2013 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). 2013 regular season. Counting stats are the official NCAA lines.

2013 Leaders

EPA per Dropback

1Zach Mettenberger LSU+0.50
2Jameis Winston Florida State+0.49
3Teddy Bridgewater Louisville+0.42
4Matt Johnson Bowling Green+0.38
5Devin Gardner Michigan+0.36

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NFL Passer Rating

1Jameis Winston Florida State128.6
2Bryce Petty Baylor124.3
3Teddy Bridgewater Louisville119.0
4Marcus Mariota Oregon117.3
5AJ McCarron Alabama116.4

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Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

1Bryce Petty Baylor12.23
2Jameis Winston Florida State11.83
3Zach Mettenberger LSU10.68
4Marcus Mariota Oregon10.64
5Teddy Bridgewater Louisville10.22

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Completion %

1Joe Southwick Boise State72.6%
2Shane Carden East Carolina71.0%
3Teddy Bridgewater Louisville70.2%
4Derek Carr Fresno State70.1%
5Chuckie Keeton Utah State69.4%

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Passing Yards

1Derek Carr Fresno State4,866
2Sean Mannion Oregon State4,403
3David Fales San José State4,189
4Connor Halliday Washington State4,187
5Keith Wenning Ball State3,933

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Passing Touchdowns

1Derek Carr Fresno State48
2Jameis Winston Florida State38
3Sean Mannion Oregon State36
4Rakeem Cato Marshall36
5Keith Wenning Ball State34

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Success Rate

1Teddy Bridgewater Louisville54.6%
2Jameis Winston Florida State53.0%
3Matt Johnson Bowling Green52.4%
4Cody Fajardo Nevada52.4%
5Blake Bortles UCF51.3%

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Game-Winning Drives

1Blake Bortles UCF3
2Devin Gardner Michigan3
3Nick Marshall Auburn3
4Quinn Kaehler San Diego State3
5Austyn Carta-Samuels Vanderbilt2

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All 2013 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.

How ACE works

Quarterback Rankings, All Qualified Quarterbacks

Rk	Player	Team	GS	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT	Eff	Rate	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Zach Mettenberger	LSU	12	192-296	3,082	22	8	171.4	113.0	10.68	+0.50
2	Jameis Winston	FSU	13	237-349	3,820	38	10	190.1	128.6	11.83	+0.49
3	Teddy Bridgewater	LOU	12	268-382	3,523	28	4	169.7	119.0	10.22	+0.42
4	Matt Johnson	BGSU	12	215-336	3,084	22	7	158.5	106.8	9.55	+0.38
5	Devin Gardner	MICH	12	208-345	2,960	21	11	146.1	95.1	8.36	+0.36
6	Joe Southwick	BOIS	7	151-208	1,654	12	5	153.6	104.9	8.02	+0.35
7	Bryce Petty	BAY	12	220-356	3,844	30	2	179.2	124.3	12.23	+0.34
8	Brett Hundley	UCLA	12	232-342	2,845	22	9	153.7	103.8	8.40	+0.34
9	Cody Fajardo	NEV	10	243-358	2,668	13	3	140.8	98.3	7.80	+0.33
10	Brendon Kay	CIN	9	247-360	3,121	22	11	155.5	103.0	8.52	+0.33
11	Keith Wenning	BALL	12	296-454	3,933	34	6	160.0	112.0	9.57	+0.32
12	Keith Price	WASH	11	216-330	2,843	20	5	154.8	106.4	9.15	+0.32
13	Aaron Murray	UGA	11	225-347	3,075	26	9	158.8	107.2	9.19	+0.31
14	Blake Bortles	UCF	12	239-351	3,280	22	7	163.3	110.3	9.67	+0.31
15	Shane Carden	ECU	12	358-504	3,866	32	10	152.4	106.1	8.03	+0.30
16	Ross Metheny	USA	12	201-324	2,622	15	7	141.0	93.9	8.05	+0.29
17	Jake Waters	KSU	10	138-233	2,198	15	9	152.0	96.1	8.98	+0.29
18	Johnny Manziel	TA&M	11	270-391	3,732	33	13	170.4	113.7	9.74	+0.27
19	Austyn Carta-Samuels	VAN	10	193-281	2,268	11	9	143.0	92.7	7.41	+0.27
20	Terrance Broadway	UL	11	154-247	2,276	19	10	157.0	101.2	8.93	+0.27
21	Tom Savage	PITT	12	230-376	2,834	21	9	138.1	93.1	7.58	+0.26
22	Marcus Mariota	ORE	12	227-360	3,412	30	4	167.9	117.3	10.64	+0.26
23	Chuckie Keeton	USU	6	136-196	1,388	18	2	157.1	115.8	8.46	+0.25
24	Eric Soza	UTSA	12	236-377	2,719	12	11	127.9	82.8	6.54	+0.25
25	Trevor Siemian	NU	2	178-298	2,149	11	9	126.4	81.6	6.59	+0.25
26	Logan Thomas	VT	12	224-391	2,861	16	13	125.6	80.1	6.64	+0.25
27	Brandon Doughty	WKU	10	246-374	2,857	14	14	134.8	85.6	6.70	+0.25
28	Cooper Rush	CMU	10	177-312	2,349	15	15	126.2	76.7	6.33	+0.24
29	Rakeem Cato	MRSH	13	270-455	3,579	36	9	147.6	102.4	8.56	+0.24
30	AJ McCarron	ALA	12	207-306	2,676	26	5	165.9	116.4	9.71	+0.24
31	Derek Carr	FRES	12	424-605	4,866	48	7	161.5	115.6	9.11	+0.24
32	David Fales	SJSU	12	312-487	4,189	33	13	153.3	102.8	8.76	+0.24
33	Adam Kennedy	ARST	12	215-310	2,349	11	6	140.8	95.2	7.42	+0.23
34	Chase Rettig	BC	12	147-238	1,804	17	6	144.0	98.4	7.87	+0.23
35	Bryn Renner	UNC	7	152-231	1,765	10	5	139.9	94.2	7.50	+0.23
36	Andrew McDonald	NMSU	10	233-350	2,497	15	11	134.4	88.5	6.56	+0.23
37	Tajh Boyd	CLEM	12	252-373	3,473	29	9	166.6	113.0	9.78	+0.23
38	Corey Robinson	TROY	12	285-421	3,219	20	9	143.3	97.3	7.63	+0.23
39	Baker Mayfield	TTU	7	218-340	2,315	12	9	127.7	84.6	6.32	+0.22
40	Cody Kessler	USC	13	214-331	2,623	16	6	143.5	97.5	8.05	+0.22
41	Connor Shaw	SC	11	158-259	2,135	21	1	156.2	112.7	9.69	+0.22
42	P.J. Walker	TEM	7	152-250	2,088	20	8	151.0	100.9	8.51	+0.22
43	Christian Hackenberg	PSU	12	231-392	2,955	20	10	134.0	89.0	7.39	+0.22
44	Stephen Morris	MIA	12	186-317	2,868	21	12	149.0	95.0	8.67	+0.21
45	Dak Prescott	MSST	6	139-239	1,657	7	7	120.2	77.0	6.20	+0.21
46	Sean Mannion	ORST	12	376-570	4,403	36	14	146.8	100.1	7.88	+0.21
47	Darell Garretson	USU	6	109-180	1,325	9	5	133.3	88.3	7.11	+0.20
48	Nate Sudfeld	IU	8	194-322	2,523	21	9	142.0	95.0	7.88	+0.20
49	Jaquez Johnson	FAU	9	149-256	1,866	12	8	128.7	83.6	6.82	+0.20
50	Tyler Murphy	FLA	6	112-185	1,216	6	5	121.1	79.5	6.01	+0.20
51	Grant Hedrick	BOIS	5	135-198	1,443	15	5	149.3	104.0	7.67	+0.20
52	Tyler Tettleton	OHIO	12	209-331	2,623	20	9	144.2	96.5	7.91	+0.20
53	Quinn Kaehler	SDSU	10	217-361	2,796	17	9	135.7	89.8	7.54	+0.20
54	Joel Stave	WIS	12	199-323	2,414	20	12	137.4	89.7	7.04	+0.20
55	Bo Wallace	MISS	12	261-405	3,090	17	9	137.9	92.3	7.47	+0.19
56	Pete Thomas	NCSU	6	149-247	1,667	4	9	115.1	70.7	5.43	+0.19
57	Davis Webb	TTU	5	198-320	2,315	16	9	133.5	88.7	6.97	+0.19
58	C.J. Brown	MD	10	152-258	2,045	11	6	134.9	88.7	7.73	+0.18
59	Brett Smith	WYO	12	293-467	3,375	29	11	139.2	95.4	7.41	+0.18
60	Nathan Scheelhaase	ILL	12	287-430	3,272	21	13	140.7	93.1	7.23	+0.17
61	Marquise Williams	UNC	5	107-184	1,527	14	6	146.5	96.9	8.35	+0.17
62	Sean Schroeder	HAW	8	233-376	2,960	28	14	145.2	95.8	7.65	+0.17
63	Connor Cook	MSU	12	201-344	2,423	20	5	133.9	93.4	7.55	+0.17
64	Clint Chelf	OKST	7	131-234	1,792	15	6	136.3	91.3	7.79	+0.17
65	Caleb Herring	UNLV	9	234-364	2,522	22	4	140.2	100.1	7.64	+0.17
66	Joe Licata	BUF	12	220-372	2,628	21	7	133.3	91.8	7.35	+0.17
67	Garrett Grayson	CSU	13	266-428	3,327	21	10	139.0	92.9	7.70	+0.16
68	Garrett Gilbert	SMU	10	335-504	3,528	21	7	136.2	94.7	7.21	+0.16
69	Tommy Rees	ND	12	198-367	2,948	27	13	138.6	90.3	7.89	+0.16
70	Derek Thompson	UNT	11	230-360	2,640	14	13	131.1	83.8	6.49	+0.16
71	Logan Kilgore	MTSU	12	197-322	2,289	16	11	130.5	85.0	6.57	+0.16
72	J.W. Walsh	OKST	5	113-190	1,333	9	5	128.8	85.7	6.78	+0.16
73	Sefo Liufau	COLO	7	149-251	1,779	12	8	128.3	83.7	6.61	+0.16
74	Taylor Kelly	ASU	13	286-455	3,510	28	11	143.1	97.0	7.82	+0.16
75	Jared Goff	CAL	12	320-531	3,508	18	10	123.2	83.3	6.42	+0.15
76	Gary Nova	RUTG	10	165-303	2,159	18	14	124.7	77.7	6.23	+0.15
77	Kevin Hogan	STAN	13	170-277	2,487	20	9	154.1	101.2	8.96	+0.15
78	Anthony Boone	DUKE	10	177-277	1,833	10	11	123.5	78.4	5.55	+0.15
79	Clint Trickett	WVU	7	123-233	1,605	7	7	114.6	72.3	6.14	+0.15
80	Travis Wilson	UTAH	9	133-237	1,827	16	16	129.6	75.3	6.02	+0.15
81	Chad Chalich	IDHO	7	113-184	1,224	5	3	123.0	83.2	6.46	+0.15
82	Taysom Hill	BYU	12	211-390	2,645	19	13	120.5	77.8	6.26	+0.14
83	Jake Rudock	IOWA	12	195-324	2,281	18	12	130.2	84.7	6.48	+0.13
84	Paxton Lynch	MEM	12	203-349	2,056	9	10	110.4	71.8	5.12	+0.13
85	Ronnie Bell	GAST	11	188-375	2,573	15	11	115.1	73.6	6.34	+0.11
86	Danny Etling	PUR	7	149-267	1,690	10	7	116.1	76.5	5.90	+0.11
87	Braxton Miller	OSU	11	146-231	1,860	22	5	157.9	111.0	8.98	+0.11
88	Nick Marshall	AUB	12	128-212	1,759	12	5	144.0	96.0	8.37	+0.11
89	B.J. Denker	ARIZ	12	216-357	2,241	14	7	122.3	83.6	6.18	+0.10
90	John O'Korn	HOU	10	239-399	2,889	26	8	138.2	95.5	7.64	+0.10
91	Jordan Lynch	NIU	13	233-369	2,676	23	7	140.8	97.8	7.64	+0.10
92	Ryan Higgins	LT	6	166-281	1,715	6	13	108.1	64.6	4.45	+0.09
93	Taylor McHargue	RICE	13	161-309	2,261	17	8	126.5	83.5	7.25	+0.09
94	Tyler Benz	EMU	8	129-217	1,497	10	9	124.3	78.4	5.95	+0.09
95	Grant Rohach	ISU	4	110-191	1,208	8	7	117.2	75.1	5.51	+0.09
96	Kyle Pohl	AKR	12	225-402	2,438	14	10	113.4	75.2	5.64	+0.09
97	Connor Halliday	WSU	12	412-656	4,187	28	21	124.1	81.9	5.80	+0.08
98	James Franklin	MIZ	9	183-279	2,255	19	5	152.4	105.7	8.64	+0.08
99	Terrel Hunt	SYR	9	148-244	1,450	10	8	117.5	77.4	5.29	+0.08
100	Cody Green	TLSA	8	117-211	1,339	7	8	112.1	70.0	5.30	+0.08
101	Jameill Showers	UTEP	7	107-188	1,263	11	4	128.4	88.1	6.93	+0.07
102	Nick Montana	TULN	10	153-288	1,654	14	9	111.2	73.5	5.29	+0.07
103	Brandon Allen	ARK	11	128-258	1,552	13	10	109.0	69.1	5.28	+0.07
104	Tanner Price	WAKE	11	206-378	2,233	13	10	110.2	72.6	5.40	+0.07
105	Maxwell Smith	UK	4	105-183	1,276	9	1	131.1	93.1	7.71	+0.06
106	Zach Terrell	WMU	6	133-251	1,602	8	8	110.7	70.2	5.59	+0.06
107	David Watford	UVA	12	244-427	2,202	8	15	99.6	62.8	3.94	+0.05
108	Sam B. Richardson	ISU	8	121-219	1,397	11	6	119.9	80.0	6.15	+0.05
109	Kolton Browning	ULM	10	200-352	2,179	21	8	124.0	85.6	6.36	+0.04
110	Austin Boucher	M-OH	7	89-184	1,036	7	8	99.5	60.4	4.43	+0.04
111	Case McCoy	TEX	9	179-312	1,885	11	11	112.7	72.1	5.16	+0.03
112	Nick Mullens	USM	6	136-276	1,776	13	14	108.7	64.5	5.08	+0.03
113	Terrance Owens	TOL	11	195-326	2,261	18	9	130.8	87.7	6.80	+0.03
114	Justin Worley	TENN	7	109-196	1,239	10	8	117.4	74.8	5.51	+0.03
115	Casey Pachall	TCU	6	133-236	1,468	6	10	108.5	65.8	4.80	+0.02
116	Jake Heaps	KU	9	128-261	1,414	8	10	97.0	59.8	4.29	-0.00
117	Allan Bridgford	USM	6	112-207	1,133	6	11	99.0	57.5	3.66	-0.01
118	Dane Evans	TLSA	4	84-195	898	4	10	78.3	42.6	2.71	-0.05
119	Tyler Van Tubbergen	WMU	6	82-183	930	4	10	83.8	45.1	3.06	-0.09
120	Taylor Davis	IDHO	5	98-212	1,324	8	7	104.5	65.4	5.51	-0.10

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