Putting Up Numbers· college football

Fastest to 5,000 passing yards in college football history, bowls included since 2004

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Bailey Zappe leads with 5,000 passing yards in 13 games, bowls included, at 22, first of 610 careers since 2004. Braden Atkinson is ahead of Luke Falk's pace, with 2,956 passing yards in 8 games, bowls included, 2,044 short of 5,000.

Fastest to 5,000 passing yards in college football history, bowls included since 2004
#Player and seasonsGames
Bailey Zappe202113
Braden Atkinson20262,956 of 5,000 passing yards8
Luke Falk2014 – 201513
Anthony Gordon2018 – 201914
Chase Holbrook2006 – 200714
Colt Brennan2005 – 200614
Austin Reed2022 – 202315
C.J. Stroud2020 – 202215
David Fales2012 – 201316
David Piland2010 – 201216
Taylor Heinicke2013 – 201416
Baker Mayfield2013 – 201517
Marcus Stokes20262,532 of 5,000 passing yards9
Brent Stockstill2014 – 201617
Dalton Williams20123,387 of 5,000 passing yards, inactive after 12 games12
Corey Robinson2010 – 201117
Dillon Gabriel2019 – 202017
Dominique Davis2010 – 201117
Jameis Winston2013 – 201417
Jared Goff2013 – 201417
Vernon Adams Jr.20152,643 of 5,000 passing yards, inactive after 10 games10
Christian Stewart2013 – 20142,621 of 5,000 passing yards, inactive after 10 games10
Jordan Ta'amu2017 – 201817
Kedon Slovis2019 – 202017
Max Hall2007 – 200817
Patrick Mahomes2014 – 201517
Shedeur Sanders2023 – 202417
Alan Bowman2018 – 202018
Brett Rypien2015 – 201618
Kevin O'Connell20072,810 of 5,000 passing yards, inactive after 11 games11
Jonah Johnson20212,705 of 5,000 passing yards, inactive after 11 games11
Bryant Moniz2009 – 201018

Method

  • Box scores start in 2004, so 2,878 careers that began earlier aren't here.