2015 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 2015 leaders: Gunner Kiel (55.0%), Nick Mullens (49.6%), Nick Arbuckle (48.5%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 127 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Gunner Kiel	QB	CIN	316	317	55.0%
2	Nick Mullens	QB	USM	483	497	49.6%
3	Nick Arbuckle	QB	GAST	457	472	48.5%
4	Driphus Jackson	QB	RICE	316	321	48.4%
5	Paxton Lynch	QB	MEM	406	417	46.2%
6	Blake Kemp	QB	ECU	375	383	46.1%
7	Phillip Ely	QB	TOL	375	342	45.5%
8	Greg Ward Jr.	QB	HOU	304	322	45.3%
9	Brandon Doughty	QB	WKU	496	472	45.2%
10	Everett Golson	QB	FSU	219	231	45.2%
11	Connor Cook	QB	MSU	369	375	44.5%
12	Cooper Rush	QB	CMU	460	444	43.5%
13	Thomas Woodson	QB	AKR	278	267	43.5%
14	Jared Goff	QB	CAL	492	505	43.4%
15	Matt Johnson	QB	BGSU	508	539	43.1%
16	Dane Evans	QB	TLSA	441	464	43.1%
17	Josh Rosen	QB	UCLA	447	453	42.7%
18	Trevone Boykin	QB	TCU	396	393	42.7%
19	Derrius Vick	QB	OHIO	247	267	42.5%
20	Anu Solomon	QB	ARIZ	306	319	42.1%
21	Mack Leftwich	QB	UTEP	192	156	41.9%
22	Brandon Allen	QB	ARK	344	344	41.9%
23	DeShone Kizer	QB	ND	298	301	41.9%
24	Deshaun Watson	QB	CLEM	413	410	41.8%
25	Joshua Dobbs	QB	TENN	319	335	41.8%
26	Mason Rudolph	QB	OKST	393	406	41.4%
27	Kenny Potter	QB	SJSU	251	274	41.3%
28	Nick Stevens	QB	CSU	305	308	40.7%
29	Baker Mayfield	QB	OU	354	369	40.2%
30	Kevin Hogan	QB	STAN	283	292	40.0%
31	Luke Falk	QB	WSU	591	612	39.8%
32	Jake Rudock	QB	MICH	358	368	39.8%
33	Matt Johns	QB	UVA	403	417	39.3%
34	Hayden Moore	QB	CIN	195	201	39.2%
35	Lamar Jackson	QB	LOU	221	238	39.0%
36	Nathan Peterman	QB	PITT	293	311	38.9%
37	Clayton Thorson	QB	NU	275	287	38.8%
38	Vernon Adams Jr.	QB	ORE	240	257	38.7%
39	Alex McGough	QB	FIU	420	406	38.5%
40	Brent Stockstill	QB	MTSU	451	453	38.5%
41	Zach Terrell	QB	WMU	365	363	38.0%
42	Dak Prescott	QB	MSST	435	458	38.0%
43	Brad Kaaya	QB	MIA	358	367	37.9%
44	Jacoby Brissett	QB	NCSU	367	389	37.6%
45	C.J. Beathard	QB	IOWA	329	341	37.5%
46	Matt Linehan	QB	IDHO	391	375	37.5%
47	P.J. Walker	QB	TEM	387	400	37.4%
48	Patrick Mahomes	QB	TTU	517	520	37.3%
49	Thomas Sirk	QB	DUKE	390	393	37.0%
50	Taylor Lamb	QB	APP	257	250	37.0%
51	Mitch Leidner	QB	MINN	377	384	36.9%
52	Mike Bercovici	QB	ASU	480	508	36.4%
53	Brett Rypien	QB	BOIS	390	400	36.3%
54	Dalton Sturm	QB	UTSA	212	243	36.2%
55	Jeff Driskel	QB	LT	412	416	36.2%
56	Drew Hare	QB	NIU	257	266	36.1%
57	Jake Browning	QB	WASH	334	357	36.1%
58	Marquise Williams	QB	UNC	321	327	35.4%
59	Andrew McNulty	QB	UNT	170	175	35.0%
60	Sam B. Richardson	QB	ISU	213	212	34.8%
61	Seth Collins	QB	ORST	160	168	34.6%
62	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	383	383	34.6%
63	Tanner Mangum	QB	BYU	390	409	34.4%
64	Skyler Howard	QB	WVU	352	378	34.2%
65	Matt Davis	QB	SMU	336	366	34.2%
66	Brandon Silvers	QB	TROY	330	335	34.1%
67	Riley Neal	QB	BALL	391	396	33.9%
68	Maxwell Smith	QB	SDSU	200	211	33.8%
69	Tanner Lee	QB	TULN	276	293	33.7%
70	Joe Licata	QB	BUF	449	423	33.6%
71	Blake Bogenschutz	QB	UTSA	137	147	33.3%
72	Cardale Jones	QB	OSU	176	179	33.3%
73	Kent Myers	QB	USU	179	182	33.3%
74	Cody Clements	QB	USA	324	342	33.0%
75	Tyler Jones	QB	TXST	382	354	33.0%
76	Ryan Willis	QB	KU	315	335	33.0%
77	Blake Decker	QB	UNLV	209	214	32.7%
78	Sean White	QB	AUB	130	150	32.7%
79	Blake Frohnapfel	QB	MASS	472	489	32.6%
80	Chad Kelly	QB	MISS	425	434	32.6%
81	Cody Kessler	QB	USC	414	443	32.5%
82	Garrett Smith	QB	ULM	333	356	32.4%
83	Tyler Stewart	QB	NEV	313	326	32.4%
84	Brogan Roback	QB	EMU	346	352	32.3%
85	Chase Litton	QB	MRSH	349	361	32.0%
86	Jeremy Johnson	QB	AUB	156	161	32.0%
87	Joel Lanning	QB	ISU	193	212	31.8%
88	Nate Sudfeld	QB	IU	361	355	31.5%
89	Eric Dungey	QB	SYR	176	184	31.0%
90	Wes Lunt	QB	ILL	481	495	30.8%
91	Patrick Towles	QB	UK	326	354	30.7%
92	Brandon Harris	QB	LSU	254	262	30.7%
93	David Blough	QB	PUR	293	307	30.6%
94	Joel Stave	QB	WIS	343	355	30.5%
95	Chris Laviano	QB	RUTG	307	320	30.2%
96	Johnny McCrary	QB	VAN	267	282	30.1%
97	Sefo Liufau	QB	COLO	344	317	30.0%
98	Joe Hubener	QB	KSU	274	290	29.9%
99	Travis Wilson	QB	UTAH	298	312	29.8%
100	John Wolford	QB	WAKE	233	254	29.6%

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