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2015 College Pass Attempts 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.

Pass attempts, including spikes.

The 2015 leaders: Luke Falk (591), Patrick Mahomes (517), Matt Johnson (508).

Pass Attempts

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 329 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAtt
1Luke FalkQBWSU591612591
2Patrick MahomesQBTTU517520517
3Matt JohnsonQBBGSU508539508
4Brandon DoughtyQBWKU496472496
5Jared GoffQBCAL492505492
6Nick MullensQBUSM483497483
7Wes LuntQBILL481495481
8Mike BercoviciQBASU480508480
9Blake FrohnapfelQBMASS472489472
10Cooper RushQBCMU460444460
11Nick ArbuckleQBGAST457472457
12Brent StockstillQBMTSU451453451
13Joe LicataQBBUF449423449
14Josh RosenQBUCLA447453447
15Dane EvansQBTLSA441464441
16Dak PrescottQBMSST435458435
17Chad KellyQBMISS425434425
18Alex McGoughQBFIU420406420
19Cody KesslerQBUSC414443414
20Deshaun WatsonQBCLEM413410413
21Jeff DriskelQBLT412416412
22Paxton LynchQBMEM406417406
23Matt JohnsQBUVA403417403
24Trevone BoykinQBTCU396393396
25Mason RudolphQBOKST393406393
26Matt LinehanQBIDHO391375391
27Riley NealQBBALL391396391
28Brett RypienQBBOIS390400390
29Tanner MangumQBBYU390409390
30Thomas SirkQBDUKE390393390
31P.J. WalkerQBTEM387400387
32Tommy Armstrong Jr.QBNEB383383383
33Tyler JonesQBTXST382354382
34Mitch LeidnerQBMINN377384377
35Blake KempQBECU375383375
36Phillip ElyQBTOL375342375
37Connor CookQBMSU369375369
38Jacoby BrissettQBNCSU367389367
39Zach TerrellQBWMU365363365
40Nate SudfeldQBIU361355361
41Brad KaayaQBMIA358367358
42Jake RudockQBMICH358368358
43Baker MayfieldQBOU354369354
44Skyler HowardQBWVU352378352
45Chase LittonQBMRSH349361349
46Brogan RobackQBEMU346352346
47Christian HackenbergQBPSU345377345
48Brandon AllenQBARK344344344
49Sefo LiufauQBCOLO344317344
50Joel StaveQBWIS343355343
51Jake CokerQBALA338350338
52Matt DavisQBSMU336366336
53Jake BrowningQBWASH334357334
54Garrett SmithQBULM333356333
55Brandon SilversQBTROY330335330
56C.J. BeathardQBIOWA329341329
57Patrick TowlesQBUK326354326
58Cody ClementsQBUSA324342324
59Marquise WilliamsQBUNC321327321
60Joshua DobbsQBTENN319335319
61Driphus JacksonQBRICE316321316
62Gunner KielQBCIN316317316
63Ryan WillisQBKU315335315
64Tyler StewartQBNEV313326313
65Chris LavianoQBRUTG307320307
66Anu SolomonQBARIZ306319306
67Nick StevensQBCSU305308305
68Greg Ward Jr.QBHOU304322304
69DeShone KizerQBND298301298
70Travis WilsonQBUTAH298312298
71David BloughQBPUR293307293
72Nathan PetermanQBPITT293311293
73Kevin HoganQBSTAN283292283
74Kyle AllenQBTA&M283290283
75Thomas WoodsonQBAKR278267278
76Tanner LeeQBTULN276293276
77Clayton ThorsonQBNU275287275
78Joe HubenerQBKSU274290274
79Max WittekQBHAW271250271
80Shuler BentleyQBODU269286269
81Johnny McCraryQBVAN267282267
82Drew LockQBMIZ263285263
83Bryant ShirreffsQBCONN262287262
84Perry OrthQBSC261271261
85Drew HareQBNIU257266257
86Taylor LambQBAPP257250257
87Brandon HarrisQBLSU254262254
88Kenny PotterQBSJSU251274251
89Justin HolmanQBUCF250255250
90Derrius VickQBOHIO247267247
91Quinton FlowersQBUSF244248244
92Cameron CoffmanQBWYO241259241
93Vernon Adams Jr.QBORE240257240
94Jaquez JohnsonQBFAU239249239
95Greyson LambertQBUGA236238236
96John WolfordQBWAKE233254233
97Fredi KnightenQBARST223235223
98Billy BahlQBM-OH221239221
99Lamar JacksonQBLOU221238221
100Everett GolsonQBFSU219231219

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