By SuperWest Sports Staff
May 20, 2025
Some of the best quarterbacks in college football hail from the West.
Here is a ranking of the region’s top signal callers for career passing touchdowns during their years as Division I players.
Dillon Gabriel, who played his final year of college football at Oregon, leads with 155. Boise State’s Kellen Moore has 142, and Hawai’i’s Colt Brennan has 131.
Let’s get to the full list of players and their touchdown totals.
Best in West Career Passing Touchdown Leaders
| TD | Player | School | Years Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Dillon Gabriel | Oregon | 6 |
| 142 | Kellen Moore | Boise State | 4 |
| 131 | Colt Brennan | Hawai'i | 3 |
| 121 | Ty Detmer | BYU | 4 |
| 119 | Luke Falk | Washington State | 4 |
| 117 | Timmy Chang | Hawai'i | 5 |
| 116 | Matt Barkley | USC | 4 |
| 113 | Derek Carr | Fresno State | 5 |
| 113 | Bo Nix | Oregon | 5 |
| 108 | Will Rogers | Washington | 5 |
| 105 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | 3 |
| 99 | Matt Leinart | USC | 3 |
| 96 | Jared Goff | California | 3 |
| 96 | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 6 |
| 95 | Justin Herbert | Oregon | 4 |
| 94 | Jake Browning | Washington | 4 |
| 94 | Max Hall | BYU | 3 |
| 93 | Caleb Williams | USC | 3 |
| 90 | Connor Halliday | Washington State | 4 |
| 90 | Ryan Lindley | San Diego State | 4 |
| 90 | Brett Rypien | Boise State | 4 |
| 88 | Chevan Cordeiro | San Jose State | 6 |
| 88 | Cody Kessler | USC | 4 |
| 88 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 5 |
| 87 | Troy Kopp | Pacific | 4 |
| 85 | Chase Holbrook | New Mexico State | 3 |
| 85 | Andrew Walter | Arizona State | 4 |
| 84 | Jim McMahon | BYU | 5 |
| 84 | Paul Pinegar | Fresno State | 4 |
| 83 | Sean Mannion | Oregon State | 4 |
| 83 | Davis Webb | California | 4 |
| 82 | Ryan Dinwiddie | Boise State | 4 |
| 82 | Colin Kaepernick | Nevada | 4 |
| 82 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | 3 |
| 81 | Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | 4 |
| 80 | Kedon Slovis | BYU | 5 |
| 79 | Derek Anderson | Oregon State | 4 |
| 79 | John Beck | BYU | 4 |
| 79 | Taylor Kelly | Arizona State | 4 |
| 78 | Bart Hendricks | Boise State | 4 |
| 77 | John Elway | Stanford | 4 |
| 76 | Alex Brink | Washington State | 4 |
| 76 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | 4 |
| 75 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | 4 |
| 75 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | 3 |
| 75 | Bryant Moniz | Hawaii | 3 |
| 75 | Keith Price | Washington | 4 |
| 74 | Nathan Enderle | Idaho | 4 |
| 74 | Carson Strong | Nevada | 4 |
| 73 | David Neill | Nevada | 4 |
| 72 | Logan Bonner | Utah State | 6 |
| 72 | Steve Stenstrom | Stanford | 4 |
| 71 | Carson Palmer | USC | 5 |
| 70 | Cole McDonald | Hawai'i | 3 |
| 70 | Todd Santos | San Diego State | 4 |
| 70 | Nick Stevens | Colorado State | 4 |
| 69 | Jason Gesser | Washington State | 4 |
| 69 | Scott Mitchell | Utah | 3 |
| 69 | Tyler Rogers | New Mexico State | 4 |
| 68 | Jake Haener | Fresno State | 5 |
| 67 | Billy Blanton | San Diego State | 4 |
| 67 | Stoney Case | New Mexico | 4 |
| 67 | Nick Foles | Arizona | 5 |
| 67 | Drew Olson | UCLA | 4 |
| 67 | Willie Tuitama | Arizona | 4 |