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2013 College Passing Yards Leaders

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Official passing yards.

The 2013 leaders: Derek Carr (4,866), Sean Mannion (4,403), David Fales (4,189).

Passing Yards

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 325 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksYds
1Derek CarrQBFRES6056054,866
2Sean MannionQBORST5705674,403
3David FalesQBSJSU4874884,189
4Connor HallidayQBWSU6566594,187
5Keith WenningQBBALL4544553,933
6Shane CardenQBECU5044893,866
7Bryce PettyQBBAY3563553,844
8Jameis WinstonQBFSU3493493,820
9Johnny ManzielQBTA&M3913903,732
10Rakeem CatoQBMRSH4554543,579
11Garrett GilbertQBSMU5045053,528
12Teddy BridgewaterQBLOU3823813,523
13Taylor KellyQBASU4554573,510
14Jared GoffQBCAL5315273,508
15Tajh BoydQBCLEM3733733,473
16Marcus MariotaQBORE3603583,412
17Brett SmithQBWYO4674733,375
18Garrett GraysonQBCSU4284303,327
19Blake BortlesQBUCF3513533,280
20Nathan ScheelhaaseQBILL4304283,272
21Corey RobinsonQBTROY4214223,219
22Brendon KayQBCIN3603593,121
23Bo WallaceQBMISS4054043,090
24Matt JohnsonQBBGSU3363363,084
25Zach MettenbergerQBLSU2962963,082
26Aaron MurrayQBUGA3473473,075
27Sean SchroederQBHAW3763792,960
28Devin GardnerQBMICH3453462,960
29Christian HackenbergQBPSU3923932,955
30Tommy ReesQBND3673682,948
31John O'KornQBHOU3993952,889
32Stephen MorrisQBMIA3173162,868
33Logan ThomasQBVT3913932,861
34Brandon DoughtyQBWKU3743772,857
35Brett HundleyQBUCLA3423442,845
36Keith PriceQBWASH3303302,843
37Tom SavageQBPITT3763762,834
38Quinn KaehlerQBSDSU3613612,796
39Eric SozaQBUTSA3773712,719
40AJ McCarronQBALA3063072,676
41Jordan LynchQBNIU3693692,676
42Cody FajardoQBNEV3583592,668
43Taysom HillQBBYU3903932,645
44Derek ThompsonQBUNT3603522,640
45Joe LicataQBBUF3723722,628
46Tyler TettletonQBOHIO3313332,623
47Cody KesslerQBUSC3313322,623
48Ross MethenyQBUSA3243212,622
49Ronnie BellQBGAST3753862,573
50Nate SudfeldQBIU3223232,523
51Caleb HerringQBUNLV3643642,522
52Andrew McDonaldQBNMSU3503512,497
53Kevin HoganQBSTAN2772772,487
54Kyle PohlQBAKR4024022,438
55Connor CookQBMSU3443412,423
56Joel StaveQBWIS3233232,414
57Cooper RushQBCMU3123102,349
58Adam KennedyQBARST3103112,349
59Davis WebbQBTTU3203212,315
60Baker MayfieldQBTTU3403402,315
61Logan KilgoreQBMTSU3223172,289
62Jake RudockQBIOWA3243242,281
63Terrance BroadwayQBUL2472462,276
64Austyn Carta-SamuelsQBVAN2812812,268
65Terrance OwensQBTOL3263262,261
66Taylor McHargueQBRICE3093162,261
67James FranklinQBMIZ2792772,255
68B.J. DenkerQBARIZ3573582,241
69Tanner PriceQBWAKE3783762,233
70David WatfordQBUVA4274292,202
71Jake WatersQBKSU2332312,198
72Kolton BrowningQBULM3523512,179
73Gary NovaQBRUTG3033042,159
74Trevor SiemianQBNU2982942,149
75Connor ShawQBSC2592592,135
76P.J. WalkerQBTEM2502502,088
77Paxton LynchQBMEM3493492,056
78C.J. BrownQBMD2582572,045
79Case McCoyQBTEX3123111,885
80Jaquez JohnsonQBFAU2562581,866
81Braxton MillerQBOSU2312301,860
82Anthony BooneQBDUKE2772791,833
83Travis WilsonQBUTAH2372361,827
84Chase RettigQBBC2382391,804
85Clint ChelfQBOKST2342331,792
86Sefo LiufauQBCOLO2512481,779
87Nick MullensQBUSM2762701,776
88Bryn RennerQBUNC2312341,765
89Nick MarshallQBAUB2122121,759
90Ryan HigginsQBLT2812761,715
91Danny EtlingQBPUR2672671,690
92Pete ThomasQBNCSU2472461,667
93Dak PrescottQBMSST2392381,657
94Nick MontanaQBTULN2882841,654
95Joe SouthwickQBBOIS2082081,654
96Clint TrickettQBWVU2332331,605
97Zach TerrellQBWMU2512511,602
98Brandon AllenQBARK2582561,552
99Marquise WilliamsQBUNC1841831,527
100Tyler BenzQBEMU2172161,497

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