What is the best completion rate in a CFB season? See how Julian Sayin's stats compare
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Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin appears poised for a Heisman Trophy finalist nod. Furthermore, he has a chance to break an all-time college football passing record.
Through 10 games in 2025, Sayin has completed 80.1% of his passes, a mark that is nearly 7% higher than Miami quarterback Carson Beck’s 73.2% rate, which is second best in the FBS. Ohio State’s previous best completion percentage in a single season came from quarterback Will Howard (73%) in 2024.
Against UCLA, Sayin completed 74.2% of his passes for 184 passing yards, his third-lowest output of the season. With two games in the regular season and potential College Football Playoff games remaining, Sayin could finish his first year starting with one of the best single-season completion percentages in college football history.
See where Sayin’s 2025 season ranks among the best college football quarterback seasons in terms of completion percentage.
What are Julian Sayin’s stats for the 2025 college football season?
Through week 12, Sayin has thrown for 2,675 yards at an 80.1% completion rate, which leads the FBS. He has 25 passing touchdowns, four interceptions and a Big Ten-leading 186.2 passer rating.
Which Ohio State quarterback holds the single-season completion percentage record?
In 2024, quarterback Will Howard completed 73% of his passes, the highest mark by an Ohio State quarterback. Including bowl games, he led the Big Ten in completion percentage, passing yards (4,010) and passing touchdowns (35).
What is the highest completion percentage by a quarterback in a single college football season?
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix holds the record for the highest completion percentage over the course of a full college football season (including postseason play), completing 77.4% of his passes for 4,508 yards and 45 passing touchdowns in 2023.
He has a slight edge over Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, who had a 77.36% completion percentage in his 2020 season.
What are the best single-season completion percentages by a college football quarterback?
Below is a list of the top ten single-season completion percentages in a college football season up until this year.
- Bo Nix (Oregon, 2024) – 77.4%
- Mac Jones (Alabama, 2020) – 77.4%
- Colt McCoy (Texas, 2008) – 76.7%
- Joe Burrow (LSU, 2019) – 76.3%
- Kellen Moore (Boise State, 2011) – 74.3%
- Shedeur Sanders (Colorado, 2024) – 74%
- Will Rogers (Mississippi State, 2021) – 73.9%
- Daunte Culpepper (UCF, 1998) – 73.6%
- Jacob Zeno (UAB, 2023) – 73.6%
- Stefan Lefors (Louisville, 2004), 73.5%
This list includes bowl game stats and requires a minimum of 14 pass attempts per school game (via sport-reference.com).
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: How Julian Sayin’s completion rate stacks up against CFB’s best
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