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2023 College NFL 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.

The NFL's official passer rating, built from completion %, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and interception rate, each capped. 158.3 is the maximum.

How to read it. 100 is very good for a season; 85 to 90 is about average.

The 2023 leaders: Jayden Daniels (145.3), Bo Nix (133.9), Kaidon Salter (126.9).

NFL Passer Rating

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 123 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Jayden DanielsQBLSU327332145.3
2Bo NixQBORE435435133.9
3Kaidon SalterQBLIB266266126.9
4Jalen MilroeQBALA261293119.9
5Dillon GabrielQBOU384348119.1
6Caleb WilliamsQBUSC388403118.6
7J.J. McCarthyQBMICH287304118.4
8Noah FifitaQBARIZ295301117.8
9Jordan McCloudQBJMU380388115.2
10Carson BeckQBUGA399404113.6
11Graham MertzQBFLA357372111.5
12Quinn EwersQBTEX351347111.3
13Kyle McCordQBOSU348354110.7
14Preston StoneQBSMU344328110.6
15Michael PrattQBTULN283295110.5
16Michael Penix Jr.QBWASH467462110.0
17Jaxson DartQBMISS319330109.8
18Shedeur SandersQBCOLO430471109.2
19Jordan TravisQBFSU324333108.6
20Sam HartmanQBND301310107.7
21Brady CookQBMIZ349361107.3
22Joey AguilarQBAPP427424107.1
23TJ FinleyQBTXST385396106.9
24Cooper LegasQBUSU213222105.7
25Jacob ZenoQBUAB379396105.5
26Chandler RogersQBUNT422437105.2
27Gunnar WatsonQBTROY402417104.8
28Diego PaviaQBNMSU341350104.7
29JT DanielsQBRICE287283104.3
30Seth HeniganQBMEM442449103.3
31Andrew PeasleyQBWYO241244103.1
32Carter BradleyQBUSA326336103.1
33Joe Milton IIIQBTENN355352102.0
34Drew AllarQBPSU349349101.8
35Brett GabbertQBM-OH188197101.2
36Dequan FinnQBTOL317314101.1
37Cam WardQBWSU486510100.8
38Spencer RattlerQBSC399435100.3
39Drake MayeQBUNC425441100.2
40Chevan CordeiroQBSJSU33334599.9
41Rocco BechtQBISU32931799.0
42Jaylen RaynorQBARST25526698.4
43Taulia TagovailoaQBMD43744298.2
44John Rhys PlumleeQBUCF22721997.8
45Grayson McCallQBCCU22423497.7
46DJ UiagaleleiQBORST31531997.6
47Chandler MorrisQBTCU20219297.5
48Kyron DronesQBVT26427696.0
49Garrett ShraderQBSYR21422195.8
50Darren GraingerQBGAST33634295.4
51Byrum BrownQBUSF40043095.4
52KJ JeffersonQBARK29633195.4
53Jayden MaiavaQBUNLV31831195.3
54Garrett GreeneQBWVU25423395.2
55Frank HarrisQBUTSA33634695.2
56Austin ReedQBWKU47046595.0
57Hank BachmeierQBLT26927495.0
58Jack PlummerQBLOU37037694.9
59Tyler Van DykeQBMIA33333394.7
60Will HowardQBKSU35837294.5
61Blake ShapenQBBAY29829994.5
62Mikey KeeneQBFRES38039194.1
63Nicholas VattiatoQBMTSU42845193.1
64Haynes KingQBGT35433492.9
65Max JohnsonQBTA&M19018890.5
66Will RogersQBMSST23724490.4
67Kurtis RourkeQBOHIO30730390.1
68Donovan SmithQBHOU39641690.0
69Brendan SorsbyQBIU23624790.0
70Anthony ColandreaQBUVA24625989.8
71Fernando MendozaQBCAL21020789.5
72Josh HooverQBTCU29928388.9
73Devin LearyQBUK34335488.8
74Payton ThorneQBAUB23826488.8
75Brayden SchagerQBHAW52554088.3
76Brennan ArmstrongQBNCSU23423687.9
77Cade KlubnikQBCLEM41342187.8
78Emory JonesQBCIN32233787.5
79Hayden WolffQBWMU22623187.0
80Grant WilsonQBODU29032686.9
81Brayden Fowler-NicolosiQBCSU47046485.9
82Luke AltmyerQBILL27029585.8
83Connor BazelakQBBGSU24125385.7
84Ben BryantQBNU24325385.5
85Davis BrinQBGASO51052985.3
86E.J. WarnerQBTEM44544084.8
87Taylen GreenQBBOIS21220683.7
88Daniel RichardsonQBFAU31833183.3
89Rocky LombardiQBNIU29830283.1
90Cam FancherQBMRSH30831883.0
91Hudson CardQBPUR36537783.0
92AJ SwannQBVAN19620182.8
93Tanner MordecaiQBWIS27427882.8
94Behren MortonQBTTU25126082.7
95Kedon SlovisQBBYU26627182.5
96Mitch GriffisQBWAKE20722381.0
97Ta'Quan RobersonQBCONN33832480.7
98Jalen MaydenQBSDSU31432580.5
99Keegan ShoemakerQBSHSU41942380.5
100Ashton DanielsQBSTAN32734080.4

More 2023 College Quarterback Leaderboards

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