Updated Top 50 in Total Career Yards per Play

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Below you’ll find an updated list of the Top 50 Pac-12 football career leaders in Total Yards per Play through 2021 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 yards through the 2021 season.

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota (2012-2014) remains the all-time leader with an average of 8.7 yards per play, followed closely by Stanford’s Andrew Luck at 8.5.

USC’s Matt Leinart (7.7) and Sam Darnold (7.7), and Stanford’s Kevin Hogan (7.5) round out the Top 5.

UCLA’s Dorian Thompson-Robinson moved up to 19th on the list last season, with a career average of 6.6.

USC leads with seven athletes on the list, which you can search and sort by player and program.

Here’s a breakdown by school:

1. USC, 7
2. ASU, 5
2. Oregon, 5
2. Stanford, 5
2. UCLA, 5
2. WSU, 5
6. OSU, 4
6. Washington, 4
8. Arizona, 3
8. Cal, 3
9. Colorado, 2
9. Utah, 2

Those of Colorado and Utah date back just 11 years to 2011, when they joined the Pac-12 in its latest expansion, while the players of Arizona and ASU date back to 1978.

Rk	Player	Avg	From	To	School
1	Marcus Mariota	8.7	2012	2014	Oregon
2	Andrew Luck	8.5	2009	2011	Stanford
3	Matt Leinart	7.7	2003	2005	USC
4	Sam Darnold	7.7	2015	2017	USC
5	Kevin Hogan	7.5	2012	2015	Stanford
6	Khalil Tate	7.4	2016	2019	Arizona
7	Justin Herbert	7.3	2016	2019	Oregon
8	Cade McNown	7.2	1995	1998	UCLA
9	Matt Barkley	7.2	2009	2012	USC
10	Josh Rosen	7.2	2015	2017	UCLA
11	Jake Browning	7.1	2015	2018	Washington
12	Cody Kessler	7.0	2012	2015	USC
13	Jared Goff	7.0	2013	2015	Cal
14	Tyler Huntley	6.8	2016	2019	Utah
15	Brett Hundley	6.8	2012	2014	UCLA
16	Jim Plunkett	6.7	1968	1970	Stanford
17	Taylor Kelly	6.7	2011	2014	ASU
18	Jason Gesser	6.6	1999	2002	WSU
19	Dorian Thompson-Robinson	6.6	2018	2021	UCLA
20	Sean Mannion	6.5	2011	2014	OSU
21	Alex Brink	6.5	2004	2007	WSU
22	Nick Foles	6.5	2007	2011	Arizona
23	Rudy Carpenter	6.5	2005	2008	ASU
24	Manny Wilkins	6.4	2015	2018	ASU
25	Jonathan Smith	6.4	1998	2001	OSU
26	Keith Price	6.4	2010	2013	Washington
27	Steven Montez	6.4	2015	2019	Colorado
28	Bill Musgrave	6.4	1987	1990	Oregon
29	Andrew Walter	6.4	2001	2004	ASU
30	Carson Palmer	6.4	1998	2002	USC
31	Steve Stenstrom	6.3	1991	1994	Stanford
32	Kellen Clemens	6.3	2002	2005	Oregon
33	Derek Anderson	6.3	2001	2004	OSU
34	Rodney Peete	6.3	1985	1988	USC
35	Connor Halliday	6.2	2011	2014	WSU
36	Drew Olson	6.2	2002	2005	UCLA
37	Luke Falk	6.1	2014	2017	WSU
38	Willie Tuitama	6.1	2005	2008	Arizona
39	Jake Plummer	6.1	1993	1996	ASU
40	Rob Johnson	6.1	1991	1994	USC
41	John Elway	6.0	1979	1982	Stanford
42	Chase Garbers	6.0	2018	2021	Cal
43	Cody Pickett	6.0	1999	2003	Washington
44	Jake Locker	6.0	2007	2010	Washington
45	Sefo Liufau	6.0	2013	2016	Colorado
46	Travis Wilson	5.9	2012	2015	Utah
47	Jack Thompson	5.7	1975	1978	WSU
48	Danny ONeil	5.6	1991	1994	Oregon
49	Troy Taylor	5.5	1986	1989	Cal
50	Erik Wilhelm	5.4	1985	1988	OSU