2018 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 2018 leaders: D'Eriq King (53.2%), Kyler Murray (52.9%), McKenzie Milton (50.0%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 128 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	D'Eriq King	QB	HOU	345	353	53.2%
2	Kyler Murray	QB	OU	339	346	52.9%
3	McKenzie Milton	QB	UCF	289	290	50.0%
4	Ryan Finley	QB	NCSU	415	455	48.4%
5	K.J. Costello	QB	STAN	394	408	46.5%
6	Brett Rypien	QB	BOIS	447	468	46.0%
7	Ian Book	QB	ND	280	281	45.8%
8	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	ALA	294	289	45.5%
9	Dwayne Haskins	QB	OSU	494	495	45.1%
10	Alan Bowman	QB	TTU	327	331	45.1%
11	Jordan Love	QB	USU	373	374	44.6%
12	Nate Stanley	QB	IOWA	365	369	44.3%
13	Sam Ehlinger	QB	TEX	397	411	43.4%
14	Desmond Ridder	QB	CIN	304	321	43.3%
15	Bryce Perkins	QB	UVA	318	344	43.0%
16	Gardner Minshew	QB	WSU	613	617	42.9%
17	James Morgan	QB	FIU	326	331	42.7%
18	Will Grier	QB	WVU	397	405	42.4%
19	Brady White	QB	MEM	365	383	42.3%
20	Jake Fromm	QB	UGA	271	270	42.0%
21	Justice Hansen	QB	ARST	388	403	42.0%
22	Jake Bentley	QB	SC	349	356	41.7%
23	Drew Lock	QB	MIZ	399	404	41.5%
24	Jarrett Guarantano	QB	TENN	246	265	41.4%
25	Jake Browning	QB	WASH	332	351	41.3%
26	Marcus McMaryion	QB	FRES	398	405	41.3%
27	Trevor Lawrence	QB	CLEM	326	332	41.2%
28	Andrew Ford	QB	MASS	174	185	40.8%
29	Peyton Bender	QB	KU	322	341	40.5%
30	Mason Fine	QB	UNT	457	472	40.4%
31	Collin Hill	QB	CSU	202	212	39.6%
32	Stephen Calvert	QB	LIB	439	456	39.6%
33	Blake Barnett	QB	USF	327	303	39.4%
34	K.J. Carta-Samuels	QB	CSU	298	303	39.2%
35	Gus Ragland	QB	M-OH	371	387	38.7%
36	Jake Luton	QB	ORST	223	238	38.6%
37	Khalil Tate	QB	ARIZ	302	309	38.5%
38	Taylor Cornelius	QB	OKST	439	463	38.5%
39	Alex Hornibrook	QB	WIS	205	217	38.5%
40	Shea Patterson	QB	MICH	289	299	38.5%
41	Reid Herring	QB	ECU	284	290	38.0%
42	Manny Wilkins	QB	ASU	360	370	37.8%
43	Jarret Doege	QB	BGSU	389	415	37.4%
44	Dan Ellington	QB	GAST	292	290	37.3%
45	Eli Peters	QB	TOL	227	234	37.3%
46	Blake LaRussa	QB	ODU	391	419	37.2%
47	Sam Hartman	QB	WAKE	291	314	37.2%
48	Andre Nunez	QB	UL	270	281	36.8%
49	Tyree Jackson	QB	BUF	372	381	36.8%
50	Kyle Shurmur	QB	VAN	369	382	36.6%
51	Caleb Evans	QB	ULM	374	388	36.3%
52	Tyler Huntley	QB	UTAH	233	249	36.2%
53	Justin Herbert	QB	ORE	371	387	36.1%
54	Josh Adkins	QB	NMSU	393	417	36.1%
55	Ty Gangi	QB	NEV	408	414	36.1%
56	Nathan Rourke	QB	OHIO	253	264	36.1%
57	A.J. Erdely	QB	UAB	199	211	35.8%
58	Zac Thomas	QB	APP	230	242	35.7%
59	Josh Love	QB	SJSU	289	303	35.6%
60	Seth Boomer	QB	TLSA	198	220	35.4%
61	Conor Blount	QB	ORST	154	171	35.4%
62	Cole McDonald	QB	HAW	464	489	35.4%
63	Charlie Brewer	QB	BAY	355	380	35.2%
64	Steven Montez	QB	COLO	398	422	35.2%
65	Zack Annexstad	QB	MINN	187	199	35.2%
66	Jon Wassink	QB	WMU	244	246	34.8%
67	Chris Robison	QB	FAU	304	282	34.8%
68	Daniel Jones	QB	DUKE	351	373	34.8%
69	Kellen Mond	QB	TA&M	386	417	34.7%
70	Riley Neal	QB	BALL	335	344	34.7%
71	Isaiah Green	QB	MRSH	305	311	34.7%
72	Jack Abraham	QB	USM	305	323	34.5%
73	Brent Stockstill	QB	MTSU	425	444	34.5%
74	Brock Purdy	QB	ISU	193	206	34.4%
75	David Pindell	QB	CONN	314	335	34.3%
76	Kasim Hill	QB	MD	170	182	34.2%
77	Max Gilliam	QB	UNLV	226	242	33.8%
78	JT Daniels	QB	USC	362	377	33.0%
79	Ryan Agnew	QB	SDSU	197	215	32.9%
80	Skylar Thompson	QB	KSU	209	223	32.9%
81	Wilton Speight	QB	UCLA	207	218	32.8%
82	Peyton Ramsey	QB	IU	446	468	32.7%
83	Shawn Robinson	QB	TCU	203	205	32.7%
84	Jonathan Banks	QB	TULN	139	160	32.7%
85	Ross Comis	QB	MASS	197	217	32.7%
86	Tanner Mangum	QB	BYU	185	184	32.7%
87	Clayton Thorson	QB	NU	460	491	32.5%
88	Feleipe Franks	QB	FLA	299	305	32.4%
89	Anthony Russo	QB	TEM	299	305	32.1%
90	N'Kosi Perry	QB	MIA	186	195	32.0%
91	Ryan Willis	QB	VT	333	351	32.0%
92	Tyler Vitt	QB	TXST	191	208	31.7%
93	Tyler Wiegers	QB	EMU	264	280	31.6%
94	Cordale Grundy	QB	UTSA	220	236	31.4%
95	Evan Orth	QB	USA	222	213	31.1%
96	J'Mar Smith	QB	LT	429	451	31.1%
97	Eric Dungey	QB	SYR	342	357	31.1%
98	AJ Bush	QB	ILL	217	229	30.8%
99	Nathan Elliott	QB	UNC	324	325	30.8%
100	Kai Locksley	QB	UTEP	169	182	30.4%

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