2026 College Pass Attempts Leaders

Pass attempts, including spikes.

The 2026 leaders: Micah Alejado (216), Noah Kim (203), Malik Washington (197).

Pass Attempts

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 350 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	Att
1	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	216
2	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	203
3	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	197
4	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	196
5	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	191
6	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	186
7	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	177
8	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	174
9	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	173
10	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	171
11	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	168
12	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	167
13	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	164
14	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	163
15	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	158
16	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	157
17	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	157
18	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	157
19	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	156
20	Roman Gagliano	QB	MTSU	156	160	156
21	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	156
22	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	155
23	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	155
24	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	154
25	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	153
26	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	152
27	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	151
28	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	151	153	151
29	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	150
30	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	149
31	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	148
32	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	145
33	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	144
34	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	143
35	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	143
36	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	143
37	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	142
38	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	142
39	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	142
40	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	142
41	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	141
42	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	140
43	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	140
44	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	139
45	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	139
46	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	139
47	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	138
48	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	137
49	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	136
50	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	135
51	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	134
52	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	133
53	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	133
54	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	133
55	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	133
56	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	133
57	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	133
58	Goose Crowder	QB	TROY	132	137	132
59	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	132
60	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	132
61	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	132
62	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	131
63	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	129
64	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	128
65	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	128
66	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	127
67	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	127
68	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	127
69	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	126
70	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	124
71	Hank Brown	QB	IOWA	124	125	124
72	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	123
73	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	123
74	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	123
75	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	121
76	Jayden Denegal	QB	SDSU	121	128	121
77	Dru DeShields	QB	KENT	120	125	120
78	Taron Dickens	QB	NIU	120	131	120
79	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ISU	119	123	119
80	Keldric Luster	QB	BALL	119	124	119
81	Beau Pribula	QB	UVA	118	130	118
82	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	WKU	117	127	117
83	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	116
84	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	116
85	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	116
86	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	116
87	Rickie Collins	QB	KENN	116	119	116
88	Trey Hedden	QB	NMSU	116	120	116
89	Broc Lowry	QB	WMU	113	118	113
90	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	113
91	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	112
92	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	110
93	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	110
94	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	109
95	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	107
96	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	107
97	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	106
98	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	104
99	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	103
100	Nick Minicucci	QB	DEL	103	108	103

More 2026 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Quarterback Rushing Yards Excluding Sacks NCAA Passing Efficiency QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing)

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