The following is a list of football quarterbacks in NCAA Division I FBS and its predecessors who have thrown for 12,000 yards or more in their collegiate careers. Statistics are current through the end of the 2017 season. Players active during the 2018 season are shown in bold.
| Rank |
Player |
University (Seasons) |
Total passing yards |
| 1 |
Case Keenum |
Houston (2007–2011) |
19,217 |
| 2 |
Timmy Chang |
Hawaii (2000–2004) |
17,072 |
| 3 |
Landry Jones |
Oklahoma (2009–2012) |
16,646 |
| 4 |
Graham Harrell |
Texas Tech (2005–2008) |
15,793 |
| 5 |
Ty Detmer |
BYU (1988–1991) |
15,031 |
| 6 |
Kellen Moore |
Boise State (2008–2011) |
14,667 |
| 7 |
Baker Mayfield |
Texas Tech (2013), Oklahoma (2015–2017) |
14,607 |
| 8 |
Luke Falk |
Washington State (2014–2017) |
14,481 |
| 9 |
Colt Brennan |
Hawaii (2005–2007) |
14,193 |
| 10 |
Rakeem Cato |
Marshall (2011–2014) |
14,079 |
| 11 |
Mason Rudolph |
Oklahoma State (2014–2017) |
13,618 |
| 12 |
Sean Mannion |
Oregon State (2011–2014) |
13,600 |
| 13 |
Philip Rivers |
NC State (2000–2003) |
13,484 |
| 14 |
Corey Robinson |
Troy (2010–2013) |
13,477 |
| 15 |
Colt McCoy |
Texas (2006–2009) |
13,253 |
| 16 |
Aaron Murray |
Georgia (2010–2013) |
13,166 |
| 17 |
Kevin Kolb |
Houston (2003–2006) |
12,964 |
| 18 |
Dan LeFevour |
Central Michigan (2006–2009) |
12,905 |
| 19 |
Cooper Rush |
Central Michigan (2013–2016) |
12,884 |
| 20 |
Brandon Doughty |
Western Kentucky (2011–2015) |
12,855 |
| 21 |
Derek Carr |
Fresno State (2009–2013) |
12,843 |
| 22 |
Tim Rattay |
Louisiana Tech (1997–1999) |
12,746 |
| 23 |
J.T. Barrett |
Ohio State (2013–2017) |
12,697 |
| 24 |
Ryan Lindley |
San Diego State (2008–2011) |
12,690 |
| 25 |
Chris Redman |
Louisville (1996–1999) |
12,541 |
| 26 |
Chase Daniel |
Missouri (2005–2008) |
12,515 |
| 27 |
Trevor Vittatoe |
UTEP (2007–2010) |
12,439 |
| 28 |
Kliff Kingsbury |
Texas Tech (1999–2002) |
12,429 |
| 29 |
Matt Barkley |
USC (2009–2012) |
12,327 |
| 30 |
Jared Goff |
California (2013–2015) |
12,195 |
| 31 |
Zach Terrell |
Western Michigan (2013–2016) |
12,100 |
| 32 |
Zac Dysert |
Miami (Ohio) (2009–2012) |
12,016 |