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NCAA Football Week 3 Passing Yards Leaders

The top 25 NCAA Football players in passing yards in Week 3 of the 2026 season. Tayven Jackson led with 483.

Week 3: top 25 in passing yards

#PlayerTeamYDS
1Tayven JacksonQBUNT483
2Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQBCAL413
3John Alan RichterQBTOL405
4Ryan BrowneQBPUR378
5Ashton DanielsQBFSU377
6Demond Williams Jr.QBWASH373
7Trinidad ChamblissQBMISS363
8Colton JosephQBWIS362
9Malik WashingtonQBMD359
10Jaden CraigQBTCU337
11David McCombQBM-OH334
12Braden AtkinsonQBORST333
13Malachi SingletonQBAPP331
14Noah FifitaQBARIZ325
15Drew MestemakerQBOKST324
16Landyn LockeQBSHSU322
17Keelon RussellQBALA320
18Ethan GrunkemeyerQBVT314
19Gio LopezQBWAKE312
20JC French IVQBCIN309
21Skyler LocklearQBMOST309
22Katin HouserQBILL305
23Nick MinicucciQBDEL302
24Michael Van Buren Jr.QBUSF300
25Cameran BrownQBGAST282

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Passing Yards leaders by week

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FAQ

Who had the most passing yards in Week 3 of the 2026 NCAA Football season?+

Tayven Jackson (UNT) led Week 3 with 483 passing yards, followed by Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (413), John Alan Richter (405), Ryan Browne (378) and Ashton Daniels (377).

Where do these Week 3 numbers come from?+

Each figure is the player's passing yards in their Week 3 game, from the official box score of 74 games.