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2017 College Clutch EPA per Dropback 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.

EPA per dropback in the 4th quarter or overtime with the score within 8 points. This matches FootballKickingStats.com's clutch definition on purpose.

The 2017 leaders: Mason Fine (+0.61), James Blackman (+0.51), Sam Darnold (+0.50).

Clutch EPA per Dropback

Minimum to rank: cl db >= 3 × team games. 37 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksClutch EPA/DB
1Mason FineQBUNT456472+0.61
2James BlackmanQBFSU271293+0.51
3Sam DarnoldQBUSC435443+0.50
4Ben HicksQBSMU438448+0.46
5Justice HansenQBARST430447+0.39
6Riley FergusonQBMEM441440+0.39
7Josh RosenQBUCLA451471+0.36
8Mike WhiteQBWKU521551+0.35
9Mason RudolphQBOKST457460+0.35
10Chase LittonQBMRSH411414+0.33
11Taylor LambQBAPP321324+0.33
12J'Mar SmithQBLT386405+0.33
13Malik RosierQBMIA388399+0.33
14Stephen JohnsonQBUK280301+0.27
15Brandon SilversQBTROY412388+0.25
16Brogan RobackQBEMU409419+0.23
17Ross BowersQBCAL461492+0.23
18Dalton SturmQBUTSA297319+0.22
19A.J. ErdelyQBUAB293313+0.22
20Brian LewerkeQBMSU396404+0.21
21Luke FalkQBWSU534561+0.21
22John WolfordQBWAKE325333+0.21
23Clayton ThorsonQBNU426470+0.08
24Will GrierQBWVU388391+0.06
25Tanner LeeQBNEB428438+0.03
26Tyree JacksonQBBUF237242+0.02
27Logan MarchiQBTEM245254-0.01
28Tyler RogersQBNMSU512518-0.01
29Eric DungeyQBSYR377400-0.03
30Ryan FinleyQBNCSU449455-0.04
31Daniel JonesQBDUKE413431-0.05
32Kurt BenkertQBUVA473496-0.06
33Elijah SindelarQBPUR276275-0.08
34Nic ShimonekQBTTU434450-0.08
35Trace McSorleyQBPSU386421-0.10
36Matt LinehanQBIDHO281303-0.18
37Sam EhlingerQBTEX260263-0.27

More 2017 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 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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