2020 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 2020 leaders: Kellen Mond (56.1%), Davis Mills (52.9%), Mac Jones (50.8%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 94 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Kellen Mond	QB	TA&M	270	295	56.1%
2	Davis Mills	QB	STAN	193	200	52.9%
3	Mac Jones	QB	ALA	327	323	50.8%
4	Kyle Trask	QB	FLA	409	435	50.6%
5	Nick Starkel	QB	SJSU	212	216	48.3%
6	Grayson McCall	QB	CCU	218	225	47.9%
7	Matt Corral	QB	MISS	283	262	47.2%
8	Gavin Hardison	QB	UTEP	199	203	46.7%
9	Gunnar Watson	QB	TROY	301	310	46.2%
10	Malik Willis	QB	LIB	235	249	46.2%
11	Zac Thomas	QB	APP	275	292	45.8%
12	Stetson Bennett	QB	UGA	154	156	44.9%
13	Shane Buechele	QB	SMU	367	385	44.6%
14	Sam Noyer	QB	COLO	137	140	44.4%
15	Zach Wilson	QB	BYU	299	310	44.2%
16	Jacob Free	QB	TROY	152	161	44.2%
17	Bailey Hockman	QB	NCSU	226	244	44.1%
18	Preston Hutchinson	QB	EMU	198	213	43.6%
19	Bryson Lucero	QB	UAB	146	143	43.5%
20	Ian Book	QB	ND	314	324	43.2%
21	Malik Cunningham	QB	LOU	303	323	42.9%
22	Sam Howell	QB	UNC	317	343	42.3%
23	Trevor Lawrence	QB	CLEM	286	288	42.2%
24	Desmond Ridder	QB	CIN	244	248	41.8%
25	Hank Bachmeier	QB	BOIS	155	166	41.5%
26	Frank Harris	QB	UTSA	229	209	41.4%
27	Layne Hatcher	QB	ARST	195	201	41.3%
28	Connor Bazelak	QB	MIZ	324	322	41.2%
29	Spencer Rattler	QB	OU	294	306	41.0%
30	Kedon Slovis	QB	USC	262	271	40.9%
31	Dillon Gabriel	QB	UCF	361	370	40.7%
32	Jarret Doege	QB	WVU	344	361	40.7%
33	D'Eriq King	QB	MIA	316	340	40.3%
34	Joe Milton III	QB	MICH	141	147	40.0%
35	Tyler Shough	QB	ORE	157	164	40.0%
36	Sean Clifford	QB	PSU	250	270	39.3%
37	Jake Haener	QB	FRES	228	251	39.3%
38	Jack Abraham	QB	USM	147	157	39.1%
39	Cornelious Brown IV	QB	GAST	274	279	39.0%
40	Sam Hartman	QB	WAKE	236	257	39.0%
41	Brady White	QB	MEM	384	402	38.8%
42	Peyton Ramsey	QB	NU	246	255	38.8%
43	Phil Jurkovec	QB	BC	336	324	38.8%
44	Carson Strong	QB	NEV	325	339	38.6%
45	Levi Lewis	QB	UL	273	275	38.5%
46	Spencer Sanders	QB	OKST	206	212	38.3%
47	Grant Wells	QB	MRSH	250	253	37.5%
48	Brock Purdy	QB	ISU	335	341	37.4%
49	Kenny Pickett	QB	PITT	333	341	37.0%
50	Clayton Tune	QB	HOU	247	256	36.4%
51	Logan Bonner	QB	ARST	262	270	36.4%
52	Brennan Armstrong	QB	UVA	268	281	36.1%
53	Bo Nix	QB	AUB	314	333	35.9%
54	Chris Reynolds	QB	CLT	175	190	35.7%
55	Austin Aune	QB	UNT	185	190	35.6%
56	Rocky Lombardi	QB	MSU	158	158	35.3%
57	Will Howard	QB	KSU	168	173	35.1%
58	Feleipe Franks	QB	ARK	237	262	34.7%
59	Sam Ehlinger	QB	TEX	306	316	34.5%
60	K.J. Costello	QB	MSST	209	223	34.0%
61	Tanner Morgan	QB	MINN	183	191	34.0%
62	Zach Smith	QB	TLSA	217	228	33.3%
63	Collin Hill	QB	SC	211	236	32.9%
64	Drew Plitt	QB	BALL	231	215	32.7%
65	Asher O'Hara	QB	MTSU	288	309	32.5%
66	Luke Anthony	QB	LT	221	241	32.1%
67	Chase Garbers	QB	CAL	136	151	31.7%
68	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	IU	219	223	31.6%
69	Ken Seals	QB	VAN	282	259	31.2%
70	Alan Bowman	QB	TTU	229	221	30.6%
71	Tyrrell Pigrome	QB	WKU	264	277	30.6%
72	Chevan Cordeiro	QB	HAW	289	313	30.4%
73	Holton Ahlers	QB	ECU	269	261	30.1%
74	Desmond Trotter	QB	USA	247	276	30.1%
75	Will Rogers	QB	MSST	316	331	29.9%
76	Jeff Sims	QB	GT	257	273	29.7%
77	Chase Brice	QB	DUKE	351	338	28.6%
78	Charlie Brewer	QB	BAY	321	347	28.4%
79	Michael Pratt	QB	TULN	228	252	28.1%
80	Max Gilliam	QB	UNLV	148	168	28.0%
81	Brady McBride	QB	TXST	282	295	27.3%
82	Colby Suits	QB	ULM	248	260	27.3%
83	Ross Bowers	QB	NIU	212	222	27.3%
84	Rex Culpepper	QB	SYR	190	195	26.9%
85	Graham Mertz	QB	WIS	176	181	26.8%
86	Max Duggan	QB	TCU	239	254	26.3%
87	Jarrett Guarantano	QB	TENN	166	177	25.5%
88	Jordan McCloud	QB	USF	194	171	25.0%
89	Terry Wilson	QB	UK	177	185	25.0%
90	Noah Vedral	QB	RUTG	217	231	23.9%
91	Spencer Petras	QB	IOWA	245	253	22.7%
92	Levi Williams	QB	WYO	119	132	20.5%
93	Henry Colombi	QB	TTU	166	178	18.6%
94	Jalon Daniels	QB	KU	152	174	17.9%

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