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2021 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 2021 leaders: Will Rogers (138.8), Devin Leary (122.6), Daniel Richardson (122.4).

Clutch Passer Rating

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksClutch Rate
1Will RogersQBMSST630646138.8
2Devin LearyQBNCSU431446122.6
3Daniel RichardsonQBCMU282266122.4
4Spencer SandersQBOKST340341114.2
5Holton AhlersQBECU414434112.7
6Carson StrongQBNEV524545112.0
7Tanner McKeeQBSTAN315336106.7
8Davis BrinQBTLSA376370105.7
9Frank HarrisQBUTSA362365105.3
10Rocky LombardiQBNIU310305100.7
11Brock PurdyQBISU36838097.2
12Adrian MartinezQBNEB30632290.5
13Sean CliffordQBPSU39640090.4
14Bryce YoungQBALA46248489.6
15Jake HaenerQBFRES44946386.7
16Dylan MorrisQBWASH36333086.2
17Grant WellsQBMRSH41941784.6
18Tyler Van DykeQBMIA32433683.2
19Sam HartmanQBWAKE46948680.9
20DJ UiagaleleiQBCLEM34235576.4
21Hank BachmeierQBBOIS40141676.3
22Seth HeniganQBMEM39341074.6
23Cameron FrielQBUNLV22623171.8
24Casey ThompsonQBTEX26126671.1
25Matt McDonaldQBBGSU39339671.1
26Chase GarbersQBCAL34837271.0
27Aidan O'ConnellQBPUR39339967.0
28Bo NixQBAUB32333463.8
29Tanner MordecaiQBSMU45446462.0
30Jarret DoegeQBWVU38641160.3
31Zach CalzadaQBTA&M32833759.1
32Max JohnsonQBLSU37337748.7

More 2021 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 EPA per Dropback 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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