Iowa State’s best quarterbacks
Brock Purdy has the most passing yards in Iowa State history, 12,170 from 2018 to 2021.
Of the Big 12’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Brock Purdy is 7th.
Iowa State’s quarterbacks this season
- Jaylen Raynor8 games, 177.0 a game1,416passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
passing yards in Iowa State history
- 1Brock Purdy2018 – 202112,170
- 2Bret Meyer2004 – 20079,499
- 3Rocco Becht2022 – 20259,274
- 4Austen Arnaud2007 – 20106,777
- 5Sam B. Richardson2012 – 20156,050
- 6Alex Espinoza1984 – 19865,307
- 7Seneca Wallace2001 – 20025,289
- 8Todd Bandhauer1995 – 19985,235
- 9Sage Rosenfels1997 – 20004,164
- 10David Archer1982 – 19834,104
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 2004
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Purdy2018 – 2021 · 48 games | 12,170 | 81 | 31 |
| 2 | Bret Meyer2004 – 2007 · 48 games | 9,499 | 50 | 21 |
| 3 | Rocco Becht2022 – 2025 · 41 games | 9,274 | 64 | 27 |
| 4 | Austen Arnaud2007 – 2010 · 40 games | 6,777 | 42 | 15 |
| 5 | Sam B. Richardson2012 – 2015 · 33 games | 6,050 | 45 | 7 |
| 6 | Hunter Dekkers2020 – 2022 · 19 games | 3,355 | 22 | 9 |
| 7 | Steele Jantz2011 – 2012 · 19 games | 3,122 | 23 | 9 |
| 8 | Jacob Park2016 – 2017 · 14 games | 2,972 | 21 | 5 |
| 9 | Joel Lanning2015 – 2017 · 32 games | 2,584 | 20 | 14 |
| 10 | Kyle Kempt2016 – 2018 · 13 games | 1,962 | 15 | 8 |
| 11 | Jared Barnett2011 – 2012 · 14 games | 1,825 | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | Grant Rohach2013 – 2014 · 9 games | 1,491 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Jaylen Raynor2026 · still playing | 1,416 | 10 | 4 |
| +1,416 this season | ||||
| 14 | Zeb Noland2017 – 2018 · 9 games | 1,255 | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Jerome Tiller2009 – 2012 · 21 games | 739 | 2 | 10 |
| 16 | Austin Flynn2004 – 2006 · 30 games | 322 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Connor Moberly2024 – 2026 · still playing | 132 | 0 | 5 |
| +83 this season | ||||
| 18 | Ashton Cook2022 · 1 game | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Alex Manske2025 · 3 games | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | JJ Kohl2023 · 3 games | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Re-al Mitchell2019 · 5 games | 14 | 1 | 3 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Rocco Becht2022 – 2025 · 41 games9,274
- Brock Purdy2020 – 2021 · 25 games5,938
- Hunter Dekkers2020 – 2022 · 19 games3,355
- › Jaylen Raynor2026 · 8 games1,416
- › Connor Moberly2024 – 2026 · 8 games132
2010s
- Brock Purdy2018 – 2019 · 23 games6,232
- Sam B. Richardson2012 – 2015 · 33 games6,050
- Steele Jantz2011 – 2012 · 19 games3,122
- Jacob Park2016 – 2017 · 14 games2,972
- Joel Lanning2015 – 2017 · 32 games2,584
2004–09
- Bret Meyer2004 – 2007 · 48 games9,499
- Austen Arnaud2007 – 2009 · 29 games5,074
- Jerome Tiller2009 · 7 games376
- Austin Flynn2004 – 2006 · 30 games322
Also at Iowa State: running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters · Iowa State record book
Method
- Every quarterback who played at Iowa State since 2004, ranked by passing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a quarterback who played at Iowa State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Iowa State 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 Iowa State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.