Tennessee’s best quarterbacks
Peyton Manning has the most passing yards in Tennessee history, 11,201 from 1994 to 1997. Since 2004, Erik Ainge has the most, 8,699 in 43 games.
Tennessee’s quarterbacks this season
- George MacIntyre6 games, 121.3 a game797 at Tennessee.728passing yards
- Faizon Brandon5 games, 139.4 a game697passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
passing yards in Tennessee history
- 1Peyton Manning1994 – 199711,201
- 2Casey Clausen2000 – 20039,707
- 3Erik Ainge2004 – 20078,700
- 4Tyler Bray2010 – 20127,444
- 5Joshua Dobbs2013 – 20167,138
- 6Andy Kelly1988 – 19916,397
- 7Jarrett Guarantano2016 – 20206,174
- 8Hendon Hooker2021 – 20226,080
- 9Jeff Francis1985 – 19885,867
- 10Tee Martin1996 – 19994,592
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 | Erik Ainge2004 – 2007 · 43 games | 8,699 | 72 | 30 |
| 2 | Tyler Bray2010 – 2012 · 28 games | 7,444 | 69 | 14 |
| 3 | Joshua Dobbs2013 – 2016 · 37 games | 7,138 | 53 | 23 |
| 4 | Jarrett Guarantano2017 – 2020 · 41 games | 6,174 | 38 | 18 |
| 5 | Hendon Hooker2021 – 2022 · 24 games | 6,080 | 58 | 16 |
| 6 | Jonathan Crompton2006 – 2009 · 32 games | 4,187 | 36 | 16 |
| 7 | Joe Milton III2021 – 2023 · 28 games | 4,159 | 32 | 19 |
| 8 | Joey Aguilar2025 · 13 games | 3,565 | 24 | 8 |
| 9 | Justin Worley2011 – 2014 · 22 games | 3,556 | 23 | 9 |
| 10 | Nico Iamaleava2023 – 2024 · 18 games | 2,930 | 21 | 15 |
| 11 | Rick Clausen2004 – 2005 · 15 games | 2,390 | 14 | 8 |
| 12 | Matt Simms2010 – 2011 · 17 games | 1,779 | 8 | 6 |
| 13 | Quinten Dormady2015 – 2017 · 13 games | 1,282 | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | Nick Stephens2008 – 2009 · 9 games | 982 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | George MacIntyre2025 – 2026 · still playing | 797 | 2 | 6 |
| +728 this season | ||||
| 16 | Faizon Brandon2026 · still playing | 697 | 7 | 4 |
| +697 this season | ||||
| 17 | Harrison Bailey2020 – 2021 · 7 games | 594 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Brian Maurer2019 – 2020 · 12 games | 550 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | J.T. Shrout2019 – 2020 · 8 games | 494 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Keller Chryst2018 · 6 games | 450 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Brent Schaeffer2004 · 8 games | 302 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Gaston Moore2021 – 2024 · 12 games | 273 | 2 | 12 |
| 23 | Jake Merklinger2024 – 2025 · 5 games | 221 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Will McBride2017 · 2 games | 152 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Nathan Peterman2013 – 2014 · 9 games | 94 | 0 | 4 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Hendon Hooker2021 – 2022 · 24 games6,080
- Joe Milton III2021 – 2023 · 28 games4,159
- Joey Aguilar2025 · 13 games3,565
- Nico Iamaleava2023 – 2024 · 18 games2,930
- Jarrett Guarantano2020 · 7 games1,112
2010s
- Tyler Bray2010 – 2012 · 28 games7,444
- Joshua Dobbs2013 – 2016 · 37 games7,138
- Jarrett Guarantano2017 – 2019 · 34 games5,062
- Justin Worley2011 – 2014 · 22 games3,556
- Matt Simms2010 – 2011 · 17 games1,779
2004–09
- Erik Ainge2004 – 2007 · 43 games8,699
- Jonathan Crompton2006 – 2009 · 32 games4,187
- Rick Clausen2004 – 2005 · 15 games2,390
- Nick Stephens2008 – 2009 · 9 games982
- Brent Schaeffer2004 · 8 games302
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Method
- Every quarterback who played at Tennessee 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 Tennessee before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Tennessee 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 Tennessee is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.