1998 Leaders

Pass Completions
1. Tim Couch • Kentucky 400
2. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 380
3. Drew Brees • Purdue 336
4. Chris Redman • Louisville 309
5. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 296
6. Chad Pennington • Marshall 279
7. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 240
8. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 236
9. Todd Husak • Stanford 233
10. Shaun King • Tulane 223
11. Chris Wallace • Toledo 219
12. Jason McKinley • Houston 218
13. Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 216
14. Walter Church • Eastern Michigan 213
15. Justin Vedder • California 210
16. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 209
17. Ryan Eslinger • Colorado State 206
18. Kevin Feterik • Brigham Young 202
19. Tom Brady • Michigan 200
20. David Neill • Nevada 199
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 73.6
2. Tim Couch • Kentucky 72.3
3. Shaun King • Tulane 68.0
4. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 68.0
5. Chris Redman • Louisville 65.3
6. Drew Brees • Purdue 65.1
7. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 65.0
8. Chad Pennington • Marshall 64.6
9. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 62.5
10. Tom Brady • Michigan 61.9
11. David Garrard • East Carolina 61.6
12. Ryan Eslinger • Colorado State 61.3
13. Herb Tyler • Louisiana State 61.2
14. Quincy Carter • Georgia 60.7
15. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 60.4
16. Kevin Feterik • Brigham Young 60.1
17. Walter Church • Eastern Michigan 60.0
18. Scott Mutryn • Boston College 59.8
19. Scott Covington • Miami (FL) 58.9
20. Akili Smith • Oregon 58.8
Passing Yards
1. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 4943
2. Tim Couch • Kentucky 4275
3. Chris Redman • Louisville 4042
4. Drew Brees • Purdue 3753
5. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 3690
6. Chad Pennington • Marshall 3419
7. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 3311
8. Akili Smith • Oregon 3307
9. David Neill • Nevada 3249
10. Shaun King • Tulane 3232
11. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 3178
12. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 3169
13. Cade McNown • UCLA 3130
14. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 3108
15. Todd Husak • Stanford 3092
16. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 2844
17. Cleo Lemon • Arkansas State 2721
18. Kevin Feterik • Brigham Young 2718
19. Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 2683
20. Lee Roberts • Southern Mississippi 2680
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Akili Smith • Oregon 10.2
2. Shaun King • Tulane 9.9
3. Cade McNown • UCLA 9.7
4. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 9.6
5. David Neill • Nevada 9.4
6. Jarious Jackson • Notre Dame 9.3
7. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 9.2
8. Major Applewhite • Texas 9.0
9. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 9.0
10. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 8.8
11. Chris Weinke • Florida State 8.7
12. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 8.6
13. Quincy Carter • Georgia 8.6
14. Doug Johnson • Florida 8.6
15. Chris Redman • Louisville 8.5
16. Scott Covington • Miami (FL) 8.5
17. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 8.5
18. Clint Stoerner • Arkansas 8.4
19. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 8.4
20. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 8.4
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Shaun King • Tulane 11.2
2. Akili Smith • Oregon 11.1
3. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 10.4
4. David Neill • Nevada 10.0
5. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 9.8
6. Cade McNown • UCLA 9.7
7. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 9.5
8. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 9.4
9. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 9.4
10. Jarious Jackson • Notre Dame 9.2
11. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 9.1
12. Chris Weinke • Florida State 9.1
13. Clint Stoerner • Arkansas 8.9
14. Doug Johnson • Florida 8.6
15. Scott Covington • Miami (FL) 8.6
16. Tee Martin • Tennessee 8.5
17. Major Applewhite • Texas 8.5
18. Chris Redman • Louisville 8.3
19. Chad Pennington • Marshall 8.3
20. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 8.3
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Shaun King • Tulane 183.3
2. Akili Smith • Oregon 170.4
3. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 170.2
4. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 164.8
5. David Neill • Nevada 159.8
6. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 158.9
7. Donovan McNabb • Syracuse 158.9
8. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 157.2
9. Cade McNown • UCLA 156.9
10. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 154.7
11. Tim Couch • Kentucky 153.3
12. Chris Redman • Louisville 151.0
13. Jarious Jackson • Notre Dame 149.5
14. Scott Covington • Miami (FL) 147.8
15. Major Applewhite • Texas 147.4
16. Herb Tyler • Louisiana State 147.2
17. Clint Stoerner • Arkansas 146.7
18. Chad Pennington • Marshall 146.2
19. Doug Johnson • Florida 145.2
20. Tee Martin • Tennessee 144.4
Rushing Yards
1. Ricky Williams • Texas 2124
2. Travis Prentice • Miami (OH) 1787
3. Mike Cloud • Boston College 1726
4. Ricky Williams • Texas Tech 1582
5. Devin West • Missouri 1578
6. Denvis Manns • New Mexico State 1469
7. Amos Zereoue • West Virginia 1430
8. Edgerrin James • Miami (FL) 1416
9. James Johnson • Mississippi State 1383
10. Steve Hookfin • Ohio 1315
11. Ronney Jenkins • Brigham Young 1307
12. Thomas Jones • Virginia 1303
13. Eric Flowers • Central Michigan 1302
14. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 1279
Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 1279
16. Joel Thomas • Idaho 1229
17. Trung Canidate • Arizona 1220
18. Doug Chapman • Marshall 1184
19. Derrick Nix • Southern Mississippi 1180
20. Shaun Alexander • Alabama 1178
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Reuben Droughns • Oregon 7.4
2. Trung Canidate • Arizona 7.3
3. Basil Mitchell • TCU 6.7
4. James Jackson • Miami (FL) 6.6
5. Eric McCoo • Penn State 6.5
6. Antwoine Womack • Virginia 6.3
7. Michael Wiley • Ohio State 6.3
8. Teofilo Riley • Memphis 6.2
9. Edward Mack • Central Florida 6.2
10. Bobby Williams • Army 6.2
11. Joe Montgomery • Ohio State 6.1
12. Stacey Mack • Temple 6.0
13. Ja'Quay Wilburn • North Texas 5.9
14. Ricky Williams • Texas 5.9
15. James Johnson • Mississippi State 5.9
16. Edgerrin James • Miami (FL) 5.9
17. Chrys Chukwuma • Arkansas 5.8
18. Qualario Brown • Air Force 5.7
19. Lucious Foster • Alabama-Birmingham 5.7
20. Charlie Higgins • Tulsa 5.7
Receiving Yards
1. Troy Edwards • Louisiana Tech 1996
2. Torry Holt • North Carolina State 1604
3. Geoff Noisy • Nevada 1405
4. Travis McGriff • Florida 1357
5. David Boston • Ohio State 1330
6. Craig Yeast • Kentucky 1311
7. D'Wayne Bates • Northwestern 1245
8. Peter Warrick • Florida State 1232
9. Trevor Insley • Nevada 1220
10. Sherrod Gideon • Southern Mississippi 1186
11. P.J. Franklin • Tulane 1174
12. Brandon Stokley • Louisiana 1173
13. Marty Booker • Louisiana-Monroe 1168
14. Arnold Jackson • Louisville 1165
15. Dameane Douglas • California 1150
16. Siaha Burley • Central Florida 1142
17. Danny Farmer • UCLA 1132
18. Steve Neal • Western Michigan 1121
19. Darnell McDonald • Kansas State 1092
20. Wane McGarity • Texas 1087
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Kevin Coffey • Virginia 25.3
2. Anthony Lucas • Arkansas 23.3
3. Robert Kilow • Arkansas State 22.8
4. Danny Farmer • UCLA 22.2
5. Darrius Malone • Alabama-Birmingham 22.1
6. Corey Alston • Western Michigan 21.9
7. Dez White • Georgia Tech 21.2
8. Tony Hartley • Oregon 21.1
9. Aaron Lockett • Kansas State 21.1
10. Santana Moss • Miami (FL) 21.0
11. Tony Akins • Louisiana-Monroe 20.8
12. Kenny Mitchell • Arizona State 20.7
13. Chris Chambers • Wisconsin 20.7
14. Peter Warrick • Florida State 20.2
15. Termaine Fulton • Kansas 20.1
16. Bill Powell • Rutgers 19.7
17. Andre DeSaussure • Washington 19.6
18. Travis McGriff • Florida 19.4
19. Kurt Gerling • Bowling Green State 19.3
20. Jason Blackwell • Rice 19.2
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Ricky Williams • Texas 385
2. Travis Prentice • Miami (OH) 376
3. Mike Cloud • Boston College 332
4. Ricky Williams • Texas Tech 324
5. Darren Davis • Iowa State 323
6. Sedrick Irvin • Michigan State 300
7. Eric Flowers • Central Michigan 296
8. Devin West • Missouri 291
9. Ronney Jenkins • Brigham Young 286
10. Shaun Alexander • Alabama 284
11. Amos Zereoue • West Virginia 282
12. Denvis Manns • New Mexico State 278
13. Doug Chapman • Marshall 276
14. Ron Dayne • Wisconsin 274
15. Steve Hookfin • Ohio 273
16. Marques Brigham • Wyoming 269
17. Chris Lemon • Nevada 268
18. Thomas Jones • Virginia 266
19. Edgerrin James • Miami (FL) 259
20. Autry Denson • Notre Dame 257
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Ricky Williams • Texas 2386
2. Troy Edwards • Louisiana Tech 2223
3. Mike Cloud • Boston College 1924
4. Travis Prentice • Miami (OH) 1894
5. Ricky Williams • Texas Tech 1758
6. Torry Holt • North Carolina State 1706
7. Edgerrin James • Miami (FL) 1671
8. Ronney Jenkins • Brigham Young 1656
9. Devin West • Missouri 1621
10. Amos Zereoue • West Virginia 1605
11. Denvis Manns • New Mexico State 1575
12. Kevin Faulk • Louisiana State 1566
13. Shaun Alexander • Alabama 1563
14. Jaime Kimbrough • Fresno State 1559
15. Thomas Jones • Virginia 1482
16. James Johnson • Mississippi State 1481
17. Leroy Collins • Louisville 1460
18. Trung Canidate • Arizona 1411
19. Joel Thomas • Idaho 1409
20. Darren Davis • Iowa State 1408
Total Yards
1. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 4865
2. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 4153
3. Tim Couch • Kentucky 4151
4. Chris Redman • Louisville 4009
5. Drew Brees • Purdue 3921
6. Shaun King • Tulane 3764
7. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 3592
8. Akili Smith • Oregon 3490
9. Chad Pennington • Marshall 3393
10. David Neill • Nevada 3351
11. Cade McNown • UCLA 3297
12. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 3262
13. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 3182
14. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 3091
15. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 3044
16. Todd Husak • Stanford 3026
17. Graham Leigh • New Mexico 2904
18. Quincy Carter • Georgia 2768
19. Antwaan Randle El • Indiana 2618
20. Kevin Feterik • Brigham Young 2607
Total Yards Per Play
1. Akili Smith • Oregon 8.7
2. Cade McNown • UCLA 8.5
3. David Neill • Nevada 8.2
4. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 8.1
5. Shaun King • Tulane 8.0
6. Chris Redman • Louisville 7.8
7. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 7.7
8. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 7.6
9. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 7.6
10. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 7.6
11. Chad Pennington • Marshall 7.0
12. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 6.9
13. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 6.9
14. Drew Brees • Purdue 6.8
15. Tim Couch • Kentucky 6.7
16. Todd Husak • Stanford 6.1
Field Goal Percentage
1. Danny Deskevich • North Carolina State 100.0
Ryan White • Memphis 100.0
3. Nick Cecava • New Mexico State 92.9
4. Jason Strasser • Bowling Green State 91.7
5. Nathan Villegas • Oregon 90.9
6. Matt Davenport • Wisconsin 90.0
7. Brad Bohn • Utah State 85.7
8. Paul Edinger • Michigan State 84.6
9. Sebastian Janikowski • Florida State 84.4
10. Andy Payne • Indiana 83.3
Tim Sydnes • Oklahoma State 83.3
12. Derek Franz • Colorado State 80.8
13. Matt Bryant • Baylor 80.0
Russell Bynum • Texas A&M 80.0
Jay Feely • Michigan 80.0
Aaron Elling • Wyoming 80.0
17. Jeff Hall • Tennessee 79.2
18. Josh McGee • North Carolina 77.8
19. Matt Reeves • Oklahoma 76.9
John Scott • Miami (OH) 76.9
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. David Allen • Kansas State 22.1
2. Ben Kelly • Colorado 20.8
3. Damon Gourdine • San Diego State 18.4
4. Troy Edwards • Louisiana Tech 18.1
5. Nick Davis • Wisconsin 15.7
6. David Boston • Ohio State 14.9
7. Cornelius Bonner • Cincinnati 14.8
8. Payton Williams • Fresno State 14.3
9. Jurron Kelly • Kent State 14.2
10. Charlie Rogers • Georgia Tech 14.2
11. Dee Feaster • Florida State 14.1
12. Siaha Burley • Central Florida 14.0
13. Peter Warrick • Florida State 13.9
14. Gari Scott • Michigan State 13.8
15. J.R. Redmond • Arizona State 13.7
16. Torry Holt • North Carolina State 13.7
17. Steve Neal • Western Michigan 13.3
18. Kory Bailey • North Carolina 13.1
19. Kevin Prentiss • Mississippi State 13.0
20. John Bernard • Louisiana 12.6
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Patrick Dyson • Utah 32.9
2. Broderick McGrew • North Texas 32.6
3. Dee Moronkola • Washington State 31.5
4. Ricardo Rhodes • Missouri 31.1
5. Jaime Kimbrough • Fresno State 30.2
6. Kevin Johnson • Syracuse 30.0
7. Tim Alexander • Oregon State 29.6
8. Kory Bailey • North Carolina 29.5
9. Craig Yeast • Kentucky 29.3
10. Mike Smith • Houston 29.1
11. Michael Thornton • Oklahoma 28.5
12. Toure Butler • Washington 28.5
13. Laveranues Coles • Florida State 28.4
14. Deltha O'Neal • California 28.4
15. Ryan Roques • UCLA 27.9
16. Tyrell Godwin • North Carolina 27.8
17. Peerless Price • Tennessee 27.8
18. Sam Simmons • Northwestern 27.6
19. Dallas Davis • Colorado State 27.0
20. Antwan Edwards • Clemson 26.9
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Daniel Jones • Utah 2
Dee Moronkola • Washington State 2
Kevin Johnson • Syracuse 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Michael Bishop • Kansas State 17.3
2. Akili Smith • Oregon 17.3
3. Chris Weinke • Florida State 17.2
4. Jarious Jackson • Notre Dame 16.7
5. Cade McNown • UCLA 16.6
6. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 16.4
7. David Neill • Nevada 16.3
8. Wayne Madkin • Mississippi State 16.0
9. Clint Stoerner • Arkansas 15.7
10. Major Applewhite • Texas 15.4
11. Mike McMahon • Rutgers 15.4
12. Doug Johnson • Florida 15.2
13. Zac Wegner • Kansas 15.0
14. Joe Hamilton • Georgia Tech 14.9
15. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 14.9
16. Cleo Lemon • Arkansas State 14.9
17. Tony Lindsay • Oklahoma State 14.9
18. Aaron Brooks • Virginia 14.9
19. Corby Jones • Missouri 14.7
20. Steve Birnbaum • Washington State 14.7
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Tim Rattay • Louisiana Tech 411.9
2. Chris Redman • Louisville 404.2
3. Tim Couch • Kentucky 388.6
4. David Neill • Nevada 361.0
5. Daunte Culpepper • Central Florida 335.5
6. Drew Brees • Purdue 312.8
7. Tim Lester • Western Michigan 301.0
8. Akili Smith • Oregon 300.6
9. Walter Church • Eastern Michigan 294.4
10. Shaun King • Tulane 293.8
11. Marc Bulger • West Virginia 288.9
12. Jamie Barnette • North Carolina State 288.1
13. Chad Pennington • Marshall 284.9
14. Cade McNown • UCLA 284.5
15. Joe Germaine • Ohio State 282.5
16. Todd Husak • Stanford 281.1
17. Chris Weinke • Florida State 248.7
18. Brian Kuklick • Wake Forest 243.9
19. Lee Roberts • Southern Mississippi 243.6
20. Clint Stoerner • Arkansas 239.0