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North Carolina's best quarterbacks since 2004
Sam Howell leads with 10,283 passing yards in 37 games at North Carolina; T.J. Yates had 9,377.
Every quarterback with 5 or more games at North Carolina 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.
19 quarterbacks with 5+ games at North Carolinapassing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins | yards of total offense | interceptions thrown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Howell | 2019–2021 | 37 | 10,283 | 92 | 20 | 11,292 | 23 |
| 2 | T.J. Yates | 2007–2010 | 45 | 9,377 | 58 | 24 | 9,044 | 46 |
| 3 | Bryn Renner | 2010–2013 | 35 | 8,221 | 64 | 19 | 8,128 | 25 |
| 4 | Drake Maye | 2021–2023 | 28 | 8,018 | 63 | 18 | 9,227 | 16 |
| 5 | Marquise Williams | 2012–2015 | 46 | 7,965 | 61 | 31 | 10,423 | 25 |
| 6 | Mitchell Trubisky | 2014–2016 | 31 | 4,762 | 41 | 19 | 5,201 | 10 |
| 7 | Nathan Elliott | 2016–2018 | 18 | 3,150 | 20 | 7 | 3,321 | 14 |
| 8 | Matt Baker | 2004–2005 | 16 | 2,671 | 10 | 6 | 2,652 | 13 |
| 9 | Jacolby Criswell | 2020–2024 | 23 | 2,663 | 16 | 15 | 2,899 | 7 |
| 10 | Darian Durant | 2004 | 12 | 2,238 | 17 | 6 | 2,426 | 9 |
| 11 | Cameron Sexton | 2006–2008 | 17 | 2,110 | 13 | 7 | 2,042 | 14 |
| 12 | Gio Lopez | 2025 | 11 | 1,747 | 10 | 4 | 1,880 | 5 |
| 13 | Chazz Surratt | 2017–2020 | 15 | 1,352 | 8 | 5 | 1,631 | 6 |
| 14 | Joe Dailey | 2006–2007 | 12 | 1,316 | 7 | 3 | 1,382 | 11 |
| 15 | Billy Edwards Jr. | 2026 | 6 | 1,259 | 9 | 4 | 1,285 | 5 |
| 16 | Conner Harrell | 2023–2024 | 10 | 560 | 4 | 6 | 670 | 3 |
| 17 | Max Johnson | 2024–2025 | 5 | 503 | 2 | 1 | 551 | 1 |
| 18 | Brandon Harris | 2017 | 6 | 346 | 1 | 1 | 432 | 8 |
| 19 | Jace Ruder | 2018–2020 | 6 | 98 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 0 |
Also at North Carolina: 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.