Big Ten
Michigan State
Player season leaders, trends, and cumulative production across all available seasons.
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing • MI
Metrics
54
Seasons
19
Season Type
Regular
Latest Season
2025
Featured Metrics
All Metrics
Season Leaders
Passing YDS · Regular
| 1 | Aidan Chiles | | QB | 1,392 |
| 2 | Alessio Milivojevic | | QB | 1,267 |
| 3 | Omari Kelly | | WR | 13 |
Yearly Leader Trend
Passing YDS · Regular
Year-by-Year Winners
| 2025 | Aidan Chiles | | 1,392 |
| 2024 | Aidan Chiles | | 2,415 |
| 2023 | Katin Houser | | 1,098 |
| 2022 | Payton Thorne | | 2,679 |
| 2021 | Payton Thorne | | 2,886 |
| 2020 | Rocky Lombardi | | 1,090 |
| 2019 | Brian Lewerke | | 2,759 |
| 2018 | Brian Lewerke | | 1,868 |
| 2017 | Brian Lewerke | | 2,580 |
| 2016 | Tyler O'Connor | | 1,970 |
| 2015 | Connor Cook | | 2,921 |
| 2014 | Connor Cook | | 2,900 |
| 2013 | Connor Cook | | 2,423 |
| 2012 | Andrew Maxwell | | 2,578 |
| 2011 | Kirk Cousins | | 3,016 |
| 2010 | Kirk Cousins | | 2,705 |
| 2009 | Kirk Cousins | | 2,460 |
| 2008 | Kirk Cousins | | 274 |
| 2007 | Nick Foles | | 57 |
Over-Time Leaderboard
| 1 | Kirk Cousins | | 4 | 8,455 | 2011 (3,016) |
| 2 | Connor Cook | | 4 | 8,291 | 2015 (2,921) |
| 3 | Brian Lewerke | | 4 | 7,588 | 2019 (2,759) |
| 4 | Payton Thorne | | 3 | 6,147 | 2021 (2,886) |
| 5 | Aidan Chiles | | 2 | 3,807 | 2024 (2,415) |
| 6 | Andrew Maxwell | | 4 | 2,943 | 2012 (2,578) |
| 7 | Tyler O'Connor | | 4 | 2,344 | 2016 (1,970) |
| 8 | Rocky Lombardi | | 3 | 1,902 | 2020 (1,090) |
| 9 | Alessio Milivojevic | | 2 | 1,267 | 2025 (1,267) |
| 10 | Noah Kim | | 2 | 1,264 | 2023 (1,090) |
| 11 | Katin Houser | | 2 | 1,100 | 2023 (1,098) |
| 12 | Keith Nichol | | 2 | 770 | 2009 (764) |
| 13 | Damion Terry | | 4 | 356 | 2016 (253) |
| 14 | Tommy Schuster | | 1 | 202 | 2024 (202) |
| 15 | Sam Leavitt | | 1 | 139 | 2023 (139) |
| 16 | Keshawn Martin | | 4 | 130 | 2008 (59) |
| 17 | R.J. Shelton | | 2 | 59 | 2016 (59) |
| 18 | Nick Foles | | 1 | 57 | 2007 (57) |
| 19 | Aaron Bates | | 1 | 50 | 2010 (50) |
| 20 | Anthony Russo | | 1 | 43 | 2021 (43) |
| 21 | Alante Brown | | 1 | 42 | 2023 (42) |
| 22 | Connor Heyward | | 2 | 36 | 2018 (36) |
| 23 | Jayden Reed | | 1 | 25 | 2022 (25) |
| 24 | Darrell Stewart Jr. | | 2 | 21 | 2019 (17) |
| 25 | Tyler Hunt | | 1 | 15 | 2021 (15) |