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Wisconsin's best quarterbacks since 2004
Joel Stave leads with 7,635 passing yards in 44 games at Wisconsin; John Stocco had 7,104.
Every quarterback with 5 or more games at Wisconsin 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.
21 quarterbacks with 5+ games at Wisconsinpassing yards
| # | player | seasons | games | passing yards | passing touchdowns | wins | yards of total offense | interceptions thrown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Stave | 2012–2015 | 44 | 7,635 | 48 | 32 | 7,369 | 37 |
| 2 | John Stocco | 2004–2006 | 36 | 7,104 | 47 | 29 | 6,973 | 22 |
| 3 | Alex Hornibrook | 2016–2018 | 35 | 5,438 | 47 | 29 | 5,195 | 33 |
| 4 | Graham Mertz | 2019–2022 | 34 | 5,405 | 38 | 21 | 5,384 | 26 |
| 5 | Scott Tolzien | 2008–2010 | 29 | 5,271 | 32 | 23 | 5,262 | 18 |
| 6 | Jack Coan | 2017–2019 | 22 | 3,278 | 23 | 16 | 3,267 | 8 |
| 7 | Tyler Donovan | 2004–2007 | 23 | 3,227 | 22 | 17 | 3,706 | 13 |
| 8 | Russell Wilson | 2011 | 14 | 3,175 | 33 | 11 | 3,513 | 4 |
| 9 | Braedyn Locke | 2023–2024 | 15 | 2,713 | 18 | 5 | 2,715 | 11 |
| 10 | Tanner Mordecai | 2023 | 10 | 2,065 | 9 | 6 | 2,368 | 4 |
| 11 | Bart Houston | 2013–2016 | 25 | 1,540 | 9 | 23 | 1,531 | 5 |
| 12 | Dustin Sherer | 2006–2009 | 14 | 1,389 | 6 | 10 | 1,411 | 6 |
| 13 | Colton Joseph | 2026 | 6 | 1,198 | 10 | 4 | 1,531 | 5 |
| 14 | Allan Evridge | 2007–2008 | 13 | 1,015 | 5 | 8 | 1,016 | 5 |
| 15 | Tanner McEvoy | 2013–2015 | 25 | 709 | 5 | 20 | 1,415 | 6 |
| 16 | Hunter Simmons | 2025 | 8 | 664 | 2 | 2 | 642 | 7 |
| 17 | Curt Phillips | 2009–2013 | 13 | 642 | 5 | 8 | 890 | 5 |
| 18 | Danny O'Neil | 2025 | 6 | 635 | 5 | 3 | 693 | 5 |
| 19 | Danny O'Brien | 2012 | 6 | 523 | 3 | 3 | 441 | 1 |
| 20 | Chase Wolf | 2019–2022 | 10 | 292 | 3 | 8 | 283 | 5 |
| 21 | Joe Brennan | 2011 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 1 |
Also at Wisconsin: 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.