Ranking College Football's 138 Most Experienced Offenses for 2026 Season

Returning production and experience can tell us a lot about how prepared a college football roster is entering a new season, but they miss perhaps the most important question: how good is that production actually? Just because a team returns a bunch of starters or brings back thousands of career snaps doesn't automatically make it good.

Experience without results is just experience.

Using data from TruMedia, CBS Sports compiled career FBS production for each player across all 138 rosters entering the 2026 season. Just as in last week's experience analysis, the data include only FBS production, which means newcomers North Dakota State and Sacramento State typically appear at or near the bottom of these rankings.

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This breakdown goes beyond raw snaps to examine what that experience actually produced, from passing, rushing and receiving output to combined offensive efficiency and even offensive line performance. Next week, we'll flip the script and examine defensive production.

But first, which offenses actually bring back the most proven production entering 2026? Let's start at quarterback.

Passing production

Team Yds. Att. (Rank) Comp. (Rank) TD (Rank) 1. Indiana 12,369 1,587 (2) 1,001 (2) 92 (1) 2. UCF 12,153 1,635 (1) 977 (3) 92 (1) 3. Arizona State 10,780 1,529 (3) 1,016 (1) 81 (3) 4. Oregon 10,242 1,313 (5) 885 (5) 73 (4) 5. Iowa State 10,232 1,487 (4) 922 (4) 55 (12) 6. Penn State 9,374 1,186 (7) 721 (8) 64 (8) 7. Arizona 9,204 1,215 (6) 786 (6) 73 (4) 8. Nebraska 8,714 1,155 (8) 728 (7) 54 (14) 9. Auburn 8,438 1,059 (11) 685 (11) 69 (6) 10. USC 8,250 971 (18) 613 (16) 53 (18) 11. Liberty 8,135 1,061 (10) 587 (18) 53 (18) 12. SMU 7,781 972 (17) 636 (12) 56 (11) 13. UTSA 7,724 1,074 (9) 693 (9) 65 (7) 14. Boise State 7,671 1,005 (14) 606 (17) 54 (14) 15. Florida Atlantic 7,600 1,033 (12) 689 (10) 57 (10) 16. Wisconsin 7,460 1,003 (15) 617 (14) 52 (20) 17. NC State 7,019 991 (16) 629 (13) 51 (21) 18. Michigan State 6,874 1,011 (13) 615 (15) 37 (36) 19. Miami 6,784 801 (27) 529 (25) 58 (9) 20. Georgia Southern 6,605 942 (19) 571 (20) 54 (14) 21. Utah 6,579 901 (22) 538 (22) 49 (22) 22. Illinois 6,531 850 (23) 532 (24) 43 (28) 23. Northwestern 6,359 917 (21) 543 (21) 41 (29) 24. Tulane 6,320 934 (20) 587 (18) 54 (14) 25. Oklahoma 6,297 772 (31) 490 (28) 47 (26) 26. Syracuse 6,214 800 (28) 492 (27) 48 (24) 27. Texas 6,175 827 (24) 501 (26) 55 (12) 28. Cincinnati 5,965 820 (25) 533 (23) 39 (33) 29. Duke 5,698 762 (32) 436 (37) 33 (41) 30. Virginia 5,685 745 (33) 478 (29) 49 (22) 31. Kansas State 5,585 784 (29) 458 (31) 48 (24) 32. Texas A&M 5,450 668 (40) 407 (43) 41 (29) 33. Oklahoma State 5,441 620 (48) 412 (42) 39 (33) 34. Houston 5,434 731 (35) 457 (32) 44 (27) 35. South Carolina 5,385 661 (41) 415 (41) 36 (38) 36. Oregon State 5,358 817 (26) 477 (30) 39 (33) 37. Mississippi State 5,345 783 (30) 441 (36) 41 (29) 38. Washington 5,117 637 (45) 431 (38) 40 (32) 39. Florida State 4,995 743 (34) 450 (35) 26 (53) 40. California 4,956 722 (36) 456 (33) 28 (49) 41. Ole Miss 4,938 601 (50) 380 (47) 26 (53) 42. UCLA 4,893 710 (38) 452 (34) 34 (39) 43. Wake Forest 4,776 634 (46) 416 (40) 31 (43) 44. LSU 4,690 626 (47) 387 (45) 37 (36) 45. Marshall 4,685 718 (37) 425 (39) 32 (42) 46. Eastern Michigan 4,419 638 (43) 382 (46) 31 (43) 47. BYU 4,346 603 (49) 364 (50) 21 (67) 48. Texas Tech 4,300 638 (43) 379 (48) 30 (45) 49. Baylor 4,233 538 (55) 334 (55) 28 (49) 50. Southern Miss 4,158 655 (42) 391 (44) 26 (53) 51. Maryland 4,127 684 (39) 376 (49) 25 (56) 52. Delaware 3,948 536 (57) 339 (53) 25 (56) 53. Troy 3,944 552 (53) 333 (57) 30 (45) 54. Ohio State 3,879 442 (69) 331 (59) 34 (39) 55. Charlotte 3,828 583 (51) 337 (54) 25 (56) 56. Hawaii 3,714 502 (61) 334 (55) 30 (45) 57. North Texas 3,713 513 (59) 317 (61) 20 (69) 58. Georgia 3,692 499 (62) 345 (52) 28 (49) 59. North Carolina 3,615 539 (54) 333 (57) 22 (65) 60. Missouri State 3,570 538 (55) 319 (60) 28 (49) 61. UNLV 3,510 582 (52) 364 (50) 25 (56) 62. South Florida 3,490 503 (60) 285 (65) 22 (65) 63. Texas State 3,489 389 (74) 271 (66) 23 (62) 64. Tulsa 3,442 517 (58) 287 (62) 25 (56) 65. App State 3,155 446 (67) 226 (72) 29 (48) 66. East Carolina 3,116 416 (71) 256 (69) 21 (67) 67. Louisiana Monroe 3,099 482 (63) 268 (67) 23 (62) 68. South Alabama 3,018 436 (70) 287 (62) 17 (71) 69. West Virginia 3,001 444 (68) 256 (69) 17 (71) 70. Minnesota 2,995 458 (64) 287 (62) 23 (62) 71. Purdue 2,879 454 (65) 268 (67) 13 (83) 72. Notre Dame 2,781 298 (84) 196 (81) 24 (61) 73. New Mexico 2,574 332 (80) 217 (77) 13 (83) 74. Kennesaw State 2,565 450 (66) 248 (71) 12 (86) 75. Missouri 2,559 397 (72) 219 (75) 16 (73) 76. Pittsburgh 2,461 340 (77) 210 (78) 16 (73) 77. Michigan 2,444 337 (78) 204 (79) 12 (86) 78. San Diego State 2,407 319 (82) 185 (83) 16 (73) 79. Western Kentucky 2,373 394 (73) 219 (75) 15 (76) 80. Stanford 2,265 355 (76) 221 (73) 15 (76) 81. Nevada 2,239 360 (75) 220 (74) 14 (79) 82. Louisiana Tech 2,181 298 (84) 190 (82) 9 (91) 83. Kent State 2,157 259 (87) 146 (88) 19 (70) 84. Rutgers 2,128 303 (83) 202 (80) 14 (79) 85. Colorado 2,101 323 (81) 181 (85) 14 (79) 86. Louisiana 2,081 333 (79) 183 (84) 12 (86) 87. Air Force 1,868 177 (95) 103 (95) 14 (79) 88. Western Michigan 1,841 271 (86) 171 (86) 9 (91) 89. Kansas 1,606 259 (87) 170 (87) 12 (86) 90. Jacksonville State 1,537 213 (90) 131 (90) 9 (91) 91. FIU 1,517 238 (89) 146 (88) 12 (86) 92. Georgia State 1,382 203 (91) 131 (90) 13 (83) 93. Florida 1,365 190 (92) 102 (96) 4 (112) 94. Virginia Tech 1,348 182 (94) 124 (92) 8 (94) 95. Utah State 1,198 172 (96) 106 (94) 15 (76) 96. Arkansas State 1,131 163 (99) 70 (103) 3 (117) 97. Rice 1,079 188 (93) 109 (93) 7 (96) 98. Middle Tennessee 1,053 148 (100) 84 (100) 7 (96) 99. Old Dominion 998 164 (98) 101 (97) 6 (100) 100. Colorado State 920 137 (102) 86 (99) 6 (100) 101. San Jose State 857 168 (97) 93 (98) 6 (100) 102. Sam Houston 807 145 (101) 73 (101) 4 (112) 103. Arkansas 780 93 (112) 58 (109) 5 (104) 104. Central Michigan 747 118 (104) 69 (105) 5 (104) 105. Tennessee 741 109 (106) 60 (108) 4 (112) 106. UAB 726 103 (108) 65 (106) 7 (96) 107. New Mexico State 717 104 (107) 70 (103) 5 (104) 108. Toledo 699 97 (110) 63 (107) 7 (96) 109. Army 694 87 (114) 47 (114) 4 (112) 110. UConn 692 92 (113) 54 (111) 5 (104) 111. Clemson 661 119 (103) 72 (102) 5 (104) 112. Iowa 655 77 (117) 49 (112) 8 (94) 113. UMass 630 74 (118) 43 (117) 2 (120) 114. Bowling Green 584 80 (116) 45 (115) 5 (104) 115. Miami (Ohio) 575 87 (114) 38 (118) 4 (112) 116. Northern Illinois 566 118 (104) 55 (110) 5 (104) 117. Navy 516 98 (109) 44 (116) 3 (117) 118. Alabama 410 51 (122) 38 (118) 5 (104) 119. Georgia Tech 376 26 (128) 20 (127) 6 (100) 120. Sacramento State 355 95 (111) 48 (113) 1 (125) 121. Vanderbilt 349 54 (121) 26 (121) 2 (120) 122. Coastal Carolina 347 49 (123) 24 (124) 3 (117) 123. Ohio 290 57 (119) 26 (121) 2 (120) 124. Kentucky 277 56 (120) 33 (120) 0 (130) 125. Louisville 250 36 (125) 21 (126) 1 (125) 126. Wyoming 225 45 (124) 26 (121) 1 (125) 127. Akron 156 33 (126) 23 (125) 0 (130) 128. Fresno State 144 26 (128) 15 (128) 1 (125) 129. James Madison 113 19 (130) 10 (130) 1 (125) 130. Washington State 111 19 (130) 9 (131) 2 (120) 131. UTEP 93 27 (127) 15 (128) 2 (120) 132. Memphis 69 6 (133) 4 (132) 0 (130) 133. Ball State 37 12 (132) 4 (132) 0 (130) 134. Temple 23 2 (134) 2 (134) 0 (130) 135. Boston College 0 0 (135) 0 (135) 0 (130) 135. Buffalo 0 0 (135) 0 (135) 0 (130) 135. North Dakota State 0 0 (135) 0 (135) 0 (130) 135. TCU 0 0 (135) 0 (135) 0 (130)

Note: Texas Tech's production excludes Brendan Sorsby due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding his availability for the 2026 season.

What quarterback wouldn't want to play for Curt Cignetti at Indiana if given the opportunity? After Kurtis Rourke and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza both delivered record-setting seasons in their lone years in Bloomington, the Hoosiers once again turned to the transfer portal to reload at the position, identifying former TCU standout Josh Hoover as the next man up.

No returning quarterback in the FBS has thrown for more career yards passing than Hoover (9,629). He's also second in passing touchdowns (70) and third in attempts (1,185). That experience and production should help soften the drop-off after Mendoza departed as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. However, as the saying goes, a team is only as good as its backup quarterback.

The talent gap between Hoover and backup Grant Wilson is substantial, but Indiana is one of only four programs in the country with two quarterbacks on the roster who have at least 13 career FBS starts, joining Oregon, UCF and Wisconsin.

Then there are four programs entering 2026 without a quarterback on the roster who has attempted a single pass at the FBS level. That group includes Boston College, which turned to Division II Saginaw Valley State transfer Mason McKenzie, and TCU, which landed former Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig to lead its offense. Both arrive with strong production at their previous stops, but neither brings any FBS experience.

Still, just because a team has a quarterback room with high-volume passing numbers doesn't necessarily mean it's the most efficient.

Passing efficiency

Minimum thresholds:  Teams with ≥50 dropbacks in FBS Teams ordered by average FBS ranking across the six stats

Team Comp% Yd/Att AY/Att TD% INT% Sack% 1. Notre Dame 65.8% (16) 9.3 (2) 10.0 (16) 8.1% (4) 2.0% (33) 2.6% (3) 2. Miami 66.0% (14) 8.5 (9) 9.5 (26) 7.2% (8) 1.5% (16) 5.4% (35) 3. Ohio St. 74.9% (1) 8.8 (4) 7.9 (91) 7.7% (6) 1.8% (28) 4.5% (23) 4. Toledo 64.9% (22) 7.2 (57) 9.9 (19) 7.2% (9) 1.0% (8) 5.8% (48) 5. Hawaii 66.5% (11) 7.4 (45) 8.9 (45) 6.0% (27) 1.8% (25) 4.9% (27) 6. Alabama 74.5% (2) 8.0 (16) 6.0 (124) 9.8% (2) 0.0% (1) 5.6% (40) 7. Oklahoma St. 66.5% (12) 8.8 (5) 8.2 (78) 6.3% (16) 2.1% (36) 5.5% (39) 8. Arkansas 62.4% (48) 8.4 (10) 8.3 (72) 5.4% (44) 1.1% (9) 3.1% (11) 9. Utah 59.7% (77) 7.3 (49) 10.4 (10) 5.4% (40) 1.9% (30) 2.9% (7) 10. USC 63.1% (36) 8.5 (8) 9.1 (35) 5.5% (38) 3.1% (90) 3.0% (8) 11. Auburn 64.7% (24) 8.0 (20) 9.6 (24) 6.5% (13) 2.3% (46) 8.0% (94) 12. Delaware 63.2% (33) 7.4 (46) 9.2 (34) 4.7% (70) 1.5% (14) 5.0% (28) 13. Ole Miss 63.2% (34) 8.2 (12) 8.5 (66) 4.3% (82) 1.7% (18) 3.7% (14) 14. Kent St. 56.4% (99) 8.3 (11) 9.8 (22) 7.3% (7) 1.2% (12) 6.8% (76) 15. Texas A&M 60.9% (64) 8.2 (13) 9.1 (36) 6.1% (19) 2.8% (77) 4.3% (20) 16. Texas St. 69.7% (3) 9.0 (3) 8.4 (69) 5.9% (28) 2.3% (49) 7.2% (82) 17. Arizona 64.7% (23) 7.6 (31) 8.2 (79) 6.0% (25) 2.0% (32) 5.7% (45) 18. Georgia St. 64.5% (25) 6.8 (81) 7.4 (108) 6.4% (15) 1.0% (7) 2.9% (5) 19. Illinois 62.6% (45) 7.7 (27) 9.1 (39) 5.1% (52) 2.6% (58) 4.5% (22) 20. SMU 65.4% (19) 8.0 (18) 7.8 (94) 5.8% (32) 2.7% (63) 4.2% (19) 21. Penn St. 60.8% (66) 7.9 (21) 8.6 (55) 5.4% (43) 2.3% (47) 4.2% (17) 22. Wake Forest 65.6% (18) 7.5 (34) 8.5 (64) 4.9% (58) 1.9% (31) 5.8% (46) 23. Houston 62.5% (47) 7.4 (41) 8.6 (59) 6.0% (24) 2.2% (42) 5.6% (40) 24. Georgia 69.1% (4) 7.4 (44) 6.7 (121) 5.6% (35) 1.8% (27) 5.1% (29) 25. Indiana 63.1% (39) 7.8 (24) 9.1 (37) 5.8% (30) 2.8% (74) 6.3% (59) 25. Kansas St. 58.4% (87) 7.1 (61) 8.7 (52) 6.1% (20) 2.2% (39) 2.9% (4) 27. LSU 61.8% (52) 7.5 (36) 8.6 (61) 5.9% (29) 1.8% (24) 6.4% (62) 28. Boise St. 60.3% (74) 7.6 (29) 8.8 (49) 5.4% (45) 2.3% (48) 4.5% (21) 29. Oklahoma 63.5% (31) 8.2 (14) 8.6 (60) 6.1% (22) 2.5% (56) 7.4% (86) 30. Iowa 63.6% (30) 8.5 (7) 7.3 (114) 10.4% (1) 5.2% (121) 0.0% (1) 31. Duke 57.2% (96) 7.5 (38) 11.4 (5) 4.3% (81) 2.6% (59) 1.3% (2) 32. Washington 67.7% (6) 8.0 (17) 8.0 (87) 6.3% (17) 2.2% (44) 10.2% (113) 33. UTSA 64.5% (26) 7.2 (58) 7.3 (113) 6.1% (23) 2.0% (34) 5.5% (38) 34. Florida Atlantic 66.7% (9) 7.4 (47) 7.3 (111) 5.5% (37) 2.7% (68) 4.9% (26) 35. Texas 60.6% (68) 7.5 (39) 9.2 (32) 6.7% (11) 2.9% (79) 6.8% (72) 36. Rutgers 66.7% (10) 7

_Originally reported by [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-most-experienced-offenses-2026-rankings/)._