2012 College Quarterback Rankings

College play-by-play before 2025 does not record where passes went, so depth, direction, ACE and throw maps start in 2025. Counting stats are the official NCAA season lines.

Ranked by EPA per Dropback. Qualified: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 2012 regular season. Counting stats are the official NCAA lines.

2012 Leaders

EPA per Dropback

1Collin Klein Kansas State+0.37
2Tino Sunseri Pittsburgh+0.34
3Teddy Bridgewater Louisville+0.33
4David Fales San José State+0.30
5Cody Fajardo Nevada+0.28

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NFL Passer Rating

1AJ McCarron Alabama122.6
2Marcus Mariota Oregon117.9
3Geno Smith West Virginia117.8
4Aaron Murray Georgia117.4
5David Fales San José State117.1

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Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

1AJ McCarron Alabama9.92
2Aaron Murray Georgia9.88
3David Fales San José State9.27
4Tajh Boyd Clemson9.04
5Geno Smith West Virginia8.93

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Completion %

1David Fales San José State72.1%
2Geno Smith West Virginia71.4%
3Seth Doege Texas Tech70.4%
4Marcus Mariota Oregon69.9%
5Rakeem Cato Marshall69.5%

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Passing Yards

1Rakeem Cato Marshall4,201
2Colby Cameron Louisiana Tech4,147
3Nick Florence Baylor4,121
4Geno Smith West Virginia4,004
5Landry Jones Oklahoma3,989

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Passing Touchdowns

1Geno Smith West Virginia40
2Seth Doege Texas Tech38
3Rakeem Cato Marshall37
4Derek Carr Fresno State36
5Matt Barkley USC36

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Success Rate

1Landry Jones Oklahoma50.6%
2Seth Doege Texas Tech50.3%
3David Fales San José State50.2%
4Cody Fajardo Nevada50.1%
5Teddy Bridgewater Louisville50.1%

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Game-Winning Drives

1James Vandenberg Iowa3
2Jordan Lynch Northern Illinois3
3Taylor Martinez Nebraska3
4Trevor Siemian Northwestern3
5AJ McCarron Alabama2

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All 2012 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Quarterback Rushing Yards Excluding Sacks NCAA Passing Efficiency QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing)

ACE Ranking

"Accuracy Compared to Expectation"

ACE needs to know how hard each throw was. College play-by-play records the depth and direction of passes only from 2025, so college ACE starts in 2025.

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Quarterback Rankings, All Qualified Quarterbacks

Rk	Player	Team	GS	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT	Eff	Rate	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Collin Klein	KSU	12	180-272	2,490	15	7	156.1	103.0	8.71	+0.37
2	Tino Sunseri	PITT	12	240-361	3,103	19	2	154.9	108.5	8.59	+0.34
3	Teddy Bridgewater	LOU	11	267-387	3,452	25	7	161.6	110.7	8.85	+0.33
4	David Fales	SJSU	12	294-408	3,798	31	9	170.9	117.1	9.27	+0.30
5	Cody Fajardo	NEV	11	224-336	2,530	17	7	142.4	97.2	7.28	+0.28
6	Seth Doege	TTU	12	349-496	3,934	38	14	156.6	107.5	7.97	+0.28
7	Ryan Nassib	SYR	12	283-448	3,619	24	9	144.7	97.9	8.00	+0.27
8	Landry Jones	OU	12	332-507	3,989	29	10	146.5	100.3	7.94	+0.27
9	David Ash	TEX	11	193-285	2,458	17	7	154.9	104.1	8.45	+0.26
10	Johnny Manziel	TA&M	12	273-400	3,419	24	8	155.8	106.2	8.39	+0.25
11	Jake Medlock	FIU	9	152-263	2,127	13	2	140.5	97.3	7.98	+0.25
12	Zach Mettenberger	LSU	12	193-329	2,489	11	6	129.6	86.0	6.89	+0.25
13	EJ Manuel	FSU	13	237-349	3,101	22	10	157.6	104.8	8.24	+0.25
14	Nick Florence	BAY	12	276-451	4,121	31	13	154.9	102.1	8.90	+0.24
15	Everett Golson	ND	10	166-282	2,135	11	5	131.8	88.3	7.22	+0.23
16	Brett Hundley	UCLA	13	293-429	3,416	26	11	150.1	101.7	7.29	+0.22
17	Rakeem Cato	MRSH	12	406-584	4,201	37	11	147.1	103.3	7.29	+0.22
18	Corey Robinson	TROY	11	257-389	3,121	12	9	139.0	91.2	7.43	+0.22
19	Connor Shaw	SC	10	136-202	1,732	15	7	156.9	104.2	7.67	+0.22
20	Tyler Tettleton	OHIO	9	214-345	2,513	16	3	136.8	96.0	7.31	+0.22
21	Ryan Aplin	ARST	12	255-376	3,129	23	4	155.8	109.2	8.79	+0.22
22	Joe Southwick	BOIS	12	222-333	2,466	17	7	141.5	96.8	7.33	+0.21
23	Logan Kilgore	MTSU	12	212-335	2,571	16	6	139.9	95.3	7.69	+0.21
24	Aaron Murray	UGA	13	231-353	3,466	31	8	172.4	117.4	9.88	+0.21
25	Geno Smith	WVU	12	350-490	4,004	40	6	164.6	117.8	8.93	+0.21
26	Terrance Broadway	UL	8	185-283	2,526	16	8	153.4	100.8	8.46	+0.21
27	Tyler Bray	TENN	12	268-451	3,612	34	12	146.3	99.0	8.19	+0.21
28	Marcus Mariota	ORE	12	218-312	2,511	30	6	165.4	117.9	8.69	+0.21
29	Bryn Renner	UNC	12	276-422	3,356	28	7	150.8	104.9	8.32	+0.21
30	Colby Cameron	LT	12	359-522	4,147	31	5	153.2	108.3	8.52	+0.20
31	Terrance Owens	TOL	10	211-337	2,671	13	8	137.2	90.3	7.24	+0.20
32	Taylor Martinez	NEB	13	212-341	2,667	21	10	142.3	94.8	7.15	+0.20
33	Chuckie Keeton	USU	11	254-376	3,144	27	9	156.7	107.2	8.39	+0.20
34	Ryan Radcliff	CMU	11	223-378	2,905	20	9	136.2	91.0	7.42	+0.19
35	Matthew McGloin	PSU	12	270-446	3,274	24	5	137.7	96.4	7.59	+0.19
36	Brett Smith	WYO	10	205-330	2,832	27	6	157.6	109.3	8.71	+0.19
37	Kawaun Jakes	WKU	12	186-288	2,289	21	11	147.8	97.4	7.14	+0.18
38	Tyler Wilson	ARK	11	249-401	3,387	21	13	143.8	93.0	7.73	+0.18
39	Shane Carden	ECU	9	248-371	2,838	21	9	144.9	98.4	7.22	+0.17
40	Tajh Boyd	CLEM	12	251-377	3,550	34	13	168.5	112.5	9.04	+0.17
41	Bo Wallace	MISS	11	213-336	2,843	19	15	144.2	90.4	7.04	+0.17
42	Sean Mannion	ORST	8	200-309	2,446	15	13	138.8	87.7	6.75	+0.17
43	AJ McCarron	ALA	13	191-286	2,669	26	3	173.1	122.6	9.92	+0.17
44	Keith Wenning	BALL	11	279-426	2,878	22	10	134.6	92.2	6.62	+0.16
45	Chandler Whitmer	CONN	12	208-361	2,659	9	16	118.9	70.6	5.38	+0.16
46	Taylor Kelly	ASU	12	224-340	2,772	25	9	153.3	104.4	7.77	+0.16
47	Eric Soza	UTSA	10	166-282	2,085	20	3	142.2	101.2	8.19	+0.16
48	Blake Bortles	UCF	13	229-366	2,787	22	7	142.5	98.0	7.51	+0.16
49	Taylor McHargue	RICE	11	188-317	2,178	11	5	125.3	85.1	6.43	+0.16
50	Tyler Russell	MSST	12	219-366	2,791	22	6	140.4	96.9	7.77	+0.16
51	Kolton Browning	ULM	10	252-389	2,830	27	7	145.2	102.0	7.54	+0.16
52	Cameron Coffman	IU	10	247-407	2,734	15	11	123.9	81.7	6.03	+0.15
53	Jordan Rodgers	VAN	11	175-294	2,431	13	5	140.2	93.8	7.83	+0.15
54	Derek Carr	FRES	12	311-457	3,742	36	5	160.6	114.6	8.92	+0.14
55	Michael Rocco	UVA	8	161-266	1,917	13	10	129.7	83.2	6.30	+0.14
56	Trevor Siemian	NU	3	116-197	1,192	6	2	117.7	82.3	6.05	+0.14
57	Robert Marve	PUR	5	145-219	1,522	13	3	141.4	100.3	7.13	+0.14
58	Matt Scott	ARIZ	11	273-452	3,238	24	12	132.8	88.9	6.82	+0.14
59	Riley Nelson	BYU	9	181-306	2,011	13	12	120.5	76.6	5.29	+0.13
60	Zac Dysert	M-OH	12	302-480	3,483	25	12	136.1	91.7	6.69	+0.13
61	Derek Thompson	UNT	12	214-372	2,629	14	14	121.8	76.3	6.03	+0.13
62	Sean Renfree	DUKE	11	260-392	2,755	18	8	136.4	93.4	6.72	+0.13
63	Ryan Griffin	TULN	8	245-394	2,771	20	11	132.4	88.5	6.43	+0.13
64	Jeff Tuel	WSU	7	211-332	2,087	8	8	119.5	79.2	5.14	+0.13
65	Dominique Blackman	IDHO	7	155-243	1,461	9	12	116.6	72.1	4.33	+0.12
66	Jordan Lynch	NIU	12	222-353	2,962	24	5	153.0	106.2	8.79	+0.12
67	Gary Nova	RUTG	12	204-348	2,566	22	15	132.8	84.8	6.55	+0.12
68	Munchie Legaux	CIN	8	120-230	1,716	13	9	125.7	79.2	6.66	+0.12
69	Stephen Morris	MIA	12	245-421	3,345	21	7	138.1	93.4	7.89	+0.12
70	Graham Wilbert	FAU	11	261-405	2,814	18	6	134.5	93.4	6.72	+0.11
71	Alex Carder	WMU	6	145-248	1,652	13	10	123.7	79.2	5.67	+0.11
72	David Piland	HOU	10	256-448	2,929	16	12	118.5	77.7	5.90	+0.11
73	Zach Maynard	CAL	9	180-296	2,214	12	10	130.3	83.4	6.05	+0.10
74	Matt Barkley	USC	11	246-387	3,273	36	15	157.6	105.2	8.25	+0.10
75	Dalton Williams	AKR	10	326-522	3,387	25	16	126.6	84.4	5.89	+0.10
76	Trevone Boykin	TCU	8	154-263	1,853	15	9	129.7	85.0	6.22	+0.09
77	Mike Glennon	NCSU	12	295-511	3,648	30	14	131.6	88.1	6.68	+0.09
78	B.J. Daniels	USF	9	164-289	2,078	14	10	126.2	81.1	6.32	+0.09
79	Braxton Miller	OSU	12	148-254	2,039	15	6	140.5	93.9	7.42	+0.09
80	Jacob Karam	MEM	12	176-274	1,895	14	3	137.0	96.9	6.87	+0.08
81	Andrew Maxwell	MSU	12	228-431	2,578	13	9	108.9	72.4	5.41	+0.08
82	Austin Brown	UAB	8	205-355	2,648	15	12	127.6	81.3	6.16	+0.08
83	Josh Nunes	STAN	9	124-235	1,643	10	7	119.6	77.0	6.26	+0.08
84	Matt Schilz	BGSU	12	212-378	2,426	14	12	115.9	74.7	5.58	+0.07
85	Chase Rettig	BC	12	253-467	3,055	17	13	115.6	75.0	5.60	+0.07
86	Spencer Keith	KENT	13	166-300	1,864	12	9	114.7	74.9	5.38	+0.07
87	Tyler Van Tubbergen	WMU	6	159-261	1,825	15	11	130.2	83.6	6.13	+0.06
88	Travis Wilson	UTAH	7	128-204	1,311	7	6	122.2	80.3	5.42	+0.06
89	Dayne Crist	KU	7	103-216	1,313	4	9	96.5	56.0	4.28	+0.06
90	Cody Green	TLSA	12	217-396	2,499	17	10	116.9	77.8	5.91	+0.06
91	Andrew Manley	NMSU	11	207-384	2,764	18	11	124.1	80.7	6.24	+0.06
92	Phillip Sims	UVA	4	114-203	1,263	9	4	119.1	81.4	5.77	+0.05
93	Jeff Driskel	FLA	11	140-216	1,471	11	3	136.0	95.7	6.27	+0.05
94	Shaun Rutherford	TXST	12	193-299	2,137	15	5	137.8	95.4	6.76	+0.05
95	Nick Lamaison	UTEP	9	126-252	1,686	12	9	114.8	72.6	5.61	+0.05
96	Tanner Price	WAKE	10	228-410	2,300	12	7	109.0	74.4	5.14	+0.04
97	James Franklin	MIZ	8	139-234	1,562	10	7	123.6	81.2	5.72	+0.04
98	Logan Thomas	VT	12	205-390	2,783	17	14	119.7	75.2	6.10	+0.04
99	James Vandenberg	IOWA	12	223-389	2,249	7	8	107.7	71.4	4.96	+0.03
100	Keith Price	WASH	11	243-393	2,486	18	11	124.5	83.6	5.52	+0.02
101	Nathan Scheelhaase	ILL	10	149-246	1,361	4	8	105.9	67.5	4.03	+0.02
102	Ross Metheny	USA	10	189-345	2,148	12	12	111.6	70.8	5.05	+0.01
103	Steele Jantz	ISU	8	163-262	1,562	13	11	120.3	77.8	4.81	+0.01
104	Nick Sherry	UNLV	12	226-426	2,544	16	17	107.6	67.1	4.70	+0.01
105	Tyler Benz	EMU	9	114-212	1,506	14	8	127.7	82.8	6.20	+0.00
106	Garrett Gilbert	SMU	11	254-478	2,720	14	13	105.2	68.5	4.80	-0.01
107	Caleb TerBush	PUR	7	108-189	1,150	12	8	120.7	78.6	5.18	-0.02
108	Sean Schroeder	HAW	10	176-345	1,889	11	12	100.6	63.5	4.13	-0.03
109	Mike Wegzyn	MASS	8	182-346	1,825	6	10	96.8	61.6	4.16	-0.04
110	Connor Halliday	WSU	5	152-291	1,878	15	13	114.5	71.1	5.09	-0.04
111	Jordan Webb	COLO	9	144-265	1,434	8	8	103.7	67.4	4.09	-0.08
112	Alex Zordich	BUF	8	106-208	1,254	9	7	109.2	70.1	5.18	-0.10

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