2001 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Wes Counts • Middle Tennessee State 72.6
2. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 69.0
3. Tavares Bolden • Toledo 68.7
4. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 67.0
5. Rex Grossman • Florida 65.6
6. Kyle McCann • Iowa 65.5
7. Philip Rivers • North Carolina State 65.2
8. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 64.8
9. David Carr • Fresno State 64.8
10. John Welsh • Idaho 64.4
11. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 64.1
12. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 64.0
13. Darian Durant • North Carolina 63.7
14. Eli Manning • Mississippi 63.5
15. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 63.3
16. Jeff Smoker • Michigan State 62.6
17. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 62.4
18. Seneca Wallace • Iowa State 62.1
19. Andy Sahm • Bowling Green State 61.6
20. Aso Pogi • Oklahoma State 60.5
Passing Yards
1. David Carr • Fresno State 4308
2. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 4132
3. Rex Grossman • Florida 3896
4. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 3542
5. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 3502
6. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 3361
7. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 3347
8. Luke McCown • Louisiana Tech 3337
9. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 3105
10. Jose Fuentes • Utah State 3100
11. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 3085
12. Casey Bramlet • Wyoming 3069
13. Dave Ragone • Louisville 3056
14. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 3043
15. Kurt Kittner • Illinois 2994
16. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 2969
17. Eli Manning • Mississippi 2948
18. Patrick Ramsey • Tulane 2935
19. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 2923
20. Marquel Blackwell • South Florida 2882
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Rex Grossman • Florida 9.9
2. Jeff Smoker • Michigan State 9.6
3. Chris Rix • Florida State 9.6
4. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 9.5
5. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 9.1
6. Jeff Krohn • Arizona State 9.1
7. David Carr • Fresno State 9.0
8. Wes Counts • Middle Tennessee State 9.0
9. Cory Paus • UCLA 9.0
10. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 8.8
11. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 8.7
12. Steve Bellisari • Ohio State 8.6
13. David Greene • Georgia 8.6
14. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 8.4
15. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 8.3
16. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 8.3
17. Darian Durant • North Carolina 8.3
18. Kyle McCann • Iowa 8.3
19. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 8.2
20. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 8.1
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Rex Grossman • Florida 10.2
2. David Carr • Fresno State 10.1
3. Jeff Smoker • Michigan State 9.8
4. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 9.7
5. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 9.7
6. Wes Counts • Middle Tennessee State 9.6
7. Jeff Krohn • Arizona State 9.4
8. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 9.4
9. Chris Rix • Florida State 9.2
10. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 9.0
11. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 8.9
12. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 8.5
13. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 8.5
14. David Greene • Georgia 8.4
15. Dave Ragone • Louisville 8.4
16. Jason Gesser • Washington State 8.3
17. John Welsh • Idaho 8.3
18. Joey Harrington • Oregon 8.2
19. Tavares Bolden • Toledo 8.1
20. Tyler Watts • Alabama 8.1
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Rex Grossman • Florida 170.8
2. David Carr • Fresno State 166.8
3. Wes Counts • Middle Tennessee State 166.6
4. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 164.7
5. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 164.6
6. Jeff Smoker • Michigan State 162.8
7. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 159.7
8. Chris Rix • Florida State 156.6
9. Jeff Krohn • Arizona State 153.4
10. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 150.5
11. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 150.0
12. Darian Durant • North Carolina 149.3
13. Kyle McCann • Iowa 148.5
14. John Welsh • Idaho 147.3
15. Tavares Bolden • Toledo 147.3
16. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 146.5
17. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 146.5
18. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 146.1
19. Eli Manning • Mississippi 144.8
20. Dave Ragone • Louisville 143.5
Rushing Yards
1. Chance Kretschmer • Nevada 1732
2. Luke Staley • Brigham Young 1596
3. William Green • Boston College 1559
4. Larry Ned • San Diego State 1549
5. Anthony Davis • Wisconsin 1466
6. Travis Stephens • Tennessee 1464
7. Leonard Henry • East Carolina 1432
8. Chester Taylor • Toledo 1430
9. Mewelde Moore • Tulane 1421
10. Levron Williams • Indiana 1401
11. Dameon Hunter • Utah 1396
12. Emmett White • Utah State 1361
13. Dahrran Diedrick • Nebraska 1299
14. Avon Cobourne • West Virginia 1298
15. Josh Scobey • Kansas State 1263
16. Jonathan Wells • Ohio State 1257
17. Marcus Merriweather • Ball State 1244
18. Bruce Perry • Maryland 1242
19. T.J. Duckett • Michigan State 1236
20. Clarence Farmer • Arizona 1229
Receiving Yards
1. Josh Reed • Louisiana State 1740
2. Ashley Lelie • Hawaii 1713
3. Lee Evans • Wisconsin 1545
4. Kevin Curtis • Utah State 1531
5. Edell Shepherd • San Jose State 1500
6. Darius Watts • Marshall 1417
7. Rodney Wright • Fresno State 1331
8. Bernard Berrian • Fresno State 1270
9. Reno Mahe • Brigham Young 1211
10. Charles Rogers • Michigan State 1200
11. Jabar Gaffney • Florida 1191
12. Deion Branch • Louisville 1188
13. Shaun McDonald • Arizona State 1104
14. Dan Stricker • Vanderbilt 1079
15. Billy McMullen • Virginia 1060
16. Reche Caldwell • Florida 1059
17. Nakoa McElrath • Washington State 1047
18. Chris Lacy • Idaho 1045
19. Marquise Walker • Michigan 1043
20. Rashaun Woods • Oklahoma State 1023
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Doug Gabriel • Central Florida 28.7
2. Shaun McDonald • Arizona State 23.5
3. Fred Gibson • Georgia 23.4
4. Darrell Hill • Northern Illinois 21.6
5. Charles Rogers • Michigan State 21.1
6. Javon Walker • Florida State 21.0
7. Aaron Martin • Rutgers 20.9
8. Lou Fanucchi • Boise State 20.9
9. Lee Evans • Wisconsin 20.6
10. Ashley Lelie • Hawaii 20.4
11. Michael Jenkins • Ohio State 20.4
12. Scottie Vines • Wyoming 20.4
13. Donte' Stallworth • Tennessee 20.0
14. Tab Perry • UCLA 19.8
15. Luke Powell • Stanford 19.8
16. Talman Gardner • Florida State 19.7
Mike Bush • Washington State 19.7
18. Pete Rebstock • Colorado State 19.5
19. Gilbert Okoronkwo • Rice 19.1
20. Antoine Harden • Memphis 19.0
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Mewelde Moore • Tulane 2177
2. Luke Staley • Brigham Young 1930
3. William Green • Boston College 1819
4. Chance Kretschmer • Nevada 1787
5. Emmett White • Utah State 1769
6. Josh Reed • Louisiana State 1747
7. Ashley Lelie • Hawaii 1713
8. Levron Williams • Indiana 1690
9. Larry Ned • San Diego State 1687
10. Chester Taylor • Toledo 1672
11. Leonard Henry • East Carolina 1642
12. Travis Stephens • Tennessee 1633
13. Bruce Perry • Maryland 1601
14. Brock Forsey • Boise State 1576
15. Kevin Curtis • Utah State 1556
16. Lee Evans • Wisconsin 1545
17. Edell Shepherd • San Jose State 1500
18. Dameon Hunter • Utah 1466
Anthony Davis • Wisconsin 1466
20. Rodney Wright • Fresno State 1426
Total Yards
1. David Carr • Fresno State 4398
2. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 4224
3. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 4045
4. Rex Grossman • Florida 3904
5. Luke McCown • Louisiana Tech 3481
6. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 3454
7. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 3365
8. Woodrow Dantzler • Clemson 3364
9. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 3351
10. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 3294
11. Zak Kustok • Northwestern 3272
12. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 3140
13. Chris Rix • Florida State 3123
Marquel Blackwell • South Florida 3123
15. Dave Ragone • Louisville 3122
16. Casey Bramlet • Wyoming 3048
17. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 3040
18. Kurt Kittner • Illinois 2990
19. Eli Manning • Mississippi 2957
20. Casey Clausen • Tennessee 2933
Punting Yards
1. Mike Barr • Rutgers 3526
2. Mike Shafer • Syracuse 3282
3. Adam Coles • Connecticut 3172
4. David Rysko • Eastern Michigan 3152
5. Jeff Ferguson • Oklahoma 3124
6. Adam Stiles • Baylor 3088
7. J.J. Standring • Northwestern 2971
8. Tyler Frederickson • California 2959
Tyler Fredrickson • California 2959
10. Brian Brandt • Central Michigan 2889
11. Cody Scates • Texas A&M 2888
12. David Royer • Penn State 2880
13. Richie Butler • Arkansas 2848
14. Vladimir Borombozin • New Mexico 2819
15. Adam Wulfeck • Cincinnati 2800
16. Mike Macgillivray • Southern California 2780
17. Jace Amore • Temple 2776
18. Casey Roussel • Tulane 2764
19. Joey Biasatti • TCU 2757
20. Mark Haulman • Southern Mississippi 2751
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Travis Dorsch • Purdue 48.4
2. Dave Zastudil • Ohio 45.6
3. Andy Groom • Ohio State 45.0
4. Steve Mullins • Utah State 44.8
5. John Skaggs • Navy 44.8
6. Mark Mariscal • Colorado 44.5
7. Glenn Pakulak • Kentucky 44.5
8. Brooks Barnard • Maryland 44.5
9. Dan Macelroy • Army 44.4
10. Curtis Head • Marshall 44.4
11. Nate Fikse • UCLA 44.2
12. Adam Stiles • Baylor 44.1
13. Jarad Preston • East Carolina 44.1
14. Jeff Ferguson • Oklahoma 44.0
Damon Duval • Auburn 44.0
16. Tony Yelk • Iowa State 43.8
17. Jason Simpson • Fresno State 43.8
18. Jonathan Kilgo • Georgia 43.8
19. Adam Wulfeck • Cincinnati 43.8
20. Donnie Jones • Louisiana State 43.7
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Roman Hollowell • Colorado 18.0
2. Luke Powell • Stanford 16.0
3. Deandrew Rubin • South Florida 15.6
4. Ronnie Hamilton • Duke 15.6
5. Dexter Wynn • Colorado State 15.3
6. Nathan Vasher • Texas 15.0
7. Phillip Buchanon • Miami (FL) 15.0
8. Charles Frederick • Washington 14.6
9. Keenan Howry • Oregon 14.5
10. Dejuan Groce • Nebraska 14.2
11. Bernard Berrian • Fresno State 14.2
12. Anthony Floyd • Louisville 14.1
13. Domanick Davis • Louisiana State 13.8
14. Terrance Davis-Bryant • Oklahoma State 13.5
15. Brian Mance • Clemson 13.2
16. Jahmal Fenner • UTEP 13.2
17. Jamel Riddle • Syracuse 13.1
18. Troy Mason • Nevada-Las Vegas 12.9
19. Dannye Fowler • Southern Mississippi 12.5
20. Damien Gary • Georgia 12.5
Punt Return Touchdowns
1. Keenan Howry • Oregon 2
Larry Johnson • Penn State 2
Phillip Buchanon • Miami (FL) 2
Roman Hollowell • Colorado 2
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Tony Lane • Navy 898
2. Mike Rigell • Brigham Young 865
3. Chad Owens • Hawaii 807
4. Marvin Townes • East Carolina 775
Chris Douglas • Duke 775
6. Roger Fernandez • Utah State 774
7. Derek Abney • Kentucky 739
Omari Thompson • Army 739
9. Tony Lukins • New Mexico State 735
10. Shawn Terry • West Virginia 726
11. David Mikell • Boise State 709
12. Nathan Jones • Rutgers 677
13. Josh Davis • Nebraska 675
14. Bernard Berrian • Fresno State 668
15. Kelly Campbell • Georgia Tech 651
16. Ivory McCann • Texas Tech 606
17. Nick Davis • Wisconsin 595
Ronald Hatcher • Vanderbilt 595
19. Donte Gamble • San Diego State 594
20. Charon Arnold • California 593
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Chris Massey • Oklahoma State 34.8
2. Chad Owens • Hawaii 33.6
3. Derrick Hamilton • Clemson 31.7
4. Tom Pace • Arizona State 31.6
5. Corey Parchman • Ball State 31.0
6. Victor Ike • Texas 30.7
7. Antwone Savage • Oklahoma 30.6
8. Vontez Duff • Notre Dame 29.8
9. Derek Watson • South Carolina 29.3
10. Roc Alexander • Washington 29.2
11. David Mikell • Boise State 28.4
12. Aaron Lockett • Kansas State 28.4
13. Onterrio Smith • Oregon 28.2
14. Herb Haygood • Michigan State 27.6
Jason Armstead • Mississippi 27.6
16. Pete Rebstock • Colorado State 27.6
17. Ivory McCann • Texas Tech 27.5
18. Allan Amundson • Oregon 27.2
19. Josh Davis • Nebraska 27.0
20. Joe Alls • Bowling Green State 26.9
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Chad Owens • Hawaii 2
Corey Parchman • Ball State 2
Herb Haygood • Michigan State 2
Tony Lukins • New Mexico State 2
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Cory Paus • UCLA 17.2
2. Jeff Krohn • Arizona State 16.9
3. Chris Rix • Florida State 16.6
4. Steve Bellisari • Ohio State 16.3
5. Jason Thomas • Nevada-Las Vegas 16.3
6. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 15.4
7. Jeff Smoker • Michigan State 15.3
8. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 15.1
9. Rex Grossman • Florida 15.0
10. Jason Gesser • Washington State 14.8
11. Casey Kelly • New Mexico 14.6
12. David Greene • Georgia 14.5
13. Kurt Kittner • Illinois 14.5
14. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 14.4
15. Ken Dorsey • Miami (FL) 14.4
16. Kevin Fant • Mississippi State 14.4
17. Eric Crouch • Nebraska 14.4
18. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 14.3
19. Scott Hall • North Texas 14.2
20. Cody Pickett • Washington 14.2
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. Rex Grossman • Florida 354.2
2. Byron Leftwich • Marshall 344.3
3. Nick Rolovich • Hawaii 336.1
4. David Carr • Fresno State 331.4
5. Kliff Kingsbury • Texas Tech 318.4
6. Luke McCown • Louisiana Tech 303.4
7. Jose Fuentes • Utah State 281.8
8. Casey Bramlet • Wyoming 279.0
9. Rohan Davey • Louisiana State 278.9
10. Ryan Dinwiddie • Boise State 276.6
11. Brandon Doman • Brigham Young 272.5
12. Kurt Kittner • Illinois 272.2
13. Eli Manning • Mississippi 268.0
14. Patrick Ramsey • Tulane 266.8
15. Ryan Schneider • Central Florida 265.7
16. Marquel Blackwell • South Florida 262.0
17. Ben Roethlisberger • Miami (OH) 258.8
18. Gino Guidugli • Cincinnati 257.3
19. George Godsey • Georgia Tech 257.1
20. Dave Ragone • Louisville 254.7