2013 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 2013 leaders: Jameis Winston (65.2%), Baker Mayfield (58.6%), Zach Mettenberger (57.8%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 125 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Jameis Winston	QB	FSU	349	349	65.2%
2	Baker Mayfield	QB	TTU	340	340	58.6%
3	Zach Mettenberger	QB	LSU	296	296	57.8%
4	Johnny Manziel	QB	TA&M	391	390	56.2%
5	Chuckie Keeton	QB	USU	196	196	55.6%
6	Matt Johnson	QB	BGSU	336	336	55.6%
7	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	LOU	382	381	55.6%
8	Shane Carden	QB	ECU	504	489	53.7%
9	Joe Southwick	QB	BOIS	208	208	51.9%
10	Darell Garretson	QB	USU	180	179	51.9%
11	Keith Wenning	QB	BALL	454	455	50.5%
12	Rakeem Cato	QB	MRSH	455	454	49.6%
13	Keith Price	QB	WASH	330	330	48.8%
14	Bryn Renner	QB	UNC	231	234	48.5%
15	Terrance Broadway	QB	UL	247	246	48.4%
16	Brandon Doughty	QB	WKU	374	377	48.2%
17	Kevin Hogan	QB	STAN	277	277	47.6%
18	Bo Wallace	QB	MISS	405	404	47.3%
19	Brett Hundley	QB	UCLA	342	344	47.3%
20	Brett Smith	QB	WYO	467	473	46.8%
21	Bryce Petty	QB	BAY	356	355	46.8%
22	Cooper Rush	QB	CMU	312	310	46.2%
23	Cody Fajardo	QB	NEV	358	359	46.0%
24	Tommy Rees	QB	ND	367	368	45.7%
25	Ross Metheny	QB	USA	324	321	45.6%
26	Blake Bortles	QB	UCF	351	353	45.3%
27	Jameill Showers	QB	UTEP	188	181	45.3%
28	Casey Cochran	QB	CONN	175	175	45.1%
29	Corey Robinson	QB	TROY	421	422	44.9%
30	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU	231	230	44.9%
31	Davis Webb	QB	TTU	320	321	43.9%
32	Brendon Kay	QB	CIN	360	359	43.7%
33	Jake Waters	QB	KSU	233	231	43.5%
34	Nathan Scheelhaase	QB	ILL	430	428	43.2%
35	Jaquez Johnson	QB	FAU	256	258	43.1%
36	Ryan Higgins	QB	LT	281	276	42.9%
37	Philip Nelson	QB	MINN	179	179	42.5%
38	Quinn Kaehler	QB	SDSU	361	361	42.3%
39	Caleb Herring	QB	UNLV	364	364	42.2%
40	Garrett Gilbert	QB	SMU	504	505	42.2%
41	Pete Thomas	QB	NCSU	247	246	42.1%
42	Tom Savage	QB	PITT	376	376	42.1%
43	Derek Thompson	QB	UNT	360	352	41.8%
44	Joel Stave	QB	WIS	323	323	41.7%
45	Tajh Boyd	QB	CLEM	373	373	41.7%
46	Vad Lee	QB	GT	163	163	41.5%
47	Nate Sudfeld	QB	IU	322	323	41.5%
48	P.J. Walker	QB	TEM	250	250	41.4%
49	Devin Gardner	QB	MICH	345	346	41.1%
50	Logan Kilgore	QB	MTSU	322	317	41.1%
51	Eric Soza	QB	UTSA	377	371	40.9%
52	AJ McCarron	QB	ALA	306	307	40.8%
53	Sefo Liufau	QB	COLO	251	248	40.5%
54	Connor Cook	QB	MSU	344	341	40.5%
55	Brandon Allen	QB	ARK	258	256	40.4%
56	Sean Mannion	QB	ORST	570	567	40.1%
57	Logan Thomas	QB	VT	391	393	40.0%
58	Tyler Murphy	QB	FLA	185	185	40.0%
59	Aaron Murray	QB	UGA	347	347	39.7%
60	Jared Goff	QB	CAL	531	527	39.7%
61	Austin Brown	QB	UAB	178	179	39.6%
62	Jake Rudock	QB	IOWA	324	324	39.6%
63	Marcus Mariota	QB	ORE	360	358	39.6%
64	Case McCoy	QB	TEX	312	311	39.4%
65	Kyle Pohl	QB	AKR	402	402	39.1%
66	James Franklin	QB	MIZ	279	277	38.8%
67	Terrance Owens	QB	TOL	326	326	38.8%
68	Connor Halliday	QB	WSU	656	659	38.3%
69	Anthony Boone	QB	DUKE	277	279	38.2%
70	John O'Korn	QB	HOU	399	395	37.9%
71	Ronnie Bell	QB	GAST	375	386	37.7%
72	Jordan Lynch	QB	NIU	369	369	37.7%
73	Andrew McDonald	QB	NMSU	350	351	37.6%
74	David Watford	QB	UVA	427	429	37.6%
75	Grant Hedrick	QB	BOIS	198	199	37.5%
76	Connor Shaw	QB	SC	259	259	37.3%
77	Taylor Kelly	QB	ASU	455	457	37.3%
78	Dak Prescott	QB	MSST	239	238	37.3%
79	Joe Licata	QB	BUF	372	372	37.1%
80	Tyler Tettleton	QB	OHIO	331	333	36.9%
81	Derek Carr	QB	FRES	605	605	36.9%
82	Danny Etling	QB	PUR	267	267	36.8%
83	Chad Chalich	QB	IDHO	184	182	36.7%
84	Kolton Browning	QB	ULM	352	351	36.6%
85	Adam Kennedy	QB	ARST	310	311	36.5%
86	Sam B. Richardson	QB	ISU	219	219	36.2%
87	Chase Rettig	QB	BC	238	239	36.2%
88	Justin Worley	QB	TENN	196	195	35.9%
89	Nick Montana	QB	TULN	288	284	35.7%
90	Sean Schroeder	QB	HAW	376	379	35.3%
91	Trevor Siemian	QB	NU	298	294	34.6%
92	C.J. Brown	QB	MD	258	257	34.3%
93	Clint Trickett	QB	WVU	233	233	34.3%
94	Christian Hackenberg	QB	PSU	392	393	34.2%
95	Clint Chelf	QB	OKST	234	233	33.9%
96	Tyler Benz	QB	EMU	217	216	33.9%
97	Taylor McHargue	QB	RICE	309	316	33.3%
98	Taysom Hill	QB	BYU	390	393	33.3%
99	Tanner Price	QB	WAKE	378	376	33.0%
100	Cody Kessler	QB	USC	331	332	32.7%

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