2016 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). 2016 regular season. Counting stats are the official NCAA lines.

2016 Leaders

EPA per Dropback

1Baker Mayfield Oklahoma+0.59
2Zach Terrell Western Michigan+0.54
3Logan Woodside Toledo+0.52
4Mike White Western Kentucky+0.50
5Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh+0.50

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NFL Passer Rating

1Baker Mayfield Oklahoma136.0
2Zach Terrell Western Michigan128.3
3Logan Woodside Toledo128.0
4Jake Browning Washington124.8
5Mike White Western Kentucky124.6

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Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

1Baker Mayfield Oklahoma11.45
2Mike White Western Kentucky11.10
3Logan Woodside Toledo10.70
4Zach Terrell Western Michigan10.63
5Jake Browning Washington9.94

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Completion %

1Baker Mayfield Oklahoma71.2%
2Luke Falk Washington State71.0%
3Zach Terrell Western Michigan70.8%
4Logan Woodside Toledo69.1%
5Mitchell Trubisky North Carolina68.9%

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Passing Yards

1Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech5,052
2Davis Webb California4,295
3Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech4,208
4Luke Falk Washington State4,204
5Mike White Western Kentucky4,027

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Passing Touchdowns

1Logan Woodside Toledo43
2Jake Browning Washington42
3Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech41
4Baker Mayfield Oklahoma38
5Davis Webb California37

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Success Rate

1Zach Terrell Western Michigan58.1%
2Baker Mayfield Oklahoma57.1%
3Sam Darnold USC55.5%
4Mike White Western Kentucky54.7%
5Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech54.4%

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Game-Winning Drives

1Brogan Roback Eastern Michigan3
2Dallas Davis South Alabama3
3Deshaun Watson Clemson3
4Justin Thomas Georgia Tech3
5Kyle Shurmur Vanderbilt3

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All 2016 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	Baker Mayfield	OU	12	235-330	3,669	38	8	197.8	136.0	11.45	+0.59
2	Zach Terrell	WMU	13	247-349	3,376	32	3	180.6	128.3	10.63	+0.54
3	Logan Woodside	TOL	11	271-392	3,882	43	9	183.9	128.0	10.70	+0.52
4	Mike White	WKU	13	260-386	4,027	34	6	181.0	124.6	11.10	+0.50
5	Nathan Peterman	PITT	12	172-288	2,602	26	6	161.2	110.9	9.47	+0.50
6	Brett Rypien	BOIS	12	212-343	3,341	23	6	162.3	109.2	9.80	+0.47
7	Ryan Higgins	LT	12	300-456	4,208	37	8	166.6	115.1	9.46	+0.44
8	Sam Darnold	USC	9	213-313	2,633	26	8	161.0	110.9	8.78	+0.43
9	Mitchell Trubisky	UNC	11	281-408	3,468	28	4	161.0	113.7	8.81	+0.38
10	Patrick Mahomes	TTU	12	388-591	5,052	41	10	157.0	108.5	8.47	+0.35
11	Mason Rudolph	OKST	12	262-416	3,777	25	4	157.2	108.4	8.84	+0.35
12	Jake Browning	WASH	13	223-353	3,280	42	7	176.5	124.8	9.94	+0.34
13	Brent Stockstill	MTSU	9	232-363	2,801	27	5	150.5	106.5	8.29	+0.34
14	Riley Ferguson	MEM	12	255-400	3,326	28	9	152.2	103.8	7.81	+0.33
15	Austin Allen	ARK	12	227-370	3,152	23	12	146.9	95.9	7.12	+0.32
16	Josh Allen	WYO	12	192-341	2,996	26	13	147.6	95.1	7.60	+0.31
17	Nick Mullens	USM	10	218-344	2,926	22	10	150.1	99.5	7.91	+0.30
18	Trace McSorley	PSU	13	206-358	3,360	25	5	156.6	106.6	9.28	+0.30
19	Deshaun Watson	CLEM	13	328-486	3,914	37	15	154.1	104.4	7.93	+0.29
20	Sean White	AUB	9	129-198	1,644	9	3	146.9	99.8	7.49	+0.29
21	Brogan Roback	EMU	7	193-326	2,394	16	6	133.4	90.7	7.20	+0.29
22	Jerod Evans	VT	13	247-389	3,309	27	7	154.3	106.1	8.16	+0.28
23	Josh Rosen	UCLA	6	137-231	1,915	10	5	138.9	91.5	7.60	+0.28
24	Dane Evans	TLSA	12	231-397	3,044	27	12	139.0	92.6	7.01	+0.28
25	Lamar Jackson	LOU	12	220-382	3,390	30	9	153.3	103.4	8.04	+0.27
26	Deondre Francois	FSU	12	226-373	3,128	18	6	143.7	96.9	7.47	+0.27
27	Justice Hansen	ARST	9	185-314	2,514	16	8	137.9	90.9	7.25	+0.26
28	Brad Kaaya	MIA	12	237-387	3,250	23	7	147.8	100.4	7.87	+0.26
29	Chad Kelly	MISS	9	205-328	2,758	19	8	147.4	98.3	7.87	+0.26
30	Danny Etling	LSU	9	144-240	1,906	9	4	135.8	90.7	7.15	+0.25
31	Jacob Park	ISU	3	133-226	1,791	12	5	138.5	92.6	7.26	+0.25
32	Luke Falk	WSU	12	413-582	4,204	37	10	149.2	105.3	7.16	+0.25
33	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	NEB	11	151-294	2,180	14	8	123.9	80.3	6.81	+0.25
34	Greg Ward Jr.	HOU	10	294-435	3,328	22	9	144.4	98.5	6.91	+0.24
35	Eric Dungey	SYR	9	230-355	2,679	15	7	138.2	93.4	6.71	+0.24
36	Thomas Woodson	AKR	7	146-242	2,079	18	6	152.1	102.6	8.26	+0.23
37	Ryan Finley	NCSU	12	224-372	2,820	15	8	132.9	88.3	6.88	+0.22
38	David Washington	ODU	11	191-320	2,648	28	4	155.6	110.3	8.79	+0.22
39	Dalton Sturm	UTSA	11	159-273	2,052	18	5	139.5	96.3	6.55	+0.22
40	Wilton Speight	MICH	11	183-293	2,375	17	6	145.6	98.7	7.68	+0.21
41	Justin Herbert	ORE	7	162-255	1,936	19	4	148.8	105.0	7.42	+0.20
42	Sefo Liufau	COLO	8	182-290	2,171	11	6	134.0	89.6	6.74	+0.20
43	Skyler Howard	WVU	12	230-378	3,194	26	10	149.2	99.9	7.84	+0.19
44	Troy Williams	UTAH	12	196-367	2,579	15	7	122.1	81.5	6.35	+0.19
45	DeShone Kizer	ND	12	212-361	2,925	26	9	145.6	98.4	7.50	+0.19
46	Gardner Minshew	ECU	2	119-202	1,347	8	4	124.0	83.9	6.16	+0.18
47	Joshua Dobbs	TENN	12	202-319	2,655	26	12	152.6	101.0	7.07	+0.18
48	Christian Chapman	SDSU	12	143-237	1,866	19	6	147.9	101.3	7.36	+0.18
49	Tyler O'Connor	MSU	9	154-262	1,970	16	9	135.2	88.4	6.28	+0.18
50	Jalen Hurts	ALA	12	220-337	2,592	22	9	146.1	99.2	7.34	+0.18
51	Philip Nelson	ECU	10	234-347	2,603	16	8	141.1	95.3	6.66	+0.18
52	Brandon Silvers	TROY	10	269-419	2,945	22	9	136.3	93.4	6.98	+0.18
53	Davis Webb	CAL	12	382-620	4,295	37	12	135.6	94.1	6.90	+0.17
54	Phillip Walker	TEM	13	202-346	2,899	20	12	140.9	90.5	7.06	+0.17
55	Richard Lagow	IU	12	239-399	3,174	18	16	133.6	83.5	6.30	+0.17
56	Clayton Thorson	NU	12	257-442	2,968	21	8	126.6	86.8	6.04	+0.17
57	Taylor Lamb	APP	11	183-293	2,162	14	8	134.7	89.4	6.61	+0.17
58	Cooper Rush	CMU	12	254-416	3,299	23	13	139.7	91.4	6.73	+0.16
59	Quinton Flowers	USF	11	184-299	2,551	22	6	153.5	105.1	8.59	+0.16
60	Stephen Johnson	UK	7	126-231	1,862	12	6	134.2	87.6	7.04	+0.15
61	Greg Windham	OHIO	7	137-249	1,567	12	4	120.6	83.5	6.25	+0.14
62	Drew Lock	MIZ	12	237-434	3,399	23	10	133.3	88.3	7.44	+0.14
63	Conner Manning	GAST	10	207-373	2,684	16	13	123.1	78.1	6.17	+0.14
64	Andrew Ford	MASS	9	222-365	2,665	26	14	138.0	91.0	6.10	+0.14
65	Jesse Ertz	KSU	12	138-244	1,560	8	4	117.8	80.0	5.42	+0.14
66	J.T. Barrett	OSU	12	214-346	2,428	24	5	140.8	100.0	6.92	+0.13
67	Daniel Jones	DUKE	11	263-415	2,795	15	9	127.5	86.0	5.85	+0.13
68	Dru Brown	HAW	9	189-305	2,214	15	7	134.6	90.8	6.53	+0.13
69	Kyle Shurmur	VAN	12	185-329	2,251	9	7	118.5	77.7	5.49	+0.13
70	Kenny Hill	TCU	11	251-413	3,062	15	13	128.7	82.6	6.11	+0.12
71	Trevor Knight	TA&M	10	163-314	2,122	16	6	121.7	82.5	6.49	+0.11
72	Seth Russell	BAY	9	152-278	2,126	20	8	136.9	91.5	7.28	+0.11
73	Dallas Davis	USA	9	190-326	2,490	10	11	125.8	78.6	5.92	+0.10
74	Riley Neal	BALL	11	242-394	2,541	13	12	120.4	78.4	5.38	+0.10
75	C.J. Beathard	IOWA	12	163-278	1,874	17	7	130.4	88.9	5.61	+0.10
76	Luke Del Rio	FLA	6	114-201	1,358	8	8	118.6	74.2	5.23	+0.09
77	Matt Linehan	IDHO	10	236-384	2,803	15	10	130.5	85.9	6.42	+0.09
78	Jacob Eason	UGA	11	192-349	2,266	14	8	118.2	78.8	5.66	+0.09
79	Bryant Shirreffs	CONN	9	166-283	2,010	7	6	122.2	80.0	6.03	+0.09
80	Shane Buechele	TEX	11	236-391	2,958	21	11	136.0	90.1	6.55	+0.09
81	Ben Hicks	SMU	11	234-422	2,930	19	15	121.5	77.4	5.76	+0.08
82	Jason Driskel	FAU	10	200-327	2,420	9	11	125.7	79.0	5.77	+0.08
83	Hayden Moore	CIN	7	146-255	1,744	11	7	123.4	81.2	5.67	+0.08
84	Tyler Stehling	RICE	11	194-316	2,049	12	7	124.0	83.7	5.40	+0.08
85	Brandon Dawkins	ARIZ	8	98-182	1,348	8	6	124.0	78.7	6.21	+0.07
86	Mitch Leidner	MINN	11	162-287	2,040	7	12	115.8	69.4	5.17	+0.07
87	Manny Wilkins	ASU	10	197-311	2,329	12	9	133.2	86.9	5.73	+0.06
88	Nick Fitzgerald	MSST	12	183-335	2,287	21	10	126.7	84.5	6.32	+0.06
89	Wes Lunt	ILL	7	127-232	1,376	8	3	113.4	78.5	5.49	+0.06
90	Kent Myers	USU	12	212-362	2,394	10	8	118.8	78.4	5.36	+0.06
91	Kenny Potter	SJSU	11	183-308	2,273	16	10	132.1	86.1	5.60	+0.06
92	Patrick Towles	BC	12	128-251	1,579	10	6	112.2	74.1	4.99	+0.06
93	Chason Virgil	FRES	10	166-322	2,021	13	10	111.4	71.7	4.92	+0.05
94	Austin Appleby	FLA	6	113-184	1,225	8	5	126.2	84.2	5.20	+0.05
95	Chase Litton	MRSH	8	231-371	2,612	24	9	137.9	94.8	6.60	+0.05
96	Ryan Metz	UTEP	6	130-201	1,375	14	4	141.1	99.4	6.51	+0.03
97	Kurt Benkert	UVA	10	228-406	2,552	21	11	120.6	81.0	5.25	+0.02
98	Mike Fafaul	UCLA	6	135-259	1,602	12	11	110.9	69.0	4.70	+0.01
99	McKenzie Milton	UCF	8	172-297	1,808	9	7	114.3	76.0	4.81	+0.01
100	Hasaan Klugh	CLT	7	120-224	1,356	10	3	116.5	81.2	5.63	+0.00
101	Taysom Hill	BYU	11	222-374	2,323	12	11	116.2	75.9	5.03	+0.00
102	Tyler Rogers	NMSU	10	224-402	2,589	16	12	117.0	76.2	5.11	-0.01
103	Alex McGough	FIU	8	167-286	1,891	13	11	121.2	77.4	5.45	-0.01
104	David Blough	PUR	11	295-518	3,352	25	21	119.1	75.7	4.97	-0.02
105	Tyree Jackson	BUF	9	165-311	1,772	9	9	104.7	67.6	4.67	-0.02
106	Anthony Jennings	UL	12	184-302	2,074	11	12	122.7	77.1	4.83	-0.03
107	Mason Fine	UNT	9	155-261	1,572	6	5	113.7	76.3	4.34	-0.03
108	John Wolford	WAKE	9	156-280	1,591	7	9	105.3	67.1	3.77	-0.07
109	Tyler Jones	TXST	11	221-343	2,186	11	14	120.4	76.0	3.96	-0.09
110	Montell Cozart	KU	7	112-190	1,075	7	9	109.2	67.3	4.12	-0.14
111	James Morgan	BGSU	6	183-326	2,082	16	15	116.8	72.7	4.74	-0.17
112	Glen Cuiellette	TULN	10	101-237	1,309	10	8	96.2	60.6	4.20	-0.25

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