Statewide Passing Stats: Shaw’s Peters leads in TDs; App State’s Aguilar has most yardage

North Carolina Football News has been tracking the top stat performers from across the state this college season. Today, we focus on the top passers from the Old North State.

Here are the top 20 quarterbacks across all divisions of play, sorted by passing yards per game, plus quarterbacks with the most TD passes and top QBs sorted by division. Stats courtesy NCAA.com and include all games from weeks 1-3 (this list does not include stats from Appalachian State’s Thursday night week four game vs. South Alabama).

Top 20 Passers | Yards Per Game

1. Joey Aguilar (Appalachian State) – 964 yards, 321.3 YPG, 5 TD, 2 INT
2. Hank Bachmeier (Wake Forest) – 905 yards, 301.7 YPG, 4 TD, 0 INT
3. Ethan Beamish (Brevard) – 294 yards, 294.0 YPG, 0 TD, 1 INT (1 game)
4. Jake Garcia (East Carolina) – 817 yards, 272.3 YPG, 5 TD, 8 INT
5. Maalik Murphy (Duke) – 801 yards, 267.0 YPG, 8 TD, 3 INT
6. Chaz Hirschman (NC Wesleyan) – 513 yards, 256.5 YPG, 4 TD, 2 INT
7. Tyler Ridell (Gardner-Webb) – 738 yards, 246.0 YPG, 2 TD, 5 INT
8. Preston Brown (Catawba) – 476 yards, 238.0 YPG, 6 TD, 1 INT
9. Brennan Brucato (Methodist) – 468 yards, 234.0 YPG, 1 TD, 2 INT
10. Darius Ocean (Johnson C. Smith) – 686 yards, 228.7 YPG, 6 TD, 0 INT
11. Cole Gonzales (Western Carolina) – 637 yards, 212.3 YPG, 2 TD, 4 INT
12. Chad Mascoe (Campbell) – 630 yards, 210.0 YPG, 3 TD, 2 INT
13. Matthew Downing (Elon) – 594 yards, 198.0 YPG, 2 TD, 2 INT
14. Christian Peters (Shaw) – 589 yards, 196.3 YPG, 9 TD, 2 INT
15. Brooks Bentley (Wingate) – 391 yards, 195.5 YPG, 1 TD, 2 INT
16. Max Brown (Charlotte) – 368 yards, 184.0 YPG, 1 TD, 2 INT
17. Grayson McCall (NC State) – 476 yards, 158.7 YPG, 3 TD, 2 INT
18. Daylin Lee (Winston-Salem State) – 431 yards, 143.7 YPG, 3 TD, 1 INT
19. Demarcus Creecy (Elizabeth City State) – 391 yards, 130.3 YPG, 4 TD, 1 INT
20. Walker Harris (North Carolina Central) – 388 yards, 129.3 YPG, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top Passers | Passing Touchdowns

1. Christian Peters (Shaw) – 9 TD, 589 yards, 196.3 YPG
2. Maalik Murphy (Duke) – 8 TD, 801 yards, 267.0 YPG
3. Preston Brown (Catawba) – 6 TD, 476 yards, 238.0 YPG (2 games)
4. Darius Ocean (Johnson C. Smith) – 6 TD, 686 yards, 228.7 YPG
5. Joey Aguilar (Appalachian State) – 5 TD, 964 yards, 321.3 YPG
6. Jake Garcia (East Carolina) – 5 TD, 817 yards, 272.3 YPG
7. Hank Bachmeier (Wake Forest) – 4 TD, 905 yards, 301.7 YPG
8. Chaz Hirschman (NC Wesleyan) – 4 TD, 513 yards, 256.5 YPG (2 games)
9. Jalen Ferguson (Lenoir-Rhyne) – 4 TD, 418 yards, 209.0 YPG
10. Demarcus Creecy (Elizabeth City State) – 4 TD, 391 yards, 130.3 YPG

Top Passers | By Division

FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)

1. Joey Aguilar (Appalachian State) – 321.3 YPG, 964 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
2. Hank Bachmeier (Wake Forest) – 301.7 YPG, 905 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
3. Jake Garcia (East Carolina) – 272.3 YPG, 817 yards, 5 TD, 8 INT
4. Maalik Murphy (Duke) – 267.0 YPG, 801 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT
5. Max Brown (Charlotte) – 184.0 YPG, 368 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (2 games)

FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)

1. Tyler Ridell (Gardner-Webb) – 246.0 YPG, 738 yards, 2 TD, 5 INT
2. Cole Gonzales (Western Carolina) – 212.3 YPG, 637 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
3. Chad Mascoe (Campbell) – 210.0 YPG, 630 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
4. Matthew Downing (Elon) – 198.0 YPG, 594 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
5. Walker Harris (North Carolina Central) – 129.3 YPG, 388 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

D2 (Division II)

1. Preston Brown (Catawba) – 238.0 YPG, 476 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT (2 games)
2. Darius Ocean (Johnson C. Smith) – 228.7 YPG, 686 yards, 6 TD, 0 INT
3. Jalen Ferguson (Lenoir-Rhyne) – 209.0 YPG, 418 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT (2 games)
4. Christian Peters (Shaw) – 196.3 YPG, 589 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT
5. Brooks Bentley (Wingate) – 195.5 YPG, 391 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (2 games)

D3 (Division III)

1. Ethan Beamish (Brevard) – 294.0 YPG, 294 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT (1 game)
2. Chaz Hirschman (NC Wesleyan) – 256.5 YPG, 513 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT (2 games)
3. Brennan Brucato (Methodist) – 234.0 YPG, 468 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (2 games)
4. Jayden Morrison (Greensboro) – 160.0 YPG, 320 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT (2 games)