Alabama Football History: The top 20 all-time leading passers
Alabama Football is rooted not just in college football, but the sport as a whole. Some of the greatest players to play the game did their time at the collegiate level with the Crimson Tide.
Among those players were some stellar quarterbacks.
Last season, true sophomore quarterback Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy, Alabama’s fourth overall, but the first time a Crimson Tide quarterback earned it.
Recently, the quarterback play for Alabama has picked up tremendously, but there are plenty of names from the past that will brig back memories of a time before Young, Mac Jones, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts.
We break down the top 20 passers in Trojans history. A group that includes a Heisman recipient, a handful of first-round draft selections and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Joe Namath (1961-1964)
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Passing yards: 2,713
TDs-INTs: 24-20
Jeff Rutledge (1975-1978)
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Passing yards: 3,351
TDs-INTs: 30-23
Jake Coker (2014-2015)
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Passing yards: 3,513
TDs-INTs: 25-8
Tyler Watts (1999-2002)
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Passing yards: 3,540
TDs-INTs: 20-17
Blake Sims (2011-2014)
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Passing yards: 3,731
TDs-INTs: 30-10
Gary Hollingsworth (1989-1990)
Ricky Rogers – The Tennessean
Passing yards: 3,842
TDs-INTs: 18-29
Mike Shula (1983-1986)
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Passing yards: 4,069
TDs-INTs: 35-30
Walter Lewis (1980-1983)
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Passing yards: 4,257
TDs-INTs: 29-27
Freddie Kitchens (1993-1997)
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Passing yards: 4,668
TDs-INTs: 30-26
Scott Hunter (1968-1970)
Jimmy Holt – The Tennesseean
Passing yards: 4,899
TDs-INTs: 27-32
Bryce Young (2020-2021)
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Passing yards: 5,028
TDs-INTs: 48-7
Jalen Hurts (2016-2018)
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Passing yards: 5,626
TDs-INTs: 48-12
Jay Barker (1991-1994)
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Passing yards: 5,689
TDs-INTs: 26-24
Greg McElroy (2007-2010)
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Passing yards: 5,691
TDs-INTs: 39-10
Andrew Zow (1998-2001)
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Passing yards: 5,983
TDs-INTs: 35-32
Mac Jones (2018-2020)
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Passing yards: 6,126
TDs-INTs: 56-7
Brodie Croyle (2002-2005)
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Passing yards: 6,382
TDs-INTs: 41-22
Tua Tagovailoa (2017-2019)
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Passing yards: 7,442
TDs-INTs: 87-11
John Parker Wilson (2005-2008)
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Passing yards: 7,924
TDs-INTs: 47-30
AJ McCarron (2010-2013)
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Passing yards: 9,019
TDs-INTs: 77-15
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