2012 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 6 | 193 | 110 | 57.0 | 1506 | 7.8 | 6 | 11 | 121.41 | 32.2 | 251.0 |
| 2 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | JR | QB | 6 | 232 | 119 | 51.3 | 1316 | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 100.87 | 38.7 | 219.3 |
| 3 | Colby Cameron | La Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 177 | 117 | 66.1 | 1314 | 7.4 | 9 | 5 | 139.59 | 59.0 | 438.0 |
| 4 | Landry Jones | Oklahoma | SR | QB | 4 | 179 | 119 | 66.5 | 1259 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 128.48 | 44.8 | 314.8 |
| 5 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | JR | QB | 5 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 1201 | 8.3 | 9 | 7 | 133.50 | 29.0 | 240.2 |
| 6 | Tyler Bray | Tennessee | JR | QB | 5 | 188 | 97 | 51.6 | 1193 | 6.3 | 9 | 10 | 110.07 | 37.6 | 238.6 |
| 7 | Mike Glennon | NC State | SR | QB | 3 | 161 | 94 | 58.4 | 1135 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 127.80 | 53.7 | 378.3 |
| 8 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 4 | 144 | 91 | 63.2 | 1115 | 7.7 | 6 | 2 | 139.20 | 36.0 | 278.8 |
| 9 | Matt Scott | Arizona | SR | QB | 3 | 166 | 98 | 59.0 | 1104 | 6.7 | 6 | 6 | 119.61 | 55.3 | 368.0 |
| 10 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | JR | QB | 5 | 131 | 79 | 60.3 | 1099 | 8.4 | 9 | 3 | 148.87 | 26.2 | 219.8 |
| 11 | Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | SR | QB | 3 | 152 | 86 | 56.6 | 1009 | 6.6 | 4 | 5 | 114.45 | 50.7 | 336.3 |
| 12 | Chase Rettig | BC | JR | QB | 4 | 161 | 91 | 56.5 | 1001 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 114.02 | 40.3 | 250.3 |
| 13 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 4 | 151 | 98 | 64.9 | 989 | 6.5 | 4 | 4 | 123.36 | 37.8 | 247.3 |
| 14 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 4 | 115 | 72 | 62.6 | 926 | 8.1 | 7 | 6 | 139.91 | 28.8 | 231.5 |
| 15 | Keith Price | Washington | JR | QB | 5 | 173 | 93 | 53.8 | 915 | 5.3 | 2 | 7 | 93.91 | 34.6 | 183.0 |
| 16 | Jeff Driskel | Florida | SO | QB | 7 | 143 | 89 | 62.2 | 906 | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | 123.72 | 20.4 | 129.4 |
| 17 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | SR | QB | 4 | 110 | 60 | 54.5 | 886 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 129.39 | 27.5 | 221.5 |
| 18 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 130 | 83 | 63.8 | 863 | 6.6 | 3 | 4 | 121.08 | 43.3 | 287.7 |
| 19 | EJ Manuel | FSU | SR | QB | 3 | 106 | 71 | 67.0 | 853 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 141.36 | 35.3 | 284.3 |
| 20 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 3 | 133 | 80 | 60.2 | 849 | 6.4 | 5 | 2 | 123.16 | 44.3 | 283.0 |
| 21 | Riley Nelson | BYU | SR | QB | 4 | 147 | 83 | 56.5 | 836 | 5.7 | 4 | 9 | 100.97 | 36.8 | 209.0 |
| 22 | Zach Mettenberger | LSU | JR | QB | 5 | 137 | 72 | 52.6 | 821 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 105.75 | 27.4 | 164.2 |
| 23 | Tyler Russell | Miss St | JR | QB | 4 | 126 | 72 | 57.1 | 782 | 6.2 | 4 | 7 | 108.64 | 31.5 | 195.5 |
| 24 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 3 | 110 | 67 | 60.9 | 766 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 131.96 | 36.7 | 255.3 |
| 25 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 3 | 106 | 62 | 58.5 | 762 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 125.67 | 35.3 | 254.0 |
| 26 | Matt Barkley | USC | SR | QB | 2 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 738 | 7.8 | 5 | 4 | 132.10 | 47.5 | 369.0 |
| 27 | Geno Smith | WVU | SR | QB | 3 | 102 | 66 | 64.7 | 731 | 7.2 | 9 | 4 | 146.19 | 34.0 | 243.7 |
| 28 | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | SR | QB | 2 | 89 | 60 | 67.4 | 728 | 8.2 | 7 | 1 | 159.83 | 44.5 | 364.0 |
| 29 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 5 | 101 | 59 | 58.4 | 702 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 130.47 | 20.2 | 140.4 |
| 30 | David Fales | SJSU | JR | QB | 2 | 85 | 62 | 72.9 | 684 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 153.71 | 42.5 | 342.0 |
| 31 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 85 | 45 | 52.9 | 671 | 7.9 | 6 | 3 | 135.48 | 14.2 | 111.8 |
| 32 | James Franklin | Missouri | JR | QB | 4 | 119 | 65 | 54.6 | 653 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 97.86 | 29.8 | 163.3 |
| 33 | Tanner Price | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 4 | 135 | 74 | 54.8 | 649 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 98.61 | 33.8 | 162.3 |
| 34 | Corbin Berkstresser | Missouri | FR | QB | 6 | 105 | 48 | 45.7 | 645 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 104.17 | 17.5 | 107.5 |
| 35 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 3 | 104 | 62 | 59.6 | 639 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 112.48 | 34.7 | 213.0 |
| 36 | Everett Golson | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 4 | 93 | 49 | 52.7 | 618 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 | 109.16 | 23.3 | 154.5 |
| 37 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 121 | 75 | 62.0 | 616 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 106.88 | 30.3 | 154.0 |
| 38 | Jeff Tuel | Wash St | SR | QB | 3 | 80 | 57 | 71.3 | 591 | 7.4 | 3 | 2 | 140.69 | 26.7 | 197.0 |
| 39 | Keith Wenning | Ball State | JR | QB | 2 | 100 | 58 | 58.0 | 562 | 5.6 | 1 | 4 | 100.51 | 50.0 | 281.0 |
| 40 | Ryan Polite | UTSA | FR | QB | 2 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 550 | 8.1 | 3 | 3 | 133.97 | 34.0 | 275.0 |
| 41 | Sean Renfree | Duke | SR | QB | 3 | 100 | 64 | 64.0 | 532 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 107.99 | 33.3 | 177.3 |
| 42 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | SO | QB | 2 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 521 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 | 123.13 | 41.0 | 260.5 |
| 43 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 3 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 513 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 122.69 | 28.3 | 171.0 |
| 44 | Dylan Thompson | S Carolina | SO | QB | 5 | 74 | 38 | 51.4 | 510 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 126.13 | 14.8 | 102.0 |
| 45 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 2 | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 505 | 8.1 | 2 | 4 | 121.01 | 31.0 | 252.5 |
| 46 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | JR | QB | 2 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 500 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 116.22 | 45.0 | 250.0 |
| 47 | Zach Maynard | California | SR | QB | 2 | 68 | 45 | 66.2 | 494 | 7.3 | 1 | 2 | 126.18 | 34.0 | 247.0 |
| 48 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 2 | 63 | 40 | 63.5 | 492 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 133.22 | 31.5 | 246.0 |
| 49 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 3 | 67 | 38 | 56.7 | 489 | 7.3 | 2 | 3 | 118.92 | 22.3 | 163.0 |
| 50 | Clint Chelf | Okla St | JR | QB | 2 | 64 | 35 | 54.7 | 486 | 7.6 | 2 | 2 | 122.54 | 32.0 | 243.0 |
| 51 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 2 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 479 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 113.18 | 40.0 | 239.5 |
| 52 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 3 | 70 | 41 | 58.6 | 477 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 119.53 | 23.3 | 159.0 |
| 53 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | SO | QB | 3 | 65 | 47 | 72.3 | 465 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 143.48 | 21.7 | 155.0 |
| 54 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 2 | 66 | 47 | 71.2 | 451 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 143.61 | 33.0 | 225.5 |
| 55 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 2 | 74 | 45 | 60.8 | 442 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 121.66 | 37.0 | 221.0 |
| 56 | Mike Wegzyn | U Mass | FR | QB | 3 | 84 | 45 | 53.6 | 440 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 95.19 | 28.0 | 146.7 |
| 57 | Connor Halliday | Wash St | SO | QB | 2 | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 429 | 5.4 | 1 | 4 | 91.68 | 40.0 | 214.5 |
| 58 | Cody Vaz | Oregon St | JR | QB | 2 | 66 | 38 | 57.6 | 420 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 109.98 | 33.0 | 210.0 |
| 59 | Case McCoy | Texas | JR | QB | 3 | 42 | 31 | 73.8 | 416 | 9.9 | 4 | 2 | 178.92 | 14.0 | 138.7 |
| 60 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 74 | 43 | 58.1 | 414 | 5.6 | 4 | 4 | 112.14 | 24.7 | 138.0 |
| 61 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 62 | 30 | 48.4 | 393 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 87.61 | 12.4 | 78.6 |
| 62 | Jonathan Wallace | Auburn | FR | QB | 5 | 46 | 27 | 58.7 | 385 | 8.4 | 2 | 3 | 130.32 | 9.2 | 77.0 |
| 63 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 67 | 35 | 52.2 | 384 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 102.32 | 33.5 | 192.0 |
| 64 | Kiehl Frazier | Auburn | SO | QB | 4 | 61 | 30 | 49.2 | 380 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 97.08 | 15.3 | 95.0 |
| 65 | Bryn Renner | N Carolina | JR | QB | 1 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 363 | 8.9 | 5 | 1 | 173.15 | 41.0 | 363.0 |
| 65 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | JR | QB | 2 | 84 | 40 | 47.6 | 363 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 81.54 | 42.0 | 181.5 |
| 67 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 2 | 62 | 34 | 54.8 | 354 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 103.77 | 31.0 | 177.0 |
| 68 | Derek Thompson | N Texas | JR | QB | 2 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 351 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 143.64 | 24.5 | 175.5 |
| 69 | Dayne Crist | Kansas | SR | QB | 3 | 59 | 29 | 49.2 | 349 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 94.26 | 19.7 | 116.3 |
| 70 | Tyler Van Tubbergen | W Mich | JR | QB | 1 | 51 | 32 | 62.7 | 333 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 133.08 | 51.0 | 333.0 |
| 71 | Ryan Radcliff | C Mich | SR | QB | 1 | 39 | 20 | 51.3 | 332 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 134.58 | 39.0 | 332.0 |
| 71 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 2 | 71 | 38 | 53.5 | 332 | 4.7 | 3 | 2 | 101.11 | 35.5 | 166.0 |
| 73 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 2 | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 325 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 110.57 | 26.5 | 162.5 |
| 74 | Steele Jantz | Iowa State | SR | QB | 2 | 69 | 35 | 50.7 | 324 | 4.7 | 1 | 3 | 86.26 | 34.5 | 162.0 |
| 75 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 2 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 316 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 169.21 | 16.0 | 158.0 |
| 76 | Sean Mannion | Oregon St | SO | QB | 3 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 311 | 6.2 | 1 | 4 | 104.85 | 16.7 | 103.7 |
| 77 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 308 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 123.41 | 16.3 | 102.7 |
| 78 | J.W. Walsh | Okla St | FR | QB | 2 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 301 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 177.34 | 13.5 | 150.5 |
| 79 | Terrance Owens | Toledo | JR | QB | 2 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 295 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 95.47 | 24.5 | 147.5 |
| 80 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 3 | 58 | 31 | 53.4 | 294 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 118.79 | 19.3 | 98.0 |
| 81 | Maxwell Smith | Kentucky | SO | QB | 2 | 51 | 36 | 70.6 | 289 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 131.13 | 25.5 | 144.5 |
| 82 | Gary Nova | Rutgers | SO | QB | 1 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 284 | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 140.91 | 28.0 | 284.0 |
| 83 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | JR | QB | 2 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 282 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 105.97 | 22.5 | 141.0 |
| 84 | Jalen Whitlow | Kentucky | FR | QB | 4 | 54 | 27 | 50.0 | 278 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 85.83 | 13.5 | 69.5 |
| 85 | Taysom Hill | BYU | FR | QB | 2 | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 277 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 114.27 | 23.0 | 138.5 |
| 86 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 3 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 275 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 117.29 | 12.3 | 91.7 |
| 87 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 1 | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 273 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 168.09 | 35.0 | 273.0 |
| 88 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | SO | QB | 1 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 266 | 8.3 | 2 | 1 | 146.71 | 32.0 | 266.0 |
| 89 | Danny O'Brien | Wisconsin | JR | QB | 3 | 52 | 28 | 53.8 | 260 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 98.35 | 17.3 | 86.7 |
| 90 | Nick Sherry | UNLV | FR | QB | 2 | 70 | 32 | 45.7 | 259 | 3.7 | 1 | 3 | 72.94 | 35.0 | 129.5 |
| 91 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 2 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 250 | 4.9 | 1 | 2 | 94.71 | 25.5 | 125.0 |
| 92 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 1 | 41 | 25 | 61.0 | 249 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 113.46 | 41.0 | 249.0 |
| 93 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 2 | 59 | 32 | 54.2 | 246 | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 90.28 | 29.5 | 123.0 |
| 94 | Allan Bridgford | California | JR | QB | 3 | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 245 | 4.7 | 1 | 3 | 86.31 | 17.3 | 81.7 |
| 95 | Nate Sudfeld | Indiana | FR | QB | 2 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 234 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 171.37 | 13.0 | 117.0 |
| 96 | Trey Miller | Navy | JR | QB | 2 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 233 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 131.68 | 14.0 | 116.5 |
| 97 | Joel Stave | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 229 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 121.79 | 10.0 | 76.3 |
| 98 | Andrew Manley | NMSU | SO | QB | 2 | 55 | 26 | 47.3 | 223 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 76.42 | 27.5 | 111.5 |
| 99 | Austin Brown | UAB | FR | QB | 2 | 38 | 24 | 63.2 | 217 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 105.87 | 19.0 | 108.5 |
| 99 | Graham Wilbert | FAU | SR | QB | 2 | 46 | 25 | 54.3 | 217 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 103.97 | 23.0 | 108.5 |