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Tennessee's best quarterbacks since 2004
Erik Ainge leads with 8,699 passing yards in 43 games at Tennessee; Tyler Bray had 7,444.
Every quarterback with 5 or more games at Tennessee 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.
25 quarterbacks with 5+ games at Tennesseepassing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins | yards of total offense | interceptions thrown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Ainge | 2004–2007 | 43 | 8,699 | 72 | 30 | 8,472 | 35 |
| 2 | Tyler Bray | 2010–2012 | 28 | 7,444 | 69 | 14 | 7,237 | 28 |
| 3 | Joshua Dobbs | 2013–2016 | 37 | 7,138 | 53 | 23 | 9,298 | 29 |
| 4 | Jarrett Guarantano | 2017–2020 | 41 | 6,174 | 38 | 18 | 6,112 | 17 |
| 5 | Hendon Hooker | 2021–2022 | 24 | 6,080 | 58 | 16 | 7,130 | 5 |
| 6 | Jonathan Crompton | 2006–2009 | 32 | 4,187 | 36 | 16 | 4,171 | 22 |
| 7 | Joe Milton III | 2021–2023 | 28 | 4,159 | 32 | 19 | 4,664 | 5 |
| 8 | Joey Aguilar | 2025 | 13 | 3,565 | 24 | 8 | 3,666 | 10 |
| 9 | Justin Worley | 2011–2014 | 22 | 3,556 | 23 | 9 | 3,485 | 21 |
| 10 | Nico Iamaleava | 2023–2024 | 18 | 2,930 | 21 | 15 | 3,359 | 5 |
| 11 | Rick Clausen | 2004–2005 | 15 | 2,390 | 14 | 8 | 2,347 | 11 |
| 12 | Matt Simms | 2010–2011 | 17 | 1,779 | 8 | 6 | 1,649 | 8 |
| 13 | Quinten Dormady | 2015–2017 | 13 | 1,282 | 7 | 9 | 1,303 | 6 |
| 14 | Nick Stephens | 2008–2009 | 9 | 982 | 5 | 5 | 932 | 4 |
| 15 | Faizon Brandon | 2026 | 5 | 697 | 7 | 4 | 827 | 1 |
| 16 | George MacIntyre | 2025–2026 | 7 | 661 | 2 | 6 | 651 | 3 |
| 17 | Harrison Bailey | 2020–2021 | 7 | 594 | 4 | 2 | 574 | 2 |
| 18 | Brian Maurer | 2019–2020 | 12 | 550 | 2 | 6 | 647 | 5 |
| 19 | J.T. Shrout | 2019–2020 | 8 | 494 | 5 | 4 | 502 | 3 |
| 20 | Keller Chryst | 2018 | 6 | 450 | 3 | 2 | 453 | 2 |
| 21 | Brent Schaeffer | 2004 | 8 | 302 | 2 | 7 | 368 | 1 |
| 22 | Gaston Moore | 2021–2024 | 12 | 273 | 2 | 12 | 295 | 3 |
| 23 | Jake Merklinger | 2024–2025 | 5 | 221 | 2 | 5 | 259 | 0 |
| 24 | Nathan Peterman | 2013–2014 | 9 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 2 |
| 25 | Navy Shuler | 2022–2024 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Also at Tennessee: 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.