Performance archive

2022 Single-Game Passing Yards Leaders

The season’s 25 highest individual passing yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.

Top 25 performances

Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.

Rank	Player	Total	Game	When
1	Kyle Vantrease Georgia Southern	578 yards	vs. James Madison 45–38 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
2	Jalon Daniels Kansas	544 yards	vs. Arkansas 53–55 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 28
3	Kurtis Rourke Ohio	537 yards	vs. Fordham 59–52 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
4	Clayton Tune Houston	527 yards	vs. SMU 63–77 Game details →	Week 10 Nov 5
5	E.J. Warner Temple	527 yards	vs. East Carolina 46–49 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 26
6	Michael Penix Jr. Washington	516 yards	vs. Arizona 49–39 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
7	Tim DeMorat Fordham	503 yards	vs. Ohio 52–59 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
8	Austin Reed Western Kentucky	497 yards	vs. South Alabama 44–23 Game details →	Week 1 Dec 22
9	Tyler Van Dyke Miami	496 yards	vs. North Carolina 24–27 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 8
10	E.J. Warner Temple	486 yards	vs. Houston 36–43 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 12
11	Michael Penix Jr. Washington	485 yards	vs. Washington State 51–33 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
12	Jayden de Laura Arizona	484 yards	vs. Colorado 43–20 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 2
13	Caleb Williams USC	470 yards	vs. UCLA 48–45 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 20
14	Todd Centeio James Madison	468 yards	vs. Georgia Southern 38–45 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
15	Holton Ahlers East Carolina	465 yards	vs. South Florida 48–28 Game details →	Week 5 Oct 1
16	Caleb Williams USC	460 yards	vs. Tulane 45–46 Game details →	Week 1 Jan 2
17	Davis Brin Tulsa	460 yards	vs. Wyoming 37–40 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 3
18	Jaren Hall BYU	456 yards	vs. Utah Tech 52–26 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 19
19	Bryce Young Alabama	455 yards	vs. Tennessee 49–52 Game details →	Week 7 Oct 15
20	Anthony Richardson Florida	453 yards	vs. Tennessee 33–38 Game details →	Week 4 Sep 24
21	Will Rogers Mississippi State	450 yards	vs. Memphis 49–23 Game details →	Week 1 Sep 3
22	Dillon Gabriel Oklahoma	449 yards	vs. Texas Tech 48–51 Game details →	Week 13 Nov 27
23	Chase Cunningham Middle Tennessee	448 yards	vs. Florida Atlantic 49–21 Game details →	Week 12 Nov 19
24	Drake Maye North Carolina	448 yards	vs. Wake Forest 36–34 Game details →	Week 11 Nov 13
25	Jaxson Dart Ole Miss	448 yards	vs. Vanderbilt 52–28 Game details →	Week 6 Oct 8

Methodology and coverage

Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.

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Top 25 performances

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