Play quarterback for Mike Leach and your arm better be in good shape.
You're going to throw the ball — a lot.
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In Leach's three-plus seasons at Washington State, the Cougars have run the ball 912 times and thrown 2,545 passes. That's 73.6 percent passing plays.
This season, Luke Falk — he replaced Leach's 2013 and 2014 prolific passer Connor Halliday — and the Cougars are benefting from the passing game and are 5-2 entering Saturday's game against Stanford.
Here's a look at the 10 top passers (yards per game) in the FBS this season.
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green
Passing yards per game: 415.1
Total passing yards: 3,321 (1)
Touchdown passes: 29 (1)
Passing efficiency: 177.0 (4)
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Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky
Passing yards per game: 379.3
Total passing yards: 3,034 (2)
Touchdown passes: 27 (3)
Passing efficiency: 173.7 (8)
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Dane Evans, Tulsa
Passing yards per game: 364.0
Total passing yards: 2,548 (6)
Touchdown passes: 15 (20)
Passing efficiency: 151.6 (22)
Trevone Boykin, TCU
Passing yards per game: 362.7
Total passing yards: 2,539 (7)
Touchdown passes: 25 (5)
Passing efficiency: 180.7 (2)
Paxton Lynch, Memphis
Passing yards per game: 338.0
Total passing yards: 2,366 (12)
Touchdown passes: 17 (15)
Passing efficiency: 175.7 (5)
Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State
Passing yards per game: 326.8
Total passing yards: 1,961 (25)
Touchdown passes: 11 (42)
Passing efficiency: 150.2 (28)
Nick Mullens, Southern Miss
Passing yards per game: 326.6
Total passing yards: 2,613 (5)
Touchdown passes: 21 (6)
Passing efficiency: 150.7 (27)
Jared Goff, Cal
Passing yards per game: 323.6
Total passing yards: 2,265 (13)
Touchdown passes: 20 (9)
Passing efficiency: 151.2 (25)
