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2021 College Pass Attempts 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.

Pass attempts per game played.

The 2021 leaders: Will Rogers (52.5), Bailey Zappe (49.2), Brennan Armstrong (45.5).

Pass Attempts per Game

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 118 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksAtt/G
1Will RogersQBMSST63064652.5
2Bailey ZappeQBWKU63966749.2
3Brennan ArmstrongQBUVA50151945.5
4Carson StrongQBNEV52454543.7
5Jonah JohnsonQBNMSU43844639.8
6Kenny PickettQBPITT49748938.2
7Tanner MordecaiQBSMU45446437.8
8Taulia TagovailoaQBMD45046537.5
9Jake HaenerQBFRES44946337.4
10Dylan MorrisQBWASH36333036.3
11Sam HartmanQBWAKE46948636.1
12Devin LearyQBNCSU43144635.9
13C.J. StroudQBOSU39539335.9
14Aidan O'ConnellQBPUR39339935.7
15Seth HeniganQBMEM39341035.7
16Bryce YoungQBALA46248435.5
17Nick StarkelQBSJSU24822835.4
18Chevan CordeiroQBHAW35335435.3
19Grant WellsQBMRSH41941734.9
20Brady McBrideQBTXST24425034.9
21Austin KendallQBLT24325934.7
22Holton AhlersQBECU41443434.5
23Connor BazelakQBMIZ37737534.3
24Jake BentleyQBUSA30326033.7
25Hank BachmeierQBBOIS40141633.4
26Kedon SlovisQBUSC29728733.0
27Sean CliffordQBPSU39640033.0
28Matt McDonaldQBBGSU39339632.8
29Tyler Van DykeQBMIA32433632.4
30Logan BonnerQBUSU42042332.3
31Bo NixQBAUB32333432.3
32Jarret DoegeQBWVU38641132.2
33Matt CorralQBMISS38039131.7
34Todd CenteioQBCSU38038831.7
35Chase GarbersQBCAL34837231.6
36Jaxson DartQBUSC18921631.5
37Tanner McKeeQBSTAN31533631.5
38Taylor PowellQBTROY18918731.5
39Davis BrinQBTLSA37637031.3
40Jayden de LauraQBWSU34234331.1
41Max BortenschlagerQBFIU34229231.1
42Max JohnsonQBLSU37337731.1
43Ben BryantQBEMU37238931.0
44Layne HatcherQBARST34133231.0
45Chris ReynoldsQBCLT33834030.7
46Brock PurdyQBISU36838030.7
47James BlackmanQBARST18417930.7
48Drew PlittQBBALL36536130.4
49Michael PrattQBTULN32834629.8
50Brett GabbertQBM-OH26825229.8
51Sam HowellQBUNC32736129.7
52Jaren HallQBBYU29630729.6
53Gunnar HolmbergQBDUKE32433829.5
54Clayton TuneQBHOU38141129.3
55Kaleb ElebyQBWMU34835929.0
56N'Kosi PerryQBFAU34534028.8
57DJ UiagaleleiQBCLEM34235528.5
58Gunnar WatsonQBTROY22823728.5
59Spencer SandersQBOKST34034128.3
60Payton ThorneQBMSU33934328.2
61Chase BriceQBAPP36737528.2
62Ken SealsQBVAN22422128.0
63Frank HarrisQBUTSA36236527.8
64Adrian MartinezQBNEB30632227.8
65Levi LewisQBUL36036027.7
66Gavin HardisonQBUTEP33229427.7
67Zach CalzadaQBTA&M32833727.3
68Desmond RidderQBCIN35536127.3
69Dustin CrumQBKENT35537227.3
70Will LevisQBUK32534027.1
71Anthony BrownQBORE35036026.9
72Brady OlsonQBMASS21522026.9
73Jeff SimsQBGT18818626.9
74Will PlummerQBARIZ26728526.7
75Jack CoanQBND31733826.4
76Malik CunninghamQBLOU31632526.3
77Malik WillisQBLIB31536126.2
78Kyle VantreaseQBBUF26227126.2
79Kurtis RourkeQBOHIO26126526.1
80Emory JonesQBFLA31031625.8
81Rocky LombardiQBNIU31030525.8
82Jake ConstantineQBRICE20622625.8
83Dorian Thompson-RobinsonQBUCLA28329525.7
84Steven KrajewskiQBCONN23124125.7
85Cameron FrielQBUNLV22623125.1
86Hayden WolffQBODU22521325.0
87Mikey KeeneQBUCF25025025.0
88Cameron RisingQBUTAH29829324.8
89Noah VedralQBRUTG29030124.2
90Chance NolanQBORST28828724.0
91Dennis GroselQBBC19220024.0
92Timmy McClainQBUSF26227823.8
93Cade McNamaraQBMICH30830923.7
94Daniel RichardsonQBCMU28226623.5
95Gerry BohanonQBBAY25826423.5
96Spencer PetrasQBIOWA25827823.5
97Jayden DanielsQBASU28029323.3
98KJ JeffersonQBARK27528422.9
99Skylar ThompsonQBKSU20521722.8
100Max DugganQBTCU22722822.7

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