2026 College Passing First Downs Leaders

Pass completions that gained a first down or scored.

The 2026 leaders: Jayden Maiava (87), Braden Atkinson (81), Tayven Jackson (79).

Passing First Downs

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 306 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	1D
1	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	87
2	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	81
3	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	79
4	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	67
5	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	64
6	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	64
7	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	63
8	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	63
9	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	62
10	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	62
11	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	61
12	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	61
13	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	61
14	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	60
15	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	60
16	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	60
17	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	60
18	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	59
19	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	59
20	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	59
21	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	59
22	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	58
23	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	58
24	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	58
25	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	58
26	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	58
27	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	57
28	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	57
29	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	57
30	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	57
31	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	56
32	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	56
33	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	54
34	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	53
35	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	53
36	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	53
37	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	52
38	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	52
39	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	52
40	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	52
41	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	51
42	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	51
43	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	50
44	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	50
45	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	50
46	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	50
47	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	49
48	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	49
49	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	49
50	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	49
51	Devon Dampier	QB	UTAH	101	103	48
52	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	48
53	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	47
54	Roman Gagliano	QB	MTSU	156	160	47
55	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	46
56	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	46
57	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	46
58	Beau Pribula	QB	UVA	118	130	46
59	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	46
60	Gunner Stockton	QB	UGA	102	104	46
61	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	46
62	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	46
63	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	45
64	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	45
65	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	45
66	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	44
67	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	44
68	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	44
69	Hank Brown	QB	IOWA	124	125	44
70	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	44
71	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	149	154	44
72	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	43
73	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	43
74	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	43
75	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	43
76	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	43
77	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	43
78	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	43
79	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	42
80	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	41
81	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	40
82	William Watson III	QB	MASS	100	104	40
83	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	39
84	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ISU	119	123	39
85	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	151	153	39
86	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	38
87	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	38
88	Mason McKenzie	QB	BC	139	148	38
89	Nick Minicucci	QB	DEL	103	108	38
90	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	38
91	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	37
92	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	WKU	117	127	37
93	Taron Dickens	QB	NIU	120	131	37
94	Walker Eget	QB	DUKE	93	91	37
95	Deshawn Purdie	QB	LIB	100	108	36
96	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	35
97	Dru DeShields	QB	KENT	120	125	35
98	Rickie Collins	QB	KENN	116	119	35
99	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	35
100	Steve Angeli	QB	SYR	103	110	35

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 Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken 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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