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LSU's best quarterbacks since 2004
Joe Burrow leads with 8,565 passing yards in 28 games at LSU; Garrett Nussmeier had 7,699.
Every quarterback with 5 or more games at LSU since 2004, ranked by passing yards; the lines are each player's passing yards game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
20 quarterbacks with 5+ games at LSUpassing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins | yards of total offense | interceptions thrown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Burrow | 2018–2019 | 28 | 8,565 | 76 | 25 | 9,332 | 11 |
| 2 | Garrett Nussmeier | 2021–2025 | 39 | 7,699 | 52 | 26 | 7,546 | 24 |
| 3 | Jayden Daniels | 2022–2023 | 26 | 6,725 | 57 | 19 | 8,744 | 7 |
| 4 | JaMarcus Russell | 2004–2006 | 35 | 6,623 | 52 | 28 | 6,703 | 21 |
| 5 | Zach Mettenberger | 2011–2013 | 27 | 5,783 | 35 | 21 | 5,470 | 15 |
| 6 | Jordan Jefferson | 2008–2011 | 42 | 4,733 | 34 | 33 | 5,751 | 20 |
| 7 | Danny Etling | 2016–2017 | 24 | 4,586 | 27 | 17 | 4,760 | 7 |
| 8 | Jarrett Lee | 2008–2011 | 38 | 3,949 | 32 | 31 | 3,768 | 21 |
| 9 | Max Johnson | 2020–2021 | 18 | 3,883 | 35 | 9 | 3,963 | 7 |
| 10 | Matt Flynn | 2004–2007 | 29 | 3,096 | 31 | 25 | 3,436 | 13 |
| 11 | Brandon Harris | 2014–2016 | 22 | 2,756 | 20 | 15 | 3,126 | 10 |
| 12 | Anthony Jennings | 2013–2014 | 22 | 1,792 | 12 | 16 | 2,102 | 8 |
| 13 | Sam Leavitt | 2026 | 7 | 1,784 | 14 | 5 | 2,054 | 8 |
| 14 | Myles Brennan | 2017–2020 | 18 | 1,712 | 13 | 14 | 1,711 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Randall | 2004 | 12 | 1,269 | 9 | 9 | 1,516 | 6 |
| 16 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | 2025 | 7 | 1,010 | 8 | 3 | 1,139 | 2 |
| 17 | TJ Finley | 2020 | 5 | 941 | 5 | 2 | 975 | 5 |
| 18 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2006–2007 | 14 | 704 | 8 | 13 | 924 | 2 |
| 19 | Andrew Hatch | 2007–2008 | 7 | 291 | 2 | 5 | 447 | 1 |
| 20 | Landen Clark | 2026 | 6 | 235 | 1 | 5 | 324 | 0 |
Also at LSU: 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.