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2015 College Total Passing 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.

Expected points added on all dropbacks, added up over the season. It rewards both quality and volume.

The 2015 leaders: Brandon Doughty (+221.5), Nick Arbuckle (+187.6), Matt Johnson (+178.2).

Total Passing EPA

Counting stat: every player above zero is listed. 330 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA
1Brandon DoughtyQBWKU496472+221.5
2Nick ArbuckleQBGAST457472+187.6
3Matt JohnsonQBBGSU508539+178.2
4Paxton LynchQBMEM406417+173.6
5Nick MullensQBUSM483497+164.0
6Brandon AllenQBARK344344+152.1
7Nate SudfeldQBIU361355+145.2
8Brent StockstillQBMTSU451453+144.0
9Luke FalkQBWSU591612+139.7
10Jared GoffQBCAL492505+139.1
11Chad KellyQBMISS425434+139.1
12Trevone BoykinQBTCU396393+136.8
13Deshaun WatsonQBCLEM413410+135.3
14Mason RudolphQBOKST393406+128.7
15Connor CookQBMSU369375+128.0
16Cooper RushQBCMU460444+126.5
17Brad KaayaQBMIA358367+123.6
18Josh RosenQBUCLA447453+117.8
19Greg Ward Jr.QBHOU304322+116.7
20Dane EvansQBTLSA441464+116.1
21Kevin HoganQBSTAN283292+115.8
22Baker MayfieldQBOU354369+115.5
23Dak PrescottQBMSST435458+114.5
24Cody KesslerQBUSC414443+111.7
25Jeff DriskelQBLT412416+109.5
26Zach TerrellQBWMU365363+105.4
27Mike BercoviciQBASU480508+104.7
28Patrick MahomesQBTTU517520+101.6
29Brett RypienQBBOIS390400+97.9
30Vernon Adams Jr.QBORE240257+97.3
31Tanner MangumQBBYU390409+93.3
32C.J. BeathardQBIOWA329341+91.5
33Marquise WilliamsQBUNC321327+89.2
34Gunner KielQBCIN316317+87.3
35Everett GolsonQBFSU219231+85.9
36Phillip ElyQBTOL375342+83.0
37Seth RussellQBBAY200192+82.3
38Anu SolomonQBARIZ306319+79.6
39Taylor LambQBAPP257250+78.5
40P.J. WalkerQBTEM387400+77.1
41Brandon SilversQBTROY330335+76.1
42Nathan PetermanQBPITT293311+75.8
43Blake KempQBECU375383+75.5
44Driphus JacksonQBRICE316321+74.1
45Greyson LambertQBUGA236238+73.7
46Joshua DobbsQBTENN319335+72.7
47Sefo LiufauQBCOLO344317+72.5
48Jake RudockQBMICH358368+72.2
49DeShone KizerQBND298301+71.0
50Joe LicataQBBUF449423+67.4
51Thomas SirkQBDUKE390393+66.1
52Kenny PotterQBSJSU251274+65.9
53Chase LittonQBMRSH349361+62.7
54Drew HareQBNIU257266+60.9
55Jarrett StidhamQBBAY109115+60.2
56Brogan RobackQBEMU346352+58.7
57Jake BrowningQBWASH334357+58.7
58Jake CokerQBALA338350+57.4
59Jacoby BrissettQBNCSU367389+56.4
60Matt JohnsQBUVA403417+56.1
61Nick StevensQBCSU305308+56.0
62Mitchell TrubiskyQBUNC4748+55.7
63Thomas WoodsonQBAKR278267+52.3
64Mitch LeidnerQBMINN377384+51.6
65Alex McGoughQBFIU420406+50.0
66Maxwell SmithQBSDSU200211+48.3
67Joel StaveQBWIS343355+42.5
68Sean WhiteQBAUB130150+42.3
69Blake DeckerQBUNLV209214+42.3
70Kyle AllenQBTA&M283290+41.5
71Sean MaguireQBFSU145148+41.1
72Tommy Armstrong Jr.QBNEB383383+40.2
73Fredi KnightenQBARST223235+38.9
74Travis WilsonQBUTAH298312+38.8
75Tyler StewartQBNEV313326+36.9
76Keenan ReynoldsQBNAVY98110+36.5
77Kent MyersQBUSU179182+34.8
78Will GrierQBFLA161168+34.5
79Cardale JonesQBOSU176179+33.6
80David WashingtonQBODU161170+33.1
81Matt LinehanQBIDHO391375+33.0
82Derrius VickQBOHIO247267+32.5
83Quinton FlowersQBUSF244248+32.3
84Tyler JonesQBTXST382354+32.3
85Perry OrthQBSC261271+31.2
86Garrett SmithQBULM333356+30.9
87Riley NealQBBALL391396+29.3
88Eric DungeyQBSYR176184+29.0
89Hayden MooreQBCIN195201+28.8
90JD SpragueQBOHIO8789+28.2
91Bryant ShirreffsQBCONN262287+28.0
92Joe GrayQBSJSU105110+27.1
93Cameron CoffmanQBWYO241259+25.4
94Karson RobertsQBAF134133+25.4
95Brandon HarrisQBLSU254262+24.8
96Wes LuntQBILL481495+24.7
97Christian HackenbergQBPSU345377+23.7
98Mack LeftwichQBUTEP192156+22.4
99Jeremy JohnsonQBAUB156161+22.1
100Skyler HowardQBWVU352378+20.3

More 2015 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback Success Rate 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)

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