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2017 College Clutch Passer Rating 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.

Passer rating in the 4th quarter or overtime with the score within 8.

The 2017 leaders: James Blackman (123.4), Mason Rudolph (121.0), Ben Hicks (117.0).

Clutch Passer Rating

Minimum to rank: cl att >= 3 × team games. 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksClutch Rate
1James BlackmanQBFSU271293123.4
2Mason RudolphQBOKST457460121.0
3Ben HicksQBSMU438448117.0
4Mason FineQBUNT456472116.5
5Mike WhiteQBWKU521551114.8
6Dalton SturmQBUTSA297319114.3
7Josh RosenQBUCLA451471111.3
8Taylor LambQBAPP321324105.3
9Chase LittonQBMRSH41141493.5
10Eric DungeyQBSYR37740093.4
11Matt LinehanQBIDHO28130393.2
12Luke FalkQBWSU53456190.5
13J'Mar SmithQBLT38640588.9
14Sam DarnoldQBUSC43544387.0
15Justice HansenQBARST43044786.0
16John WolfordQBWAKE32533385.4
17A.J. ErdelyQBUAB29331382.9
18Ross BowersQBCAL46149282.4
19Malik RosierQBMIA38839981.8
20Tyler RogersQBNMSU51251880.3
21Brogan RobackQBEMU40941979.4
22Brandon SilversQBTROY41238879.4
23Clayton ThorsonQBNU42647078.3
24Will GrierQBWVU38839174.6
25Tanner LeeQBNEB42843874.3
26Brian LewerkeQBMSU39640471.2
27Nic ShimonekQBTTU43445070.8
28Logan MarchiQBTEM24525465.9
29Daniel JonesQBDUKE41343164.7
30Ryan FinleyQBNCSU44945557.0
31Elijah SindelarQBPUR27627554.2
32Sam EhlingerQBTEX26026346.3

More 2017 College Quarterback Leaderboards

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