Georgia Southern’s best quarterbacks
JC French has the most passing yards in Georgia Southern history, 5,882 from 2023 to 2025. Since the box scores began, JC French IV has the most, 5,877 in 36 games. Max Johnson is 6th, with 1,928; 542 more passes Kevin Ellison for 5th.
Georgia Southern’s quarterbacks this season
- Max Johnson8 games, 241.0 a game1,928 at Georgia Southern. 782 more puts him past Jaybo Shaw for 10th in school history.1,928passing yards
- Turner Helton2 games, 137.5 a game349 at Georgia Southern.275passing yards
passing yards in Georgia Southern history
- 1JC French2023 – 20255,882
- 2Tracy Ham1983 – 19865,757
- 3Kyle Vantrease20224,253
- 4Raymond Gross1987 – 19903,806
- 5Davis Brin20233,781
- 6Shai Werts2017 – 20203,777
- 7Greg Hill1996 – 19993,369
- 8Kevin Ellison2013 – 20163,225
- 9Kenny Robinson1994 – 19973,203
- 10Jaybo Shaw2010 – 20112,709
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), through the 2025 season, which counts bowl games from 2002.
Compare with in · side by side
Every quarterback since the box scores began
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JC French IV2023 – 2025 · 36 games | 5,877 | 38 | 20 |
| 2 | Kyle Vantrease2022 · 13 games | 4,253 | 27 | 6 |
| 3 | Davis Brin2023 · 13 games | 3,781 | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Shai Werts2017 – 2020 · 46 games | 3,777 | 34 | 25 |
| 5 | Kevin Ellison2014 – 2016 · 34 games | 2,469 | 17 | 22 |
| 6 | Max Johnson2026 · still playing | 1,928 | 11 | 4 |
| +1,928 this season · passes Kevin Ellison for 5th in 3 games at his pace | ||||
| 7 | Justin Tomlin2018 – 2021 · 20 games | 1,300 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Favian Upshaw2014 – 2016 · 32 games | 1,126 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Cam'Ron Ransom2021 · 8 games | 494 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Seth Shuman2016 · 5 games | 357 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Kado Brown2017 · 6 games | 354 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Turner Helton2025 – 2026 · still playing | 349 | 2 | 3 |
| +275 this season | ||||
| 13 | Dexter Williams II2024 · 4 games | 248 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Connor Cigelske2021 – 2022 · 4 games | 230 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Miller Mosley2020 · 2 games | 131 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Weston Bryan2025 – 2026 · still playing | 110 | 3 | 10 |
| +26 this season | ||||
| 17 | Monteo Garrett2017 – 2018 · 22 games | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| 18 | LaBaron Anthony2016 – 2018 · 6 games | 7 | 0 | 3 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- JC French IV2023 – 2025 · 36 games5,877
- Kyle Vantrease2022 · 13 games4,253
- Davis Brin2023 · 13 games3,781
- › Max Johnson2026 · 8 games1,928
- Justin Tomlin2020 – 2021 · 15 games1,138
2014–19
- Shai Werts2017 – 2019 · 35 games2,715
- Kevin Ellison2014 – 2016 · 34 games2,469
- Favian Upshaw2014 – 2016 · 32 games1,126
- Seth Shuman2016 · 5 games357
- Kado Brown2017 · 6 games354
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Method
- Every quarterback who played at Georgia Southern, ranked by passing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Georgia Southern in its seasons.
- The record book's numbers are the school's own. Where they and the box scores differ for one player, the box scores are missing a game or count bowls another way.
- A quarterback still playing at Georgia Southern is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.