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If there’s no correlation between pass attempts and team success — six of the top 10 in attempts per game have a losing record, led by 2-6 Mississippi State — you can draw a connection between winning and per-pass production.
The top 10 teams in pass attempts per game have a combined record of 39-36, boosted immensely by Clemson (8-1 overall and fifth nationally) and Nevada (5-1 and ninth).
The top 10 in yards per attempt are a combined 54-12, with no losing records in the group and four unbeaten teams: Alabama, Brigham Young, Ohio State and Western Michigan.
It’s a quarterback-driven sport, and the production at the position has never been better. Here’s a look at the best of the best — the 10 top quarterbacks in the Football Bowl Subdivision during a 2020 season when as many as two dozen passers are under consideration.