2026 College Share of Yards Through the Air Leaders

Completed air yards ÷ passing yards. High numbers mean the passer moved the ball himself rather than relying on runs after the catch.

The 2026 leaders: Baylor Hayes (239.7%), Skyler Locklear (237.5%), Rickie Collins (207.5%).

Share of Yards Through the Air

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 125 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	Air%
1	Baylor Hayes	QB	TLSA	96	100	239.7%
2	Skyler Locklear	QB	MOST	84	91	237.5%
3	Rickie Collins	QB	KENN	116	119	207.5%
4	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	205.7%
5	Kadin Semonza	QB	TULN	93	102	194.9%
6	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	191.3%
7	Dru DeShields	QB	KENT	120	125	191.2%
8	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	190.1%
9	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	186.8%
10	Keldric Luster	QB	BALL	119	124	184.9%
11	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	184.9%
12	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	179.6%
13	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	157.7%
14	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	150.1%
15	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	145.9%
16	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	145.0%
17	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	142.4%
18	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	132.8%
19	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	131.2%
20	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	129.5%
21	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	126.4%
22	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	125.8%
23	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	117.1%
24	Trey Hedden	QB	NMSU	116	120	113.3%
25	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	111.7%
26	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	110.8%
27	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	110.4%
28	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	107.0%
29	Dylan Lonergan	QB	RUTG	92	94	105.2%
30	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	103.2%
31	Deshawn Purdie	QB	LIB	100	108	102.8%
32	Jared Hollins	QB	USA	82	85	102.7%
33	Devon Dampier	QB	UTAH	101	103	101.8%
34	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	101.5%
35	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	99.3%
36	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	95.3%
37	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	93.5%
38	Brayden Roggow	QB	AKR	95	102	92.9%
39	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	92.4%
40	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	89.8%
41	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	89.3%
42	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	89.3%
43	William Watson III	QB	MASS	100	104	85.6%
44	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	85.3%
45	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	84.8%
46	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	82.4%
47	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	81.9%
48	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	77.3%
49	Roman Gagliano	QB	MTSU	156	160	75.8%
50	Faizon Brandon	QB	TENN	101	113	75.6%
51	Jason Wright	QB	BUF	98	103	75.3%
52	Jared Curtis	QB	VAN	98	101	73.5%
53	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	72.9%
54	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	69.5%
55	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	69.4%
56	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	69.2%
57	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	66.0%
58	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	64.9%
59	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	99	104	64.8%
60	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	64.2%
61	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	63.2%
62	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	61.2%
63	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	60.9%
64	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	60.2%
65	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	59.9%
66	Michael Hawkins Jr.	QB	WVU	83	89	58.9%
67	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	57.0%
68	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	56.7%
69	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	55.8%
70	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	55.5%
71	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	55.2%
72	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	54.9%
73	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	54.2%
74	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	53.9%
75	Jayden Denegal	QB	SDSU	121	128	53.5%
76	Nick Minicucci	QB	DEL	103	108	53.2%
77	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	53.1%
78	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	53.1%
79	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	53.0%
80	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	52.2%
81	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	51.5%
82	Walker Eget	QB	DUKE	93	91	51.3%
83	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	51.3%
84	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	50.7%
85	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	50.3%
86	Goose Crowder	QB	TROY	132	137	50.2%
87	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	50.1%
88	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	49.9%
89	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	49.8%
90	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	49.7%
91	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	49.1%
92	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	49.0%
93	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	48.9%
94	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	48.5%
95	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	48.3%
96	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	48.2%
97	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	47.7%
98	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	46.9%
99	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	46.2%
100	Ethan Hampton	QB	USM	75	76	45.1%