Whatever happened to: The Top 10 all-time passing leaders

High school football has been pass-happy for the better part of a decade now with all 10 of the national career passing yardage leaders graduating since 1998.

So whatever happened to these all-time leaders? Here's a look at where each of the Top 10 players finished their careers. Their success at the next level may surprise you.

18,932 - Maty Mauk, Kenton (Ohio), 2008-11
After breaking his brother's national record for career passing yardage, Mauk enrolled at Missouri, where he is a true freshman for the Tigers. He has yet to play for Missouri, which is 1-1 on the season. A two-time Ohio Gatorade State Player of the Year, Mauk made news this summer when he was charged with four misdemeanors in a late-night scooter accident.

17,364 - Ben Mauk, Kenton (Kenton, Ohio), 1999-2002
Although many of Mauk's career records have been surpassed by younger brother Maty, Ben still holds the national record for passing yardage in a season with 6,540 during his senior year. Mauk had a unique college career that included a redshirt season at Wake Forest followed by two seasons in which he played at least 10 games each. He suffered a devastating injury to his right arm in 2006 and decided to transfer to Cincinnati in 2007 to take advantage of an NCAA rule that allowed graduate students to transfer and gain immediate eligibility. Mauk led the Bearcats to a bowl game, where he was named MVP. Mauk was not drafted in the NFL and he was cut by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in 2008. Mauk played arena football with the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League and was named the league's MVP in 2010. He is currently out of football.

15,593 - Chris Leak, Independence (Charlotte, N.C.), 1999-2002
The Parade Magazine National Player of the Year in 2002, Leak set the national record for touchdown passes with 185 (since broken by Maty Mauk). He led Independence to three straight state titles and lost just one game during that span. In college, Leak was a Freshman All-American, but he did not fit well in the option offense installed by new coach Urban Meyer during his junior season. Still, Leak was named the BCS National Championship MVP in 2007 and set several school passing records once held by Danny Wuerffel. Leak was not drafted, but he did make the Chicago Bears roster briefly before being cut in September of 2007. He has since had stints in the All-American Football League with Team Florida, three different teams in the Canadian Football League and two teams in the Arena Football League, most recently for the Orlando Predators.

14,457 - J.R. House, Nitro (W. Va.), 1995-98
House had an interesting career that included football in the fall at Nitro in West Virginia and baseball in the spring at Seabreeze in Ormond Beach, Fla. His father owned car dealerships in nearby cities, allowing House to move back and forth between the two schools. House held the career yardage record before Ben Mauk passed him in 2002. House played one year at West Virginia before pursuing a Major League Baseball career as a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. A solid hitter in the minor leagues, House was plagued by a rotator cuff injury and was released in 2004. He gave football another try at West Virginia where he was the third-string quarterback. He gave baseball another shot the following year and had stints with the Astros and Orioles, appearing in several games with his last appearance in 2008. Retired, House is currently a hitting coach for the Missoula Osprey in the rookie-ball Pioneer League.

13,902 - Brock Berlin, Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), 1997-99
Of the 10 quarterbacks on this list, Berlin had the longest NFL career, although it only lasted two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Berlin led Evangel Christian to three straight Louisiana state championships and committed to play at Florida. After two years playing behind Rex Grossman, Berlin transferred to Miami, where he led the team to a Big East championship in 2003. Undrafted, Berlin saw limited time as the third quarterback for the Rams in 2008. His career totals include 159 yards and a 58.4 passer rating.

13,711 - Stefan Loucks, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 2003-06
Loucks passed Rhett Lashlee to become the all-time leading passer in Arkansas. After two years as a backup at Texas Tech, Loucks transferred to play at Division II North Alabama.

13,201 - Rhett Lashlee, Shiloh Christian (Springdale, Ark.), 1998-2001
Lashlee broke Brian Lindgren's career touchdown record when he finished with 171 touchdown passes in 2001 while at Shiloh Christian. After playing backup to Matt Jones at Arkansas, Lashlee has gone on to a coaching career with stints as an assistant at Tulsa, Arkansas, Auburn and Samford. He is currently on the staff at Arkansas State under longtime mentor Gus Malzahn.

12,575 - Brian Lindgren, DeSales (Walla Walla, Wash.), 1995-98
The all-time leading passer in Washington, Lindgren set the national career touchdown mark in 1998 while at DeSales. He earned All-Conference honors and set school records at Idaho, throwing for 6,451 yards and 44 touchdowns in his career with the Vandals. He has since gone on to coach at the college level, including the past seven years as the offensive coordinator at Northern Arizona.

12,537 - Garrett Gilbert, Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 2006-2008
The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, Garrett was the consensus national high school player of the year in 2008 after leading Lake Travis to a state championship in 2007 and 2008. He played three seasons at University of Texas and was the starter for the 2010 season. However Gilbert lost his starting position in 2011 and he transferred to SMU for the 2012 season. He is currently SMU's starting quarterback.

12,195 - Jake Schiff, Mater Dei (Evansville, Ind.), 1998-2001
The Gatorade State Player of the year and the all-time leading passer in Indiana history, Schiff went to play at Indiana State, but injuries cut short his career.

Career passing yardage statistics provided by National Federation of High Schools Record Book.