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2023 College Red Zone Touchdown 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.

Touchdown passes per attempt inside the opponent's 20.

The 2023 leaders: KJ Jefferson (40.6%), Seth Henigan (39.0%), Byrum Brown (37.5%).

Red Zone Touchdown Rate

Minimum to rank: rz att >= 2 × team games. 100 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRZ TD%
1KJ JeffersonQBARK29633140.6%
2Seth HeniganQBMEM44244939.0%
3Byrum BrownQBUSF40043037.5%
4Haynes KingQBGT35433437.1%
5Noah FifitaQBARIZ29530136.1%
6Kaidon SalterQBLIB26626635.3%
7Diego PaviaQBNMSU34135034.9%
8Darren GraingerQBGAST33634234.6%
9Jack PlummerQBLOU37037634.5%
10Jayden DanielsQBLSU32733234.1%
11Luke AltmyerQBILL27029533.3%
12Shedeur SandersQBCOLO43047132.7%
13Andrew PeasleyQBWYO24124432.4%
14Bryson BarnesQBUTAH22923232.1%
15Kyle McCordQBOSU34835432.1%
16Jaxson DartQBMISS31933031.4%
17Gunnar WatsonQBTROY40241731.4%
18Frank HarrisQBUTSA33634631.2%
19Sam HartmanQBND30131031.2%
20JT DanielsQBRICE28728331.0%
21Chandler RogersQBUNT42243730.2%
22Austin ReedQBWKU47046529.8%
23Donovan SmithQBHOU39641629.7%
24Fernando MendozaQBCAL21020729.6%
25Payton ThorneQBAUB23826429.6%
26Taulia TagovailoaQBMD43744229.4%
27Drew AllarQBPSU34934929.0%
28DJ UiagaleleiQBORST31531928.6%
29Dequan FinnQBTOL31731428.6%
30TJ FinleyQBTXST38539628.3%
31Bo NixQBORE43543528.2%
32Carter BradleyQBUSA32633628.0%
33Devin LearyQBUK34335427.5%
34Graham MertzQBFLA35737226.8%
35Will HowardQBKSU35837226.7%
36Behren MortonQBTTU25126026.5%
37Emory JonesQBCIN32233726.5%
38Brayden Fowler-NicolosiQBCSU47046426.2%
39Preston StoneQBSMU34432826.2%
40Jordan McCloudQBJMU38038825.9%
41Keegan ShoemakerQBSHSU41942325.6%
42Athan KaliakmanisQBMINN29430825.0%
43Michael PrattQBTULN28329525.0%
44Spencer RattlerQBSC39943525.0%
45Brayden SchagerQBHAW52554024.7%
46Jordan TravisQBFSU32433324.4%
47Chevan CordeiroQBSJSU33334524.3%
48J.J. McCarthyQBMICH28730424.3%
49Grant WilsonQBODU29032624.0%
50Hank BachmeierQBLT26927424.0%
51Dillon GabrielQBOU38434823.9%
52Brady CookQBMIZ34936123.7%
53E.J. WarnerQBTEM44544023.5%
54Brett GabbertQBM-OH18819723.1%
55Jiya WrightQBULM20421523.1%
56Rocco BechtQBISU32931722.6%
57Michael Penix Jr.QBWASH46746222.4%
58Nicholas VattiatoQBMTSU42845122.2%
59Brennan ArmstrongQBNCSU23423621.9%
60John Rhys PlumleeQBUCF22721921.9%
61Ben BryantQBNU24325321.4%
62Carson BeckQBUGA39940421.4%
63Billy WilesQBUSM29029721.2%
64Joey AguilarQBAPP42742421.2%
65Jacob ZenoQBUAB37939621.1%
66Conner WeigmanQBTA&M11912020.7%
67Keyone JenkinsQBFIU33234720.7%
68Cole SnyderQBBUF37233220.6%
69Tommy CastellanosQBBC31230520.6%
70Josh HooverQBTCU29928320.5%
71Caleb WilliamsQBUSC38840320.4%
72Cam WardQBWSU48651020.3%
73Cade KlubnikQBCLEM41342120.0%
74Chandler MorrisQBTCU20219220.0%
75Kurtis RourkeQBOHIO30730320.0%
76Mikey KeeneQBFRES38039120.0%
77Dylan HopkinsQBUNM28226019.2%
78Tyler Van DykeQBMIA33333318.9%
79Kedon SlovisQBBYU26627118.8%
80Anthony ColandreaQBUVA24625918.5%
81Davis BrinQBGASO51052917.9%
82Grayson McCallQBCCU22423417.2%
83Blake ShapenQBBAY29829917.1%
84Drake MayeQBUNC42544116.7%
85Daniel RichardsonQBFAU31833116.2%
86Joe Milton IIIQBTENN35535215.6%
87Ta'Quan RobersonQBCONN33832415.4%
88Quinn EwersQBTEX35134715.0%
89Kyron DronesQBVT26427614.8%
90Gavin WimsattQBRUTG27428114.6%
91Jayden MaiavaQBUNLV31831114.3%
92Connor BazelakQBBGSU24125313.5%
93Hudson CardQBPUR36537713.5%
94Jalen MaydenQBSDSU31432513.5%
95Tanner MordecaiQBWIS27427812.5%
96Ashton DanielsQBSTAN32734012.0%
97Mitch GriffisQBWAKE20722312.0%
98Jase BauerQBCMU28727911.1%
99Alan BowmanQBOKST45244710.9%
100Garrett GreeneQBWVU2542339.1%

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