By SuperWest Sports Staff
January 29, 2024
Here’s an updated list of the Top 50 Pac-12 football career leaders in Total Yards per Play through 2023 with rank, years played, and program.
Yards gained in bowl games are included in the totals. To be included, the athlete must have gained a minimum of 7,500 career yards.
Oregon’s Marcus Mariota (2012-2014) remains the all-time leader with an average of 8.7 yards per play, good for fourth-best nationally, followed by Stanford’s Andrew Luck at 8.5.
Boise State’s Ryan Dinwiddle and Kellen Moore (both with 8.3) round out the top four, and BYU’s Ty Detmer is fifth with 8.2.
Newcomers to the list in 2023 include USC’s Caleb Williams (8.0), Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. (7.7), Oregon’s Bo Nix (7.2), Arizona’s Jayden de Laura (7.2), and BYU’s Kadon Slovis (6.8).
BYU leads with seven athletes on the list, which you can search and sort by player and program.
Breakdown by Program
1. BYU, 7
2. USC, 5
3. Boise State, 4
3. Fresno State, 4
3. UCLA, 4
4. Colorado State, 3
4. Hawaii, 3
4. Oregon, 3
4. San Diego State, 3
5. Arizona, 2
5. Nevada, 2
5. Stanford, 2
5. Utah, 2
5. Washington, 2
5. Cal, 1
6. Colorado, 1
6. San Jose State, 1
6. Utah State, 1
(Colorado and Utah players date back just to 2011, when they joined the Pac-12 in its latest expansion, while the players of Arizona and ASU date back to 1978.)
SuperWest Top 50 Total Career Yards per Play
| Rk | Player | Avg | School | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Mariota | 8.7 | Oregon | 2012 | 2014 |
| 2 | Andrew Luck | 8.5 | Stanford | 2009 | 2011 |
| 3 | Ryan Dinwiddie | 8.3 | Boise State | 2000 | 2003 |
| 3 | Kellen Moore | 8.3 | Boise State | 2008 | 2011 |
| 5 | Ty Detmer | 8.2 | BYU | 1988 | 1991 |
| 6 | David Fales | 8.0 | San Jose State | 2012 | 2013 |
| 6 | Colt Brennan | 8.0 | Hawaii | 2005 | 2007 |
| 6 | Caleb Williams | 8.0 | USC | 2021 | 2023 |
| 9 | Zach Wilson | 7.9 | BYU | 2018 | 2020 |
| 10 | Matt Leinart | 7.7 | USC | 2003 | 2005 |
| 10 | Michael Penix Jr. | 7.7 | Washington | 2018 | 2023 |
| 10 | Sam Darnold | 7.7 | USC | 2015 | 2017 |
| 13 | Nick Stevens | 7.6 | Colorado State | 2014 | 2017 |
| 13 | Colin Kaepernick | 7.6 | Nevada | 2007 | 2010 |
| 15 | Kevin Hogan | 7.5 | Stanford | 2012 | 2015 |
| 15 | Steve Young | 7.5 | BYU | 1981 | 1983 |
| 17 | Khalil Tate | 7.4 | Arizona | 2016 | 2019 |
| 17 | Brett Rypien | 7.4 | Boise State | 2015 | 2018 |
| 17 | Max Hall | 7.4 | BYU | 2007 | 2009 |
| 20 | Marcus McMaryion | 7.3 | Fresno State | 2015 | 2018 |
| 20 | Cade McNown | 7.3 | UCLA | 1995 | 1998 |
| 20 | Jim McMahon | 7.3 | BYU | 1977 | 1981 |
| 20 | Justin Herbert | 7.3 | Oregon | 2016 | 2019 |
| 20 | Derek Carr | 7.3 | Fresno State | 2009 | 2013 |
| 25 | Bo Nix | 7.2 | Oregon | 2019 | 2023 |
| 25 | Jayden de Laura | 7.2 | Arizona | 2020 | 2023 |
| 25 | Billy Blanton | 7.2 | San Diego State | 1993 | 1996 |
| 25 | Matt Barkley | 7.2 | USC | 2009 | 2012 |
| 25 | Josh Rosen | 7.2 | UCLA | 2015 | 2017 |
| 25 | Bryant Moniz | 7.2 | Hawaii | 2009 | 2011 |
| 25 | Robbie Bosco | 7.2 | BYU | 1983 | 1985 |
| 25 | Jake Haener | 7.2 | Fresno State | 2018 | 2022 |
| 33 | Garrett Grayson | 7.1 | Colorado State | 2011 | 2014 |
| 33 | Kordell Stewart | 7.1 | Colorado | 1991 | 1994 |
| 33 | Jake Browning | 7.1 | Washington | 2015 | 2018 |
| 33 | Dan McGwire | 7.1 | San Diego State | 1986 | 1990 |
| 33 | Cole McDonald | 7.1 | Hawaii | 2017 | 2019 |
| 38 | Bradlee Van Pelt | 7.0 | Colorado State | 2001 | 2003 |
| 38 | Cody Kessler | 7.0 | USC | 2012 | 2015 |
| 38 | Jordan Love | 7.0 | Utah State | 2017 | 2019 |
| 41 | Jared Goff | 6.9 | California | 2013 | 2015 |
| 41 | Ty Gangi | 6.9 | Nevada | 2016 | 2018 |
| 41 | Jared Zabransky | 6.9 | Boise State | 2003 | 2006 |
| 41 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 6.9 | UCLA | 2018 | 2022 |
| 45 | Tyler Huntley | 6.8 | Utah | 2016 | 2019 |
| 45 | Ryan Lindley | 6.8 | San Diego State | 2008 | 2011 |
| 45 | Brett Hundley | 6.8 | UCLA | 2012 | 2014 |
| 45 | Kedon Slovis | 6.8 | BYU | 2019 | 2023 |
| 45 | Mark Barsotti | 6.8 | Fresno State | 1988 | 1991 |
| 45 | Scott Mitchell | 6.8 | Utah | 1987 | 1989 |