Texas Tech’s best quarterbacks
Graham Harrell has the most passing yards in Texas Tech history, 15,793 from 2005 to 2008.
Of the Big 12’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Graham Harrell is 2nd, Baker Mayfield 3rd and Patrick Mahomes 9th.
Texas Tech’s quarterbacks this season
- Will Hammond7 games, 223.0 a game2,712 at Texas Tech.1,561passing yards
- Thomas Castellanos5 games, 37.8 a game189passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2004–09
passing yards in Texas Tech history
- 1Graham Harrell2005 – 200815,793
- 2Kliff Kingsbury1999 – 200212,429
- 3Patrick Mahomes2014 – 201611,252
- 4Behren Morton2021 – 20258,989
- 5Seth Doege2009 – 20128,636
- 6Robert Hall1990 – 19937,908
- 7Taylor Potts2007 – 20107,835
- 8Zebbie Lethridge1994 – 19976,789
- 9Billy Joe Tolliver1985 – 19886,756
- 10B. J. Symons2000 – 20036,378
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 | Graham Harrell2005 – 2008 · 44 games | 15,306 | 130 | 32 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes2014 – 2016 · 32 games | 11,252 | 93 | 13 |
| 3 | Behren Morton2021 – 2025 · 42 games | 8,989 | 71 | 29 |
| 4 | Seth Doege2009 – 2012 · 29 games | 8,636 | 69 | 16 |
| 5 | Taylor Potts2007 – 2010 · 34 games | 7,835 | 62 | 25 |
| 6 | Davis Webb2013 – 2015 · 23 games | 5,557 | 46 | 13 |
| 7 | Alan Bowman2018 – 2020 · 19 games | 5,260 | 33 | 9 |
| 8 | Sonny Cumbie2004 · 12 games | 4,742 | 32 | 8 |
| 9 | Nic Shimonek2015 – 2017 · 18 games | 4,445 | 39 | 9 |
| 10 | Cody Hodges2004 – 2005 · 15 games | 4,292 | 33 | 12 |
| 11 | Jett Duffey2017 – 2019 · 18 games | 4,077 | 26 | 7 |
| 12 | Tyler Shough2021 – 2023 · 15 games | 2,922 | 20 | 9 |
| 13 | Will Hammond2024 – 2026 · still playing | 2,712 | 15 | 15 |
| +1,561 this season | ||||
| 14 | Donovan Smith2021 – 2022 · 21 games | 2,686 | 19 | 11 |
| 15 | Henry Colombi2020 – 2021 · 13 games | 2,356 | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | Baker Mayfield2013 · 8 games | 2,315 | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | Steven Sheffield2009 – 2010 · 13 games | 1,578 | 17 | 8 |
| 18 | McLane Carter2017 – 2018 · 9 games | 677 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Michael Brewer2012 – 2013 · 13 games | 440 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | Jake Strong2023 · 2 games | 409 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Mitch Griffis2025 · 5 games | 357 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Thomas Castellanos2026 · still playing | 189 | 4 | 5 |
| +189 this season | ||||
| 23 | Vincent Testaverde2014 · 1 game | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jacob Karam2010 – 2011 · 6 games | 104 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Lloyd Jones III2025 · 1 game | 74 | 2 | 1 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Behren Morton2021 – 2025 · 42 games8,989
- Tyler Shough2021 – 2023 · 15 games2,922
- › Will Hammond2024 – 2026 · 19 games2,712
- Donovan Smith2021 – 2022 · 21 games2,686
- Henry Colombi2020 – 2021 · 13 games2,356
2010s
- Patrick Mahomes2014 – 2016 · 32 games11,252
- Seth Doege2010 – 2012 · 26 games8,267
- Davis Webb2013 – 2015 · 23 games5,557
- Nic Shimonek2015 – 2017 · 18 games4,445
- Jett Duffey2017 – 2019 · 18 games4,077
2004–09
- Graham Harrell2005 – 2008 · 44 games15,306
- Sonny Cumbie2004 · 12 games4,742
- Cody Hodges2004 – 2005 · 15 games4,292
- Taylor Potts2007 – 2009 · 21 games4,109
- Steven Sheffield2009 · 6 games1,219
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Method
- Every quarterback who played at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.