College football archive · 2004 to 2026 · through Nov 1, 2026

College football, linked to Sundays

23 seasons of college box scores and season rosters, with verified identity bridges connecting Saturday regular seasons to NFL careers.

College games (2004–2026)
22,910Played games, 23 seasons
Player game reports
1,293,367Passing, rushing, receiving & defense
Season roster entries
312,113Players on each season's roster
Verified NFL bridges
4,915Crosswalked college-to-NFL careers

College data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

2026 college leaders

Regular-season individual leaders through Nov 1, 2026, from game box scores.

#PlayerSchoolGCMP/ATTComp %Pass ydsYPAPass TDINT
1Braden Atkinson QBOregon State8221/33166.8%2,9568.9252
2Jaylon Tolbert QBAlcorn State9187/28864.9%2,6819.3278
3Drew Mestemaker QBOklahoma State8184/28165.5%2,6499.4257
4Kamden Sixkiller QBCampbell9215/32566.2%2,6208.1208
5Kaden Anderson QBTarleton State9167/26662.8%2,6189.8264
6Keali'i Ah Yat QBMontana9213/30270.5%2,6068.6264
7Tayven Jackson QBNorth Texas8194/26872.4%2,5689.6225
8Caden Veltkamp QBFlorida Atlantic8226/31571.7%2,5348.0235
9Marcus Stokes QBMemphis9179/25969.1%2,5329.8256
10Jayden Maiava QBUSC9198/29666.9%2,5258.5205
11Emmett Brown QBIncarnate Word9206/32962.6%2,5177.7168
12Joshua Wood QBIdaho9181/28962.6%2,4928.6177
13Nate Bell QBEastern Washington9228/35863.7%2,4826.91911
14Riley Warzynski QBDrake8222/36660.7%2,4796.81610
15Noah Fifita QBArizona8199/26974.0%2,4649.2194

College to the NFL: verified career arcs

Each player below links verified college regular seasons to their draft selection and NFL production across offense and defense. Click any card for the player's full NFL and college report.

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Jaxon Smith-NjigbaOhio State → SEA (WR)
97.0Score
College (2020–2022)1,319 yds · 7 TD
Draft2023 R1 #20
2026 NFL (7 G)867 yds
Will Anderson Jr.Alabama → HOU (DE / DL)
96.6Score
College (2020–2022)183 tkl · 30.5 sk
Draft2023 R1 #3
2026 NFL (7 G)7.5 sk · 31 tkl
Brock BowersGeorgia → LV (TE)
96.5Score
College (2021–2023)2,231 yds · 23 TD
Draft2024 R1 #13
2026 NFL (6 G)547 yds
Jahmyr GibbsAlabama → DET (RB)
95.7Score
College (2020–2022)2,053 yds · 15 TD
Draft2023 R1 #12
2026 NFL (7 G)773 yds
Zach AllenBoston College → DEN (DE / DL)
95.5Score
College (2016–2018)188 tkl · 15.5 sk
Draft2019 R3 #65
2026 NFL (8 G)4.5 sk · 25 tkl
George KarlaftisPurdue → KC (DE / DL)
94.1Score
College (2019–2021)94 tkl · 14 sk
Draft2022 R1 #30
2026 NFL (7 G)2 sk · 24 tkl
Quentin LakeUCLA → LA (SAF / DB)
94.1Score
College (2017–2021)179 tkl · 6 INT
Draft2022 R6 #211
2026 NFL (8 G)56 tkl · 3 INT · 11 PD
Blake CashmanMinnesota → MIN (LB)
93.8Score
College (2016–2018)167 tkl · 11 sk
Draft2019 R5 #157
2026 NFL (7 G)4.5 sk · 62 tkl
CeeDee LambOklahoma → DAL (WR)
93.7Score
College (2017–2019)2,995 yds · 31 TD
Draft2020 R1 #17
2026 NFL (8 G)709 yds
Aidan HutchinsonMichigan → DET (DE / DL)
92.8Score
College (2018–2021)139 tkl · 18.5 sk
Draft2022 R1 #2
2026 NFL (7 G)5 sk · 20 tkl
Maxx CrosbyEastern Michigan → LV (DE / DL)
92.7Score
College (2016–2018)144 tkl · 20 sk
Draft2019 R4 #106
2026 NFL (8 G)3 sk · 22 tkl
Ernest JonesSouth Carolina → SEA (LB)
92.4Score
College (2018–2020)197 tkl · 2 sk
Draft2021 R3 #103
2026 NFL (7 G)3 sk · 68 tkl

Saturday-to-Sunday & College Ask

Deterministic answers computed over 2004 to 2026 college regular-season archives and verified College-to-NFL identity bridges.

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College & NFL Crosswalk

Q. Most college passing yards in a season

A. Bailey Zappe (Western Kentucky, 2021) leads in college football in a single season (2004-2026) with 5,967 passing yards.

PLAYERSCHOOLSEASONPASS YDSGPCMPATTTDINT
Bailey ZappeWestern Kentucky20215,967144756866211
Joe BurrowLSU20195,67115402527606
Case KeenumHouston20095,671144927004415
Case KeenumHouston20115,63114428603485
Anthony GordonWashington State20195,575134936894816
Graham HarrellTexas Tech20075,221124646494413

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College & NFL Crosswalk

Q. Joe Burrow college vs NFL

A. Joe Burrow threw for 8,851 yards and 78 touchdowns at LSU / Ohio State (2016-2019) before recording 22,925 passing yards and 177 touchdowns in the NFL (2020-2026).

LEVELTEAMSPANGPCMPATTPCTYDSTDINT
CollegeLSU / Ohio State2016-20193765094568.8%8,8517811
NFL (REG)CIN2020-2026842,1163,07368.9%22,92517757
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Q. Myles Garrett college vs NFL

A. Myles Garrett logged 33 tackles and 8.5 sacks at Texas A&M (2015-2016) before recording 379 tackles and 125.5 sacks in the NFL (2017-2026).

LEVELTEAMSPANGPTKLSOLOTFLSCKPDINT
CollegeTexas A&M2015-2016113318158.521
NFL (REG)CLE / LA2017-2026135379260142125.5180
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Q. LSU alumni NFL receiving yards

A. Justin Jefferson leads verified LSU alumni in NFL receiving yards across the NFL archive (1999-2026) with 8,815.

PLAYERREC YDSCFB YRSNFL YRSNFL GPRECYPRTD
Justin JeffersonMIN8,8152017-20192020-202610060714.546
Odell Beckham Jr.LA7,9872011-20132014-202612257513.959
Jarvis LandryMIA7,8702011-20132014-202213271311.038
Ja'Marr ChaseCIN7,3292018-20192021-20268556313.060
Dwayne BoweKC7,208Drafted2007-201512453713.444
Brandon LaFellNE5,3982006-20092010-201812340613.331
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Q. Alabama rushing yards leaders since 2014

A. Najee Harris (Alabama) leads at Alabama from 2014 to 2026 with 3,843 rushing yards.

PLAYERSCHOOLSEASONSRUSH YDSGPCARAVGTD
Najee HarrisAlabama2017-20203,843506386.046
Derrick HenryAlabama2014-20153,209295675.739
Damien HarrisAlabama2015-20183,073534766.523
Brian RobinsonAlabama2017-20212,704545455.029
Jase McClellanAlabama2020-20231,981353555.618
Jalen HurtsAlabama2016-20181,976423815.223

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College & NFL Crosswalk

Q. Travis Hunter college stats

A. Travis Hunter caught 171 passes for 2,169 yards and 24 touchdowns across 29 college games at Colorado and Jackson State (2022-2024).

SEASONSCHOOLGPRECYDSAVGTD
2022Jackson State71819010.64
2023Colorado95772112.65
2024Colorado13961,25813.115
TotalColorado / Jackson State291712,16912.724

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2026 top college offenses

Ranked by yards per game (minimum 3 regular-season team box scores).

#ProgramGYds/GPass ydsRush yds3rd %
1North Texas8535.52,7821,50249.5%
2Miami8534.92,6591,62054.5%
3Oklahoma State8529.62,7101,52739.8%
4Memphis9514.02,6152,01146.4%
5Tarleton State9513.42,7301,89147.0%
6LSU8510.02,5421,53851.7%
7Texas State8506.62,0472,00653.4%
8Oregon State8502.02,9721,04444.7%
9Louisville8492.12,1361,80146.7%
10Utah8485.52,0681,81654.1%
11Alabama A&M9484.42,5391,82149.0%
12Alcorn State9480.92,7351,59348.8%

23-season college archive (2004–2026)

Every college season indexed in Downfield, with the games played and the individual box-score reports from them.

20261,153 games98,617 reports
20251,679 games108,942 reports
20241,660 games105,990 reports
20231,556 games100,566 reports
20221,591 games100,914 reports
20211,480 games75,548 reports
2020568 games46,216 reports
2019888 games73,322 reports
2018884 games73,188 reports
2017874 games72,734 reports
2016873 games73,404 reports
2015870 games33,748 reports
2014868 games33,860 reports
2013855 games33,613 reports
2012840 games32,676 reports
2011812 games32,005 reports
2010808 games32,439 reports
2009808 games31,976 reports
2008805 games29,039 reports
2007798 games28,770 reports
2006792 games27,000 reports
2005718 games24,801 reports
2004730 games23,999 reports
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