San Diego State’s best quarterbacks
Ryan Lindley has the most passing yards in San Diego State history, 12,690 from 2008 to 2011. Jayden Denegal is 7th, with 2,703; 108 more passes Kevin O'Connell for 6th.
Of the Mountain West’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Ryan Lindley is 2nd.
San Diego State’s quarterbacks this season
- Jayden Denegal7 games, 128.0 a game2,703 at San Diego State, the 7th-most since 2004.896passing yards
- Stone Saunders4 games, 138.0 a game552passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
passing yards in San Diego State history
- 1Ryan Lindley2008 – 201112,690
- 2Todd Santos1984 – 198711,425
- 3Billy Blanton1993 – 19968,165
- 4Kevin O'Connell2004 – 20077,689
- 5Dan McGwire1989 – 19907,484
- 6David Lowery1989 – 19935,998
- 7Brian Sipe1969 – 19715,707
- 8Dennis Shaw1968 – 19695,324
- 9Adam Hall2001 – 20035,173
- 10Quinn Kaehler2013 – 20145,164
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 | Ryan Lindley2008 – 2011 · 49 games | 12,690 | 90 | 23 |
| 2 | Quinn Kaehler2013 – 2014 · 24 games | 5,164 | 28 | 15 |
| 3 | Christian Chapman2015 – 2018 · 39 games | 5,085 | 39 | 27 |
| 4 | Ryan Agnew2016 – 2019 · 32 games | 4,189 | 24 | 22 |
| 5 | Jalen Mayden2021 – 2023 · 22 games | 4,111 | 23 | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin O'Connell2007 · 11 games | 2,810 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Jayden Denegal2025 – 2026 · still playing | 2,703 | 16 | 12 |
| +896 this season · passes Kevin O'Connell for 6th in 1 game at his pace | ||||
| 8 | Danny O'Neil2024 · 11 games | 2,181 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Lucas Johnson2020 – 2021 · 14 games | 1,608 | 13 | 12 |
| 10 | Maxwell Smith2015 · 12 games | 1,529 | 13 | 9 |
| 11 | Matt Dlugolecki2004 – 2005 · 7 games | 1,349 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Ryan Katz2012 · 8 games | 1,348 | 13 | 5 |
| 13 | Adam Dingwell2011 – 2013 · 13 games | 1,257 | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Jordon Brookshire2019 – 2021 · 12 games | 1,240 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Carson Baker2019 – 2020 · 7 games | 789 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Kevin Craft2006 · 9 games | 737 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Darren Mougey2005 – 2008 · 28 games | 615 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Stone Saunders2026 · still playing | 552 | 2 | 3 |
| +552 this season | ||||
| 19 | Drew Westling2008 – 2009 · 6 games | 270 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braxton Burmeister2022 · 7 games | 263 | 2 | 4 |
| T21 | Javance Tupou'ata-Johnson2024 · 4 games | 222 | 2 | 1 |
| T21 | Kyle Crum2022 – 2025 · 4 games | 222 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Bert Emanuel Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing | 83 | 2 | 12 |
| +9 this season | ||||
| 24 | Draiden Trudeau2026 · still playing | 66 | 1 | 0 |
| +66 this season | ||||
| 25 | William Haskell2021 – 2022 · 5 games | 59 | 0 | 2 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Jalen Mayden2021 – 2023 · 22 games4,111
- › Jayden Denegal2025 – 2026 · 19 games2,703
- Danny O'Neil2024 · 11 games2,181
- Lucas Johnson2020 – 2021 · 14 games1,608
- Jordon Brookshire2020 – 2021 · 9 games1,240
2010s
- Ryan Lindley2010 – 2011 · 26 games6,983
- Quinn Kaehler2013 – 2014 · 24 games5,164
- Christian Chapman2015 – 2018 · 39 games5,085
- Ryan Agnew2016 – 2019 · 32 games4,189
- Maxwell Smith2015 · 12 games1,529
2004–09
- Ryan Lindley2008 – 2009 · 23 games5,707
- Kevin O'Connell2007 · 11 games2,810
- Matt Dlugolecki2004 – 2005 · 7 games1,349
- Kevin Craft2006 · 9 games737
- Darren Mougey2005 – 2008 · 28 games615
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Method
- Every quarterback who played at San Diego 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 San Diego State before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his passing yards at San Diego 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 San Diego State is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.