Big 12 football passing leaders after a few elite Week 5 performances

Once again, the Big 12 has a new passing leader. This week, Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats' 34-7 win over Cincinnati Saturday night. It was his third straight game with at least 280 passing yards; he has only one game with fewer than 275 passin

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Once again, the Big 12 has a new passing leader. This week, Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns in the Wildcats' 34-7 win over Cincinnati Saturday night. It was his third straight game with at least 280 passing yards; he has only one game with fewer than 275 passing yards.

Baylor's DJ Lagway and Arizona State's Cutter Boley also had a good battle, though it didn't show in the score as the Bears won 55-19. Both Lagway and Boley threw for over 300 yards, but Lagway had four passing touchdowns while Boley had only one.

Despite being on a bye week, Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker and Kansas State's Avery Johnson are in the top 10 in both categories. Meanwhile, Colorado's Julian Lewis is tied for the tenth-most passing

touchdowns despite not playing in the past six quarters for the Buffaloes after being benched at halftime in their Week 4 loss to Baylor.

Here are the top 10 quarterbacks in the Big 12 in passing yards after Week 5:

Big 12 Passing Yardage Leaders

Oct 3, 2026; Tucson, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita (1) passes the ball during the second quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Casino Del Sol Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images

Noah Fifita (1,415 yards)
Jaden Craig, TCU (1,400)
Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State (1,271)
Conner Weigman, Houston (1,186)
Will Hammond, Texas Tech (1,102)
Cutter Boley, Arizona State (1,040)
JC French, Cincinnati (949)
Avery Johnson, Kansas State (910)
Jaylen Raynor, Iowa State (903)
Devon Dampier, Utah (896)

Big 12 Passing Touchdown Leaders

Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker (17) throws a pass as Oregon's Bear Alexander (1) defends in the first half of the college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oregon Ducks at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Sept., 12, 2026.