2016 Season · Final
2016 Player Leaders
Every FBS player's 2016 season, summed from ESPN box scores. EPA isn't available for past seasons. ESPN’s 2016 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so the defense board is rebuilt from the play-by-play (about 10% below official totals).
100 of 300 shown
| RK | Player | Team | Pos | Class | Att | Cmp | Cmp % | Yards▼ | TD | INT | Y/A | Pass EPA | EPA/dropback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Patrick Mahomes | Texas Tech | QB | 591 | 388 | 65.7% | 5052 | 41 | 10 | 8.5 | +167.6 | — | |
| 02 |  Ryan Higgins | Louisiana Tech | QB | 496 | 329 | 66.3% | 4617 | 41 | 8 | 9.3 | +167.5 | — | |
| 03 |  Deshaun Watson | Clemson | QB | 579 | 388 | 67.0% | 4593 | 41 | 17 | 7.9 | +157.1 | — | |
| 04 |  Luke Falk | Washington State | QB | 633 | 443 | 70.0% | 4468 | 38 | 11 | 7.1 | +112.6 | — | |
| 05 |  Mike White | Western Kentucky | QB | 416 | 280 | 67.3% | 4363 | 37 | 7 | 10.5 | +191.0 | — | |
| 06 |  Davis Webb | California | QB | 620 | 382 | 61.6% | 4295 | 37 | 12 | 6.9 | +52.0 | — | |
| 07 |  Logan Woodside | Toledo | QB | 418 | 289 | 69.1% | 4129 | 45 | 9 | 9.9 | +154.8 | — | |
| 08 |  Mason Rudolph | Oklahoma State | QB | 448 | 284 | 63.4% | 4091 | 28 | 4 | 9.1 | +91.7 | — | |
| 09 |  Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | QB | 358 | 254 | 70.9% | 3965 | 40 | 8 | 11.1 | +156.3 | — | |
| 10 |  Mitchell Trubisky | North Carolina | QB | 447 | 304 | 68.0% | 3748 | 30 | 6 | 8.4 | +150.7 | — | |
| 11 |  Riley Ferguson | Memphis | QB | 443 | 280 | 63.2% | 3698 | 32 | 10 | 8.3 | +103.8 | — | |
| 12 |  Brett Rypien | Boise State | QB | 394 | 244 | 61.9% | 3646 | 24 | 8 | 9.3 | +116.8 | — | |
| 13 |  Trace McSorley | Penn State | QB | 387 | 224 | 57.9% | 3614 | 29 | 8 | 9.3 | -13.1 | — | |
| 14 |  Greg Ward | Houston | WR | 469 | 319 | 68.0% | 3557 | 22 | 13 | 7.6 | +54.0 | — | |
| 15 |  Jerod Evans | Virginia Tech | QB | 422 | 268 | 63.5% | 3552 | 29 | 8 | 8.4 | +90.6 | — | |
| 16 |  Lamar Jackson | Louisville | QB | 409 | 230 | 56.2% | 3543 | 30 | 9 | 8.7 | +74.3 | — | |
| 17 |  Cooper Rush | Central Michigan | QB | 465 | 278 | 59.8% | 3540 | 23 | 16 | 7.6 | +8.3 | — | |
| 18 |  Zach Terrell | Western Michigan | QB | 377 | 263 | 69.8% | 3533 | 33 | 4 | 9.4 | +133.1 | — | |
| 19 |  Brad Kaaya | Miami | QB | 421 | 261 | 62.0% | 3532 | 27 | 7 | 8.4 | +32.9 | — | |
| 20 |  Jake Browning | Washington | QB | 391 | 243 | 62.1% | 3430 | 43 | 9 | 8.8 | +95.7 | — | |
| 21 |  Austin Allen | Arkansas | QB | 401 | 245 | 61.1% | 3430 | 25 | 15 | 8.6 | +76.7 | — | |
| 22 |  Drew Lock | Missouri | QB | 434 | 237 | 54.6% | 3399 | 23 | 10 | 7.8 | +27.7 | — | |
| 23 |  Richard Lagow | Indiana | QB | 438 | 253 | 57.8% | 3362 | 19 | 17 | 7.7 | +11.1 | — | |
| 24 |  David Blough | Purdue | QB | 518 | 295 | 56.9% | 3352 | 25 | 21 | 6.5 | -30.5 | — | |
| 25 |  Deondre Francois | Florida State | QB | 400 | 235 | 58.8% | 3350 | 20 | 7 | 8.4 | +29.6 | — | |
| 26 |  Dane Evans | Tulsa | QB | 435 | 259 | 59.5% | 3348 | 32 | 12 | 7.7 | +21.3 | — | |
| 27 |  Skyler Howard | West Virginia | QB | 404 | 247 | 61.1% | 3328 | 26 | 10 | 8.2 | +72.4 | — | |
| 28 |  PJ Walker | Temple | QB | 395 | 230 | 58.2% | 3295 | 22 | 13 | 8.3 | +64.3 | — | |
| 29 |  Nick Mullens | Southern Mississippi | QB | 384 | 243 | 63.3% | 3272 | 24 | 11 | 8.5 | +67.4 | — | |
| 30 |  Brent Stockstill | Middle Tennessee | QB | 414 | 262 | 63.3% | 3233 | 31 | 7 | 7.8 | +53.2 | — | |
| 31 |  Kenny Hill | TCU | QB | 440 | 269 | 61.1% | 3208 | 17 | 13 | 7.3 | -8.2 | — | |
| 32 |  Josh Allen | Wyoming | QB | 373 | 209 | 56.0% | 3203 | 28 | 15 | 8.6 | +83.8 | — | |
| 33 |  Matt Linehan | Idaho | QB | 415 | 257 | 61.9% | 3184 | 19 | 10 | 7.7 | +67.1 | — | |
| 34 |  Clayton Thorson | Northwestern | QB | 478 | 280 | 58.6% | 3182 | 22 | 9 | 6.7 | +35.9 | — | |
| 35 |  Brandon Silvers | Troy | QB | 460 | 293 | 63.7% | 3180 | 23 | 11 | 6.9 | +36.3 | — | |
| 36 |  Sam Darnold | USC | QB | 366 | 246 | 67.2% | 3086 | 31 | 9 | 8.4 | +57.2 | — | |
| 37 |  Ryan Finley | NC State | QB | 402 | 243 | 60.4% | 3055 | 18 | 8 | 7.6 | +24.5 | — | |
| 38 |  Shane Buechele | Texas | QB | 391 | 236 | 60.4% | 2958 | 21 | 11 | 7.6 | -35.2 | — | |
| 39 |  Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | QB | 357 | 225 | 63.0% | 2946 | 27 | 12 | 8.3 | +25.2 | — | |
| 40 |  Ben Hicks | SMU | QB | 422 | 234 | 55.5% | 2930 | 19 | 15 | 6.9 | -6.7 | — | |
| 41 |  DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | QB | 361 | 212 | 58.7% | 2925 | 26 | 9 | 8.1 | -68.0 | — | |
| 42 |  Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | QB | 306 | 185 | 60.5% | 2855 | 27 | 7 | 9.3 | +104.2 | — | |
| 43 |  David Washington | Old Dominion | QB | 340 | 202 | 59.4% | 2836 | 31 | 5 | 8.3 | +85.2 | — | |
| 44 |  Quinton Flowers | South Florida | QB | 331 | 207 | 62.5% | 2812 | 24 | 7 | 8.5 | +70.0 | — | |
| 45 |  Daniel Jones | Duke | QB | 415 | 263 | 63.4% | 2795 | 15 | 9 | 6.7 | +21.9 | — | |
| 46 |  Jalen Hurts | Alabama | QB | 382 | 240 | 62.8% | 2780 | 23 | 9 | 7.3 | +1.1 | — | |
| 47 |  Chad Kelly | Ole Miss | QB | 328 | 205 | 62.5% | 2758 | 19 | 8 | 8.4 | +14.0 | — | |
| 48 |  Troy Williams | Utah | QB | 390 | 207 | 53.1% | 2757 | 15 | 8 | 7.1 | -7.5 | — | |
| 49 |  Justice Hansen | Arkansas State | QB | 340 | 197 | 57.9% | 2719 | 19 | 8 | 8 | +60.1 | — | |
| 50 |  Dallas Davis | South Alabama | QB | 349 | 198 | 56.7% | 2706 | 11 | 12 | 7.8 | +11.0 | — | |
| 51 |  Brogan Roback | Eastern Michigan | QB | 372 | 219 | 58.9% | 2694 | 18 | 7 | 7.2 | +73.1 | — | |
| 52 |  Conner Manning | Georgia State | QB | 373 | 207 | 55.5% | 2684 | 16 | 13 | 7.2 | +24.5 | — | |
| 53 |  Eric Dungey | Syracuse | QB | 355 | 230 | 64.8% | 2679 | 15 | 7 | 7.5 | +26.2 | — | |
| 54 |  Andrew Ford | Massachusetts | QB | 365 | 222 | 60.8% | 2665 | 26 | 14 | 7.3 | +35.9 | — | |
| 55 |  Philip Nelson | East Carolina | QB | 349 | 237 | 67.9% | 2621 | 16 | 8 | 7.5 | +39.2 | — | |
| 56 |  Chase Litton | Marshall | QB | 371 | 231 | 62.3% | 2612 | 24 | 9 | 7 | -18.7 | — | |
| 57 |  Tyler Rogers | New Mexico State | QB | 404 | 224 | 55.4% | 2603 | 16 | 12 | 6.4 | -42.9 | — | |
| 58 |  J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | QB | 379 | 233 | 61.5% | 2555 | 24 | 7 | 6.7 | +23.0 | — | |
| 59 |  Kurt Benkert | Virginia | QB | 406 | 228 | 56.2% | 2552 | 21 | 11 | 6.3 | -24.4 | — | |
| 60 |  Riley Neal | Ball State | QB | 394 | 242 | 61.4% | 2541 | 13 | 12 | 6.4 | +4.8 | — | |
| 61 |  Wilton Speight | Michigan | QB | 331 | 204 | 61.6% | 2538 | 18 | 7 | 7.7 | +47.0 | — | |
| 62 |  Dru Brown | Hawai'i | QB | 335 | 209 | 62.4% | 2488 | 19 | 7 | 7.4 | -36.9 | — | |
| 63 |  Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | S | 362 | 193 | 53.3% | 2432 | 19 | 7 | 6.7 | +20.8 | — | |
| 64 |  Jacob Eason | Georgia | QB | 370 | 204 | 55.1% | 2430 | 16 | 8 | 6.6 | -70.2 | — | |
| 65 |  Nick Fitzgerald | Mississippi State | QB | 361 | 196 | 54.3% | 2423 | 21 | 10 | 6.7 | -4.6 | — | |
| 66 |  Jason Driskel | Florida Atlantic | QB | 327 | 200 | 61.2% | 2420 | 9 | 11 | 7.4 | -6.1 | — | |
| 67 |  Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | QB | 375 | 204 | 54.4% | 2409 | 9 | 10 | 6.4 | -15.5 | — | |
| 68 |  Kent Myers | Utah State | QB | 362 | 212 | 58.6% | 2394 | 10 | 8 | 6.6 | -13.4 | — | |
| 69 |  Sefo Liufau | Colorado | QB | 319 | 200 | 62.7% | 2366 | 11 | 6 | 7.4 | +33.9 | — | |
| 70 |  Manny Wilkins | Arizona State | QB | 311 | 197 | 63.3% | 2329 | 12 | 9 | 7.5 | +8.6 | — | |
| 71 |  Taysom Hill | BYU | QB | 373 | 222 | 59.5% | 2323 | 12 | 11 | 6.2 | -47.5 | — | |
| 72 |  Taylor Lamb | Appalachian State | QB | 325 | 197 | 60.6% | 2281 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +34.5 | — | |
| 73 |  Kenny Potter | San Jose State | QB | 308 | 183 | 59.4% | 2273 | 16 | 10 | 7.4 | +4.8 | — | |
| 74 |  Tyler Jones | Texas State | QB | 343 | 221 | 64.4% | 2186 | 11 | 14 | 6.4 | -64.2 | — | |
| 75 |  Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | QB | 294 | 151 | 51.4% | 2180 | 14 | 8 | 7.4 | +58.5 | — | |
| 76 |  Anthony Jennings | Louisiana | QB | 323 | 193 | 59.8% | 2178 | 11 | 13 | 6.7 | -65.3 | — | |
| 77 |  Dalton Sturm | UT San Antonio | QB | 299 | 169 | 56.5% | 2170 | 20 | 6 | 7.3 | -3.6 | — | |
| 78 |  Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | QB | 307 | 173 | 56.4% | 2169 | 8 | 12 | 7.1 | -22.8 | — | |
| 79 |  Seth Russell | Baylor | QB | 278 | 152 | 54.7% | 2126 | 20 | 8 | 7.6 | +44.8 | — | |
| 80 |  Danny Etling | LSU | QB | 269 | 160 | 59.5% | 2123 | 11 | 5 | 7.9 | +21.4 | — | |
| 81 |  James Morgan | Bowling Green | QB | 326 | 183 | 56.1% | 2082 | 16 | 15 | 6.4 | -38.7 | — | |
| 82 |  Thomas Woodson | Akron | QB | 242 | 146 | 60.3% | 2079 | 18 | 6 | 8.6 | +57.4 | — | |
| 83 |  Tyler Stehling | Rice | QB | 316 | 194 | 61.4% | 2049 | 12 | 7 | 6.5 | -8.9 | — | |
| 84 |  Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | QB | 265 | 145 | 54.7% | 2037 | 13 | 6 | 7.7 | +21.8 | — | |
| 85 |  Chason Virgil | Fresno State | QB | 322 | 166 | 51.6% | 2021 | 13 | 10 | 6.3 | -11.4 | — | |
| 86 |  Bryant Shirreffs | Connecticut | QB | 283 | 166 | 58.7% | 2010 | 7 | 6 | 7.1 | -8.6 | — | |
| 87 |  Christian Chapman | San Diego State | QB | 251 | 153 | 61.0% | 1994 | 20 | 6 | 7.9 | +33.6 | — | |
| 88 |  McKenzie Milton | UCF | QB | 336 | 194 | 57.7% | 1983 | 10 | 7 | 5.9 | -39.6 | — | |
| 89 |  Tyler O'Connor | Michigan State | QB | 262 | 154 | 58.8% | 1970 | 16 | 9 | 7.5 | +50.2 | — | |
| 90 |  Nick Stevens | Colorado State | QB | 201 | 129 | 64.2% | 1936 | 19 | 5 | 9.6 | +79.0 | — | |
| 91 |  Justin Herbert | Oregon | QB | 255 | 162 | 63.5% | 1936 | 19 | 4 | 7.6 | +51.6 | — | |
| 92 |  C.J. Beathard | Iowa | QB | 301 | 170 | 56.5% | 1929 | 17 | 10 | 6.4 | -22.3 | — | |
| 93 |  Josh Rosen | UCLA | QB | 231 | 137 | 59.3% | 1915 | 10 | 5 | 8.3 | +51.1 | — | |
| 94 |  Greg Windham | Ohio | QB | 297 | 161 | 54.2% | 1895 | 14 | 8 | 6.4 | -52.0 | — | |
| 95 |  Alex McGough | Florida Intl | QB | 286 | 167 | 58.4% | 1891 | 13 | 11 | 6.6 | -4.8 | — | |
| 96 |  Jacob Park | Iowa State | QB | 226 | 133 | 58.8% | 1791 | 12 | 5 | 7.9 | +39.0 | — | |
| 97 |  John Wolford | Wake Forest | QB | 299 | 166 | 55.5% | 1774 | 9 | 10 | 5.9 | -46.3 | — | |
| 98 |  Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | QB | 311 | 165 | 53.1% | 1772 | 9 | 9 | 5.7 | -36.7 | — | |
| 99 |  Jesse Ertz | Kansas State | QB | 264 | 152 | 57.6% | 1755 | 9 | 4 | 6.6 | +21.7 | — | |
| 100 |  Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | QB | 255 | 146 | 57.3% | 1744 | 11 | 7 | 6.8 | -21.1 | — |
The top 300 FBS players by passing yards. Click a column to re-sort them. EPA columns are per play.