Amid his second and final season with the Colorado Buffaloes, Shedeur Sanders has cemented himself as one of college football’s top quarterbacks.
Sanders has completed a career-high 72.9% of his passes this season and could even play his way into being a Heisman Trophy finalist alongside teammate Travis Hunter. Even more, Sanders needs only 118 passing yards to reach 3,000 for the fourth time in his college career.
In reach of 3,000 passing yards, Sanders and the Buffs will host the Utah Utes on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 10 a.m. MT on Fox.
Below are the Big 12’s top 10 passing leaders entering Week 12:
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Passing yards: 1,816
Jalon Daniels and the Jayhawks have found their stride in recent weeks, winning two of their last three. Still, Daniels’ shaky start to the season has Kansas sitting 3-6.
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Passing yards: 1,892
Avery Johnson is still looking for his first 300-yard passing game of the season entering Week 12.
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Passing yards: 2,091
With Jake Retzlaff under center, the undefeated BYU Cougars are atop the Big 12 standings at 6-0 (9-0 overall).
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Passing yards: 2,324
Noah Fifita has taken a step back this season, throwing for 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
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Passing yards: 2,387
Brendan Sorsby was held to a season-low 180 passing yards in Cincinnati’s loss at Colorado last month.
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Passing yards: 2,394
After starting the season 7-0, Rocco Becht and the Cyclones have lost their last two.
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Passing yards: 2,416
Alan Bowman currently leads the Big 12 with 12 interceptions, but his passing output still ranks No. 4 in the conference.
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Passing yards: 2,575
Behren Morton threw for 378 yards and five touchdowns in Texas Tech’s Week 1 win over Abilene Christian.
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Passing yards: 2,882
Entering Week 12, Shedeur Sanders leads the Big 12 with 24 passing touchdowns.
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Passing yards: 3,233
Josh Hoover hasn’t gotten enough attention for the numbers he’s putting up this season. Along with leading the conference in passing yards, his 22 touchdowns rank second behind Sanders.
