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| Rk | Player | Yds | Year | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Zappe* | 5967 | 2021 | Western Kentucky |
| 2 | B.J. Symons* | 5833 | 2003 | Texas Tech |
| 3 | Graham Harrell* | 5705 | 2007 | Texas Tech |
| 4 | Joe Burrow* | 5671 | 2019 | LSU |
| Case Keenum* | 5671 | 2009 | Houston | |
| 6 | Case Keenum* | 5631 | 2011 | Houston |
| 7 | Anthony Gordon* | 5579 | 2019 | Washington State |
| 8 | Colt Brennan* | 5549 | 2006 | Hawaii |
| 9 | Ty Detmer | 5188 | 1990 | Brigham Young |
| 10 | David Klingler | 5140 | 1990 | Houston |
| 11 | Graham Harrell* | 5111 | 2008 | Texas Tech |
| 12 | Derek Carr* | 5083 | 2013 | Fresno State |
| 13 | Paul Smith* | 5065 | 2007 | Tulsa |
| 14 | Brandon Doughty* | 5055 | 2015 | Western Kentucky |
| 15 | Patrick Mahomes | 5052 | 2016 | Texas Tech |
| 16 | Bryant Moniz* | 5040 | 2010 | Hawaii |
| 17 | Case Keenum* | 5020 | 2008 | Houston |
| 18 | Kliff Kingsbury* | 5017 | 2002 | Texas Tech |
| 19 | Matt Johnson* | 4946 | 2015 | Bowling Green State |
| 20 | Tim Rattay | 4943 | 1998 | Louisiana Tech |
| 21 | Mason Rudolph* | 4904 | 2017 | Oklahoma State |
| 22 | Michael Penix Jr.* | 4903 | 2023 | Washington |
| 23 | Bryce Young* | 4872 | 2021 | Alabama |
| 24 | Dwayne Haskins* | 4831 | 2018 | Ohio State |
| 25 | Brandon Doughty* | 4830 | 2014 | Western Kentucky |
| 26 | Gardner Minshew* | 4779 | 2018 | Washington State |
| 27 | Austin Reed* | 4746 | 2022 | Western Kentucky |
| 28 | Sonny Cumbie* | 4742 | 2004 | Texas Tech |
| 29 | Will Rogers* | 4739 | 2021 | Mississippi State |
| 30 | Shane Carden* | 4736 | 2014 | East Carolina |
| 31 | Brandon Weeden* | 4727 | 2011 | Oklahoma State |
| 32 | Sam Bradford* | 4720 | 2008 | Oklahoma |
| 33 | Jared Goff* | 4719 | 2015 | California |
| 34 | Landry Jones* | 4718 | 2010 | Oklahoma |
| 35 | Andre Ware | 4699 | 1989 | Houston |
| 36 | Sean Mannion* | 4662 | 2013 | Oregon State |
| 37 | Patrick Mahomes* | 4653 | 2015 | Texas Tech |
| 38 | Michael Penix Jr.* | 4641 | 2022 | Washington |
| 39 | Baker Mayfield* | 4627 | 2017 | Oklahoma |
| 40 | Chase Holbrook | 4619 | 2006 | New Mexico State |
| 41 | Ryan Higgins* | 4617 | 2016 | Louisiana Tech |
| 42 | Connor Halliday* | 4597 | 2013 | Washington State |
| 43 | Deshaun Watson* | 4593 | 2016 | Clemson |
| 44 | Jim McMahon | 4571 | 1980 | Brigham Young |
| 45 | Luke Falk* | 4566 | 2015 | Washington State |
| 46 | Ty Detmer | 4560 | 1989 | Brigham Young |
| 47 | Graham Harrell* | 4555 | 2006 | Texas Tech |
| 48 | Caleb Williams* | 4537 | 2022 | USC |
| 49 | Bo Nix* | 4508 | 2023 | Oregon |
| 50 | Matt Ryan* | 4507 | 2007 | Boston College |
| 51 | Mac Jones* | 4500 | 2020 | Alabama |
| 52 | Philip Rivers* | 4491 | 2003 | North Carolina State |
| 53 | Ben Roethlisberger* | 4486 | 2003 | Miami (OH) |
| 54 | Nick Mullens* | 4476 | 2015 | Southern Mississippi |
| 55 | Timmy Chang* | 4474 | 2002 | Hawaii |
| 56 | Luke Falk* | 4468 | 2016 | Washington State |
| 57 | Landry Jones* | 4463 | 2011 | Oklahoma |
| 58 | Cody Pickett* | 4458 | 2002 | Washington |
| 59 | Marcus Mariota* | 4454 | 2014 | Oregon |
| 60 | Brennan Armstrong | 4449 | 2021 | Virginia |
| 61 | C.J. Stroud* | 4435 | 2021 | Ohio State |
| 62 | Geno Smith* | 4385 | 2011 | West Virginia |
| 63 | Nick Arbuckle* | 4368 | 2015 | Georgia State |
| 64 | Mike White* | 4363 | 2016 | Western Kentucky |
| 65 | Kyler Murray* | 4361 | 2018 | Oklahoma |
| 66 | Ryan Dinwiddie* | 4356 | 2003 | Boise State |
| 67 | Colt Brennan* | 4343 | 2007 | Hawaii |
| 68 | Chase Daniel* | 4335 | 2008 | Missouri |
| 69 | Nick Foles | 4334 | 2011 | Arizona |
| 70 | Dane Evans* | 4332 | 2015 | Tulsa |
| 71 | Scott Mitchell | 4322 | 1988 | Utah |
| 72 | Drake Maye* | 4321 | 2022 | North Carolina |
| 73 | Kenny Pickett* | 4319 | 2021 | Pitt |
| 74 | Nick Florence* | 4309 | 2012 | Baylor |
| 75 | David Carr | 4308 | 2001 | Fresno State |
| 76 | Chase Daniel* | 4306 | 2007 | Missouri |
| 77 | Colt Brennan | 4301 | 2005 | Hawaii |
| 78 | Davis Webb | 4295 | 2016 | California |
| 79 | Robert Griffin III* | 4293 | 2011 | Baylor |
| 80 | Kyle Trask* | 4283 | 2020 | Florida |
| 81 | Brandon Weeden* | 4277 | 2010 | Oklahoma State |
| 82 | Tim Couch | 4275 | 1998 | Kentucky |
| 83 | Robbie Bosco | 4273 | 1985 | Brigham Young |
| 84 | Byron Leftwich* | 4268 | 2002 | Marshall |
| 85 | Landry Jones* | 4267 | 2012 | Oklahoma |
| 86 | Chris Vargas | 4265 | 1993 | Nevada |
| 87 | Timmy Chang* | 4258 | 2004 | Hawaii |
| 88 | Riley Ferguson* | 4257 | 2017 | Memphis |
| 89 | Levi Brown* | 4254 | 2009 | Troy |
| 90 | Kyle Vantrease* | 4253 | 2022 | Georgia Southern |
| 91 | Sam Hartman* | 4228 | 2021 | Wake Forest |
| 92 | Seth Doege* | 4205 | 2012 | Texas Tech |
| Geno Smith* | 4205 | 2012 | West Virginia | |
| 94 | Rakeem Cato | 4201 | 2012 | Marshall |
| 95 | Bryce Petty* | 4200 | 2013 | Baylor |
| 96 | Timmy Chang* | 4199 | 2003 | Hawaii |
| 97 | Cody Hodges* | 4197 | 2005 | Texas Tech |
| 98 | David Fales* | 4193 | 2012 | San Jose State |
| 99 | David Fales | 4189 | 2013 | San Jose State |
| 100 | Mike White* | 4177 | 2017 | Western Kentucky |
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