NHS CAREER PASSING LEADERS from 1957-2025 Red indicates most recent to make list
BY YARDAGE minimum 1000 career yards
| rank | player | first | yr1 | yrfin | NCAA rtg | Att | Comp | % | TD | TD/att | Yds | Yds/att | Int | Int/att |
| 1 | Brawdy | Ehtan | 2018 | 2021 | 121.8 | 579 | 328 | 56.6% | 30 | 5.2% | 3862 | 6.7 | 23 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Lowery | Bryce | 2002 | 2004 | 123.0 | 457 | 231 | 50.5% | 28 | 6.1% | 3439 | 7.5 | 25 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Pendleton | Dion | 2005 | 2007 | 128.3 | 413 | 207 | 50.1% | 30 | 7.3% | 3092 | 7.5 | 18 | 4.4% |
| 4 | McKinney | Sam | 2020 | 2023 | 134.1 | 388 | 225 | 58.0% | 24 | 6.2% | 2882 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Cuprisin | Andy | 1993 | 1994 | 128.9 | 347 | 173 | 49.9% | 23 | 6.6% | 2719 | 7.8 | 15 | 4.3% |
| 6 | Huebner | Brian | 1988 | 1990 | 81.9 | 330 | 123 | 37.3% | 9 | 2.7% | 2065 | 6.3 | 28 | 8.5% |
| 7 | Wheeler | AJ | 2016 | 2018 | 88.9 | 342 | 175 | 51.2% | 7 | 2.0% | 1808 | 5.3 | 23 | 6.7% |
| 8 | Whitler | Cameron | 2007 | 2008 | 131.1 | 228 | 134 | 58.8% | 12 | 5.3% | 1778 | 7.8 | 12 | 5.3% |
| 9 | Blankenship | Luke | 2008 | 2010 | 83.5 | 338 | 156 | 46.2% | 11 | 3.3% | 1762 | 5.2 | 29 | 8.6% |
| 10 | Kunkel | Ben | 1991 | 1992 | 81.5 | 305 | 132 | 43.3% | 10 | 3.3% | 1685 | 5.5 | 29 | 9.5% |
| 11 | Mooney | Max | 2010 | 2012 | 101.1 | 275 | 135 | 49.1% | 11 | 4.0% | 1653 | 6.0 | 16 | 5.8% |
| 12 | Campbell | Courtney | 1996 | 1997 | 90.4 | 256 | 113 | 44.1% | 8 | 3.1% | 1620 | 6.3 | 22 | 8.6% |
| 13 | Becker | Matt | 2000 | 2001 | 120.9 | 211 | 102 | 48.3% | 16 | 7.6% | 1598 | 7.6 | 17 | 8.1% |
| 14 | Neighbors | Kareem | 1994 | 1995 | 150.9 | 136 | 70 | 51.5% | 11 | 8.1% | 1415 | 10.4 | 10 | 7.4% |
| 15 | Dixon | Kelmane | 1998 | 1999 | 113.8 | 184 | 86 | 46.7% | 10 | 5.4% | 1362 | 7.4 | 12 | 6.5% |
| 16 | Millikan | Jesse | 2013 | 2013 | 111.6 | 211 | 116 | 55.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 1354 | 6.4 | 7 | 3.3% |
| 17 | Volkman | Dean | 1962 | 1963 | 113.8 | 216 | 97 | 44.9% | 16 | 7.4% | 1333 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.7% |
| 18 | Adams | Steve | 1977 | 1979 | 102.4 | 199 | 75 | 37.7% | 15 | 7.5% | 1300 | 6.5 | 15 | 7.5% |
| 19 | Buck | Bill | 1957 | 1958 | 79.7 | 258 | 93 | 36.0% | 12 | 4.7% | 1297 | 5.0 | 18 | 7.0% |
| 20 | Eaton | Ron | 1966 | 1967 | 93.8 | 188 | 85 | 45.2% | 12 | 6.4% | 1093 | 5.8 | 20 | 10.6% |
| 21 | Kell | Brock | 1984 | 1986 | 64.2 | 258 | 88 | 34.1% | 10 | 3.9% | 1078 | 4.2 | 23 | 8.9% |
| 22 | King | John | 1975 | 1977 | 106.4 | 145 | 64 | 44.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 1024 | 7.1 | 16 | 11.0% |
| 23 | Tenbarge | Jacob | 2024 | 2024 | 115.2 | 175 | 106 | 60.6% | 9 | 5.1% | 1022 | 5.8 | 10 | 5.7% |
| 24 | Bailes | Greg | 1983 | 1985 | 74.6 | 166 | 69 | 41.6% | 4 | 2.4% | 995 | 6.0 | 21 | 12.7% |
| 25 | Berry | Chris | 1986 | 1988 | 84.3 | 204 | 86 | 42.2% | 7 | 3.4% | 987 | 4.8 | 10 | 4.9% |
BY TOUCHDOWNS minimum 10 career TD passes
| rank | player | first | yr1 | yrfin | NCAA rtg | Att | Comp | % | TD | TD/att | Yds | Yds/att | Int | Int/att |
| 1 | Pendleton | Dion | 2005 | 2007 | 128.3 | 416 | 207 | 50.1% | 30 | 7.3% | 3092 | 7.5 | 18 | 4.4% |
| 1 | Brawdy | Ehtan | 2018 | 2021 | 121.8 | 579 | 328 | 56.6% | 30 | 5.2% | 3862 | 6.7 | 23 | 4.0% |
| 3 | Lowery | Bryce | 2002 | 2004 | 123.0 | 457 | 231 | 50.5% | 28 | 6.1% | 3439 | 7.5 | 25 | 5.5% |
| 4 | McKinney | Sam | 2020 | 2023 | 134.1 | 388 | 225 | 58.0% | 24 | 6.2% | 2882 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Cuprisin | Andy | 1993 | 1994 | 128.9 | 347 | 173 | 49.9% | 23 | 6.6% | 2719 | 7.8 | 15 | 4.3% |
| 6 | Volkman | Dean | 1962 | 1963 | 113.8 | 216 | 97 | 44.9% | 16 | 7.4% | 1333 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.7% |
| 7 | Becker | Matt | 2000 | 2001 | 120.9 | 211 | 102 | 48.3% | 16 | 7.6% | 1598 | 7.6 | 17 | 8.1% |
| 8 | Adams | Steve | 1977 | 1979 | 102.4 | 199 | 75 | 37.7% | 15 | 7.5% | 1300 | 6.5% | 15 | 7.5% |
| 9 | Jones | Jayden | 2024 | 2025 | 153.8 | 99 | 56 | 56.6% | 13 | 13.1% | 731 | 7.4 | 4 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Whitler | Cameron | 2007 | 2008 | 131.1 | 228 | 134 | 58.8% | 12 | 5.3% | 1778 | 7.8 | 12 | 5.3% |
| 10 | Eaton | Ron | 1966 | 1967 | 93.8 | 188 | 85 | 45.2% | 12 | 6.4% | 1093 | 5.8 | 20 | 10.6% |
| 10 | Buck | Bill | 1957 | 1958 | 79.7 | 258 | 93 | 36.0% | 12 | 4.7% | 1297 | 5.0 | 18 | 7.0% |
| 13 | Bernhardt | Don | 1971 | 1973 | 69.8 | 164 | 51 | 31.1% | 11 | 6.7% | 824 | 5.0 | 21 | 12.8% |
| 13 | King | John | 1975 | 1977 | 106.4 | 145 | 64 | 44.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 1024 | 7.1 | 16 | 11.0% |
| 13 | Neighbors | Kareem | 1994 | 1995 | 150.9 | 136 | 70 | 51.5% | 11 | 8.1% | 1415 | 10.4 | 10 | 7.4% |
| 13 | Blankenship | Luke | 2008 | 2010 | 83.5 | 338 | 156 | 46.2% | 11 | 3.3% | 1762 | 5.2 | 29 | 8.6% |
| 1 | Mooney | Max | 2010 | 2012 | 101.1 | 275 | 135 | 49.1% | 11 | 4.0% | 1653 | 6.0 | 16 | 5.8% |
| 19 | Kunkel | Ben | 1991 | 1992 | 81.5 | 305 | 132 | 43.3% | 10 | 3.3% | 1685 | 5.5 | 29 | 9.5% |
| 19 | Dixon | Kelmane | 1998 | 1999 | 113.8 | 184 | 86 | 46.7% | 10 | 5.4% | 1362 | 7.4 | 12 | 6.5% |
| 19 | Kell | Brock | 1984 | 1986 | 64.2 | 258 | 88 | 34.1% | 10 | 3.9% | 1078 | 4.2 | 23 | 8.9% |
BY NCAA PASSING EFFICIENCY RATING minimum 99 career attempts and rating above 100
| rank | player | first | yr1 | yrfin | NCAA rtg | Att | Comp | % | TD | TD/att | Yds | Yds/att | Int | Int/att |
| 1 | Jones | Jayden | 2024 | 2025 | 153.8 | 99 | 56 | 56.6% | 13 | 13.1% | 731 | 7.4 | 4 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Neighbors | Kareem | 1994 | 1995 | 150.9 | 136 | 70 | 51.5% | 11 | 8.1% | 1415 | 10.4 | 10 | 7.4% |
| 3 | McKinney | Sam | 2020 | 2023 | 134.1 | 388 | 225 | 58.0% | 24 | 6.2% | 2883 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.4% |
| 4 | Whitler | Cameron | 2007 | 2008 | 131.1 | 228 | 134 | 58.8% | 12 | 5.3% | 1778 | 7.8 | 12 | 5.3% |
| 5 | Cuprisin | Andy | 1993 | 1994 | 128.9 | 347 | 173 | 49.9% | 23 | 6.6% | 2719 | 7.8 | 15 | 4.3% |
| 6 | Pendleton | Dion | 2005 | 2007 | 128.3 | 416 | 207 | 50.1% | 30 | 7.3% | 3092 | 7.5 | 18 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Lowery | Bryce | 2002 | 2004 | 123.0 | 457 | 231 | 50.5% | 28 | 6.1% | 3439 | 7.5 | 25 | 5.5% |
| 8 | Jackson | Brandt | 2004 | 2005 | 121.9 | 110 | 52 | 47.3% | 6 | 5.5% | 884 | 8.0 | 6 | 5.5% |
| 9 | Brawdy | Ehtan | 2018 | 2021 | 121.8 | 579 | 328 | 56.6% | 30 | 5.2% | 3862 | 6.7 | 23 | 4.0% |
| 10 | Becker | Matt | 2000 | 2001 | 120.9 | 211 | 102 | 48.3% | 16 | 7.6% | 1598 | 7.6 | 17 | 8.1% |
| 11 | Tenbarge | Jacob | 2024 | 2024 | 115.2 | 175 | 106 | 60.6% | 9 | 5.1% | 1022 | 5.8 | 10 | 5.7% |
| 12 | Dixon | Kelmane | 1998 | 1999 | 113.8 | 184 | 86 | 46.7% | 10 | 5.4% | 1362 | 7.4 | 12 | 6.5% |
| 13 | Volkman | Dean | 1962 | 1963 | 113.8 | 216 | 97 | 44.9% | 16 | 7.4% | 1333 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.7% |
| 14 | Millikan | Jesse | 2013 | 2013 | 111.6 | 211 | 116 | 55.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 1354 | 6.4 | 7 | 3.3% |
| 15 | Coane | Shawn | 2015 | 2016 | 108.5 | 112 | 61 | 54.5% | 5 | 4.5% | 643 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.5% |
| 16 | King | John | 1975 | 1977 | 106.4 | 145 | 64 | 44.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 1024 | 7.1 | 16 | 11.0% |
| 17 | Buck | Bill | 1958 | 1958 | 104.2 | 118 | 50 | 42.4% | 8 | 6.8% | 768 | 6.5 | 9 | 7.6% |
| 18 | Adams | Steve | 1977 | 1979 | 102.4 | 199 | 75 | 37.7% | 15 | 7.5% | 1300 | 6.5% | 15 | 7.5% |
BY ERA FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS minimum 100 career attempts GREEN BOLD indicates progression of All-Time records
| player | first | yr1 | yrfin | NCAA rtg | Att | Comp | % | TD | TD/att | Yds | Yds/att | Int | Int/att |
| Jones | Jayden | 2024 | 2025 | 153.8 | 99 | 56 | 56.6% | 13 | 13.1% | 731 | 7.4 | 4 | 4.0% |
| Tenbarge | Jacob | 2024 | 2024 | 115.2 | 175 | 106 | 60.6% | 9 | 5.1% | 1022 | 5.8 | 10 | 5.7% |
| McKinney | Sam | 2020 | 2023 | 134.1 | 388 | 225 | 58.0% | 24 | 6.2% | 2883 | 7.4 | 13 | 3.4% |
| Brawdy | Ehtan | 2018 | 2021 | 121.8 | 579 | 328 | 56.6% | 30 | 5.2% | 3862 | 6.4 | 23 | 4.0% |
| Wheeler | AJ | 2016 | 2018 | 88.9 | 342 | 175 | 51.2% | 7 | 2.0% | 1808 | 5.3 | 23 | 6.7% |
| Coane | Shawn | 2015 | 2016 | 108.5 | 112 | 61 | 54.5% | 5 | 4.5% | 643 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.5% |
| Curtis | Austin | 2014 | 2015 | 58.3 | 104 | 34 | 32.7% | 2 | 1.9% | 358 | 3.4 | 5 | 4.8% |
| Millikan | Jesse | 2013 | 2013 | 111.6 | 211 | 116 | 55.0% | 6 | 2.8% | 1354 | 6.4 | 7 | 3.3% |
| Mooney | Max | 2010 | 2012 | 101.1 | 275 | 135 | 49.1% | 11 | 4.0% | 1653 | 6.0 | 16 | 5.8% |
| Blankenship | Luke | 2008 | 2010 | 83.5 | 338 | 156 | 46.2% | 11 | 3.3% | 1762 | 5.2 | 29 | 8.6% |
| Whitler | Cameron | 2007 | 2008 | 131.1 | 228 | 134 | 58.8% | 12 | 5.3% | 1778 | 7.8 | 12 | 5.3% |
| Pendleton | Dion | 2005 | 2007 | 128.3 | 416 | 207 | 50.1% | 30 | 7.3% | 3092 | 7.5 | 18 | 4.4% |
| Jackson | Brandt | 2004 | 2005 | 121.9 | 110 | 52 | 47.3% | 6 | 5.5% | 884 | 8.0 | 6 | 5.5% |
| Lowery | Bryce | 2002 | 2004 | 123.0 | 457 | 231 | 50.5% | 28 | 6.1% | 3439 | 7.5 | 25 | 5.5% |
| Becker | Matt | 2000 | 2001 | 120.9 | 211 | 102 | 48.3% | 16 | 7.6% | 1598 | 7.6 | 17 | 8.1% |
| Dixon | Kelmane | 1998 | 1999 | 113.8 | 184 | 86 | 46.7% | 10 | 5.4% | 1362 | 7.4 | 12 | 6.5% |
| Kunkel | Adam | 1997 | 1998 | 94.4 | 157 | 74 | 47.1% | 8 | 5.1% | 879 | 5.6 | 13 | 8.3% |
| Campbell | Courtney | 1996 | 1997 | 90.4 | 256 | 113 | 44.1% | 8 | 3.1% | 1620 | 6.3 | 22 | 8.6% |
| Neighbors | Kareem | 1994 | 1995 | 150.9 | 136 | 70 | 51.5% | 11 | 8.1% | 1415 | 10.4 | 10 | 7.4% |
| Cuprisin | Andy | 1993 | 1994 | 128.9 | 347 | 173 | 49.9% | 23 | 6.6% | 2719 | 7.8 | 15 | 4.3% |
| Kunkel | Ben | 1991 | 1992 | 81.5 | 305 | 132 | 43.3% | 10 | 3.3% | 1685 | 5.5 | 29 | 9.5% |
| Huebner | Brian | 1988 | 1990 | 81.9 | 330 | 123 | 37.3% | 9 | 2.7% | 2065 | 6.3 | 28 | 8.5% |
| Berry | Chris | 1986 | 1988 | 84.3 | 204 | 86 | 42.2% | 7 | 3.4% | 987 | 4.8 | 10 | 4.9% |
| Kell | Brock | 1984 | 1986 | 64.2 | 258 | 88 | 34.1% | 10 | 3.9% | 1078 | 4.2 | 23 | 8.9% |
| Bailes | Greg | 1983 | 1985 | 74.6 | 166 | 69 | 41.6% | 4 | 2.4% | 995 | 6.0 | 21 | 12.7% |
| Shemwell | Harold | 1982 | 1982 | 60.3 | 104 | 44 | 42.3% | 3 | 2.9% | 510 | 4.9 | 17 | 16.3% |
| Mooney | Dan | 1981 | 1981 | 60.2 | 110 | 35 | 31.8% | 3 | 2.7% | 539 | 4.9 | 12 | 10.9% |
| Erwin | Todd | 1980 | 1981 | 98.8 | 143 | 69 | 48.3% | 7 | 4.9% | 919 | 6.4 | 14 | 9.8% |
| Adams | Steve | 1977 | 1979 | 102.4 | 199 | 75 | 37.7% | 15 | 7.5% | 1300 | 6.5 | 15 | 7.5% |
| King | John | 1975 | 1977 | 106.4 | 145 | 64 | 44.1% | 11 | 7.6% | 1024 | 7.1 | 16 | 11.0% |
| Schmidt | Jim | 1973 | 1974 | 75.5 | 142 | 47 | 33.1% | 5 | 3.5% | 782 | 5.5 | 11 | 7.7% |
| Bernhardt | Don | 1971 | 1973 | 69.8 | 164 | 51 | 31.1% | 11 | 6.7% | 824 | 5.0 | 21 | 12.8% |
| Carr | Leonard | 1967 | 1968 | 71.6 | 137 | 44 | 32.1% | 9 | 6.6% | 647 | 4.7 | 15 | 10.9% |
| Eaton | Ron | 1966 | 1967 | 93.8 | 188 | 85 | 45.2% | 12 | 6.4% | 1093 | 5.8 | 20 | 10.6% |
| Krause | Abe | 1965 | 1965 | 107.1 | 92 | 41 | 44.6% | 7 | 7.6% | 624 | 6.8 | 9 | 9.8% |
| Volkman | Dean | 1962 | 1963 | 113.8 | 216 | 97 | 44.9% | 16 | 7.4% | 1333 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.7% |
| Buck | Bill | 1957 | 1958 | 79.7 | 258 | 93 | 36.0% | 12 | 4.7% | 1297 | 5.0 | 18 | 7.0% |