2021 National Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 184 | 138 | 75.0 | 1883 | 10.2 | 17 | 2 | 189.29 | 46.0 | 470.8 |
| 2 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SO | QB | 5 | 195 | 129 | 66.2 | 1771 | 9.1 | 14 | 4 | 162.03 | 39.0 | 354.2 |
| 3 | Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | SR | QB | 5 | 132 | 90 | 68.2 | 1263 | 9.6 | 11 | 3 | 171.50 | 26.4 | 252.6 |
| 3 | Stetson Bennett | Georgia | SR | QB | 5 | 135 | 87 | 64.4 | 1199 | 8.9 | 11 | 2 | 162.97 | 27.0 | 239.8 |
| 5 | Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | JR | QB | 3 | 142 | 91 | 64.1 | 1231 | 8.7 | 9 | 4 | 152.20 | 47.3 | 410.3 |
| 5 | Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | SR | QB | 4 | 164 | 121 | 73.8 | 1401 | 8.5 | 9 | 2 | 161.21 | 41.0 | 350.3 |
| 5 | Casey Thompson | Texas | JR | QB | 5 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 945 | 8.4 | 9 | 3 | 151.86 | 22.4 | 189.0 |
| 8 | Will Rogers | Miss St | SO | QB | 5 | 249 | 178 | 71.5 | 1691 | 6.8 | 8 | 4 | 135.92 | 49.8 | 338.2 |
| 8 | Devin Leary | NC State | SO | QB | 2 | 103 | 69 | 67.0 | 646 | 6.3 | 8 | 2 | 141.42 | 51.5 | 323.0 |
| 10 | Tyler Van Dyke | Miami (Fl) | FR | QB | 3 | 76 | 57 | 75.0 | 751 | 9.9 | 7 | 1 | 185.78 | 25.3 | 250.3 |
| 10 | Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 149 | 92 | 61.7 | 964 | 6.5 | 7 | 9 | 119.52 | 37.3 | 241.0 |
| 10 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | FR | QB | 4 | 92 | 57 | 62.0 | 676 | 7.3 | 7 | 0 | 148.79 | 23.0 | 169.0 |
| 13 | Logan Bonner | Utah State | JR | QB | 2 | 83 | 50 | 60.2 | 594 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 139.40 | 41.5 | 297.0 |
| 13 | Sam Hartman | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 3 | 136 | 68 | 50.0 | 815 | 6.0 | 6 | 8 | 103.14 | 45.3 | 271.7 |
| 13 | Spencer Sanders | Okla St | JR | QB | 4 | 150 | 97 | 64.7 | 1024 | 6.8 | 6 | 9 | 123.22 | 37.5 | 256.0 |
| 13 | Sean Clifford | Penn State | SR | QB | 5 | 186 | 110 | 59.1 | 1220 | 6.6 | 6 | 5 | 119.51 | 37.2 | 244.0 |
| 13 | KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | SO | QB | 3 | 78 | 55 | 70.5 | 717 | 9.2 | 6 | 1 | 170.54 | 26.0 | 239.0 |
| 13 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | SR | QB | 4 | 134 | 74 | 55.2 | 920 | 6.9 | 6 | 3 | 123.19 | 33.5 | 230.0 |
| 13 | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | FR | QB | 3 | 84 | 50 | 59.5 | 636 | 7.6 | 6 | 2 | 141.93 | 28.0 | 212.0 |
| 13 | Cameron Rising | Utah | SO | QB | 4 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 715 | 7.4 | 6 | 2 | 142.56 | 24.0 | 178.8 |
| 13 | Jordan Travis | FSU | SO | QB | 3 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 413 | 8.8 | 6 | 4 | 158.49 | 15.7 | 137.7 |
| 22 | Jack Coan | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 2 | 90 | 52 | 57.8 | 623 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 129.81 | 45.0 | 311.5 |
| 22 | Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 77 | 65.3 | 1072 | 9.1 | 5 | 4 | 148.76 | 29.5 | 268.0 |
| 22 | Sam Howell | N Carolina | JR | QB | 4 | 116 | 76 | 65.5 | 1000 | 8.6 | 5 | 3 | 146.99 | 29.0 | 250.0 |
| 22 | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | SR | QB | 5 | 173 | 115 | 66.5 | 1193 | 6.9 | 5 | 6 | 127.00 | 34.6 | 238.6 |
| 22 | Hank Bachmeier | Boise St | JR | QB | 4 | 142 | 83 | 58.5 | 923 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 119.04 | 35.5 | 230.8 |
| 22 | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 81 | 47 | 58.0 | 631 | 7.8 | 5 | 0 | 143.84 | 27.0 | 210.3 |
| 22 | Garrett Shrader | Syracuse | SO | QB | 4 | 108 | 57 | 52.8 | 631 | 5.8 | 5 | 2 | 113.44 | 27.0 | 157.8 |
| 29 | Max Duggan | TCU | JR | QB | 1 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 346 | 11.5 | 4 | 0 | 207.55 | 30.0 | 346.0 |
| 29 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 2 | 72 | 45 | 62.5 | 555 | 7.7 | 4 | 0 | 145.58 | 36.0 | 277.5 |
| 29 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | JR | QB | 4 | 147 | 88 | 59.9 | 1070 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | 123.18 | 36.8 | 267.5 |
| 29 | Kaleb Eleby | W Mich | SO | QB | 2 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 528 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 141.62 | 35.5 | 264.0 |
| 29 | Chance Nolan | Oregon St | SO | QB | 3 | 88 | 60 | 68.2 | 779 | 8.9 | 4 | 2 | 152.99 | 29.3 | 259.7 |
| 29 | Jaren Hall | BYU | SO | QB | 2 | 61 | 40 | 65.6 | 491 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 154.82 | 30.5 | 245.5 |
| 29 | Payton Thorne | Mich St | SO | QB | 3 | 116 | 62 | 53.4 | 708 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 110.93 | 38.7 | 236.0 |
| 29 | Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 2 | 73 | 42 | 57.5 | 471 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 124.33 | 36.5 | 235.5 |
| 29 | Malik Cunningham | Louisville | JR | QB | 5 | 131 | 76 | 58.0 | 1038 | 7.9 | 4 | 3 | 130.07 | 26.2 | 207.6 |
| 29 | Tanner McKee | Stanford | SO | QB | 2 | 61 | 40 | 65.6 | 402 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 142.57 | 30.5 | 201.0 |
| 29 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | JR | QB | 2 | 63 | 39 | 61.9 | 371 | 5.9 | 4 | 1 | 129.16 | 31.5 | 185.5 |
| 29 | Connor Bazelak | Missouri | SO | QB | 2 | 77 | 44 | 57.1 | 359 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 108.25 | 38.5 | 179.5 |
| 41 | Bailey Zappe | Western Ky | SR | QB | 1 | 64 | 46 | 71.9 | 488 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 151.40 | 64.0 | 488.0 |
| 41 | Carson Strong | Nevada | JR | QB | 1 | 48 | 34 | 70.8 | 350 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 152.71 | 48.0 | 350.0 |
| 41 | Austin Kendall | La Tech | SR | QB | 1 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 341 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 | 140.80 | 43.0 | 341.0 |
| 41 | Layne Hatcher | Ark St | SO | QB | 1 | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 300 | 9.7 | 3 | 0 | 164.83 | 31.0 | 300.0 |
| 41 | D'Eriq King | Miami (Fl) | SR | QB | 2 | 89 | 61 | 68.5 | 567 | 6.4 | 3 | 4 | 124.19 | 44.5 | 283.5 |
| 41 | Hunter Johnson | N'western | SR | QB | 1 | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 283 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 148.07 | 43.0 | 283.0 |
| 41 | Bo Nix | Auburn | JR | QB | 3 | 94 | 64 | 68.1 | 785 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 | 144.51 | 31.3 | 261.7 |
| 41 | Holton Ahlers | ECU | JR | QB | 2 | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 506 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 123.20 | 37.5 | 253.0 |
| 41 | Skylar Thompson | Kansas St | SR | QB | 2 | 70 | 44 | 62.9 | 478 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 134.36 | 35.0 | 239.0 |
| 41 | Jayden de Laura | Wash St | SO | QB | 3 | 95 | 58 | 61.1 | 683 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 125.54 | 31.7 | 227.7 |
| 41 | Zach Calzada | Texas A&M | SO | QB | 3 | 109 | 65 | 59.6 | 673 | 6.2 | 3 | 4 | 113.23 | 36.3 | 224.3 |
| 41 | Timmy McClain | S Florida | FR | QB | 4 | 113 | 62 | 54.9 | 846 | 7.5 | 3 | 6 | 115.90 | 28.3 | 211.5 |
| 41 | Will Levis | Kentucky | JR | QB | 2 | 70 | 49 | 70.0 | 411 | 5.9 | 3 | 1 | 130.60 | 35.0 | 205.5 |
| 41 | Cade McNamara | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 106 | 68 | 64.2 | 817 | 7.7 | 3 | 5 | 128.81 | 26.5 | 204.3 |
| 41 | Donovan Smith | Texas Tech | FR | QB | 3 | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 544 | 7.3 | 3 | 1 | 127.46 | 25.0 | 181.3 |
| 41 | Blake Shapen | Baylor | FR | QB | 1 | 28 | 23 | 82.1 | 180 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 171.50 | 28.0 | 180.0 |
| 41 | Matt Corral | Miss | JR | QB | 3 | 56 | 37 | 66.1 | 510 | 9.1 | 3 | 1 | 156.68 | 18.7 | 170.0 |
| 41 | DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | SO | QB | 4 | 107 | 54 | 50.5 | 625 | 5.8 | 3 | 5 | 99.43 | 26.8 | 156.3 |
| 41 | Brendon Lewis | Colorado | FR | QB | 2 | 56 | 34 | 60.7 | 308 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 124.59 | 28.0 | 154.0 |
| 41 | Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | SO | QB | 3 | 78 | 37 | 47.4 | 459 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | 99.30 | 26.0 | 153.0 |
| 41 | Max Johnson | LSU | SO | QB | 4 | 97 | 54 | 55.7 | 588 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 112.68 | 24.3 | 147.0 |
| 41 | Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | JR | QB | 4 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 561 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 107.47 | 23.5 | 140.3 |
| 41 | Jabari Laws | Army | SR | QB | 1 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 140 | 12.7 | 3 | 0 | 278.73 | 11.0 | 140.0 |
| 41 | T.J. Finley | Auburn | SO | QB | 3 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 419 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 120.73 | 22.7 | 139.7 |
| 41 | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | JR | QB | 2 | 26 | 21 | 80.8 | 197 | 7.6 | 3 | 1 | 174.81 | 13.0 | 98.5 |
| 66 | Jeff Sims | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 1 | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 359 | 10.9 | 2 | 2 | 171.99 | 33.0 | 359.0 |
| 66 | Kedon Slovis | USC | JR | QB | 2 | 90 | 60 | 66.7 | 700 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 134.90 | 45.0 | 350.0 |
| 66 | Jake Haener | Fresno St | SR | QB | 2 | 85 | 55 | 64.7 | 604 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 132.16 | 42.5 | 302.0 |
| 66 | Chandler Morris | TCU | FR | QB | 2 | 61 | 40 | 65.6 | 586 | 9.6 | 2 | 0 | 157.09 | 30.5 | 293.0 |
| 66 | Frank Harris | UTSA | SR | QB | 1 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 255 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 133.38 | 36.0 | 255.0 |
| 66 | Jayden Daniels | Ariz St | JR | QB | 2 | 60 | 41 | 68.3 | 502 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 142.94 | 30.0 | 251.0 |
| 66 | Clayton Tune | Houston | JR | QB | 1 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 250 | 9.6 | 2 | 1 | 163.85 | 26.0 | 250.0 |
| 66 | Chase Garbers | California | SR | QB | 1 | 44 | 25 | 56.8 | 249 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 119.36 | 44.0 | 249.0 |
| 66 | Brandon Peters | Illinois | SR | QB | 1 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 248 | 6.9 | 2 | 2 | 109.53 | 36.0 | 248.0 |
| 66 | Levi Williams | Wyoming | SO | QB | 1 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 242 | 16.1 | 2 | 1 | 246.19 | 15.0 | 242.0 |
| 66 | Todd Centeio | CSU | SR | QB | 2 | 59 | 34 | 57.6 | 437 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 127.65 | 29.5 | 218.5 |
| 66 | Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | SR | QB | 2 | 55 | 28 | 50.9 | 388 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 122.17 | 27.5 | 194.0 |
| 66 | Michael Penix Jr. | Indiana | JR | QB | 2 | 71 | 31 | 43.7 | 380 | 5.4 | 2 | 6 | 81.02 | 35.5 | 190.0 |
| 66 | Malik Willis | Liberty | JR | QB | 2 | 59 | 30 | 50.8 | 335 | 5.7 | 2 | 5 | 92.79 | 29.5 | 167.5 |
| 66 | Luke Doty | S Carolina | SO | QB | 2 | 51 | 30 | 58.8 | 311 | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 119.06 | 25.5 | 155.5 |
| 66 | Justin Rogers | UNLV | JR | QB | 2 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 309 | 12.9 | 2 | 2 | 185.65 | 12.0 | 154.5 |
| 66 | Noah Vedral | Rutgers | SR | QB | 4 | 101 | 58 | 57.4 | 603 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 106.19 | 25.3 | 150.8 |
| 66 | Ethan Garbers | UCLA | FR | QB | 2 | 49 | 29 | 59.2 | 287 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 113.69 | 24.5 | 143.5 |
| 66 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | FR | QB | 2 | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 282 | 6.6 | 2 | 2 | 119.28 | 21.5 | 141.0 |
| 66 | Gunner Cruz | Arizona | FR | QB | 3 | 64 | 44 | 68.8 | 406 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 126.10 | 21.3 | 135.3 |
| 66 | Ty Keyes | USM | FR | QB | 1 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 131 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 110.85 | 24.0 | 131.0 |
| 66 | Will Plummer | Arizona | FR | QB | 3 | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 341 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 118.97 | 18.0 | 113.7 |
| 66 | Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | SO | QB | 1 | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 106 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 127.52 | 20.0 | 106.0 |
| 66 | Mike Wright | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 3 | 64 | 32 | 50.0 | 315 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 95.40 | 21.3 | 105.0 |
| 66 | Jason Bean | Kansas | JR | QB | 3 | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 313 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 113.78 | 16.7 | 104.3 |
| 66 | Hudson Card | Texas | FR | QB | 3 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 | 285 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 145.94 | 12.0 | 95.0 |
| 66 | Hunter Dekkers | Iowa State | FR | QB | 2 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 143 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 130.45 | 12.5 | 71.5 |
| 66 | J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | FR | QB | 4 | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 191 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 130.58 | 6.3 | 47.8 |
| 94 | Gunnar Watson | Troy | SO | QB | 1 | 55 | 29 | 52.7 | 350 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 108.55 | 55.0 | 350.0 |
| 94 | Dennis Grosel | BC | SR | QB | 2 | 79 | 44 | 55.7 | 505 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 105.98 | 39.5 | 252.5 |
| 94 | Jaxson Dart | USC | FR | QB | 1 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 248 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 134.66 | 35.0 | 248.0 |
| 94 | Jonah Johnson | NMSU | JR | QB | 4 | 166 | 99 | 59.6 | 934 | 5.6 | 1 | 4 | 104.08 | 41.5 | 233.5 |
| 94 | Jordan McCloud | Arizona | SO | QB | 1 | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 233 | 6.5 | 1 | 5 | 94.08 | 36.0 | 233.0 |
| 94 | Tyler Shough | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 1 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 231 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 165.43 | 24.0 | 231.0 |
| 94 | Carter Bradley | Toledo | SO | QB | 1 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 221 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 142.37 | 28.0 | 221.0 |