The quarterback has become a more and more important position in college football. While the run game remains critical to any offense, having a competent gunslinger that can command your aerial attack seems almost required nowadays.
I think that belief was reflected when looking at the top 20 all-time passing leaders in the history of Colorado Buffaloes football. Now, I’m not saying that having more passing yards equals a better QB, but it was interesting to see how CU’s quarterbacks of the past 20 years dominate this list.
And sitting at 1,540 career passing yards following his freshman, let’s hope that trend continues for Brendon Lewis, or whoever is under center come next season.
Here are the top 20 passing leaders in Colorado history: