2003 Leaders

Pass Completion Percentage
1. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 72.0
2. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 71.2
3. Matt Schaub* • Virginia 69.7
4. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 69.1
5. Desmond Robinson • East Carolina 66.2
6. Graham Gochneaur • Marshall 66.1
7. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 65.8
8. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 65.4
9. Joel Klatt • Colorado 65.1
10. Alex Smith* • Utah 65.0
11. Charlie Frye • Akron 64.8
12. Matt Mauck* • Louisiana State 64.0
13. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 63.4
14. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* • Minnesota 63.2
15. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 62.4
16. Charlie Whitehurst* • Clemson 61.9
17. Jeff Smoker* • Michigan State 61.9
18. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 61.9
19. Jason Campbell* • Auburn 61.8
20. Jason White* • Oklahoma 61.6
Passing Yards
1. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 5833
2. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 4491
3. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 4486
4. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 4356
5. Timmy Chang* • Hawaii 4199
6. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 4058
7. Jason White* • Oklahoma 3846
8. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 3813
9. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 3679
10. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 3600
11. Charlie Whitehurst* • Clemson 3561
12. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 3556
13. Charlie Frye • Akron 3549
14. Dan Orlovsky • Connecticut 3485
15. Jeff Smoker* • Michigan State 3395
16. John Navarre* • Michigan 3331
17. David Greene* • Georgia 3307
18. Luke McCown • Louisiana Tech 3246
19. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 3210
20. Danny Wimprine* • Memphis 3174
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 9.8
2. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* • Minnesota 9.6
3. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 9.6
4. Scott Hall • North Texas 9.3
5. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 9.3
6. Jim Sorgi* • Wisconsin 9.1
7. Bill Whittemore* • Kansas 9.1
8. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 9.1
9. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 8.9
10. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 8.8
11. Stefan Lefors* • Louisville 8.8
12. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 8.7
13. Ell Roberson* • Kansas State 8.7
14. Jason White* • Oklahoma 8.5
15. Scott McBrien* • Maryland 8.5
16. Brandon Hassell* • TCU 8.5
17. Alex Smith* • Utah 8.4
18. Brian Lindgren • Idaho 8.4
19. Charlie Frye • Akron 8.4
20. Matt Jones* • Arkansas 8.3
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 10.5
2. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* • Minnesota 10.1
3. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 10.1
4. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 9.7
5. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 9.6
6. Scott Hall • North Texas 9.5
7. Bill Whittemore* • Kansas 9.4
8. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 9.3
9. Jason White* • Oklahoma 9.3
10. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 9.2
11. Alex Smith* • Utah 9.1
12. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 8.9
13. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 8.9
14. Scott McBrien* • Maryland 8.9
15. Jim Sorgi* • Wisconsin 8.8
16. Aaron Rodgers* • California 8.8
17. Matt Jones* • Arkansas 8.5
18. Charlie Frye • Akron 8.5
19. Stefan Lefors* • Louisville 8.5
20. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 8.5
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 170.5
2. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 165.8
3. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 164.5
4. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 163.7
5. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* • Minnesota 162.3
6. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 161.5
7. Jason White* • Oklahoma 158.1
8. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 157.4
9. Bill Whittemore* • Kansas 154.7
10. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 153.8
11. Scott Hall • North Texas 153.4
12. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 153.4
13. Alex Smith* • Utah 152.3
14. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 151.3
15. Charlie Frye • Akron 148.6
16. Matt Mauck* • Louisiana State 148.2
17. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 148.1
18. Jim Sorgi* • Wisconsin 148.1
19. Matt Jones* • Arkansas 147.1
20. Aaron Rodgers* • California 146.6
Rushing Yards
1. Darren Sproles* • Kansas State 1986
2. Derrick Knight* • Boston College 1721
3. Patrick Cobbs • North Texas 1680
4. Chris Perry* • Michigan 1674
5. Michael Turner • Northern Illinois 1648
6. Kevin Jones* • Virginia Tech 1647
7. Steven Jackson* • Oregon State 1545
8. Anthony Sherrell • Eastern Michigan 1531
9. Dontrell Moore* • New Mexico 1450
10. P.J. Daniels* • Georgia Tech 1447
11. DeAngelo Williams* • Memphis 1430
12. Brad Smith • Missouri 1406
13. Jason Wright* • Northwestern 1388
14. Quincy Wilson* • West Virginia 1380
15. Shaud Williams • Alabama 1367
16. Cedric Benson* • Texas 1360
17. Fred Russell* • Iowa 1355
18. Walter Reyes • Syracuse 1347
19. Cedric Cobbs* • Arkansas 1320
20. Cadillac Williams* • Auburn 1307
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Vince Young* • Texas 7.4
2. Matt Jones* • Arkansas 7.4
3. Thomas Lott • Rice 7.3
4. Ciatrick Fason* • Florida 6.9
5. Laurence Maroney* • Minnesota 6.9
6. Terry Caulley • Connecticut 6.8
7. Vernand Morency* • Oklahoma State 6.8
8. Brad Smith • Missouri 6.6
9. Ryan Moats • Louisiana Tech 6.5
10. Justin Vincent* • Louisiana State 6.5
11. Darren Sproles* • Kansas State 6.5
12. Decori Birmingham* • Arkansas 6.2
13. Noah Herron* • Northwestern 6.2
14. Tatum Bell* • Oklahoma State 6.0
15. Taurean Henderson* • Texas Tech 5.9
16. Kyle Herm • Rice 5.9
17. DeAngelo Williams* • Memphis 5.9
18. Anthony Davis* • Wisconsin 5.9
19. Kevin Jones* • Virginia Tech 5.9
20. Cedric Cobbs* • Arkansas 5.8
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Lawrence Bady* • Boise State 25.0
2. Dwight Counter* • New Mexico 25.0
3. Chris Henry* • West Virginia 24.5
4. Mike Hass* • Oregon State 23.0
5. Brandon Middleton* • Houston 22.7
6. Roddy White • Alabama-Birmingham 21.6
7. Johnny Quinn • North Texas 20.9
8. Jared Ellerson* • Minnesota 20.7
9. Scott Mayle • Ohio 20.6
10. Craphonso Thorpe* • Florida State 19.5
11. James Terry* • Kansas State 19.3
12. Mark Simmons* • Kansas 19.2
13. Richard Smith* • Arkansas 19.1
14. Darrell Dowery • Kent State 19.1
15. Jerry Smith* • Boise State 19.0
16. Lee Evans* • Wisconsin 19.0
17. Greg Jennings • Western Michigan 18.8
18. Matthew Thomas • South Carolina 18.4
19. Demetrius Williams* • Oregon 18.3
20. B.J. Johnson* • Texas 18.3
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Darren Sproles* • Kansas State 2273
2. Chris Perry* • Michigan 2041
3. Steven Jackson* • Oregon State 2015
4. Derrick Knight* • Boston College 1948
5. Michael Turner • Northern Illinois 1878
6. Anthony Sherrell • Eastern Michigan 1835
7. DeAngelo Williams* • Memphis 1814
8. Kevin Jones* • Virginia Tech 1808
9. Patrick Cobbs • North Texas 1723
10. Walter Reyes • Syracuse 1722
11. Larry Fitzgerald* • Pittsburgh 1679
12. Jason Wright* • Northwestern 1639
13. Dontrell Moore* • New Mexico 1599
14. Keylon Kincade • Southern Methodist 1551
Ryan Moats • Louisiana Tech 1551
16. Howard Jackson • UTEP 1537
17. P.J. Daniels* • Georgia Tech 1535
18. Shaud Williams • Alabama 1528
19. Geoff McArthur* • California 1504
20. Martin Nance* • Miami (OH) 1498
Total Plays
1. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 798
2. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 709
3. Timmy Chang* • Hawaii 644
4. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 567
5. Brad Smith • Missouri 562
Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 562
7. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 561
8. Charlie Whitehurst* • Clemson 557
9. Jeff Smoker* • Michigan State 551
10. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 549
11. Cody Pickett • Washington 534
12. Charlie Frye • Akron 532
13. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 527
14. Kyle Orton* • Purdue 526
15. Joshua Cribbs • Kent State 525
16. Casey Bramlet • Wyoming 523
17. Ell Roberson* • Kansas State 521
18. Travis Cox • Utah State 517
19. David Greene* • Georgia 507
20. Dan Orlovsky • Connecticut 505
Total Yards
1. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 5976
2. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 4643
3. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 4600
4. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 4597
5. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 4399
6. Timmy Chang* • Hawaii 4139
7. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 3933
8. Charlie Frye • Akron 3837
9. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 3829
10. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 3754
11. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 3714
12. Jason White* • Oklahoma 3696
13. Charlie Whitehurst* • Clemson 3610
14. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 3572
15. Stefan Lefors* • Louisville 3550
16. Ell Roberson* • Kansas State 3520
17. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 3494
18. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 3477
19. Dan Orlovsky • Connecticut 3444
20. Brad Smith • Missouri 3383
Total Yards Per Play
1. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 8.3
2. Stefan Lefors* • Louisville 8.3
3. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 8.2
4. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 8.2
5. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 8.1
6. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 8.0
7. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 7.7
8. Jason White* • Oklahoma 7.5
9. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 7.5
10. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 7.3
11. Charlie Frye • Akron 7.2
12. Aaron Rodgers* • California 7.2
13. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 7.0
14. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 7.0
15. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 6.9
16. Chris Rix* • Florida State 6.9
17. Dan Orlovsky • Connecticut 6.8
18. Ell Roberson* • Kansas State 6.8
19. Danny Wimprine* • Memphis 6.6
20. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 6.5
Field Goal Percentage
1. Nate Kaeding* • Iowa 95.2
2. Connor Hughes* • Virginia 92.0
3. Luke Phillips* • Oklahoma State 88.9
4. Wes Zunker* • New Mexico 88.2
5. Drew Dunning* • Washington State 87.1
6. Trey Dicarlo* • Oklahoma 86.4
7. Jonathan Nichols* • Mississippi 86.2
8. Nick Hayes • Alabama-Birmingham 85.0
9. Nick Browne* • TCU 84.8
10. Mike Nugent* • Ohio State 84.2
11. Ben Jones* • Purdue 83.3
12. Kirk Yliniemi* • Oregon State 82.6
13. Darren McCaleb* • Southern Mississippi 82.4
Andrew Wellock • Eastern Michigan 82.4
Dallas Pelz • Buffalo 82.4
16. Billy Bennett* • Georgia 81.6
17. Brian Kelly • Middle Tennessee State 81.3
18. Dan Burnett* • Georgia Tech 81.0
19. Steve Azar • Northern Illinois 80.8
20. Dillon Pieffer • Nevada-Las Vegas 80.0
Sean Comiskey • Louisiana 80.0
Punting Yards
1. Chris Kluwe* • UCLA 3908
2. Daniel Sepulveda • Baylor 3750
3. Eric Johnson • Stanford 3687
4. Gary Cook • Nevada-Las Vegas 3604
5. B.J. Sander* • Ohio State 3553
6. Matt Payne • Brigham Young 3433
7. Andy Lee* • Pittsburgh 3399
8. Kyle Basler* • Washington State 3351
9. Luke Johnson* • Southern Mississippi 3326
10. Thomas Olmsted • Troy 3304
11. Brent Slaton* • Purdue 3303
12. David Rysko • Eastern Michigan 3260
13. Tim Parker • Arizona State 3252
14. Danny Baugher • Arizona 3238
15. David Bradley* • Iowa 3223
16. Mike Lingua* • Fresno State 3215
17. Adam Anderson • Western Michigan 3162
18. Joel Stelly • Louisiana-Monroe 3099
19. Bryce Benekos • UTEP 3085
Jarod Little • Arkansas State 3085
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Tom Malone* • Southern California 49.0
2. Matt Prater • Central Florida 47.9
3. Brandon Fields* • Michigan State 46.4
4. Joel Stelly • Louisiana-Monroe 46.3
5. Jared Scruggs • Rice 45.9
6. Ryan Plackemeier • Wake Forest 45.6
7. Dustin Colquitt* • Tennessee 45.3
8. Kyle Larson* • Nebraska 45.1
9. Eric Wilbur* • Florida 44.8
10. Ryan Dougherty • East Carolina 44.5
11. Steve Weatherford • Illinois 44.5
12. Cody Ridgeway* • Mississippi 44.2
13. Andy Lee* • Pittsburgh 44.1
14. Bryce Benekos • UTEP 44.1
15. Matt Payne • Brigham Young 44.0
16. Adam Anderson • Western Michigan 43.9
17. Cort Moffitt* • Tulsa 43.7
18. Brandon Hannum • Toledo 43.5
19. Chris Beckman • Tulane 43.5
20. Kyle Basler* • Washington State 43.5
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Lance Frazier* • West Virginia 20.8
2. Skyler Green* • Louisiana State 18.5
3. Darrent Williams* • Oklahoma State 17.9
4. Ryne Robinson* • Miami (OH) 17.2
5. Antrel Rolle* • Miami (FL) 15.6
6. Mark Jones* • Tennessee 15.2
7. Gabe Lindsay* • Oklahoma State 15.1
8. Deangelo Hall* • Virginia Tech 14.8
9. Marcus James • Missouri 14.5
10. Marion Barber III* • Minnesota 14.5
11. Jim Leonhard* • Wisconsin 13.8
12. Steve Breaston* • Michigan 13.8
13. Chris Royal • Marshall 13.7
14. Marvin Young* • Southern Mississippi 13.6
15. Matt Cherry • Akron 13.3
16. Corey Brazil • Louisiana Tech 13.2
17. Charles Gordon* • Kansas 13.1
18. Nathan Vasher* • Texas 13.0
19. Lance Moore • Toledo 12.9
20. Dexter Wynn* • Colorado State 12.7
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. J.R. Reed • South Florida 31.7
Michael Waddell • North Carolina 31.7
3. Robert Quiroga • Baylor 31.4
4. Mike Imoh* • Virginia Tech 30.5
5. John Eubanks* • Southern Mississippi 29.4
6. Dexter Wynn* • Colorado State 29.0
7. Devin Hester* • Miami (FL) 28.7
8. Senterrio Landrum • Duke 28.4
9. Kendrick Starling • San Jose State 28.1
10. Charles Estes • Louisiana-Monroe 27.4
11. Reggie Bush* • Southern California 27.3
12. Deandra Cobb* • Michigan State 27.3
13. Terrence Murphy • Texas A&M 27.2
14. Jonas Rutledge • Southern Methodist 27.0
15. Maurice Drew* • UCLA 26.7
16. Chris Carr* • Boise State 26.3
17. Pac-Man Jones* • West Virginia 26.3
Adam Jones* • West Virginia 26.3
19. Ricky Wilson* • Houston 26.1
20. Mike Mason • North Carolina 26.0
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Deandra Cobb* • Michigan State 3
2. Maurice Drew* • UCLA 2
Robert Quiroga • Baylor 2
Interception Return Yards
1. Alan Zemaitis • Penn State 207
2. Jamaal Brimmer • Nevada-Las Vegas 186
3. Sean Taylor* • Miami (FL) 184
4. Keiwan Ratliff* • Florida 182
5. Gerald Jones • San Jose State 178
6. Eric Green* • Virginia Tech 166
7. Josh Bullocks* • Nebraska 154
8. Jason David* • Washington State 144
9. Almondo Curry* • Virginia 133
10. Darrent Williams* • Oklahoma State 130
11. Eric King • Wake Forest 127
Derrick Strait* • Oklahoma 127
Spencer Havner* • UCLA 127
14. Lofa Tatupu* • Southern California 126
15. Odell Thurman* • Georgia 125
16. Leroy Smith* • Florida State 122
17. Jonathan Burke • Arkansas State 120
18. T.J. Wright • Ohio 119
19. Nate Allen • Air Force 117
20. Terna Nande* • Miami (OH) 114
Passing Yards Per Completion
1. Ell Roberson* • Kansas State 16.7
2. Scott Hall • North Texas 16.2
3. Jim Sorgi* • Wisconsin 16.1
4. Rasheed Marshall* • West Virginia 15.9
5. Bradlee Van Pelt* • Colorado State 15.8
6. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 15.8
7. Reggie McNeal • Texas A&M 15.8
8. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 15.5
9. Dustin Almond* • Southern Mississippi 15.5
10. Scott McBrien* • Maryland 15.4
11. Casey Kelly* • New Mexico 15.2
12. Asad Abdul-Khaliq* • Minnesota 15.2
13. Bill Whittemore* • Kansas 15.0
14. Brandon Hassell* • TCU 15.0
15. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 14.9
16. Matt Jones* • Arkansas 14.5
17. Chris Rix* • Florida State 14.4
18. Stefan Lefors* • Louisville 14.4
19. Kevin Kolb* • Houston 14.2
20. Brian Lindgren • Idaho 14.1
Yards Gained Per Game Played
1. B.J. Symons* • Texas Tech 448.7
2. Philip Rivers* • North Carolina State 345.5
3. Timmy Chang* • Hawaii 323.0
4. Ben Roethlisberger* • Miami (OH) 320.4
5. Derek Anderson* • Oregon State 312.2
6. Ryan Dinwiddie* • Boise State 311.1
7. Charlie Frye • Akron 295.8
8. Dan Orlovsky • Connecticut 290.4
9. Rod Rutherford* • Pittsburgh 283.0
10. Eli Manning* • Mississippi 276.9
11. Jason White* • Oklahoma 274.7
12. Scott Rislov • San Jose State 274.2
13. Charlie Whitehurst* • Clemson 273.9
14. Matt Leinart* • Southern California 273.5
15. Josh Harris* • Bowling Green State 272.4
16. Luke McCown • Louisiana Tech 270.5
17. Matt Schaub* • Virginia 268.4
18. Bruce Gradkowski • Toledo 267.5
19. Jeff Smoker* • Michigan State 261.2
20. J.P. Losman • Tulane 256.4