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| Rk | Distance | Passer | Receiver | Team | Opponent | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 yds | Brett Gabbert | Gage Larvadain | Miami (OH) | Massachusetts | 2023 Week 2 |
| 2 | 99 yds | X:coastal-carolina:isaiah-likely-99-yd | — | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas State | 2021 Week 6 |
| 3 | 99 yds | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Quincy Enunwa | Nebraska | Georgia | 2013 bowls |
| 4 | 99 yds | AJ McCarron | Amari Cooper | Alabama | Auburn | 2013 Week 14 |
| 5 | 99 yds | Sean Renfree | Jamison Crowder | Duke | Miami | 2012 Week 13 |
| 6 | 98 yds | Braylon Braxton | Micah Davis | Southern Miss | Louisiana | 2025 Week 8 |
| 7 | 98 yds | X:old-dominion:tre-brown-iii-98-yd | — | Old Dominion | James Madison | 2025 Week 8 |
| 8 | 98 yds | X:troy:devonte-ross-98-yd | — | Troy | florida-a-m | 2024 Week 4 |
| 9 | 98 yds | Chase Cunningham | DJ England-Chisolm | Middle Tennessee | Miami | 2022 Week 4 |
| 10 | 98 yds | Caleb Evans | Markis McCray | UL Monroe | Coastal Carolina | 2019 Week 13 |
| 11 | 98 yds | Austin Appleby | Tyrie Cleveland | Florida | LSU | 2016 Week 12 |
| 12 | 98 yds | Logan Woodside | Jon'Vea Johnson | Toledo | Ohio | 2016 Week 9 |
| 13 | 98 yds | Aaron Murray | Reggie Davis | Georgia | North Texas | 2013 Week 4 |
| 14 | 98 yds | Shaun Rutherford | Isaiah Battle | Texas State | stephen-f-austin | 2012 Week 4 |
| 15 | 97 yds | Ashton Daniels | Elic Ayomanor | Stanford | Colorado | 2023 Week 7 |
| 16 | 97 yds | Darren Grainger | Robert Lewis | Georgia State | Charlotte | 2023 Week 3 |
| 17 | 97 yds | Sam B. Richardson | Quenton Bundrage | Iowa State | Texas | 2013 Week 6 |
| 18 | 97 yds | Cooper Rush | Titus Davis | Central Michigan | new-hampshire | 2013 Week 2 |
| 19 | 97 yds | Derek Carr | Isaiah Burse | Fresno State | Colorado | 2012 Week 3 |
| 20 | 96 yds | Chandler Morris | Blair Conwright | North Texas | Tulsa | 2024 Week 5 |
| 21 | 96 yds | Kenny Pickett | Maurice Ffrench | Pittsburgh | Eastern Michigan | 2019 bowls |
| 22 | 96 yds | Clayton Tune | Marquez Stevenson | Houston | SMU | 2019 Week 9 |
| 23 | 96 yds | Steven Montez | K.D. Nixon | Colorado | Nebraska | 2019 Week 2 |
| 24 | 96 yds | Tajh Boyd | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | Virginia | 2013 Week 10 |
| 25 | 96 yds | Maty Mauk | L'Damian Washington | Missouri | South Carolina | 2013 Week 9 |
| 26 | 95 yds | Kedon Slovis | Amon-Ra St. Brown | USC | Arizona State | 2019 Week 11 |
| 27 | 95 yds | A.J. Erdely | Xavier Ubosi | UAB | Rice | 2018 Week 7 |
| 28 | 95 yds | Sean Clifford | Daniel George | Penn State | Kent State | 2018 Week 3 |
| 29 | 95 yds | Gardner Minshew | Trevon Brown | East Carolina | Cincinnati | 2017 Week 12 |
| 30 | 95 yds | Quinton Flowers | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | South Florida | UConn | 2017 Week 10 |
Yards gained on the pass, air yards plus yards after the catch, regular season and bowls, 2011-2026. A receiver shown as a dash was not recorded on the play. The 2026 season is included through Week 10.
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