Case Keenum, Timmy Chang, Landry Jones, Graham Harrell, Ty Detmer, Kellen Moore, Baker Mayfield, Luke Falk, Colt Brennan, and Rakeem Cato occupy the top 10 spots on the FBS all-time passing yards list.
Sitting in the No. 11 position is East Carolina senior gunslinger Holton Ahlers — the highest-ranked active quarterback in the category. By that metric alone, it is evident Ahlers enjoyed a storied and successful career in purple and gold, and the quarterback finally rode off into the sunset Tuesday night in Birmingham.
Ahlers delivered a Birmingham Bowl record five touchdown passes in a 300-yard outing to fend off Coastal Carolina, 53-29, and clinch East Carolina’s winningest season since 2014.