas | FR | QB | 6 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 131 | 0 | 2 | 85.02 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Anthony Boone | Duke | SO | QB | 3 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 120.83 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Blaire Sullivan | UTEP | FR | QB | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22.2 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 53.20 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 13 | 97 | 63 | 64.9 | 734 | 5 | 0 | 145.52 | 50 | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| 85 | Graham Wilbert | FAU | SR | QB | 12 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 656 | 3 | 2 | 131.88 | 50 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 85 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 11 | 63 | 35 | 55.6 | 476 | 2 | 3 | 119.99 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 85 | Carson Meger | UTEP | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 114.43 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 10 | 79 | 52 | 65.8 | 555 | 4 | 1 | 139.01 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| 89 | Connor Halliday | Wash St | SO | QB | 7 | 75 | 39 | 52.0 | 488 | 3 | 2 | 114.53 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 89 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 8 | 49 | 24 | 49.0 | 299 | 2 | 4 | 97.38 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 92 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | JR | QB | 12 | 106 | 58 | 54.7 | 721 | 4 | 3 | 118.65 | 48 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 92 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | SR | QB | 14 | 72 | 42 | 58.3 | 572 | 4 | 2 | 137.83 | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| 92 | Crawford Jones | Houston | SR | QB | 3 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 304 | 4 | 2 | 156.39 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 92 | Reilly O'Toole | Illinois | SO | QB | 6 | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 211 | 3 | 3 | 131.25 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 92 | B.R. Holbrook | New Mexico | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 142.40 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 105 | 73 | 69.5 | 807 | 5 | 2 | 145.98 | 47 | 36 | 16 | 6 |
| 97 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 55 | 41 | 74.5 | 403 | 5 | 1 | 162.46 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| 97 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 320 | 4 | 0 | 215.12 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| 97 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 10 | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 264 | 5 | 1 | 178.47 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||