Nevada’s best quarterbacks
David Neill has the most passing yards in Nevada history, 10,901 from 1998 to 2001. Since 2004, Colin Kaepernick has the most, 9,846 in 50 games. Carter Jones is 10th, with 1,673; 73 more passes Tyler Lantrip for 9th.
Of the Mountain West’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Carson Strong is 7th.
Of the WAC’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Colin Kaepernick is 6th and Jeff Rowe 8th.
Nevada’s quarterbacks this season
- Carter Jones4 games, 163.5 a game1,673 at Nevada, the 10th-most since 2004.654passing yards
- AJ Bianco5 games, 79.4 a game1,372 at Nevada.397passing yards
- Luke Duncan4 games, 66.3 a game265passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
passing yards in Nevada history
- 1David Neill1998 – 200110,901
- 2Colin Kaepernick2007 – 201010,098
- 3Cody Fajardo2011 – 20149,659
- 4Carson Strong2018 – 20219,379
- 5Eric Beavers1983 – 19868,629
- 6Fred Gatlin1989 – 19928,312
- 7Chris Vargas1990 – 19938,130
- 8Jeff Rowe2002 – 20067,862
- 9Ty Gangi2016 – 20187,378
- 10Mike Maxwell1993 – 19957,256
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 | Colin Kaepernick2007 – 2010 · 50 games | 9,846 | 80 | 33 |
| 2 | Cody Fajardo2011 – 2014 · 45 games | 9,659 | 57 | 21 |
| 3 | Carson Strong2018 – 2021 · 32 games | 9,368 | 74 | 21 |
| 4 | Ty Gangi2016 – 2018 · 32 games | 7,378 | 57 | 14 |
| 5 | Jeff Rowe2004 – 2006 · 35 games | 7,222 | 51 | 21 |
| 6 | Brendon Lewis2023 – 2024 · 24 games | 3,603 | 18 | 5 |
| 7 | Tyler Stewart2012 – 2016 · 28 games | 3,551 | 27 | 14 |
| 8 | Nate Cox2020 – 2022 · 16 games | 1,755 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Tyler Lantrip2008 – 2011 · 21 games | 1,745 | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Carter Jones2025 – 2026 · still playing | 1,673 | 9 | 4 |
| +654 this season · passes Tyler Lantrip for 9th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 11 | AJ Bianco2023 – 2026 · still playing | 1,372 | 8 | 4 |
| +397 this season · passes Carter Jones for 10th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 12 | Nick Graziano2006 – 2008 · 16 games | 1,356 | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | Shane Illingworth2022 – 2023 · 7 games | 936 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Travis Moore2004 – 2006 · 16 games | 870 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | Chubba Purdy2024 – 2025 · 17 games | 816 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Malik Henry2019 · 3 games | 593 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Cristian Solano2017 – 2019 · 8 games | 504 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Devin Combs2012 – 2014 · 9 games | 468 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 | Luke Duncan2026 · still playing | 265 | 2 | 1 |
| +265 this season | ||||
| 20 | Kaymen Cureton2017 · 2 games | 213 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | David Cornwell2017 · 1 game | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hamish McClure2019 · 1 game | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Reeve Slone2026 · still playing | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| +4 this season | ||||
| 24 | Clay Millen2021 · 2 games | 2 | 0 | 2 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Carson Strong2020 – 2021 · 21 games7,033
- Brendon Lewis2023 – 2024 · 24 games3,603
- Nate Cox2020 – 2022 · 16 games1,755
- › Carter Jones2025 – 2026 · 13 games1,673
- › AJ Bianco2023 – 2026 · 25 games1,372
2010s
- Cody Fajardo2011 – 2014 · 45 games9,659
- Ty Gangi2016 – 2018 · 32 games7,378
- Tyler Stewart2012 – 2016 · 28 games3,551
- Colin Kaepernick2010 · 14 games3,022
- Carson Strong2018 – 2019 · 11 games2,335
2004–09
- Jeff Rowe2004 – 2006 · 35 games7,222
- Colin Kaepernick2007 – 2009 · 36 games6,824
- Nick Graziano2006 – 2008 · 16 games1,356
- Travis Moore2004 – 2006 · 16 games870
- Tyler Lantrip2008 – 2009 · 5 games37
Also at Nevada: running backs · wide receivers · tight ends · defenders · kickers · punters · Nevada record book
Method
- Every quarterback who played at Nevada 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 Nevada before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Nevada 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 Nevada is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.