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2012 College Quarterback Rushing EPA Leaders

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.

EPA on runs and scrambles, kneel-downs left out.

The 2012 leaders: Jordan Lynch (+47.2), Johnny Manziel (+44.1), Kain Colter (+42.8).

Quarterback Rushing EPA

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 283 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRush EPA
1Jordan LynchQBNIU353316+47.2
2Johnny ManzielQBTA&M400422+44.1
3Kain ColterQBNU134142+42.8
4Tajh BoydQBCLEM377400+41.2
5Cody FajardoQBNEV336349+39.1
6Trent SteelmanQBARMY9097+35.6
7Jeff DriskelQBFLA216248+34.2
8Zac DysertQBM-OH480513+34.2
9Denard RobinsonQBMICH166170+33.7
10Braxton MillerQBOSU254281+32.2
11Blake BortlesQBUCF366389+30.5
12Marcus MariotaQBORE312329+28.1
13Alex ZordichQBBUF208217+27.6
14Jacob KaramQBMEM274302+26.8
15Taylor MartinezQBNEB341368+25.9
16Ryan AplinQBARST376385+24.8
17Terrance BroadwayQBUL283284+24.8
18Connor DietzQBAF108113+24.7
19Matt ScottQBARIZ452467+24.1
20Alex GillettQBEMU96101+22.5
21Taysom HillQBBYU7177+21.9
22Kolton BrowningQBULM389385+20.7
23Collin KleinQBKSU272283+20.4
24Garrett GilbertQBSMU478455+19.6
25Chris CoyerQBTEM164180+19.5
26B.J. DanielsQBUSF289302+18.2
27Taylor McHargueQBRICE317329+17.8
28J.W. WalshQBOKST156160+17.7
29Phillip SimsQBUVA203220+17.4
30Terrance OwensQBTOL337355+17.4
31Taylor KellyQBASU340372+17.2
32Kevin HoganQBSTAN133142+17.0
33Vad LeeQBGT5152+16.8
34Munchie LegauxQBCIN230236+16.6
35Rakeem CatoQBMRSH584614+15.1
36Keenan ReynoldsQBNAVY97106+15.1
37Shane CardenQBECU371370+14.8
38Matthew McGloinQBPSU446465+14.6
39Tyler BenzQBEMU212229+14.6
40Riley NelsonQBBYU306326+14.6
41Trevone BoykinQBTCU263281+14.4
42Brendon KayQBCIN113120+14.2
43Ryan KatzQBSDSU163186+14.2
44Eric SozaQBUTSA282260+14.2
45Jalen WhitlowQBUK161174+14.1
46Jake MedlockQBFIU263294+14.0
47Geno SmithQBWVU490503+14.0
48Nick FlorenceQBBAY451461+13.7
49EJ ManuelQBFSU349375+13.6
50Logan ThomasQBVT390409+13.3
51Brett SmithQBWYO330359+12.6
52Anthony AlfordQBUSM127123+12.6
53Shaun RutherfordQBTXST299307+12.5
54Michael RoccoQBUVA266275+11.8
55Josh NunesQBSTAN235243+11.8
56Everett GolsonQBND282295+11.7
57Keith PriceQBWASH393423+11.7
58CJ BennettQBUSA10288+11.3
59Jordan WebbQBCOLO265298+11.3
60Nick SherryQBUNLV426447+11.1
61Blake SimsQBALA1011+11.0
62Teddy BridgewaterQBLOU387411+11.0
63Zach MaynardQBCAL296329+10.9
64James VandenbergQBIOWA389409+10.8
65Graham WilbertQBFAU405432+10.7
66Devin GardnerQBMICH9098+10.6
67David PilandQBHOU448451+10.5
68Sam B. RichardsonQBISU5858+10.4
69Logan KilgoreQBMTSU335339+10.4
70Chuckie KeetonQBUSU376364+10.2
71Brett HundleyQBUCLA429470+10.1
72B.R. HolbrookQBUNM112112+9.8
73Dylan ThompsonQBSC117128+9.5
74Spencer KeithQBKENT300309+9.4
75Michael EubankQBASU5360+9.1
76Connor ShawQBSC202221+8.6
77Cody GreenQBTLSA396404+8.5
78Keith WenningQBBALL426434+8.2
79Bo WallaceQBMISS336346+8.0
80Marquise WilliamsQBUNC1717+7.4
81Clint ChelfQBOKST175177+7.2
82Kelly PageQBBALL2829+6.9
83Curt PhillipsQBWIS6574+6.7
84Deon AnthonyQBTROY113120+6.4
85Devin BurnsQBMD46+5.7
86Aaron MurrayQBUGA353376+5.7
87Matt SchilzQBBGSU378383+5.5
88Devin CombsQBNEV3841+5.1
89Kenny GuitonQBOSU2325+5.0
90Michael CummingsQBKU94104+4.9
91B.J. DenkerQBARIZ3742+4.8
92Ross MethenyQBUSA345361+4.8
93Alex CarderQBWMU248260+4.6
94Morgan NewtonQBUK3234+4.5
95Jeff TuelQBWSU332368+4.4
96Tre RobersonQBIU5047+4.2
97Andrew HendrixQBND78+4.2
98Austin DantinQBTOL6766+4.2
99Brendan CrossQBWAKE66+4.1
100Daniel SamsQBKSU88+4.1

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