Western Kentucky’s best quarterbacks
Brandon Doughty has the most passing yards in Western Kentucky history, 12,855 from 2011 to 2015. Rodney Tisdale Jr. is 8th, with 2,315; 253 more passes Ty Storey for 7th.
Of C-USA’s best quarterbacks since 2004, Brandon Doughty is 10th.
Western Kentucky’s quarterbacks this season
- Brock Glenn8 games, 110.9 a game887passing yards
- Rodney Tisdale Jr.6 games, 147.2 a game2,315 at Western Kentucky.883passing yards
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2007–09
passing yards in Western Kentucky history
- 1Brandon Doughty2011 – 201512,855
- 2Jeff Cesarone1984 – 19878,566
- 3Mike White2016 – 20178,540
- 4Austin Reed2022 – 20238,084
- 5Justin Haddix2003 – 20067,929
- 6Kawaun Jakes2009 – 20127,538
- 7Bailey Zappe20215,967
- 8Johnny Vance1966 – 19694,046
- 9John Hall1977 – 19803,876
- 10Jimmy Feix1949 – 19523,780
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 the box scores began
| Place | Player | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Doughty2011 – 2015 · 43 games | 12,855 | 111 | 30 |
| 2 | Mike White2016 – 2017 · 27 games | 8,540 | 63 | 17 |
| 3 | Austin Reed2022 – 2023 · 26 games | 8,084 | 71 | 16 |
| 4 | Kawaun Jakes2009 – 2012 · 48 games | 7,538 | 51 | 16 |
| 5 | Bailey Zappe2021 · 14 games | 5,967 | 62 | 9 |
| 6 | Caden Veltkamp2022 – 2024 · 16 games | 3,520 | 30 | 10 |
| 7 | Ty Storey2019 · 11 games | 2,567 | 14 | 9 |
| 8 | Rodney Tisdale Jr.2025 – 2026 · still playing | 2,315 | 13 | 7 |
| +883 this season · passes Ty Storey for 7th in 2 games at his pace | ||||
| 9 | Maverick McIvor2025 · 8 games | 2,062 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Steven Duncan2017 – 2019 · 13 games | 1,863 | 14 | 5 |
| 11 | Tyrrell Pigrome2020 · 11 games | 1,603 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | David Wolke2007 – 2008 · 15 games | 1,200 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Davis Shanley2018 – 2019 · 9 games | 942 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Drew Eckels2015 – 2018 · 16 games | 923 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | K.J. Black2007 – 2008 · 9 games | 898 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Brock Glenn2026 · still playing | 887 | 6 | 3 |
| +887 this season | ||||
| 17 | TJ Finley2024 · 3 games | 490 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Kevaris Thomas2018 – 2020 · 7 games | 375 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Nelson Fishback2013 – 2015 · 8 games | 244 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Tyler Ferguson2016 · 9 games | 234 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Darius Ocean2020 – 2022 · 4 games | 135 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Turner Helton2023 · 3 games | 97 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Todd Porter2013 · 1 game | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Carson Baker2021 · 1 game | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Drew Zaubi2021 · 3 games | 38 | 0 | 2 |
passing yards by decade
2020s
- Austin Reed2022 – 2023 · 26 games8,084
- Bailey Zappe2021 · 14 games5,967
- Caden Veltkamp2022 – 2024 · 16 games3,520
- › Rodney Tisdale Jr.2025 – 2026 · 14 games2,315
- Maverick McIvor2025 · 8 games2,062
2010s
- Brandon Doughty2011 – 2015 · 43 games12,855
- Mike White2016 – 2017 · 27 games8,540
- Kawaun Jakes2010 – 2012 · 37 games6,022
- Ty Storey2019 · 11 games2,567
- Steven Duncan2017 – 2019 · 13 games1,863
2007–09
- Kawaun Jakes2009 · 11 games1,516
- David Wolke2007 – 2008 · 15 games1,200
- K.J. Black2007 – 2008 · 9 games898
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Method
- Every quarterback who played at Western Kentucky, ranked by passing yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- A decade counts his passing yards at Western Kentucky 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 Western Kentucky is counted at tonight's numbers against the record book's, which run through the 2025 season.