The Mountain West’s best quarterbacks since 2004
Brett Rypien has the most passing yards of the 322 quarterbacks who played in the Mountain West since 2004, 13,581 in 50 games. Ryan Lindley is 2nd with 12,690.
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brett Rypien2015 – 2018 · 50 games | 13,581 | 90 | 38 |
| 2 |  Ryan Lindley2008 – 2011 · 49 games | 12,690 | 90 | 23 |
| 3 |   Chevan Cordeiro2018 – 2023 · 61 games | 12,191 | 88 | 33 |
| 4 |  Max Hall2007 – 2009 · 39 games | 11,365 | 94 | 32 |
| 5 |  Andy Dalton2007 – 2010 · 50 games | 10,314 | 71 | 42 |
| 6 | John Beck2004 – 2006 · 35 games | 10,157 | 74 | 21 |
| 7 |  Carson Strong2018 – 2021 · 32 games | 9,368 | 74 | 21 |
| 8 |  Garrett Grayson2011 – 2014 · 37 games | 9,190 | 64 | 19 |
| 9 |  Derek Carr2012 – 2013 · 26 games | 9,186 | 87 | 20 |
| 10 | Brayden Schager2021 – 2024 · 41 games | 9,096 | 60 | 14 |
| 11 | Jake Haener2020 – 2022 · 29 games | 9,013 | 67 | 21 |
| 12 |  Brett Smith2011 – 2013 · 35 games | 8,829 | 76 | 17 |
| 13 |  Jordan Love2017 – 2019 · 38 games | 8,600 | 60 | 24 |
| 14 | Nick Stevens2014 – 2017 · 41 games | 8,550 | 70 | 25 |
| 15 | Cole McDonald2017 – 2019 · 33 games | 8,032 | 70 | 18 |
| 16 | Cody Fajardo2012 – 2014 · 35 games | 7,952 | 51 | 16 |
| 17 |  Brian Johnson2004 – 2008 · 41 games | 7,837 | 57 | 33 |
| 18 | Ty Gangi2016 – 2018 · 32 games | 7,378 | 57 | 14 |
| 19 | Josh Love2016 – 2019 · 33 games | 7,206 | 43 | 8 |
| 20 | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi2022 – 2025 · 30 games | 6,938 | 38 | 15 |
| 21 |  Donovan Porterie2006 – 2009 · 37 games | 6,756 | 33 | 16 |
| 22 | Hank Bachmeier2019 – 2022 · 29 games | 6,605 | 41 | 20 |
| 23 | Maddux Madsen2022 – 2025 · 35 games | 6,586 | 50 | 24 |
| 24 |  Omar Clayton2007 – 2010 · 40 games | 6,560 | 48 | 11 |
| 25 | Marcus McMaryion2017 – 2018 · 28 games | 6,355 | 39 | 22 |
Also in the Mountain West: running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters
Method
- Every quarterback who played in the Mountain West since 2004, ranked by passing yards over his games there while his school was a member. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a quarterback who played in the Mountain West before then isn't here.