List of NCAA Division I FBS quarterbacks with at least 10,000 career passing yards

The following is a list of football quarterbacks in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have thrown for 10,000 yards or more in their collegiate careers.

Individuals who will be eligible to play in the 2013 season are indicated in bold type. Statistics are current through the end of the 2012 season.

Rank	Player	University (Seasons)	Total passing yards
1	Case Keenum	Houston (2007–2011)	19,217
2	Timmy Chang	Hawaiʻi (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	Hawaiʻi (2005–2007)	14,193
8	Philip Rivers	NC State (2000–2003)	13,484
9	Colt McCoy	Texas (2006–2009)	13,253
10	Kevin Kolb	Houston (2003–2006)	12,964
11	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan (2006–2009)	12,905
12	Tim Rattay	Louisiana Tech (1997–1999)	12,746
13	Ryan Lindley	San Diego State (2008–2011)	12,690
14	Luke McCown	Louisiana Tech (2000–2003)	12,666
15	Chris Redman	Louisville (1996–1999)	12,541
16	Chase Daniel	Missouri (2005–2008)	12,515
17	Trevor Vittatoe	UTEP (2007–2010)	12,439
18	Kliff Kingsbury	Texas Tech (1999–2002)	12,429
19	Matt Barkley	USC (2009–2012)	12,327
20	Zac Dysert	Miami (Ohio) (2009–2012)	12,016
21	Byron Leftwich	Marshall (1998–2002)	11,903
22	Chase Holbrook	New Mexico State (2005–2008)	11,846
23	Brady Quinn	Notre Dame (2003–2006)	11,762
24	Russell Wilson	NC State (2008–2010), Wisconsin (2011)	11,720
25	Geno Smith	West Virginia (2009–2012)	11,658
26	David Greene	Georgia (2001–2004)	11,528
27	Gino Guidugli	Cincinnati (2001–2004)	11,453
28	Todd Santos	San Diego State (1984–1987)	11,425
29	Carson Palmer	USC (1998–2002)	11,388
30	Max Hall	BYU (2007–2009)	11,365
31	Tim Hiller	Western Michigan (2005–2009)	11,329
32	Tim Lester	Western Michigan (1996–1999)	11,299
33	Derek Anderson	Oregon State (2001–2004)	11,249
34	Chris Leak	Florida (2003–2006)	11,213
35	Peyton Manning	Tennessee (1994–1997)	11,201
36	Todd Reesing	Kansas (2006–2009)	11,194
37	Curtis Painter	Purdue (2005–2008)	11,163
38	Eric Zeier	Georgia (1991–1994)	11,153
39	Jordan Palmer	UTEP (2003–2006)	11,084
40	Charlie Frye	Akron (2001–2004)	11,049
41	John Beck	BYU (2003–2006)	11,021
42	Ryan Schneider	UCF (2000–2003)	10,976
43	Paul Smith	Tulsa (2003, 2005–2007)	10,924
44	Adam Weber	Minnesota (2007–2010)	10,917
45	Alex Van Pelt	Pittsburgh (1989–1992)	10,913
46	Drew Brees	Purdue (1997–2000)	10,909
47	David Neill	Nevada (1998–2001)	10,903
48	Austin Davis	Southern Miss (2008–2011)	10,892
49	Alex Brink	Washington State (2004–2007)	10,887
50	Danny Wuerffel	Florida (1993–1996)	10,875
51	Ben Roethlisberger	Miami (Ohio) (2001–2003)	10,829
52	Brian Brohm	Louisville (2004–2007)	10,775
53	Ryan Aplin	Arkansas State (2009–2012)	10,753
54	Dan Orlovsky	Connecticut (2001–2004)	10,706
55	Chad Pennington	Marshall (1997–1999)	10,698 ^
56	Matt Leinart	USC (2003–2005)	10,693
57	Kevin Sweeney	Fresno State (1982–1986)	10,623
58	Andrew Walter	Arizona State (2001–2004)	10,617
59	Brett Basanez	Northwestern (2002–2005)	10,580
60	Doug Flutie	Boston College (1981–1984)	10,579
61	Steve Stenstrom	Stanford (1991–1994)	10,531
62	Rudy Carpenter	Arizona State (2005–2008)	10,491
63	Chuck Long	Iowa (1981–1985)	10,461
64	Robert Griffin III	Baylor (2008–2011)	10,366
65	Jared Lorenzen	Kentucky (2000–2003)	10,354
66	Andy Dalton	TCU (2007–2010)	10,314
67	Brian McClure	Bowling Green (1982–1985)	10,280
68	Troy Kopp	Pacific (1989–1993)	10,258
	Corey Robinson	Troy (2010–2012)	10,258
70	Danny Wimprine	Memphis (2001–2004)	10,215
71	Bryant Moniz	Hawaiʻi (2009–2011)	10,169
72	Paul Pinegar	Fresno State (2002–2005)	10,136
73	Eli Manning	Mississippi (2000–2003)	10,119
74	Tyler Sheehan	Bowling Green (2006–2009)	10,117
75	Rusty Smith	Florida Atlantic (2006–2009)	10,112
76	Colin Kaepernick	Nevada (2007–2010)	10,098
77	Aaron Murray	Georgia (2010–2012)	10,091
78	Nathan Enderle	Idaho (2007–2010)	10,084
79	Nick Foles	Michigan State (2007), Arizona (2009–2011)	10,068
80	Thaddeus Lewis	Duke (2006–2009)	10,065
81	Glenn Foley	Boston College (1990–1993)	10,042
82	Cade McNown	UCLA (1995–1998)	10,008

^ Does not include 2,445 yards accumulated when Marshall was competing in Division I-AA