2021 Season · Final
2021 Player Leaders
Every FBS player's 2021 season, summed from ESPN box scores. EPA isn't available for past seasons. ESPN’s 2021 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 |  Bailey Zappe | Western Kentucky | QB | 686 | 475 | 69.2% | 5967 | 62 | 11 | 8.7 | +124.9 | — | |
| 02 |  Bryce Young | Alabama | QB | 547 | 366 | 66.9% | 4872 | 47 | 7 | 8.9 | +95.5 | — | |
| 03 |  Will Rogers | Mississippi State | QB | 683 | 505 | 73.9% | 4739 | 36 | 9 | 6.9 | +141.7 | — | |
| 04 |  Brennan Armstrong | Virginia | QB | 501 | 327 | 65.3% | 4444 | 31 | 10 | 8.9 | +152.2 | — | |
| 05 |  C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | QB | 441 | 317 | 71.9% | 4435 | 44 | 6 | 10.1 | +182.4 | — | |
| 06 |  Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | QB | 497 | 334 | 67.2% | 4319 | 42 | 7 | 8.7 | +178.9 | — | |
| 07 |  Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | QB | 508 | 299 | 58.9% | 4228 | 39 | 14 | 8.3 | +121.8 | — | |
| 08 |  Carson Strong | Nevada | QB | 523 | 366 | 70.0% | 4175 | 36 | 8 | 8 | +119.6 | — | |
| 09 |  Jake Haener | Fresno State | QB | 490 | 329 | 67.1% | 4096 | 33 | 9 | 8.4 | +95.3 | — | |
| 10 |  Taulia Tagovailoa | Maryland | QB | 474 | 328 | 69.2% | 3860 | 26 | 11 | 8.1 | +77.1 | — | |
| 11 |  Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | QB | 439 | 315 | 71.8% | 3712 | 28 | 11 | 8.5 | +60.3 | — | |
| 12 |  Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB | 454 | 308 | 67.8% | 3628 | 39 | 12 | 8 | +128.7 | — | |
| 13 |  Clayton Tune | Houston | QB | 421 | 287 | 68.2% | 3546 | 30 | 10 | 8.4 | +99.7 | — | |
| 14 |  Grant Wells | Marshall | QB | 445 | 295 | 66.3% | 3532 | 16 | 13 | 7.9 | +39.6 | — | |
| 15 |  Devin Leary | NC State | QB | 431 | 283 | 65.7% | 3433 | 35 | 5 | 8 | +86.0 | — | |
| 16 |  Logan Bonner | Utah State | QB | 396 | 242 | 61.1% | 3375 | 34 | 11 | 8.5 | +95.8 | — | |
| 17 |  Matt Corral | Ole Miss | QB | 386 | 262 | 67.9% | 3349 | 20 | 5 | 8.7 | +90.5 | — | |
| 18 |  Chase Brice | Appalachian State | QB | 390 | 242 | 62.1% | 3337 | 27 | 11 | 8.6 | +40.4 | — | |
| 19 |  Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | QB | 387 | 251 | 64.9% | 3334 | 30 | 8 | 8.6 | +72.2 | — | |
| 20 |  Seth Henigan | Memphis | QB | 393 | 235 | 59.8% | 3322 | 25 | 8 | 8.5 | +118.4 | — | |
| 21 |  Kaleb Eleby | Western Michigan | QB | 364 | 230 | 63.2% | 3277 | 23 | 6 | 9 | +53.0 | — | |
| 22 |  Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB | 410 | 243 | 59.3% | 3258 | 18 | 16 | 7.9 | +12.1 | — | |
| 23 |  Payton Thorne | Michigan State | QB | 389 | 235 | 60.4% | 3240 | 27 | 10 | 8.3 | +40.1 | — | |
| 24 |  Gavin Hardison | UTEP | QB | 357 | 198 | 55.5% | 3218 | 18 | 13 | 9 | +59.2 | — | |
| 25 |  Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB | 407 | 292 | 71.7% | 3188 | 19 | 8 | 7.8 | +55.7 | — | |
| 26 |  Dustin Crum | Kent State | QB | 381 | 244 | 64.0% | 3187 | 20 | 6 | 8.4 | +56.4 | — | |
| 27 |  Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | 398 | 263 | 66.1% | 3177 | 27 | 6 | 8 | +96.2 | — | |
| 28 |  Jack Coan | Notre Dame | QB | 386 | 253 | 65.5% | 3150 | 25 | 7 | 8.2 | +29.1 | — | |
| 29 |  Holton Ahlers | East Carolina | QB | 414 | 256 | 61.8% | 3126 | 18 | 10 | 7.6 | +45.8 | — | |
| 30 |  Ben Bryant | Eastern Michigan | QB | 408 | 279 | 68.4% | 3121 | 14 | 7 | 7.6 | +32.8 | — | |
| 31 |  Sean Clifford | Penn State | QB | 428 | 261 | 61.0% | 3107 | 21 | 8 | 7.3 | +46.2 | — | |
| 32 |  Hank Bachmeier | Boise State | QB | 401 | 252 | 62.8% | 3079 | 20 | 8 | 7.7 | +40.5 | — | |
| 33 |  Sam Howell | North Carolina | QB | 347 | 217 | 62.5% | 3056 | 24 | 9 | 8.8 | +24.9 | — | |
| 34 |  Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB | 417 | 272 | 65.2% | 3048 | 19 | 12 | 7.3 | +35.9 | — | |
| 35 |  Anthony Brown Jr. | Oregon | QB | 390 | 250 | 64.1% | 2989 | 18 | 7 | 7.7 | +63.6 | — | |
| 36 |  Todd Centeio | Colorado State | QB | 380 | 229 | 60.3% | 2958 | 15 | 10 | 7.8 | +51.1 | — | |
| 37 |  Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | QB | 303 | 206 | 68.0% | 2945 | 31 | 3 | 9.7 | +41.3 | — | |
| 38 |  Malik Cunningham | Louisville | QB | 337 | 209 | 62.0% | 2941 | 19 | 6 | 8.7 | +75.9 | — | |
| 39 |  Max Bortenschlager | Florida International | QB | 342 | 178 | 52.0% | 2935 | 19 | 12 | 8.6 | -52.3 | — | |
| 40 |  Tyler Van Dyke | Miami | QB | 324 | 202 | 62.3% | 2931 | 25 | 6 | 9 | +99.6 | — | |
| 41 |  Levi Lewis | Louisiana | QB | 391 | 236 | 60.4% | 2917 | 20 | 4 | 7.5 | +51.0 | — | |
| 42 |  Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | QB | 241 | 176 | 73.0% | 2873 | 27 | 3 | 11.9 | +169.2 | — | |
| 43 |  Adrian Martinez | Nebraska | QB | 306 | 189 | 61.8% | 2863 | 14 | 10 | 9.4 | +40.7 | — | |
| 44 |  Malik Willis | Liberty | QB | 339 | 207 | 61.1% | 2862 | 27 | 12 | 8.4 | -42.7 | — | |
| 45 |  Stetson Bennett IV | Georgia | QB | 287 | 185 | 64.5% | 2862 | 29 | 7 | 10 | -0.7 | — | |
| 46 |  Spencer Sanders | Oklahoma State | QB | 391 | 243 | 62.1% | 2839 | 20 | 12 | 7.3 | +10.7 | — | |
| 47 |  Will Levis | Kentucky | QB | 353 | 233 | 66.0% | 2827 | 24 | 13 | 8 | +65.6 | — | |
| 48 |  Max Johnson | LSU | QB | 373 | 225 | 60.3% | 2814 | 27 | 6 | 7.5 | +50.8 | — | |
| 49 |  Jayden de Laura | Washington State | QB | 359 | 227 | 63.2% | 2798 | 23 | 9 | 7.8 | +54.6 | — | |
| 50 |  Chevan Cordeiro | Hawai'i | QB | 353 | 195 | 55.2% | 2793 | 17 | 11 | 7.9 | -20.4 | — | |
| 51 |  N'Kosi Perry | Florida Atlantic | QB | 345 | 210 | 60.9% | 2771 | 20 | 7 | 8 | +57.2 | — | |
| 52 |  Emory Jones | Florida | QB | 346 | 224 | 64.7% | 2734 | 19 | 13 | 7.9 | +47.9 | — | |
| 53 |  Jonah Johnson | New Mexico State | QB | 438 | 257 | 58.7% | 2705 | 10 | 8 | 6.2 | -35.9 | — | |
| 54 |  Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB | 337 | 215 | 63.8% | 2684 | 26 | 9 | 8 | +46.3 | — | |
| 55 |  Chance Nolan | Oregon State | QB | 318 | 204 | 64.2% | 2677 | 19 | 10 | 8.4 | +74.7 | — | |
| 56 |  KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | QB | 294 | 198 | 67.3% | 2676 | 21 | 4 | 9.1 | +34.8 | — | |
| 57 |  Brett Gabbert | Miami (OH) | QB | 299 | 178 | 59.5% | 2648 | 26 | 6 | 8.9 | +74.5 | — | |
| 58 |  Daniel Richardson | Central Michigan | QB | 316 | 191 | 60.4% | 2633 | 24 | 6 | 8.3 | +27.1 | — | |
| 59 |  Rocky Lombardi | Northern Illinois | QB | 343 | 200 | 58.3% | 2597 | 15 | 8 | 7.6 | +53.1 | — | |
| 60 |  Jaren Hall | BYU | QB | 296 | 189 | 63.9% | 2583 | 20 | 5 | 8.7 | +92.7 | — | |
| 61 |  Cade McNamara | Michigan | QB | 327 | 210 | 64.2% | 2576 | 15 | 6 | 7.9 | +52.4 | — | |
| 62 |  Matt McDonald | Bowling Green | QB | 393 | 236 | 60.1% | 2555 | 12 | 7 | 6.5 | -84.2 | — | |
| 63 |  Connor Bazelak | Missouri | QB | 377 | 246 | 65.3% | 2548 | 16 | 11 | 6.8 | +17.8 | — | |
| 64 |  Drew Plitt | Ball State | QB | 411 | 248 | 60.3% | 2541 | 18 | 6 | 6.2 | -39.5 | — | |
| 65 |  Chase Garbers | California | QB | 348 | 223 | 64.1% | 2531 | 16 | 8 | 7.3 | +29.9 | — | |
| 66 |  Cameron Rising | Utah | QB | 320 | 204 | 63.7% | 2493 | 20 | 5 | 7.8 | +47.6 | — | |
| 67 |  Jake Bentley | South Alabama | QB | 303 | 212 | 70.0% | 2476 | 17 | 8 | 8.2 | +51.3 | — | |
| 68 |  Dylan Morris | Washington | QB | 363 | 220 | 60.6% | 2458 | 14 | 12 | 6.8 | +18.3 | — | |
| 69 |  Layne Hatcher | Arkansas State | QB | 342 | 201 | 58.8% | 2423 | 19 | 13 | 7.1 | +29.2 | — | |
| 70 |  Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | QB | 283 | 176 | 62.2% | 2409 | 21 | 6 | 8.5 | +45.2 | — | |
| 71 |  Michael Pratt | Tulane | QB | 328 | 189 | 57.6% | 2381 | 21 | 8 | 7.3 | +23.4 | — | |
| 72 |  Jayden Daniels | Arizona State | QB | 301 | 197 | 65.4% | 2380 | 10 | 10 | 7.9 | +16.5 | — | |
| 73 |  Gunnar Holmberg | Duke | QB | 324 | 217 | 67.0% | 2358 | 7 | 8 | 7.3 | +7.6 | — | |
| 74 |  Tanner McKee | Stanford | QB | 315 | 206 | 65.4% | 2327 | 15 | 7 | 7.4 | +0.4 | — | |
| 75 |  Bo Nix | Auburn | QB | 323 | 197 | 61.0% | 2294 | 11 | 3 | 7.1 | +28.6 | — | |
| 76 |  Dylan Hopkins | UAB | QB | 235 | 155 | 66.0% | 2274 | 18 | 7 | 9.7 | +20.2 | — | |
| 77 |  DJ Uiagalelei | Clemson | QB | 374 | 208 | 55.6% | 2246 | 9 | 10 | 6 | -30.4 | — | |
| 78 |  Gerry Bohanon | Baylor | QB | 275 | 173 | 62.9% | 2200 | 18 | 7 | 8 | +46.5 | — | |
| 79 |  Zach Calzada | Texas A&M | QB | 328 | 184 | 56.1% | 2185 | 17 | 9 | 6.7 | -10.2 | — | |
| 80 |  Kedon Slovis | USC | QB | 297 | 193 | 65.0% | 2153 | 11 | 8 | 7.2 | +32.1 | — | |
| 81 |  Casey Thompson | Texas | QB | 261 | 165 | 63.2% | 2113 | 24 | 9 | 8.1 | +56.3 | — | |
| 82 |  Skylar Thompson | Kansas State | QB | 233 | 162 | 69.5% | 2113 | 12 | 4 | 9.1 | +64.4 | — | |
| 83 |  Dequan Finn | Toledo | QB | 250 | 144 | 57.6% | 2067 | 18 | 2 | 8.3 | +36.3 | — | |
| 84 |  Max Duggan | TCU | QB | 227 | 145 | 63.9% | 2048 | 16 | 6 | 9 | +46.7 | — | |
| 85 |  Tanner Morgan | Minnesota | QB | 250 | 149 | 59.6% | 2044 | 10 | 9 | 8.2 | +22.6 | — | |
| 86 |  Austin Aune | North Texas | QB | 295 | 151 | 51.2% | 1991 | 9 | 9 | 6.7 | -14.7 | — | |
| 87 |  Braxton Burmeister | Virginia Tech | QB | 255 | 142 | 55.7% | 1960 | 14 | 4 | 7.7 | +11.3 | — | |
| 88 |  Graham Mertz | Wisconsin | QB | 284 | 169 | 59.5% | 1958 | 10 | 11 | 6.9 | -34.2 | — | |
| 89 |  Hayden Wolff | Old Dominion | QB | 253 | 159 | 62.8% | 1933 | 10 | 7 | 7.6 | -1.3 | — | |
| 90 |  Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | QB | 211 | 136 | 64.5% | 1912 | 21 | 4 | 9.1 | +61.9 | — | |
| 91 |  Timmy McClain | South Florida | QB | 262 | 145 | 55.3% | 1888 | 5 | 7 | 7.2 | -5.2 | — | |
| 92 |  Austin Kendall | Louisiana Tech | QB | 243 | 148 | 60.9% | 1884 | 13 | 9 | 7.8 | +18.4 | — | |
| 93 |  Spencer Petras | Iowa | QB | 288 | 165 | 57.3% | 1880 | 10 | 9 | 6.5 | -15.3 | — | |
| 94 |  Kyle Vantrease | Buffalo | QB | 262 | 161 | 61.5% | 1861 | 8 | 6 | 7.1 | -6.7 | — | |
| 95 |  Noah Vedral | Rutgers | QB | 303 | 180 | 59.4% | 1823 | 7 | 7 | 6 | -48.4 | — | |
| 96 |  Kurtis Rourke | Ohio | QB | 259 | 169 | 65.3% | 1801 | 11 | 7 | 7 | -17.8 | — | |
| 97 |  Mikey Keene | UCF | QB | 272 | 173 | 63.6% | 1730 | 17 | 6 | 6.4 | +4.0 | — | |
| 98 |  Darren Grainger | Georgia State | QB | 228 | 136 | 59.6% | 1715 | 19 | 4 | 7.5 | +1.5 | — | |
| 99 |  Nick Starkel | San José State | QB | 248 | 128 | 51.6% | 1645 | 9 | 7 | 6.6 | -34.4 | — | |
| 100 |  Jake Constantine | Rice | QB | 206 | 126 | 61.2% | 1622 | 8 | 7 | 7.9 | +24.7 | — |
The top 300 FBS players by passing yards. Click a column to re-sort them. EPA columns are per play.