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2016 College Passing Yards per Game 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.

Passing yards per game played.

The 2016 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (421.0), Davis Webb (357.9), Logan Woodside (352.9).

Passing Yards per Game

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 112 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksYds/G
1Patrick MahomesQBTTU591606421.0
2Davis WebbQBCAL620622357.9
3Logan WoodsideQBTOL392365352.9
4Ryan HigginsQBLT456467350.7
5Luke FalkQBWSU582598350.3
6Chase LittonQBMRSH371337326.5
7Josh RosenQBUCLA231241319.2
8Mason RudolphQBOKST416438314.8
9Brent StockstillQBMTSU363320311.2
10Mike WhiteQBWKU386353309.8
11Chad KellyQBMISS328333306.4
12Baker MayfieldQBOU330331305.8
13Greg Ward Jr.QBHOU435447302.5
14Deshaun WatsonQBCLEM486478301.1
15Eric DungeyQBSYR355374297.7
16Brandon SilversQBTROY419341294.5
17Nick MullensQBUSM344355292.6
18Mitchell TrubiskyQBUNC408415289.0
19Drew LockQBMIZ434437283.2
20Lamar JacksonQBLOU382408282.5
21Matt LinehanQBIDHO384322280.3
22David BloughQBPUR518540279.3
23Brett RypienQBBOIS343341278.4
24Riley FergusonQBMEM400421277.2
25Cooper RushQBCMU416431274.9
26Brad KaayaQBMIA387403270.8
27Conner ManningQBGAST373378268.4
28Andrew FordQBMASS365391266.5
29Skyler HowardQBWVU378389266.2
30Brogan RobackQBEMU326330266.0
31Richard LagowQBIU399419264.5
32Austin AllenQBARK370386262.7
33Deondre FrancoisQBFSU373392260.7
34Philip NelsonQBECU347361260.3
35Thomas WoodsonQBAKR242248259.9
36Zach TerrellQBWMU349339259.7
37Tyler RogersQBNMSU402396258.9
38Trace McSorleyQBPSU358372258.5
39Kenny HillQBTCU413430255.2
40Jerod EvansQBVT389406254.5
41Daniel JonesQBDUKE415436254.1
42Dane EvansQBTLSA397408253.7
43Jake BrowningQBWASH353353252.3
44Josh AllenQBWYO341347249.7
45Hayden MooreQBCIN255271249.1
46Dallas DavisQBUSA326337249.0
47Clayton ThorsonQBNU442475247.3
48Shane BuecheleQBTEX391411246.5
49Ben HicksQBSMU422438244.2
50DeShone KizerQBND361382243.8
51Justin HerbertQBORE255262242.0
52David WashingtonQBODU320306240.7
53Seth RussellQBBAY278276236.2
54Ryan FinleyQBNCSU372383235.0
55Manny WilkinsQBASU311338232.9
56Kurt BenkertQBUVA406433232.0
57Quinton FlowersQBUSF299271231.9
58Riley NealQBBALL394405231.0
59Luke Del RioQBFLA201203226.3
60McKenzie MiltonQBUCF297271226.0
61Bryant ShirreffsQBCONN283301223.3
62Phillip WalkerQBTEM346364223.0
63Joshua DobbsQBTENN319332221.2
64Jason DriskelQBFAU327325220.0
65Sam DarnoldQBUSC313310219.4
66Sefo LiufauQBCOLO290280217.1
67Nathan PetermanQBPITT288297216.8
68Wilton SpeightQBMICH293293215.9
69Troy WilliamsQBUTAH367383214.9
70Trevor KnightQBTA&M314310212.2
71Taysom HillQBBYU374356211.2
72Alex McGoughQBFIU286292210.1
73Justice HansenQBARST314321209.5
74James MorganQBBGSU326301208.2
75Kenny PotterQBSJSU308341206.6
76J.T. BarrettQBOSU346356202.3
77Chason VirgilQBFRES322338202.1
78Mike FafaulQBUCLA259262200.2
79Kent MyersQBUSU362384199.5
80Jalen HurtsQBALA337346199.4
81Tyler JonesQBTXST343374198.7
82Tommy Armstrong Jr.QBNEB294297198.2
83Taylor LambQBAPP293273196.5
84Gardner MinshewQBECU202207192.4
85Danny EtlingQBLSU240250190.6
86Nick FitzgeraldQBMSST335342190.6
87Jacob EasonQBUGA349356188.8
88Kyle ShurmurQBVAN329352187.6
89Dalton SturmQBUTSA273268186.5
90Tyler StehlingQBRICE316333186.3
91Mitch LeidnerQBMINN287298185.5
92Dru BrownQBHAW305311184.5
93Jacob ParkQBISU226238179.1
94Tyler O'ConnorQBMSU262275179.1
95Tyree JacksonQBBUF311319177.2
96Greg WindhamQBOHIO249242174.1
97Anthony JenningsQBUL302327172.8
98Wes LuntQBILL232243172.0
99Stephen JohnsonQBUK231237169.3
100Sean WhiteQBAUB198210164.4

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