2021 College Football Passing Leaders
The top 100 players in passing for the 2021 season. 601 players recorded passing stats this season.
| # | Player | Team | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Zappe · NFL 2022 | Western Kentucky | 475 | 686 | 69.2 | 5,967 | 62 | 11 |
| 2 | Bryce Young QB · NFL 2023 | Alabama | 366 | 547 | 66.9 | 4,872 | 47 | 7 |
| 3 | Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 505 | 683 | 73.9 | 4,739 | 36 | 9 |
| 4 | Brennan Armstrong QB | Virginia | 327 | 501 | 65.3 | 4,444 | 31 | 10 |
| 5 | C.J. Stroud QB · NFL 2023 | Ohio State | 317 | 441 | 71.9 | 4,435 | 44 | 6 |
| 6 | Kenny Pickett · NFL 2022 | Pittsburgh | 334 | 497 | 67.2 | 4,319 | 42 | 7 |
| 7 | Sam Hartman QB | Wake Forest | 299 | 508 | 58.9 | 4,228 | 39 | 14 |
| 8 | Carson Strong | Nevada | 367 | 524 | 70.0 | 4,186 | 36 | 8 |
| 9 | Jake Haener QB · NFL 2023 | Fresno State | 329 | 490 | 67.1 | 4,096 | 33 | 9 |
| 10 | Taulia Tagovailoa QB | Maryland | 328 | 474 | 69.2 | 3,860 | 26 | 11 |
| 11 | Aidan O'Connell QB · NFL 2023 | Purdue | 315 | 440 | 71.6 | 3,712 | 28 | 11 |
| 12 | Logan Bonner QB | Utah State | 263 | 430 | 61.2 | 3,628 | 36 | 12 |
| 13 | Tanner Mordecai QB | SMU | 308 | 454 | 67.8 | 3,628 | 39 | 12 |
| 14 | Clayton Tune QB · NFL 2023 | Houston | 287 | 421 | 68.2 | 3,546 | 30 | 10 |
| 15 | Grant Wells QB | Marshall | 295 | 445 | 66.3 | 3,532 | 16 | 13 |
| 16 | Devin Leary QB · NFL 2024 | NC State | 283 | 431 | 65.7 | 3,433 | 35 | 5 |
| 17 | Matt Corral · NFL 2022 | Ole Miss | 262 | 386 | 67.9 | 3,349 | 20 | 5 |
| 18 | Chase Brice QB | App State | 242 | 390 | 62.1 | 3,337 | 27 | 11 |
| 19 | Desmond Ridder · NFL 2022 | Cincinnati | 251 | 387 | 64.9 | 3,334 | 30 | 8 |
| 20 | Seth Henigan QB | Memphis | 235 | 393 | 59.8 | 3,322 | 25 | 8 |
| 21 | Kaleb Eleby | Western Michigan | 230 | 362 | 63.5 | 3,277 | 23 | 6 |
| 22 | Davis Brin QB | Tulsa | 243 | 410 | 59.3 | 3,254 | 18 | 16 |
| 23 | Payton Thorne QB | Michigan State | 235 | 389 | 60.4 | 3,240 | 27 | 10 |
| 24 | Dustin Crum | Kent State | 245 | 382 | 64.1 | 3,238 | 20 | 6 |
| 25 | Gavin Hardison QB | UTEP | 198 | 357 | 55.5 | 3,218 | 18 | 13 |
| 26 | Brock Purdy · NFL 2022 | Iowa State | 292 | 407 | 71.7 | 3,188 | 19 | 8 |
| 27 | Frank Harris QB | UTSA | 263 | 398 | 66.1 | 3,177 | 27 | 6 |
| 28 | Jack Coan | Notre Dame | 253 | 385 | 65.7 | 3,150 | 25 | 7 |
| 29 | Holton Ahlers QB | East Carolina | 256 | 414 | 61.8 | 3,126 | 18 | 10 |
| 30 | Ben Bryant QB | Eastern Michigan | 279 | 408 | 68.4 | 3,121 | 14 | 7 |
| 31 | Sean Clifford QB · NFL 2023 | Penn State | 261 | 428 | 61.0 | 3,107 | 21 | 8 |
| 32 | Hank Bachmeier QB | Boise State | 252 | 401 | 62.8 | 3,079 | 20 | 8 |
| 33 | Sam Howell · NFL 2022 | North Carolina | 217 | 347 | 62.5 | 3,056 | 24 | 9 |
| 34 | Jarret Doege QB | West Virginia | 272 | 417 | 65.2 | 3,048 | 19 | 12 |
| 35 | Anthony Brown | Oregon | 250 | 390 | 64.1 | 2,989 | 18 | 7 |
| 36 | Todd Centeio QB | Colorado State | 229 | 380 | 60.3 | 2,958 | 15 | 10 |
| 37 | Hendon Hooker QB · NFL 2023 | Tennessee | 206 | 302 | 68.2 | 2,945 | 31 | 3 |
| 38 | Malik Cunningham QB | Louisville | 209 | 337 | 62.0 | 2,941 | 19 | 6 |
| 39 | Max Bortenschlager | Florida International | 178 | 342 | 52.0 | 2,935 | 19 | 12 |
| 40 | Tyler Van Dyke QB | Miami | 202 | 324 | 62.3 | 2,931 | 25 | 6 |
| 41 | Levi Lewis | Louisiana | 236 | 391 | 60.4 | 2,917 | 20 | 4 |
| 42 | Grayson McCall QB | Coastal Carolina | 176 | 241 | 73.0 | 2,873 | 27 | 3 |
| 43 | Adrian Martinez QB | Nebraska | 189 | 306 | 61.8 | 2,863 | 14 | 10 |
| 44 | Stetson Bennett QB · NFL 2023 | Georgia | 185 | 287 | 64.5 | 2,862 | 29 | 7 |
| 45 | Malik Willis · NFL 2022 | Liberty | 207 | 339 | 61.1 | 2,857 | 27 | 12 |
| 46 | Spencer Sanders QB | Oklahoma State | 243 | 391 | 62.1 | 2,839 | 20 | 12 |
| 47 | Will Levis QB · NFL 2023 | Kentucky | 233 | 353 | 66.0 | 2,826 | 24 | 13 |
| 48 | Max Johnson QB | LSU | 225 | 373 | 60.3 | 2,815 | 27 | 6 |
| 49 | Jayden de Laura QB | Washington State | 227 | 359 | 63.2 | 2,798 | 23 | 9 |
| 50 | Chevan Cordeiro QB | Hawai'i | 195 | 353 | 55.2 | 2,793 | 17 | 11 |
| 51 | N'Kosi Perry QB | Florida Atlantic | 210 | 345 | 60.9 | 2,771 | 20 | 7 |
| 52 | Emory Jones QB | Florida | 224 | 346 | 64.7 | 2,734 | 19 | 13 |
| 53 | Jonah Johnson | New Mexico State | 257 | 438 | 58.7 | 2,705 | 10 | 8 |
| 54 | Chris Reynolds QB | Charlotte | 216 | 338 | 63.9 | 2,680 | 26 | 9 |
| 55 | Chance Nolan QB | Oregon State | 204 | 318 | 64.2 | 2,677 | 19 | 10 |
| 56 | KJ Jefferson QB | Arkansas | 198 | 294 | 67.3 | 2,676 | 21 | 4 |
| 57 | Brett Gabbert QB | Miami (OH) | 178 | 299 | 59.5 | 2,648 | 26 | 6 |
| 58 | Daniel Richardson QB | Central Michigan | 191 | 316 | 60.4 | 2,633 | 24 | 6 |
| 59 | Rocky Lombardi QB | Northern Illinois | 200 | 343 | 58.3 | 2,597 | 15 | 8 |
| 60 | Jaren Hall QB · NFL 2023 | BYU | 189 | 296 | 63.9 | 2,583 | 20 | 5 |
| 61 | Cade McNamara QB | Michigan | 210 | 327 | 64.2 | 2,576 | 15 | 6 |
| 62 | Matt McDonald QB | Bowling Green | 236 | 393 | 60.1 | 2,555 | 12 | 7 |
| 63 | Connor Bazelak QB | Missouri | 246 | 377 | 65.3 | 2,548 | 16 | 11 |
| 64 | Drew Plitt | Ball State | 248 | 411 | 60.3 | 2,541 | 18 | 6 |
| 65 | Chase Garbers | California | 223 | 348 | 64.1 | 2,531 | 16 | 8 |
| 66 | Cameron Rising QB | Utah | 204 | 320 | 63.8 | 2,493 | 20 | 5 |
| 67 | Jake Bentley | South Alabama | 212 | 303 | 70.0 | 2,476 | 17 | 8 |
| 68 | Dylan Morris QB | Washington | 220 | 363 | 60.6 | 2,458 | 14 | 12 |
| 69 | Layne Hatcher QB | Arkansas State | 201 | 341 | 58.9 | 2,423 | 19 | 13 |
| 70 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB · NFL 2023 | UCLA | 176 | 283 | 62.2 | 2,409 | 21 | 6 |
| 71 | Michael Pratt QB · NFL 2024 | Tulane | 189 | 328 | 57.6 | 2,381 | 21 | 8 |
| 72 | Jayden Daniels QB · NFL 2024 | Arizona State | 197 | 301 | 65.4 | 2,380 | 10 | 10 |
| 73 | Gunnar Holmberg QB | Duke | 217 | 324 | 67.0 | 2,358 | 7 | 8 |
| 74 | Tanner McKee QB · NFL 2023 | Stanford | 206 | 315 | 65.4 | 2,327 | 15 | 7 |
| 75 | Bo Nix | Auburn | 197 | 323 | 61.0 | 2,294 | 11 | 3 |
| 76 | Dylan Hopkins QB | UAB | 155 | 235 | 66.0 | 2,274 | 18 | 7 |
| 77 | D.J. Uiagalelei QB | Clemson | 208 | 374 | 55.6 | 2,246 | 9 | 10 |
| 78 | Gerry Bohannon QB | Baylor | 173 | 275 | 62.9 | 2,200 | 18 | 7 |
| 79 | Zach Calzada QB | Texas A&M | 184 | 328 | 56.1 | 2,185 | 17 | 9 |
| 80 | Kedon Slovis QB | USC | 193 | 297 | 65.0 | 2,153 | 11 | 8 |
| 81 | Casey Thompson QB | Texas | 165 | 261 | 63.2 | 2,113 | 24 | 9 |
| 82 | Skylar John Thompson · NFL 2022 | Kansas State | 162 | 233 | 69.5 | 2,113 | 12 | 4 |
| 83 | Dequan Finn QB | Toledo | 144 | 250 | 57.6 | 2,067 | 18 | 2 |
| 84 | Max Duggan QB · NFL 2023 | TCU | 145 | 227 | 63.9 | 2,048 | 16 | 6 |
| 85 | Tanner Morgan QB | Minnesota | 149 | 249 | 59.8 | 2,044 | 10 | 9 |
| 86 | Austin Aune QB | North Texas | 151 | 295 | 51.2 | 1,991 | 9 | 9 |
| 87 | Braxton Burmeister QB | Virginia Tech | 142 | 255 | 55.7 | 1,960 | 14 | 4 |
| 88 | Graham Mertz QB · NFL 2025 | Wisconsin | 169 | 284 | 59.5 | 1,958 | 10 | 11 |
| 89 | Hayden Wolff QB | Old Dominion | 159 | 253 | 62.8 | 1,933 | 10 | 7 |
| 90 | Caleb Williams QB · NFL 2024 | Oklahoma | 136 | 211 | 64.5 | 1,912 | 21 | 4 |
| 91 | Timmy McClain QB | South Florida | 145 | 262 | 55.3 | 1,888 | 5 | 7 |
| 92 | Austin Kendall | Louisiana Tech | 148 | 243 | 60.9 | 1,884 | 13 | 9 |
| 93 | Spencer Petras QB | Iowa | 165 | 288 | 57.3 | 1,880 | 10 | 9 |
| 94 | Kyle Vantrease QB | Buffalo | 161 | 262 | 61.5 | 1,861 | 8 | 6 |
| 95 | Kurtis Rourke QB · NFL 2025 | Ohio | 171 | 261 | 65.5 | 1,817 | 11 | 7 |
| 96 | Noah Vedral QB | Rutgers | 180 | 303 | 59.4 | 1,813 | 7 | 7 |
| 97 | Mikey Keene QB | UCF | 173 | 272 | 63.6 | 1,730 | 17 | 6 |
| 98 | Darren Grainger QB | Georgia State | 136 | 228 | 59.6 | 1,715 | 19 | 4 |
| 99 | Nick Starkel | San José State | 128 | 248 | 51.6 | 1,645 | 9 | 7 |
| 100 | Jake Constantine | Rice | 126 | 206 | 61.2 | 1,622 | 8 | 7 |
Passing Leaders by Season
Stats from the College Football Data API. Rate stats (PCT, YPC, YPR) are per player, for that season.