J.T. Barrett took another step closer to supplanting Art Schlichter as Ohio State's passing king Saturday against UNLV.
After hitting H-Back Parris Campbell for a 69-yard touchdown catch on the Buckeyes' opening drive, Barrett linked up with K.J. Hill on the Buckeyes' next drive for 22 yards on 2nd and 17.
More importantly, the drive that culminated with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Dixon gave Barrett 7,269 career passing yards, which moves him past Bobby Hoying in career passing yardage.
| Rank | Player | Yards | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Schlichter | 7,547 | 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
| 2 | J.T. Barrett | 7,269 | 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
| 3 | Bobby Hoying | 7,232 | 1992 1993 1994 1995 |
| 4 | Joe Germaine | 6,370 | 1996 1997 1998 |
| 5 | Greg Frey | 6,316 | 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
| 6 | Terrelle Pryor | 6,177 | 2008 2009 2010 |
| 7 | Steve Bellisari | 5,878 | 1998 1999 2000 2001 |
| 8 | Troy Smith | 5,720 | 2003 2004 2005 2006 |
| 9 | Mike Tomczak | 5,569 | 1981 1982 1983 1984 |
| 10 | Braxton Miller | 5,295 | 2011 2012 2013 2015 |
