List of NCAA Division I FBS career passing yards leaders
The following is a list of football quarterbacks in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have thrown for 12,000 yards or more in their collegiate careers. Statistics are current through games of November 22, 2016.
| Rank |
Player |
University (Seasons) |
Total passing yards |
| 1 |
Case Keenum |
Houston (2007–2011) |
19,217 |
| 2 |
Timmy Chang |
Hawaii (2000–2004) |
17,072 |
| 3 |
Landry Jones |
Oklahoma (2009–2012) |
16,646 |
| 4 |
Graham Harrell |
Texas Tech (2005–2008) |
15,793 |
| 5 |
Ty Detmer |
BYU (1988–1991) |
15,031 |
| 6 |
Kellen Moore |
Boise State (2008–2011) |
14,667 |
| 7 |
Colt Brennan |
Hawaii (2005–2007) |
14,193 |
| 8 |
Rakeem Cato |
Marshall (2011–2014) |
14,079 |
| 9 |
Sean Mannion |
Oregon State (2011–2014) |
13,600 |
| 10 |
Philip Rivers |
NC State (2000–2003) |
13,484 |
| 11 |
Corey Robinson |
Troy (2010–2013) |
13,477 |
| 12 |
Colt McCoy |
Texas (2006–2009) |
13,253 |
| 13 |
Aaron Murray |
Georgia (2010–2013) |
13,166 |
| 14 |
Kevin Kolb |
Houston (2003–2006) |
12,964 |
| 15 |
Dan LeFevour |
Central Michigan (2006–2009) |
12,905 |
| 16 |
Brandon Doughty |
Western Kentucky (2011–2015) |
12,855 |
| 17 |
Derek Carr |
Fresno State (2009–2013) |
12,843 |
| 18 |
Tim Rattay |
Louisiana Tech (1997–1999) |
12,746 |
| 19 |
Ryan Lindley |
San Diego State (2008–2011) |
12,690 |
| 20 |
Luke McCown |
Louisiana Tech (2000–2003) |
12,666 |
| 21 |
Cooper Rush |
Central Michigan (2013–2016) |
12,643 |
| 22 |
Chris Redman |
Louisville (1996–1999) |
12,541 |
| 23 |
Chase Daniel |
Missouri (2005–2008) |
12,515 |
| 24 |
Trevor Vittatoe |
UTEP (2007–2010) |
12,439 |
| 25 |
Kliff Kingsbury |
Texas Tech (1999–2002) |
12,429 |
| 26 |
Matt Barkley |
USC (2009–2012) |
12,327 |
| 27 |
Jared Goff |
California (2013–2015) |
12,195 |
| 28 |
Zac Dysert |
Miami (Ohio) (2009–2012) |
12,016 |
References
"Career Leaders and Records for Passing Yards". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
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