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The ACC's best quarterbacks since 2004

Sam Hartman leads with 12,967 passing yards in 48 games in the ACC; Kenny Pickett had 12,303.

Every quarterback with 5 or more games in the ACC since 2004, ranked by passing yards; the lines are each player's passing yards game by game, the top 8 drawn.

passing yards · by game

passing touchdowns · by game

wins · by game

294 quarterbacks with 5+ games in the ACCpassing yards

#	player	seasons	games	passing yards	passing touchdowns	wins	yards of total offense	interceptions thrown
1	Sam Hartman	2018–2022	48	12,967	110	27	13,822	41
2	Kenny Pickett	2017–2021	52	12,303	81	32	13,104	32
3	Tajh Boyd	2010–2013	47	11,904	107	37	13,069	39
4	Brennan Armstrong	2018–2023	50	10,814	69	28	12,751	42
5	Ryan Finley	2016–2018	39	10,501	60	25	10,810	25
6	Sam Howell	2019–2021	37	10,283	92	20	11,292	23
7	Deshaun Watson	2014–2016	38	10,163	90	33	12,097	32
8	Cade Klubnik	2022–2025	49	10,123	73	34	11,001	24
9	Trevor Lawrence	2018–2020	40	10,098	90	38	11,041	17
10	Thaddeus Lewis	2006–2009	47	10,065	67	10	9,987	40
11	Brad Kaaya	2014–2016	38	9,972	69	22	9,586	24
12	Riley Skinner	2006–2009	50	9,762	60	32	9,923	37
13	Malik Cunningham	2018–2022	56	9,664	70	25	12,848	29
14	Sean Renfree	2009–2012	41	9,465	51	13	9,298	40
15	T.J. Yates	2007–2010	45	9,377	58	24	9,044	46
16	Eric Dungey	2015–2018	39	9,340	58	21	11,333	30
17	Lamar Jackson	2015–2017	38	9,043	69	24	13,175	27
18	Logan Thomas	2010–2013	45	9,003	53	31	10,362	39
19	Matt Ryan	2005–2007	36	8,960	54	27	9,007	34
20	Tanner Price	2010–2013	48	8,899	52	18	9,179	31
21	Jacory Harris	2008–2011	47	8,826	70	27	8,823	48
22	John Wolford	2014–2017	47	8,794	59	21	9,914	41
23	Kevin Jennings	2024–2026	33	8,745	65	25	9,248	29
24	Jordan Travis	2018–2023	49	8,715	66	32	10,665	20
25	Russell Wilson	2008–2010	36	8,545	76	19	9,628	26
26	Chase Rettig	2010–2013	46	8,248	52	18	8,023	39
27	Bryn Renner	2010–2013	35	8,221	64	19	8,128	25
28	Daniel Jones	2016–2018	35	8,160	51	16	9,428	29
29	Drake Maye	2021–2023	28	8,018	63	18	9,227	16
30	Marquise Williams	2012–2015	46	7,965	61	31	10,423	25
31	Jameis Winston	2013–2014	27	7,964	65	26	8,248	28
32	Haynes King	2023–2025	36	7,907	55	22	10,184	24
33	Stephen Morris	2010–2013	36	7,896	49	20	7,950	30
34	EJ Manuel	2009–2012	40	7,736	47	30	8,562	28
35	Tyler Van Dyke	2020–2023	31	7,469	54	15	7,501	23
36	Mike Glennon	2009–2012	36	7,411	63	20	7,119	31
37	Drew Weatherford	2004–2008	39	7,122	37	24	7,136	27
38	CJ Bailey	2024–2026	31	7,025	51	16	7,637	23
39	Tyrod Taylor	2007–2010	50	7,017	44	39	9,204	20
40	Christian Ponder	2007–2010	35	6,872	49	22	7,705	30
41	Devin Leary	2019–2022	30	6,807	62	18	6,788	16
42	DJ Uiagalelei	2020–2024	40	6,746	40	30	7,651	23
43	Chris Turner	2007–2009	33	6,543	30	15	6,385	28
44	Thomas Castellanos	2023–2025	33	6,374	48	16	8,238	28
45	Deondre Francois	2016–2018	25	6,291	36	15	6,496	21
46	Bryce Perkins	2018–2019	27	6,218	47	17	7,910	21
47	Reggie Ball	2004–2006	36	6,132	47	22	7,199	44
48	Phil Jurkovec	2020–2023	30	6,001	41	13	6,490	20
49	Kyle Wright	2004–2007	33	5,838	38	20	5,740	31
50	Anthony Boone	2011–2014	44	5,789	38	26	6,589	24
51	Garrett Shrader	2021–2023	35	5,771	39	18	7,474	17
52	Kurt Benkert	2016–2017	24	5,759	46	8	5,602	20
53	Darian Mensah	2025–2026	20	5,737	52	15	5,790	7
54	Cullen Harper	2005–2008	30	5,691	41	20	5,478	20
55	Kyron Drones	2023–2025	34	5,566	44	15	7,364	18
56	James Blackman	2017–2020	31	5,445	43	12	5,413	26
57	Jameel Sewell	2006–2009	35	5,366	24	16	6,012	22
58	Jacoby Brissett	2014–2015	26	5,268	43	15	6,167	11
59	Nathan Peterman	2015–2016	26	5,142	47	16	5,661	15
60	Sam Hollenbach	2004–2006	26	5,110	28	16	5,103	26
61	Marc Verica	2008–2010	28	4,992	22	11	4,837	31
62	Sean Glennon	2004–2008	37	4,867	28	28	4,695	21
63	Kyle McCord	2024	13	4,779	34	10	4,714	12
64	Mitchell Trubisky	2014–2016	31	4,762	41	19	5,201	10
65	Justin Thomas	2013–2016	46	4,754	40	26	7,166	18
66	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	2025–2026	19	4,744	27	9	4,584	14
67	Kyle Parker	2009–2010	27	4,739	32	15	4,902	23
68	Anthony Brown Jr.	2017–2019	28	4,738	40	15	5,161	20
69	Michael Rocco	2010–2012	30	4,731	27	14	4,829	24
70	Malik Rosier	2015–2018	30	4,543	34	21	5,374	25
71	Marques Hagans	2004–2005	24	4,518	23	15	5,220	17
72	Jeff Sims	2020–2022	24	4,464	30	8	5,616	23
73	Riley Leonard	2021–2023	26	4,450	24	13	5,674	10
74	Charlie Whitehurst	2004–2005	21	4,438	18	13	4,508	25
75	Michael Brewer	2014–2015	21	4,395	31	11	4,310	22
76	Cam Ward	2024	13	4,313	39	10	4,517	7
77	Matt Johns	2014–2016	26	4,233	30	8	4,418	27
78	Danny O'Brien	2010–2011	22	4,086	29	11	4,095	18
79	Anthony Colandrea	2023–2024	19	4,083	26	6	4,585	20
80	Daniel Evans	2005–2008	25	4,004	19	8	3,856	29
81	Jamie Newman	2017–2019	19	3,959	35	11	4,785	16
82	Tommy DeVito	2018–2021	26	3,866	28	14	4,084	12
83	Carson Beck	2025	16	3,813	30	13	3,856	12
84	Gio Lopez	2025–2026	18	3,694	27	10	4,081	6
85	Mason Heintschel	2025–2026	15	3,658	30	12	3,858	9
86	Ryan Willis	2018–2019	17	3,622	33	8	4,010	14
87	Josh Jackson	2017–2018	16	3,566	25	11	3,951	10
88	Jerod Evans	2016	14	3,552	29	10	4,398	8
89	Eli Holstein	2024–2026	19	3,486	32	13	3,893	13
90	D'Eriq King	2020–2021	14	3,452	26	9	4,086	9
91	Jay Davis	2004–2005	17	3,371	18	7	3,149	24
92	Kelly Bryant	2015–2018	29	3,338	16	27	4,311	10
93	Ashton Daniels	2024–2026	18	3,318	22	6	4,341	20
94	Jack Plummer	2023	14	3,204	21	10	3,238	12
95	Tyler Shough	2024	12	3,195	23	8	3,214	6
96	Chase Brice	2018–2020	34	3,193	19	25	3,469	19
97	Nathan Elliott	2016–2018	18	3,150	20	7	3,321	14
98	C.J. Brown	2010–2013	22	3,084	20	8	4,246	13
99	Fernando Mendoza	2024	11	3,004	16	6	3,109	6
100	Chandler Morris	2025	14	3,000	16	11	3,245	9
101	Tom Savage	2013	13	2,958	21	7	2,750	9
102	Maalik Murphy	2024	12	2,933	26	9	2,854	12
103	Hendon Hooker	2018–2020	21	2,894	22	11	3,927	7
104	Ian Book	2020	12	2,830	15	10	3,315	3
105	Taylor Bennett	2005–2007	22	2,804	13	14	2,777	11
106	Dennis Grosel	2019–2021	22	2,767	21	9	3,067	13
107	Thomas Sirk	2014–2015	24	2,692	19	17	3,733	8
108	Grant Wells	2022–2023	16	2,692	14	6	2,979	11
109	Brock Berlin	2004	12	2,680	22	9	2,627	6
110	Miller Moss	2025	12	2,679	16	9	2,614	7
111	Matt Baker	2004–2005	16	2,671	10	6	2,652	13
112	Dave Shinskie	2009–2011	18	2,670	20	10	2,571	20
113	Jacolby Criswell	2020–2024	23	2,663	16	15	2,899	7
114	Braxton Burmeister	2020–2021	18	2,647	16	9	3,350	5
115	Cole Stoudt	2011–2014	32	2,634	17	26	2,834	11
116	Bailey Hockman	2019–2020	17	2,634	14	10	2,604	15
117	Terrel Hunt	2013–2015	18	2,621	11	10	3,415	13
118	David Watford	2011–2014	26	2,593	11	10	2,848	19
119	Hank Bachmeier	2024	12	2,593	16	4	2,733	10
120	Quentin Harris	2016–2019	35	2,588	24	19	3,373	12
121	Jawon Pass	2017–2020	20	2,545	14	9	2,800	13
122	Gunnar Holmberg	2018–2021	18	2,519	7	6	2,714	10
123	N'Kosi Perry	2018–2020	24	2,484	24	14	2,701	10
124	Will Proctor	2004–2006	17	2,483	17	11	2,608	11
125	Robby Ashford	2025	12	2,472	12	8	3,026	8
126	Chad Voytik	2013–2015	24	2,461	17	15	2,990	8
127	Grayson James	2024–2025	13	2,398	13	6	2,542	7
128	Kedon Slovis	2022	11	2,397	10	7	2,329	9
129	Marcus Vick	2005	13	2,393	17	11	2,773	10
130	Xavier Lee	2005–2007	18	2,320	15	11	2,537	11
131	Bryan Randall	2004	13	2,264	21	10	2,775	9
132	Darian Durant	2004	12	2,238	17	6	2,426	9
133	Jarren Williams	2018–2019	13	2,204	19	6	2,138	7
134	Vad Lee	2012–2013	25	2,157	15	14	3,214	13
135	Cameron Sexton	2006–2008	17	2,110	13	7	2,042	14
136	Kyle Bolin	2014–2016	15	2,104	13	11	2,013	10
137	Steve Angeli	2025–2026	7	2,048	14	4	1,992	7
138	Sean Maguire	2013–2016	19	2,039	16	16	1,908	11
139	Dylan Lonergan	2025	10	2,025	12	2	1,988	5
140	Ethan Grunkemeyer	2026	7	1,984	15	5	1,980	2
141	Chris Crane	2005–2008	17	1,983	11	14	2,217	14
142	Greyson Lambert	2013–2014	16	1,972	11	4	1,911	13
143	Mitch Griffis	2020–2023	17	1,957	15	8	2,098	8
144	Zack Mahoney	2015–2017	23	1,949	18	5	2,191	10
145	Nate Yarnell	2022–2024	14	1,846	15	6	1,874	6
146	Lincoln Kienholz	2026	7	1,844	10	4	2,095	3
147	TaQuon Marshall	2015–2018	31	1,836	15	15	4,025	9
148	Ben Gulbranson	2025	9	1,813	9	3	1,612	10
149	Cory Randolph	2004–2005	17	1,793	8	6	2,125	8
150	Everett Golson	2015	9	1,778	11	8	1,743	3
151	Patrick Towles	2016	13	1,730	12	7	2,024	7
152	Will Gardner	2014	8	1,669	12	5	1,563	3
153	Pete Thomas	2013	9	1,667	4	3	1,830	9
154	Wyatt Sexton	2004	10	1,661	8	8	1,567	8
155	Davis Warren	2026	7	1,630	7	3	1,594	2
156	Tyler Murphy	2014	13	1,623	13	7	2,807	10
157	Joel Statham	2004–2005	12	1,614	8	5	1,695	16
158	Tony Muskett	2023–2024	13	1,576	9	5	1,740	8
159	Rex Culpepper	2017–2020	16	1,546	11	2	1,530	11
160	Alberto Mendoza	2026	6	1,528	9	2	1,481	4
161	Ben Mauk	2004–2006	18	1,522	4	7	1,865	10
162	Kendall Hinton	2015–2019	33	1,504	8	16	2,385	7
163	Harrison Beck	2007–2008	12	1,495	4	3	1,453	16
164	Emmett Morehead	2021–2023	16	1,465	10	2	1,427	6
165	Brandon Connette	2010–2013	39	1,410	16	17	2,145	8
166	Marcus Stone	2004–2007	33	1,393	11	15	1,513	12
167	MJ Morris	2022–2023	9	1,367	14	6	1,470	6
168	Quinton Porter	2005	7	1,357	9	4	1,366	7
169	Chazz Surratt	2017–2020	15	1,352	8	5	1,631	6
170	Perry Hills	2012	7	1,336	8	4	1,322	7
171	Joe Dailey	2006–2007	12	1,316	7	3	1,382	11
172	Kirby Freeman	2005–2007	23	1,311	12	16	1,508	16
173	Michael Kern	2019–2024	18	1,311	6	7	1,358	5
174	Robert Marve	2008	11	1,293	9	6	1,412	13
175	Caleb Rowe	2012–2013	8	1,279	7	3	1,338	6
176	James Graham	2018–2020	15	1,271	12	4	1,609	7
177	Phillip Sims	2012	12	1,263	9	4	1,281	4
178	Mason McKenzie	2026	6	1,262	7	3	1,706	7
179	Billy Edwards Jr.	2026	6	1,259	9	4	1,285	5
180	Brenden Motley	2014–2016	19	1,253	12	13	1,673	7
181	Walker Eget	2026	6	1,229	8	4	1,223	2
182	Beau Pribula	2026	7	1,217	13	4	1,339	1
183	Christian Veilleux	2023	7	1,179	7	2	1,165	8
184	Zack Asack	2005–2008	26	1,168	7	5	1,458	14
185	Ben DiNucci	2016–2017	11	1,107	6	3	1,251	7
186	Elijah Brown	2024–2025	9	1,103	6	3	984	5
187	Darius Wade	2014–2017	21	1,091	5	9	1,165	5
188	Reggie Bonnafon	2014–2017	45	1,056	7	31	1,861	5
189	Brock Domann	2021–2023	13	1,042	4	10	1,123	6
190	Rickie Collins	2025	7	1,042	6	2	1,168	10
191	Brandon Mitchell	2013	6	1,011	7	1	1,285	6
192	Grayson Loftis	2023–2024	8	1,006	8	5	1,027	4
193	Matthew McKay	2018–2019	11	997	3	6	1,096	1
194	Max Browne	2017	6	997	5	2	923	2
195	Zach Pyron	2022–2024	19	995	5	11	1,266	7
196	Alex Hornibrook	2019	5	986	7	3	915	2
197	Jordan Yates	2019–2021	12	962	6	2	1,053	3
198	Jake Garcia	2021–2022	9	950	7	4	920	4
199	Clint Trickett	2011–2012	12	947	7	8	916	4
200	Tait Reynolds	2026	6	945	1	4	1,046	3
201	Aaron Philo	2024–2025	7	938	2	5	1,033	3
202	AJ Long	2014	6	935	4	1	931	8
203	Jordan Steffy	2004–2008	15	933	2	8	883	8
204	Ben Finley	2020–2022	8	912	4	4	902	5
205	Tate Rodemaker	2020–2023	18	901	7	15	884	5
206	Brock Glenn	2023–2025	16	895	6	9	1,057	7
207	Chris Rix	2004	8	865	3	5	880	7
208	Emory Williams	2023–2025	11	813	4	9	815	2
209	Jamarr Robinson	2009–2010	15	808	6	6	1,134	2
210	Nick Patti	2019–2022	14	783	5	8	916	2
211	McKenzie Milton	2021	6	775	3	0	762	6
212	Dominique Davis	2008	6	741	6	4	789	4
213	Evan Conley	2019–2023	19	740	5	11	886	3
214	Jackson Brousseau	2026	5	701	3	2	714	0
215	Christopher Vizzina	2024–2026	13	698	5	11	811	3
216	Peter Lalich	2007–2008	10	680	2	5	594	4
217	Drew Allen	2013	7	666	2	2	666	9
218	Parker Boehme	2014–2017	17	628	3	10	907	1
219	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	2022–2023	13	624	4	6	772	8
220	Deshawn Purdie	2025	8	618	6	6	607	3
221	Zach Gibson	2022	6	589	1	2	575	2
222	Nick Schuessler	2013–2016	16	564	3	15	567	1
223	Conner Harrell	2023–2024	10	560	4	6	670	3
224	William Watson III	2023–2025	10	558	1	5	639	2
225	Henry Belin IV	2022–2025	12	540	5	8	632	2
226	Clayton Welch	2019	6	523	4	2	581	2
227	Mike Marscovetra	2009–2011	10	518	4	4	454	5
228	Ryan Williams	2012–2014	8	506	4	6	484	1
229	Max Johnson	2024–2025	5	503	2	1	551	1
230	Luke Kromenhoek	2024	6	502	3	1	615	2
231	Lindell Stone	2017–2020	7	487	4	4	507	6
232	John Fadule	2015–2018	5	464	1	2	568	4
233	Christian Olsen	2004–2006	12	439	0	9	411	3
234	Preston Stone	2024	6	421	5	5	445	1
235	Austin Wilson	2014–2016	9	418	1	3	380	7
236	Collin Schlee	2024	7	414	3	2	557	1
237	Jacurri Brown	2022–2023	9	411	4	4	691	4
238	Mark Leal	2011–2014	8	411	3	6	412	2
239	Willy Korn	2007–2009	14	406	3	11	465	2
240	Brett Hodges	2006–2008	8	402	1	4	389	3
241	Troy Flutie	2015	7	382	3	2	415	1
242	Quincy Patterson	2018–2020	11	359	4	5	692	1
243	Brandon Harris	2017	6	346	1	1	432	8
244	Tobias Oliver	2018–2021	26	344	2	10	1,499	2
245	Daniel Kaelin	2025	5	339	1	4	411	1
246	D'Vontrey Richardson	2007–2008	10	315	3	6	567	3
247	Calvin Booker	2007–2008	9	306	2	7	333	2
248	Justin Lamson	2024	12	300	4	3	394	2
249	Jake Coker	2012–2013	9	295	1	9	310	1
250	Ted Stachitas	2010–2011	10	283	0	3	501	2
251	Kevin McCabe	2004–2006	7	276	1	5	270	3
252	Jalan McClendon	2015–2017	14	262	1	12	485	4
253	Zerrick Cooper	2017	7	256	2	6	274	0
254	Jack Chambers	2022	8	252	1	6	369	0
255	Jay Woolfolk	2021–2022	7	245	0	3	349	2
256	Hunter Johnson	2017–2022	9	244	2	9	240	1
257	Davis Beville	2020–2021	9	237	1	4	198	1
258	Knox Kadum	2020–2021	5	219	0	3	260	1
259	Hunter Helms	2020–2023	8	218	2	8	231	0
260	Taisun Phommachanh	2019–2022	14	217	1	12	423	4
261	Kevin Sperry	2025–2026	6	215	2	3	234	0
262	Ross Metheny	2010–2011	5	207	3	2	192	1
263	Matthew Jordan	2015–2017	18	205	2	12	665	2
264	Lucas Johnson	2017–2019	5	187	1	1	231	1
265	Dan Villari	2022–2025	31	177	1	14	587	2
266	Tim Byerly	2013–2015	11	174	1	9	539	0
267	Chris Dapolito	2004	6	172	1	1	184	2
268	Garrett Leatham	2013–2014	6	154	1	3	142	1
269	Connor Blumrick	2021–2022	10	152	2	5	393	0
270	Chris Katrenick	2018–2020	7	143	2	3	187	1
271	Tyler Cameron	2013–2014	6	140	0	2	141	3
272	Dan Mahan	2026	6	126	3	4	178	0
273	Trent Pearman	2024–2026	7	123	0	6	146	3
274	Skylar Jones	2010	5	119	0	1	160	1
275	Chandler Rogers	2024	8	117	0	5	203	0
276	Deuce Adams	2024–2025	7	112	0	6	146	0
277	J.J. Cosentino	2015–2017	8	104	2	6	97	0
278	AJ Bush Jr.	2017	5	99	1	4	228	0
279	Jace Ruder	2018–2020	6	98	1	3	138	0
280	Steele Pizzella	2025–2026	5	85	0	4	113	0
281	Chad Kelly	2013	5	58	0	5	175	0
282	Will Wilson	2025–2026	17	51	2	10	362	1
283	Devin Brown	2025	5	48	1	3	33	1
284	Grady Brosterhous	2023–2024	10	21	0	7	42	0
285	Bryant Shirreffs	2013	7	17	1	3	175	0
286	Ira Armstead II	2020–2021	7	9	0	4	126	0
287	Will Taylor	2021–2022	12	0	0	11	20	0
288	Tony Poljan	2020	10	0	0	5	0	0
289	Joey Gatewood	2023	6	0	0	5	-3	0
290	Travis Egan	2024	6	0	0	4	11	0
291	Ben Batson	2018–2019	5	0	0	5	26	0
292	Keldric Luster	2024	5	0	0	4	50	0
293	Manny Stocker	2012–2016	5	0	0	4	27	0
294	Keytaon Thompson	2020–2022	28	-4	0	13	502	0

Also in the ACC: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.