Updated SuperWest Top 50 in Career Yards per Play

BYU leads with 7 athletes on the list, which is searchable and sortable by player and program

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Posted on January 29, 2024


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

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