2016 National Leaders Total Offense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes II | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 111 | 1749 | 287 | 1860 | 6.48 | 465.0 |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 4 | 470 | 1192 | 231 | 1662 | 7.19 | 415.5 |
| 3 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | JR | QB | 4 | 211 | 1332 | 204 | 1543 | 7.56 | 385.8 |
| 4 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 5 | 135 | 1791 | 179 | 1926 | 10.76 | 385.2 |
| 5 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 4 | 163 | 1341 | 196 | 1504 | 7.67 | 376.0 |
| 6 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 5 | 187 | 1690 | 192 | 1877 | 9.78 | 375.4 |
| 7 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | SO | QB | 4 | 222 | 1264 | 243 | 1486 | 6.12 | 371.5 |
| 8 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 4 | 185 | 1297 | 215 | 1482 | 6.89 | 370.5 |
| 9 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 4 | -22 | 1422 | 177 | 1400 | 7.91 | 350.0 |
| 10 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 3 | 45 | 1003 | 130 | 1048 | 8.06 | 349.3 |
| 11 | Luke Falk | Wash St | JR | QB | 5 | -61 | 1802 | 266 | 1741 | 6.55 | 348.2 |
| 12 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 254 | 1094 | 230 | 1348 | 5.86 | 337.0 |
| 13 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 612 | 1065 | 212 | 1677 | 7.91 | 335.4 |
| 14 | Anthony Maddie | N Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 424 | 886 | 188 | 1310 | 6.97 | 327.5 |
| 15 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 241 | 1047 | 179 | 1288 | 7.20 | 322.0 |
| 16 | Mike White | Western Ky | JR | QB | 5 | -51 | 1641 | 168 | 1590 | 9.46 | 318.0 |
| 16 | Sam Darnold | USC | FR | QB | 4 | 96 | 1176 | 149 | 1272 | 8.54 | 318.0 |
| 18 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | JR | QB | 4 | -4 | 1271 | 152 | 1267 | 8.34 | 316.8 |
| 19 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 4 | 1 | 1236 | 156 | 1237 | 7.93 | 309.3 |
| 20 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 4 | 328 | 893 | 194 | 1221 | 6.29 | 305.3 |
| 21 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 4 | -2 | 1211 | 172 | 1209 | 7.03 | 302.3 |
| 22 | James Morgan | BGSU | FR | QB | 4 | -32 | 1227 | 198 | 1195 | 6.04 | 298.8 |
| 23 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 5 | -20 | 1498 | 170 | 1478 | 8.69 | 295.6 |
| 24 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 4 | 68 | 1110 | 198 | 1178 | 5.95 | 294.5 |
| 25 | Alex McGough | FIU | JR | QB | 5 | 107 | 1343 | 214 | 1450 | 6.78 | 290.0 |
| 26 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 439 | 720 | 172 | 1159 | 6.74 | 289.8 |
| 27 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 4 | 9 | 1147 | 174 | 1156 | 6.64 | 289.0 |
| 28 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 4 | 42 | 1102 | 132 | 1144 | 8.67 | 286.0 |
| 29 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 4 | 71 | 1059 | 176 | 1130 | 6.42 | 282.5 |
| 30 | Tyler Rogers | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 81 | 1044 | 201 | 1125 | 5.60 | 281.3 |
| 31 | Seth Russell | Baylor | SR | QB | 3 | 294 | 548 | 119 | 842 | 7.08 | 280.7 |
| 32 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 4 | 270 | 851 | 152 | 1121 | 7.38 | 280.3 |
| 33 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 5 | 372 | 1025 | 236 | 1397 | 5.92 | 279.4 |
| 34 | Nick Holley | Kent State | JR | QB | 5 | 728 | 668 | 253 | 1396 | 5.52 | 279.2 |
| 35 | Mitch Trubisky | N Carolina | JR | QB | 4 | 39 | 1072 | 178 | 1111 | 6.24 | 277.8 |
| 36 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 5 | 42 | 1340 | 197 | 1382 | 7.02 | 276.4 |
| 37 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 5 | -64 | 1435 | 217 | 1371 | 6.32 | 274.2 |
| 38 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | -37 | 1400 | 258 | 1363 | 5.28 | 272.6 |
| 39 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 3 | 36 | 781 | 90 | 817 | 9.08 | 272.3 |
| 40 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 219 | 869 | 156 | 1088 | 6.97 | 272.0 |
| 41 | Justin Herbert | Oregon | FR | QB | 4 | 89 | 996 | 148 | 1085 | 7.33 | 271.3 |
| 42 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 4 | 127 | 952 | 196 | 1079 | 5.51 | 269.8 |
| 43 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | -4 | 1082 | 164 | 1078 | 6.57 | 269.5 |
| 44 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 89 | 986 | 178 | 1075 | 6.04 | 268.8 |
| 45 | Davis Webb | California | SR | QB | 4 | -4 | 1077 | 203 | 1073 | 5.29 | 268.3 |
| 46 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 4 | 130 | 942 | 168 | 1072 | 6.38 | 268.0 |
| 47 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 5 | 128 | 1211 | 184 | 1339 | 7.28 | 267.8 |
| 48 | Shane Buechele | Texas | FR | QB | 5 | 45 | 1293 | 193 | 1338 | 6.93 | 267.6 |
| 49 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 4 | 189 | 861 | 182 | 1050 | 5.77 | 262.5 |
| 50 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 4 | 79 | 963 | 172 | 1042 | 6.06 | 260.5 |
| 51 | Mike Fafaul | UCLA | SR | QB | 3 | 15 | 766 | 131 | 781 | 5.96 | 260.3 |
| 52 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 4 | 221 | 813 | 174 | 1034 | 5.94 | 258.5 |
| 53 | David Washington | ODU | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | 1002 | 129 | 1018 | 7.89 | 254.5 |
| 54 | John Wolford | Wk Forest | JR | QB | 4 | 208 | 807 | 186 | 1015 | 5.46 | 253.8 |
| 55 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 94 | 920 | 178 | 1014 | 5.70 | 253.5 |
| 56 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 4 | 149 | 849 | 177 | 998 | 5.64 | 249.5 |
| 57 | Justin Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 4 | 335 | 660 | 113 | 995 | 8.81 | 248.8 |
| 58 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 4 | 234 | 757 | 137 | 991 | 7.23 | 247.8 |
| 59 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 4 | -38 | 1022 | 150 | 984 | 6.56 | 246.0 |
| 60 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 3 | 55 | 682 | 131 | 737 | 5.63 | 245.7 |
| 61 | Daniel Jones | Duke | FR | QB | 4 | 176 | 799 | 172 | 975 | 5.67 | 243.8 |
| 62 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 4 | 138 | 833 | 153 | 971 | 6.35 | 242.8 |
| 62 | Mason Fine | N Texas | FR | QB | 4 | 87 | 884 | 181 | 971 | 5.36 | 242.8 |
| 64 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 5 | 71 | 1140 | 215 | 1211 | 5.63 | 242.2 |
| 65 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 4 | 79 | 881 | 173 | 960 | 5.55 | 240.0 |
| 66 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 4 | -32 | 987 | 170 | 955 | 5.62 | 238.8 |
| 67 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 5 | 18 | 1174 | 207 | 1192 | 5.76 | 238.4 |
| 68 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 4 | 70 | 876 | 105 | 946 | 9.01 | 236.5 |
| 69 | Brad Kaaya | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 5 | -121 | 1290 | 182 | 1169 | 6.42 | 233.8 |
| 70 | Kurt Benkert | Virginia | JR | QB | 4 | -48 | 978 | 176 | 930 | 5.28 | 232.5 |
| 71 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 3 | 118 | 578 | 104 | 696 | 6.69 | 232.0 |
| 72 | Chase Litton | Marshall | SO | QB | 5 | -100 | 1256 | 214 | 1156 | 5.40 | 231.2 |
| 73 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 3 | -5 | 696 | 82 | 691 | 8.43 | 230.3 |
| 74 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 5 | -33 | 1178 | 180 | 1145 | 6.36 | 229.0 |
| 75 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 5 | -36 | 1168 | 180 | 1132 | 6.29 | 226.4 |
| 76 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 5 | -13 | 1144 | 172 | 1131 | 6.58 | 226.2 |
| 77 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 4 | 140 | 758 | 131 | 898 | 6.85 | 224.5 |
| 78 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 5 | 167 | 941 | 216 | 1108 | 5.13 | 221.6 |
| 79 | Ryan Finley | NC State | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 1101 | 190 | 1106 | 5.82 | 221.2 |
| 80 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 763 | 131 | 881 | 6.73 | 220.3 |
| 81 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 5 | 73 | 1012 | 195 | 1085 | 5.56 | 217.0 |
| 82 | Hasaan Klugh | Charlotte | SO | QB | 4 | 237 | 628 | 133 | 865 | 6.50 | 216.3 |
| 83 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 4 | 93 | 767 | 87 | 860 | 9.89 | 215.0 |
| 84 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 3 | 6 | 628 | 104 | 634 | 6.10 | 211.3 |
| 84 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 3 | 144 | 490 | 134 | 634 | 4.73 | 211.3 |
| 86 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 5 | 158 | 895 | 195 | 1053 | 5.40 | 210.6 |
| 87 | Joel Lanning | Iowa State | JR | QB | 4 | 210 | 619 | 139 | 829 | 5.96 | 207.3 |
| 88 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 100 | 707 | 147 | 807 | 5.49 | 201.8 |
| 89 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 4 | -44 | 842 | 130 | 798 | 6.14 | 199.5 |
| 90 | Kamryn Pettway | Auburn | SO | RB | 3 | 597 | 0 | 96 | 597 | 6.22 | 199.0 |
| 91 | Jesse Ertz | Kansas St | JR | QB | 5 | 332 | 660 | 175 | 992 | 5.67 | 198.4 |
| 92 | Brandon Dawkins | Arizona | SO | QB | 3 | 158 | 432 | 88 | 590 | 6.70 | 196.7 |
| 93 | Dalton Sneed | UNLV | FR | QB | 5 | 355 | 626 | 143 | 981 | 6.86 | 196.2 |
| 94 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | -32 | 816 | 102 | 784 | 7.69 | 196.0 |
| 95 | Nate Romine | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 126 | 842 | 130 | 968 | 7.45 | 193.6 |
| 96 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 4 | -12 | 729 | 131 | 717 | 5.47 | 179.3 |
| 96 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 42 | 675 | 139 | 717 | 5.16 | 179.3 |
| 98 | Jarvion Franklin | W Mich | JR | RB | 4 | 696 | 0 | 109 | 696 | 6.39 | 174.0 |
| 98 | Donnel Pumphrey | SDSU | SR | RB | 5 | 870 | 0 | 151 | 870 | 5.76 | 174.0 |
| 100 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 7 | 686 | 101 | 693 | 6.86 | 173.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.