CFB Projections · Yards
Passing · 2026 forecast · FBS · per-position model
Projected leaders · Top 100
2026 P50
| # | Player | Pos | Tm | Yds ↓ | TD | INT | Cmp | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Mestemaker | QB |  UNT | 2,956 | 24 | 5 | 222 | 67 |
| 2 | Josh Hoover | QB |  TCU | 2,897 | 19 | 7 | 232 | 2 |
| 3 | Jayden Maiava | QB |  USC | 2,868 | 21 | 6 | 224 | 121 |
| 4 | Joey Aguilar | QB |  TENN | 2,851 | 23 | 8 | 223 | 150 |
| 5 | Julian Sayin | QB |  OSU | 2,843 | 25 | 6 | 235 | 15 |
| 6 | Darian Mensah | QB |  DUKE | 2,843 | 23 | 7 | 222 | 38 |
| 7 | Caden Veltkamp | QB |  FAU | 2,766 | 20 | 8 | 262 | 111 |
| 8 | Trinidad Chambliss | QB |  MISS | 2,697 | 18 | 6 | 209 | 362 |
| 9 | Kevin Jennings | QB |  SMU | 2,672 | 20 | 7 | 239 | 147 |
| 10 | Anthony Colandrea | QB |  UNLV | 2,658 | 19 | 7 | 198 | 506 |
| 11 | Jalen Kitna | QB |  UAB | 2,619 | 16 | 8 | 230 | 0 |
| 12 | Brendan Sorsby | QB |  CIN | 2,610 | 21 | 7 | 184 | 518 |
| 13 | Colton Joseph | QB |  ODU | 2,576 | 19 | 8 | 195 | 814 |
| 14 | CJ Bailey | QB |  NCSU | 2,570 | 19 | 7 | 206 | 208 |
| 15 | Owen McCown | QB |  UTSA | 2,502 | 20 | 7 | 218 | 97 |
| 16 | Micah Alejado | QB |  HAW | 2,475 | 17 | 7 | 222 | 132 |
| 17 | Malik Washington | QB |  MD | 2,457 | 15 | 8 | 208 | 227 |
| 18 | Bear Bachmeier | QB |  BYU | 2,416 | 13 | 6 | 202 | 444 |
| 19 | John Mateer | QB |  OU | 2,397 | 16 | 6 | 187 | 379 |
| 20 | Bryce Underwood | QB |  MICH | 2,363 | 15 | 6 | 196 | 262 |
| 21 | Dylan Raiola | QB |  NEB | 2,361 | 15 | 7 | 213 | 0 |
| 22 | Rocco Becht | QB |  ISU | 2,348 | 17 | 7 | 201 | 142 |
| 23 | Gunner Stockton | QB |  UGA | 2,340 | 19 | 5 | 200 | 315 |
| 24 | Brad Jackson | QB |  TXST | 2,333 | 15 | 6 | 176 | 565 |
| 25 | CJ Carr | QB |  ND | 2,331 | 20 | 6 | 171 | 82 |
| 26 | Jake Retzlaff | QB |  TULN | 2,315 | 16 | 7 | 193 | 451 |
| 27 | Noah Fifita | QB |  ARIZ | 2,314 | 18 | 7 | 213 | 131 |
| 28 | Marcel Reed | QB |  TA&M | 2,308 | 19 | 6 | 188 | 416 |
| 29 | Devon Dampier | QB |  UTAH | 2,295 | 17 | 7 | 192 | 633 |
| 30 | Jack Layne | QB |  UNM | 2,277 | 16 | 6 | 172 | 147 |
| 31 | JC French IV | QB |  GASO | 2,232 | 14 | 7 | 193 | 230 |
| 32 | Arch Manning | QB |  TEX | 2,230 | 17 | 6 | 179 | 233 |
| 33 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | QB |  CAL | 2,210 | 14 | 7 | 201 | 0 |
| 34 | Aidan Chiles | QB |  MSU | 2,187 | 13 | 7 | 174 | 247 |
| 35 | Jaylen Raynor | QB |  ARST | 2,178 | 12 | 9 | 229 | 277 |
| 36 | Maddux Madsen | QB |  BOIS | 2,173 | 17 | 5 | 184 | 121 |
| 37 | Demond Williams Jr. | QB |  WASH | 2,169 | 15 | 5 | 177 | 406 |
| 38 | Conner Weigman | QB |  HOU | 2,154 | 15 | 8 | 163 | 337 |
| 39 | Dante Moore | QB |  ORE | 2,144 | 22 | 5 | 174 | 163 |
| 40 | Nick Minicucci | QB |  DEL | 2,138 | 16 | 6 | 222 | 179 |
| 41 | Sam Leavitt | QB |  ASU | 2,127 | 17 | 6 | 177 | 268 |
| 42 | Avery Johnson | QB |  KSU | 2,126 | 14 | 6 | 170 | 377 |
| 43 | Nico Iamaleava | QB |  UCLA | 2,094 | 14 | 6 | 176 | 401 |
| 44 | Amari Odom | QB |  KENN | 2,092 | 13 | 7 | 171 | 204 |
| 45 | Steve Angeli | QB |  SYR | 2,074 | 13 | 4 | 156 | 20 |
| 46 | Mason Heintschel | QB |  PITT | 2,071 | 15 | 7 | 182 | 127 |
| 47 | Alonza Barnett III | QB |  JMU | 2,001 | 14 | 5 | 136 | 331 |
| 48 | Blake Horvath | QB |  NAVY | 1,977 | 13 | 5 | 114 | 894 |
| 49 | Andy Peters | QB | BOIS | 1,976 | 13 | 6 | 138 | 296 |
| 50 | Maalik Murphy | QB |  ORST | 1,964 | 14 | 8 | 163 | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Parson | QB |  MSST | 1,964 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 530 |
| 52 | Eli Holstein | QB | PITT | 1,960 | 15 | 6 | 154 | 218 |
| 53 | Ethan Vasko | QB |  LIB | 1,955 | 11 | 7 | 143 | 238 |
| 54 | A.J. Duffy | QB |  FSU | 1,950 | 16 | 6 | 148 | 138 |
| 55 | Baylor Hayes | QB |  TLSA | 1,938 | 10 | 6 | 159 | 160 |
| 56 | Keyone Jenkins | QB |  FIU | 1,930 | 13 | 5 | 169 | 137 |
| 57 | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | QB |  CSU | 1,900 | 10 | 6 | 159 | 52 |
| 58 | Jackson Arnold | QB |  AUB | 1,829 | 11 | 4 | 145 | 340 |
| 59 | AJ Swann | QB |  APP | 1,785 | 11 | 7 | 140 | 4 |
| 60 | Liam Szarka | QB |  AF | 1,747 | 9 | 5 | 94 | 685 |
| 61 | Dru DeShields | QB |  KENT | 1,738 | 12 | 4 | 112 | 76 |
| 62 | Ethan Grunkemeyer | QB |  PSU | 1,711 | 10 | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| 63 | EJ Colson | QB |  UCF | 1,710 | 10 | 5 | 158 | 244 |
| 64 | Drake Lindsey | QB |  MINN | 1,697 | 11 | 6 | 164 | 0 |
| 65 | Jake Strong | QB |  TTU | 1,688 | 8 | 7 | 112 | 272 |
| 66 | DJ Lagway | QB |  FLA | 1,681 | 13 | 6 | 156 | 160 |
| 67 | LaNorris Sellers | QB |  SC | 1,681 | 11 | 5 | 133 | 373 |
| 68 | Dylan Lonergan | QB |  BC | 1,634 | 9 | 5 | 144 | 5 |
| 69 | Jayden Denegal | QB |  SDSU | 1,631 | 11 | 5 | 115 | 101 |
| 70 | Austin Simmons | QB | MISS | 1,621 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 95 |
| 71 | JJ Kohl | QB | APP | 1,602 | 11 | 5 | 152 | 76 |
| 72 | Jack Shields | QB | ODU | 1,578 | 9 | 7 | 132 | 81 |
| 73 | Justin Lamson | QB |  STAN | 1,574 | 10 | 6 | 131 | 271 |
| 74 | Blake Baker | QB |  LT | 1,564 | 8 | 5 | 130 | 248 |
| 75 | Tayven Jackson | QB | UCF | 1,563 | 10 | 5 | 134 | 89 |
| 76 | Beau Pribula | QB |  MIZ | 1,562 | 10 | 6 | 131 | 231 |
| 77 | Jaxon Potter | QB |  WSU | 1,554 | 9 | 7 | 137 | 50 |
| 78 | Carson Conklin | QB |  FRES | 1,552 | 10 | 5 | 129 | 2 |
| 79 | Rodney Tisdale Jr. | QB |  WKU | 1,551 | 9 | 5 | 147 | 107 |
| 80 | Bishop Davenport | QB |  USA | 1,532 | 9 | 5 | 138 | 164 |
| 81 | Te'Sean Smoot | QB |  JXST | 1,528 | 10 | 3 | 101 | 105 |
| 82 | Cutter Boley | QB |  UK | 1,481 | 9 | 7 | 122 | 48 |
| 83 | TJ Finley | QB |  GAST | 1,468 | 9 | 5 | 149 | 0 |
| 84 | Kaden Anderson | QB |  WYO | 1,466 | 11 | 6 | 134 | 35 |
| 85 | TJ Lateef | QB | NEB | 1,460 | 7 | 3 | 113 | 107 |
| 86 | Nicco Marchiol | QB |  WVU | 1,442 | 7 | 4 | 98 | 125 |
| 87 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | QB |  MRSH | 1,437 | 10 | 6 | 136 | 316 |
| 88 | Gio Lopez | QB |  UNC | 1,431 | 9 | 5 | 125 | 206 |
| 89 | Joshua Wood | QB | FRES | 1,411 | 9 | 5 | 111 | 334 |
| 90 | Ryan Browne | QB |  PUR | 1,398 | 10 | 6 | 123 | 149 |
| 91 | Joe Labas | QB |  CMU | 1,397 | 11 | 6 | 127 | 7 |
| 92 | Kirk Francis | QB | TLSA | 1,394 | 11 | 6 | 153 | 3 |
| 93 | Goose Crowder | QB |  TROY | 1,370 | 10 | 4 | 118 | 71 |
| 94 | Tristan Ti'a | QB | ORST | 1,344 | 9 | 6 | 110 | 0 |
| 95 | Myles Burkett | QB |  WIS | 1,331 | 8 | 6 | 116 | 213 |
| 96 | Destin Wade | QB | UK | 1,328 | 9 | 4 | 104 | 315 |
| 97 | Darius Curry | QB | CSU | 1,313 | 7 | 6 | 112 | 68 |
| 98 | Jackson Brousseau | QB | CSU | 1,307 | 8 | 5 | 114 | 74 |
| 99 | Will Hammond | QB | TTU | 1,299 | 10 | 4 | 119 | 225 |
| 100 | Scotty Fox Jr. | QB | WVU | 1,283 | 7 | 4 | 94 | 140 |