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2012 College 3rd-Down Conversion Rate 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.

First downs or touchdowns on 3rd-down dropbacks.

The 2012 leaders: Johnny Manziel (52.4%), Rakeem Cato (51.0%), Landry Jones (50.0%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 118 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacks3D Conv%
1Johnny ManzielQBTA&M40042252.4%
2Rakeem CatoQBMRSH58461451.0%
3Landry JonesQBOU50751450.0%
4David FalesQBSJSU40842448.6%
5Chuckie KeetonQBUSU37636448.0%
6Teddy BridgewaterQBLOU38741147.7%
7Corey RobinsonQBTROY38940447.5%
8Collin KleinQBKSU27228347.4%
9Cody FajardoQBNEV33634947.4%
10Marcus MariotaQBORE31232947.1%
11Eric SozaQBUTSA28226046.8%
12Joe SouthwickQBBOIS33333646.0%
13Kolton BrowningQBULM38938545.4%
14Keith WenningQBBALL42643445.3%
15David AshQBTEX28529444.7%
16Nick FlorenceQBBAY45146144.3%
17Seth DoegeQBTTU49651544.3%
18Tyler Van TubbergenQBWMU26122844.2%
19Shane CardenQBECU37137044.2%
20Ryan GriffinQBTULN39438144.1%
21Tajh BoydQBCLEM37740043.9%
22Terrance OwensQBTOL33735543.9%
23Tino SunseriQBPITT36139443.3%
24Ryan NassibQBSYR44845941.9%
25EJ ManuelQBFSU34937541.8%
26Geno SmithQBWVU49050341.5%
27Tyler TettletonQBOHIO34531541.5%
28Brett HundleyQBUCLA42947041.4%
29Jordan LynchQBNIU35331641.3%
30Brett SmithQBWYO33035940.6%
31Aaron MurrayQBUGA35337640.4%
32Taylor KellyQBASU34037240.4%
33Matt BarkleyQBUSC38740340.0%
34Stephen MorrisQBMIA42143639.8%
35Munchie LegauxQBCIN23023639.7%
36Caleb TerBushQBPUR18919939.7%
37Gary NovaQBRUTG34835839.6%
38David PilandQBHOU44845139.4%
39Dalton WilliamsQBAKR52244039.0%
40Denard RobinsonQBMICH16617038.7%
41Colby CameronQBLT52253238.7%
42Kawaun JakesQBWKU28831038.4%
43Riley NelsonQBBYU30632638.2%
44Robert MarveQBPUR21923137.9%
45Derek CarrQBFRES45747737.8%
46Tyler WilsonQBARK40141537.8%
47Everett GolsonQBND28229537.7%
48Zach MettenbergerQBLSU32935237.5%
49AJ McCarronQBALA28630637.4%
50Jake MedlockQBFIU26329437.3%
51Alex CarderQBWMU24826037.3%
52Logan KilgoreQBMTSU33533936.8%
53Matthew McGloinQBPSU44646536.7%
54Blake BortlesQBUCF36638936.6%
55Graham WilbertQBFAU40543236.5%
56Mike GlennonQBNCSU51154336.0%
57Andrew MaxwellQBMSU43144835.9%
58Steele JantzQBISU26227735.9%
59Logan ThomasQBVT39040935.8%
60Chris CoyerQBTEM16418035.7%
61Bryn RennerQBUNC42243535.6%
62Ryan RadcliffQBCMU37835735.5%
63Tyler RussellQBMSST36637835.5%
64Jeff DriskelQBFLA21624835.4%
65Tyler BrayQBTENN45145635.2%
66Taylor McHargueQBRICE31732934.8%
67Chandler WhitmerQBCONN36139434.6%
68B.J. DanielsQBUSF28930234.6%
69Connor HallidayQBWSU29130734.2%
70Zac DysertQBM-OH48051334.1%
71Cameron CoffmanQBIU40741933.9%
72Trevor SiemianQBNU19720233.9%
73Shaun RutherfordQBTXST29930733.8%
74Ryan AplinQBARST37638533.7%
75Bo WallaceQBMISS33634633.3%
76Taylor MartinezQBNEB34136833.3%
77Matt ScottQBARIZ45246733.0%
78Sean MannionQBORST30931932.9%
79Nick SherryQBUNLV42644732.8%
80Tanner PriceQBWAKE41040532.8%
81Ross MethenyQBUSA34536132.3%
82Keith PriceQBWASH39342332.2%
83Nathan ScheelhaaseQBILL24626732.1%
84Garrett GilbertQBSMU47845532.0%
85Sean SchroederQBHAW34538132.0%
86Zach MaynardQBCAL29632931.8%
87Terrance BroadwayQBUL28328431.5%
88Derek ThompsonQBUNT37237431.4%
89Cody GreenQBTLSA39640431.4%
90Perry HillsQBMD16919431.3%
91Chase RettigQBBC46750430.7%
92Michael RoccoQBUVA26627530.7%
93Jalen WhitlowQBUK16117430.5%
94Travis WilsonQBUTAH20421730.5%
95Jeff TuelQBWSU33236830.4%
96Phillip SimsQBUVA20322030.3%
97Corbin BerkstresserQBMIZ17718530.0%
98James FranklinQBMIZ23425230.0%
99Ryan KatzQBSDSU16318630.0%
100Jordan RodgersQBVAN29431329.9%

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