2016 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 2016 leaders: Baker Mayfield (53.7%), Patrick Mahomes (51.6%), Deshaun Watson (50.0%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 122 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Baker Mayfield	QB	OU	330	331	53.7%
2	Patrick Mahomes	QB	TTU	591	606	51.6%
3	Deshaun Watson	QB	CLEM	486	478	50.0%
4	Sam Darnold	QB	USC	313	310	49.4%
5	Logan Woodside	QB	TOL	392	365	49.1%
6	Greg Ward Jr.	QB	HOU	435	447	47.6%
7	Brent Stockstill	QB	MTSU	363	320	46.2%
8	Jerod Evans	QB	VT	389	406	44.7%
9	Luke Falk	QB	WSU	582	598	44.4%
10	Luke Del Rio	QB	FLA	201	203	43.9%
11	Ryan Burns	QB	STAN	156	171	43.3%
12	Nathan Peterman	QB	PITT	288	297	42.9%
13	Ryan Finley	QB	NCSU	372	383	42.7%
14	Mike White	QB	WKU	386	353	42.7%
15	Jacob Park	QB	ISU	226	238	42.6%
16	Daniel Jones	QB	DUKE	415	436	42.6%
17	Nick Mullens	QB	USM	344	355	42.6%
18	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	UNC	408	415	42.2%
19	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	294	297	42.2%
20	Skyler Howard	QB	WVU	378	389	41.1%
21	Ben Hicks	QB	SMU	422	438	41.0%
22	Gardner Minshew	QB	ECU	202	207	40.8%
23	Tyler O'Connor	QB	MSU	262	275	40.4%
24	Brett Rypien	QB	BOIS	343	341	40.4%
25	Riley Ferguson	QB	MEM	400	421	40.0%
26	Eric Dungey	QB	SYR	355	374	39.8%
27	Alex Hornibrook	QB	WIS	179	191	39.8%
28	Riley Neal	QB	BALL	394	405	39.3%
29	Josh Allen	QB	WYO	341	347	39.1%
30	Sefo Liufau	QB	COLO	290	280	39.0%
31	Quinton Flowers	QB	USF	299	271	38.9%
32	Mason Rudolph	QB	OKST	416	438	38.8%
33	Philip Nelson	QB	ECU	347	361	38.6%
34	Ryan Higgins	QB	LT	456	467	38.6%
35	Conner Manning	QB	GAST	373	378	38.4%
36	Andrew Ford	QB	MASS	365	391	38.2%
37	Ryan Metz	QB	UTEP	201	186	38.2%
38	Caleb Evans	QB	ULM	144	147	38.0%
39	Richard Lagow	QB	IU	399	419	37.9%
40	DeShone Kizer	QB	ND	361	382	37.9%
41	Kenny Hill	QB	TCU	413	430	37.5%
42	Seth Russell	QB	BAY	278	276	37.5%
43	Kenny Potter	QB	SJSU	308	341	37.4%
44	Dalton Sturm	QB	UTSA	273	268	37.4%
45	Josh Rosen	QB	UCLA	231	241	37.3%
46	David Blough	QB	PUR	518	540	37.1%
47	Bryant Shirreffs	QB	CONN	283	301	37.0%
48	Cooper Rush	QB	CMU	416	431	36.8%
49	Clayton Thorson	QB	NU	442	475	36.8%
50	Phillip Walker	QB	TEM	346	364	36.6%
51	Matt Linehan	QB	IDHO	384	322	36.6%
52	Zach Terrell	QB	WMU	349	339	36.5%
53	Wilton Speight	QB	MICH	293	293	36.5%
54	Dane Evans	QB	TLSA	397	408	36.4%
55	Taysom Hill	QB	BYU	374	356	36.1%
56	Austin Allen	QB	ARK	370	386	36.0%
57	Jacob Eason	QB	UGA	349	356	35.9%
58	Jake Browning	QB	WASH	353	353	35.9%
59	Thomas Woodson	QB	AKR	242	248	35.8%
60	Christian Chapman	QB	SDSU	237	229	35.8%
61	Chad Kelly	QB	MISS	328	333	35.7%
62	David Washington	QB	ODU	320	306	35.5%
63	Lamar Jackson	QB	LOU	382	408	35.5%
64	Hayden Moore	QB	CIN	255	271	35.4%
65	Kurt Benkert	QB	UVA	406	433	35.3%
66	Kent Myers	QB	USU	362	384	35.2%
67	Jake Bentley	QB	SC	147	164	35.1%
68	Kyle Shurmur	QB	VAN	329	352	34.5%
69	Joel Lanning	QB	ISU	169	184	34.4%
70	Stephen Johnson	QB	UK	231	237	34.1%
71	Deondre Francois	QB	FSU	373	392	34.0%
72	Danny Etling	QB	LSU	240	250	33.8%
73	Brogan Roback	QB	EMU	326	330	33.3%
74	Davis Webb	QB	CAL	620	622	33.1%
75	Jalen Hurts	QB	ALA	337	346	32.9%
76	Manny Wilkins	QB	ASU	311	338	32.9%
77	Jesse Ertz	QB	KSU	244	263	32.9%
78	Taylor Lamb	QB	APP	293	273	32.5%
79	Brad Kaaya	QB	MIA	387	403	32.4%
80	James Morgan	QB	BGSU	326	301	32.4%
81	Dallas Davis	QB	USA	326	337	31.9%
82	Nick Fitzgerald	QB	MSST	335	342	31.9%
83	Tyree Jackson	QB	BUF	311	319	31.9%
84	J.T. Barrett	QB	OSU	346	356	31.8%
85	Mitch Leidner	QB	MINN	287	298	31.5%
86	Alex McGough	QB	FIU	286	292	31.5%
87	Justin Thomas	QB	GT	134	143	31.5%
88	Greg Windham	QB	OHIO	249	242	31.3%
89	Drew Lock	QB	MIZ	434	437	31.3%
90	Chason Virgil	QB	FRES	322	338	31.1%
91	Sean White	QB	AUB	198	210	31.1%
92	Marcus McMaryion	QB	ORST	170	173	31.0%
93	Tyler Stehling	QB	RICE	316	333	31.0%
94	Trevor Knight	QB	TA&M	314	310	31.0%
95	Darell Garretson	QB	ORST	146	157	30.8%
96	Justin Herbert	QB	ORE	255	262	30.6%
97	Troy Williams	QB	UTAH	367	383	30.4%
98	Joshua Dobbs	QB	TENN	319	332	30.3%
99	Chase Litton	QB	MRSH	371	337	29.9%
100	Montell Cozart	QB	KU	190	192	29.6%

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