2000 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 64.7
2. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 63.6
3. Devin Scott • Temple 63.0
4. John Welsh • Idaho 62.9
5. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 62.4
6. Jay Stoner • Wyoming 62.2
7. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 61.9
8. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 61.9
9. Rex Grossman • Florida 61.8
10. Chris Weinke • Florida State 61.7
11. David Carr • Fresno State 61.4
12. Talmadge Hill • Ball State 61.3
13. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 61.1
14. Dave Ragone • Louisville 61.0
15. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 60.5
16. Ben Leard • Auburn 60.5
17. Drew Brees • Purdue 60.5
18. Mark Farris • Texas A&M 59.9
19. Walter Church • Eastern Michigan 59.6
20. Matt Newton • Colorado State 59.3
Passing Yards
1. Chris Weinke • Florida State 4167
2. Jared Lorenzen • Kentucky 3687
3. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 3418
4. Drew Brees • Purdue 3393
5. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 3392
6. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 3364
7. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 3358
8. John Welsh • Idaho 3171
9. Philip Rivers • North Carolina State 3054
10. Timmy Chang • Hawaii 3041
11. Carson Palmer • Southern California 2914
12. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 2906
13. Patrick Ramsey • Tulane 2833
14. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 2737
15. Jose Fuentes • Utah State 2709
16. Jason McKinley • Houston 2696
17. Joey Harrington • Oregon 2694
18. Rocky Perez • UTEP 2661
19. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 2636
20. Dave Ragone • Louisville 2621
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 9.7
2. Chris Weinke • Florida State 9.7
3. John Turman • Pittsburgh 9.2
4. Casey Printers • TCU 9.0
5. Rex Grossman • Florida 8.8
6. Mike Thiessen • Air Force 8.7
7. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 8.5
8. Jason Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 8.5
9. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 8.4
10. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 8.3
11. Butchie Washington • Akron 8.2
12. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 8.2
13. Darnell Arceneaux • Utah 8.1
14. Chris Finlen • Northern Illinois 8.0
15. Jason Gesser • Washington State 8.0
16. Travis Cole • Minnesota 8.0
17. Woodrow Dantzler • Clemson 8.0
18. John Welsh • Idaho 7.9
19. Tim Hasselbeck • Boston College 7.9
20. Rocky Perez • UTEP 7.9
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 10.7
2. Chris Weinke • Florida State 10.1
3. John Turman • Pittsburgh 9.4
4. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 9.4
5. Rex Grossman • Florida 9.3
6. Casey Printers • TCU 9.3
7. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 8.9
8. Mike Thiessen • Air Force 8.8
9. Rocky Perez • UTEP 8.6
10. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 8.1
11. Travis Cole • Minnesota 8.0
12. Jonathan Smith • Oregon State 7.9
13. Major Applewhite • Texas 7.9
14. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 7.9
15. Jason Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 7.9
16. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 7.7
17. Butchie Washington • Akron 7.6
18. Woodrow Dantzler • Clemson 7.6
19. Dan Ellis • Virginia 7.6
20. Jesse Palmer • Florida 7.6
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 170.6
2. Chris Weinke • Florida State 163.1
3. Rex Grossman • Florida 161.8
4. Casey Printers • TCU 156.7
5. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 152.3
6. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 151.9
7. John Turman • Pittsburgh 151.4
8. Rocky Perez • UTEP 147.1
9. Mike Thiessen • Air Force 147.0
10. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 147.0
11. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 145.5
12. Dave Ragone • Louisville 142.2
13. John Welsh • Idaho 139.3
14. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 139.2
15. Jason Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 138.1
16. Travis Cole • Minnesota 137.6
17. Matt Newton • Colorado State 136.9
18. Major Applewhite • Texas 135.9
19. Tim Hasselbeck • Boston College 135.7
20. David Carr • Fresno State 135.4
Receiving Yards
1. Snoop Minnis • Florida State 1340
2. Freddie Mitchell • UCLA 1314
3. Antonio Bryant • Pittsburgh 1302
4. Donald Shoals • Tulsa 1195
5. Jabar Gaffney • Florida 1184
6. Justin McCareins • Northern Illinois 1168
7. Quincy Morgan • Kansas State 1166
8. Aaron Jones • Utah State 1159
9. Josh Reed • Louisiana State 1127
10. Ashley Lelie • Hawaii 1110
Lee Mays • UTEP 1110
12. Tyson Hinshaw • Central Florida 1089
13. Adrian Burnette • Tulane 1075
14. Ron Johnson • Minnesota 1067
15. Koren Robinson • North Carolina State 1061
16. Deion Branch • Louisville 1016
17. Kevin Kasper • Iowa 1010
18. James Jordan • Louisiana Tech 1003
19. Robert Kilow • Arkansas State 1002
20. David Terrell • Michigan 994
Dan Stricker • Vanderbilt 994
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Derrick Lewis • San Diego State 25.2
2. Robert Prescott • Oregon State 23.2
3. Chad Johnson • Oregon State 21.6
4. Marcellus Harris • East Carolina 21.6
5. Snoop Minnis • Florida State 21.3
6. Steve Smith Sr. • Utah 21.2
7. Roy Williams • Texas 20.2
8. Lavel Bailey • Akron 19.9
9. Lou Fanucchi • Boise State 19.9
10. Rashied Davis • San Jose State 19.6
11. Marcus Williams • Washington State 19.5
12. Freddie Mitchell • UCLA 19.3
13. Antonio Bryant • Pittsburgh 19.1
14. Versie Gaddis • Indiana 19.1
15. Jerry Dorsey • Indiana 19.0
16. Rod Gardner • Clemson 18.7
17. Teddy Johnson • Northwestern 18.7
18. Milton Wynn • Washington State 18.5
19. Matt Davison • Nebraska 18.5
Jake Schifino • Akron 18.5
Plays From Scrimmage
1. LaDainian Tomlinson • TCU 379
2. Rudi Johnson • Auburn 333
3. Damien Anderson • Northwestern 308
4. Anthony Thomas • Michigan 300
5. Robert Sanford • Western Michigan 299
6. Michael Bennett • Wisconsin 298
7. Emmett White • Utah State 289
8. Willie Alderson • Idaho 283
9. Tellis Redmon • Minnesota 280
10. Maurice Morris • Oregon 278
11. Ken Simonton • Oregon State 270
12. Kris Briggs • Southern Methodist 269
13. Chester Taylor • Toledo 267
14. Travis Henry • Tennessee 266
15. Hodges Mitchell • Texas 261
16. Deshaun Foster • UCLA 259
17. Ennis Haywood • Iowa State 254
18. Ladell Betts • Iowa 250
19. T.J. Duckett • Michigan State 248
20. Joe Burns • Georgia Tech 246
Yards From Scrimmage
1. LaDainian Tomlinson • TCU 2198
2. Damien Anderson • Northwestern 2034
3. Emmett White • Utah State 1914
4. Anthony Thomas • Michigan 1790
5. Rudi Johnson • Auburn 1637
6. Robert Sanford • Western Michigan 1623
7. Michael Bennett • Wisconsin 1621
8. Willie Alderson • Idaho 1615
9. Deonce Whitaker • San Jose State 1614
10. Chester Taylor • Toledo 1599
11. Hodges Mitchell • Texas 1504
12. Ken Simonton • Oregon State 1488
13. Dwone Hicks • Middle Tennessee State 1458
14. Ennis Haywood • Iowa State 1448
15. Tellis Redmon • Minnesota 1440
16. T.J. Duckett • Michigan State 1392
17. Travis Henry • Tennessee 1379
18. Michael Wallace • Army 1344
19. Dicenzo Miller • Mississippi State 1340
Snoop Minnis • Florida State 1340
Total Yards
1. Chris Weinke • Florida State 4070
2. Drew Brees • Purdue 3939
3. Jared Lorenzen • Kentucky 3827
4. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 3633
5. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 3536
6. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 3441
7. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 3437
8. John Welsh • Idaho 3199
9. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 3135
10. Antwaan Randle El • Indiana 3053
11. Timmy Chang • Hawaii 2992
12. Philip Rivers • North Carolina State 2967
13. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 2945
14. Carson Palmer • Southern California 2919
15. Patrick Ramsey • Tulane 2886
16. Dave Ragone • Louisville 2873
17. Joey Harrington • Oregon 2819
18. Rocky Perez • UTEP 2743
19. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 2714
20. Zak Kustok • Northwestern 2701
Total Yards Per Play
1. Chris Weinke • Florida State 8.8
2. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 8.4
3. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 7.0
4. Drew Brees • Purdue 7.0
5. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 6.8
6. John Welsh • Idaho 6.7
7. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 6.4
8. Antwaan Randle El • Indiana 6.2
9. Jared Lorenzen • Kentucky 6.0
10. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 5.2
Field Goal Percentage
1. Nick Calaycay • Boise State 93.8
2. Steve Azar • Northern Illinois 93.3
3. Billy Bennett • Georgia 92.9
4. Alex Walls • Tennessee 90.0
5. Jonathon Ruffin • Cincinnati 89.7
Jonathan Ruffin • Cincinnati 89.7
7. Chris Kaylakie • TCU 88.9
8. Seth Hanson • Kentucky 88.2
9. Mike Sutphin • Boston College 85.7
10. Jamie Rheem • Kansas State 85.0
11. Kris Stockton • Texas 84.6
Brian Kelly • Middle Tennessee State 84.6
13. Jeff Chandler • Florida 84.2
14. Terence Kitchens • Texas A&M 83.3
15. Dan Stultz • Ohio State 82.6
16. Ryan Cesca • Oregon State 82.4
17. Jeff Reed • North Carolina 80.0
18. Dave Adams • Air Force 79.2
Owen Pochman • Brigham Young 79.2
Rhett Gallego • Alabama-Birmingham 79.2
Punting Yards
1. Brian Morton • Duke 3478
2. Brian Brandt • Central Michigan 3440
3. Cort Moffitt • New Mexico 3411
4. Nick Murphy • Arizona State 3288
5. Adam Stiles • Baylor 3248
6. Jason Baker • Iowa 3145
7. Mark Haulman • Southern Mississippi 3140
8. Ben Graves • Memphis 3125
9. Derek Jones • Nevada 3119
10. Nate Fikse • UCLA 3109
11. Nick Harris • California 3030
12. Grant Autrey • Louisiana 3005
13. Mike Clark • Houston 2972
14. Nick Avondet • Eastern Michigan 2954
15. Kevin Stemke • Wisconsin 2915
16. Jared Fritz • Kent State 2908
17. Aaron Edmonds • Brigham Young 2898
18. Jason Ball • North Texas 2865
19. Damon Duval • Auburn 2811
20. Richie Butler • Arkansas 2784
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Preston Gruening • Minnesota 45.2
2. Brian Morton • Duke 45.2
3. Kevin Stemke • Wisconsin 44.8
4. Brooks Barnard • Maryland 44.7
5. Dave Zastudil • Ohio 44.3
6. Casey Roussel • Tulane 44.2
7. Jeff Ferguson • Oklahoma 43.9
8. Dan Hadenfeldt • Nebraska 43.8
9. Alan Rhine • Florida 43.3
10. Aaron Edmonds • Brigham Young 43.3
11. Damon Duval • Auburn 43.2
12. Freddie Capshaw • Miami (FL) 43.2
13. Nate Fikse • UCLA 43.2
14. Brian Simnjanovski • San Diego State 42.8
Brian Simnjamovski • San Diego State 42.8
16. Richie Butler • Arkansas 42.8
17. Mike Abrams • Virginia 42.6
18. Jason Baker • Iowa 42.5
19. B.J. Sander • Ohio State 42.5
20. Tom Waring • Wyoming 42.4
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Aaron Lockett • Kansas State 22.8
2. Andre Davis • Virginia Tech 22.0
3. Justin McCareins • Northern Illinois 19.1
4. Santana Moss • Miami (FL) 18.2
5. Jemeel Powell • California 18.2
6. Omari Thompson • Army 17.6
7. Pete Rebstock • Colorado State 16.8
8. Troy Mason • Nevada-Las Vegas 16.4
9. Joey Getherall • Notre Dame 16.3
10. J.T. Thatcher • Oklahoma 15.8
11. Donald Shoals • Tulsa 15.6
12. Koren Robinson • North Carolina State 15.6
13. Keith Stokes • East Carolina 15.4
14. Bosley Allen • North Carolina 15.0
15. Joshua Bush • Western Michigan 15.0
16. Bobby Newcombe • Nebraska 14.6
17. Nick Dugas • Louisiana 14.5
18. Ronyell Whitaker • Virginia Tech 14.4
19. Sam Simmons • Northwestern 14.3
20. Lito Sheppard • Florida 14.0
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Derin Graham • Indiana 897
2. H.J. Adams • Louisiana-Monroe 860
3. John Stone • Wake Forest 789
4. Chris Douglas • Duke 766
5. Zek Parker • Louisville 752
6. Kendrick Shanklin • Kentucky 730
7. Robert Kilow • Arkansas State 724
8. Shawn Terry • West Virginia 720
9. Omari Thompson • Army 716
10. Milt Bowen • Miami (OH) 706
11. Carl Bradford • Connecticut 704
12. Jimmie Gray • Akron 692
13. John Wilson • Tulane 687
14. Kahlil Hill • Iowa 680
15. Leonard Scott • Tennessee 636
16. Kelly Campbell • Georgia Tech 632
17. Domanick Davis • Louisiana State 572
18. Derrick Johnson • Washington 557
19. Tab Perry • UCLA 556
20. Shawn Shoemaker • Kent State 546
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Latarence Dunbar • TCU 33.7
2. Dexter Wynn • Colorado State 31.8
3. Zek Parker • Louisville 28.9
4. David Mikell • Boise State 28.7
5. Julius Jones • Notre Dame 28.5
6. Ken-Yon Rambo • Ohio State 28.1
7. Deandrew Rubin • South Florida 27.8
8. Kahlil Hill • Iowa 27.2
9. Daryl Jones • Miami (FL) 27.0
10. Robert Kilow • Arkansas State 26.8
11. Dontae Walker • Mississippi State 26.7
12. Shawn Terry • West Virginia 26.7
13. Tony Miller • Toledo 26.3
14. Kyle Moore • Duke 25.8
Larry Davis • New Mexico 25.8
16. Jamie Hickenbotham • Arkansas State 25.6
17. Koren Robinson • North Carolina State 25.3
18. Tim Dodge • Iowa 24.8
19. Victor Ike • Texas 24.8
20. Larry Johnson • Penn State 24.7
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Latarence Dunbar • TCU 2
Shawn Terry • West Virginia 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Dwight Smith • Akron 208
2. Dan Dawson • Rice 206
3. Tay Cody • Florida State 200
4. Lito Sheppard • Florida 179
5. J.T. Thatcher • Oklahoma 162
6. Jamar Fletcher • Wisconsin 159
7. Anthony Floyd • Louisville 152
8. Tim Wansley • Georgia 148
9. Richard Bryant • West Virginia 145
10. Todd Johnson • Florida 139
11. Reggie Myles • Alabama 127
12. Leo Barnes • Southern Mississippi 123
13. Alex Wallace • San Jose State 120
14. Cedric Henry • Michigan State 118
15. Andre Dyson • Utah 115
16. Shawn Forte • Maryland 114
17. David Mitchell • Ohio State 113
18. Russell Gary • TCU 112
19. Mike Echols • Wisconsin 110
20. Patrick Battle • San Jose State 109
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Jonathan Beasley • Kansas State 16.9
2. John Turman • Pittsburgh 16.7
3. Butchie Washington • Akron 16.2
4. Jason Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 16.1
5. Jonathan Smith • Oregon State 16.0
6. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 16.0
7. Chris Weinke • Florida State 15.7
8. Casey Printers • TCU 15.5
9. Jason Gesser • Washington State 15.4
10. Mike Thiessen • Air Force 15.1
11. Darnell Arceneaux • Utah 14.8
12. Josh Booty • Louisiana State 14.6
13. Calvin McCall • Maryland 14.6
14. Tim Hasselbeck • Boston College 14.6
15. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 14.6
16. Steve Bellisari • Ohio State 14.5
17. Ronald Curry • North Carolina 14.3
18. Jesse Palmer • Florida 14.3
19. Rex Grossman • Florida 14.2
20. Major Applewhite • Texas 14.2
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Chris Weinke • Florida State 347.3
2. Jared Lorenzen • Kentucky 335.2
3. Drew Brees • Purdue 308.5
4. Bart Hendricks • Boise State 305.8
5. Timmy Chang • Hawaii 304.1
6. John Welsh • Idaho 288.3
7. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 284.8
8. Patrick Ramsey • Tulane 283.3
9. Josh Heupel • Oklahoma 282.7
10. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 279.8
11. Philip Rivers • North Carolina State 277.6
12. Jose Fuentes • Utah State 270.9
13. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 264.2
14. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 259.3
15. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 248.8
16. Jason McKinley • Houston 245.1
17. Joey Harrington • Oregon 244.9
18. Carson Palmer • Southern California 242.8
19. Rocky Perez • UTEP 241.9
20. Major Applewhite • Texas 240.4