2023 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 2023 leaders: Josh Hoover (52.9%), Noah Fifita (52.4%), JT Daniels (50.8%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 127 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Josh Hoover	QB	TCU	299	283	52.9%
2	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	295	301	52.4%
3	JT Daniels	QB	RICE	287	283	50.8%
4	Cardell Williams	QB	TLSA	132	137	50.0%
5	J.J. McCarthy	QB	MICH	287	304	50.0%
6	Jayden Maiava	QB	UNLV	318	311	49.5%
7	Bo Nix	QB	ORE	435	435	47.7%
8	Kyle McCord	QB	OSU	348	354	47.4%
9	Kaidon Salter	QB	LIB	266	266	46.7%
10	Carson Beck	QB	UGA	399	404	46.2%
11	Jason Bean	QB	KU	171	174	45.8%
12	Joey Aguilar	QB	APP	427	424	45.8%
13	Dillon Gabriel	QB	OU	384	348	45.7%
14	Jayden Daniels	QB	LSU	327	332	44.8%
15	Frank Harris	QB	UTSA	336	346	44.2%
16	Grayson McCall	QB	CCU	224	234	43.9%
17	Rocco Becht	QB	ISU	329	317	43.5%
18	John Rhys Plumlee	QB	UCF	227	219	43.4%
19	E.J. Warner	QB	TEM	445	440	43.3%
20	Austin Reed	QB	WKU	470	465	42.9%
21	Chevan Cordeiro	QB	SJSU	333	345	42.7%
22	Ben Bryant	QB	NU	243	253	42.4%
23	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	WASH	467	462	42.1%
24	Brennan Armstrong	QB	NCSU	234	236	41.9%
25	Davis Brin	QB	GASO	510	529	41.8%
26	Dequan Finn	QB	TOL	317	314	41.8%
27	Kurtis Rourke	QB	OHIO	307	303	41.6%
28	Jalen Milroe	QB	ALA	261	293	41.2%
29	TJ Finley	QB	TXST	385	396	40.9%
30	Taylen Green	QB	BOIS	212	206	40.7%
31	Quinn Ewers	QB	TEX	351	347	40.5%
32	Chandler Morris	QB	TCU	202	192	40.4%
33	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	MD	437	442	40.2%
34	Max Johnson	QB	TA&M	190	188	40.0%
35	Will Howard	QB	KSU	358	372	40.0%
36	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	QB	CSU	470	464	39.8%
37	Mikey Keene	QB	FRES	380	391	39.8%
38	Brady Cook	QB	MIZ	349	361	39.3%
39	Chandler Rogers	QB	UNT	422	437	39.2%
40	Shedeur Sanders	QB	COLO	430	471	39.1%
41	Haynes King	QB	GT	354	334	39.1%
42	Dylan Hopkins	QB	UNM	282	260	39.1%
43	Seth Henigan	QB	MEM	442	449	39.0%
44	Gunnar Watson	QB	TROY	402	417	38.8%
45	Jack Plummer	QB	LOU	370	376	38.8%
46	Jordan McCloud	QB	JMU	380	388	38.4%
47	Caleb Williams	QB	USC	388	403	38.2%
48	Diego Pavia	QB	NMSU	341	350	38.1%
49	Sam Hartman	QB	ND	301	310	37.7%
50	Cade Klubnik	QB	CLEM	413	421	37.6%
51	Drake Maye	QB	UNC	425	441	37.5%
52	Garrett Greene	QB	WVU	254	233	37.5%
53	Hayden Wolff	QB	WMU	226	231	37.3%
54	Emory Jones	QB	CIN	322	337	37.2%
55	Brett Gabbert	QB	M-OH	188	197	37.0%
56	Carter Bradley	QB	USA	326	336	37.0%
57	Garrett Shrader	QB	SYR	214	221	36.9%
58	Bryson Barnes	QB	UTAH	229	232	36.8%
59	Cam Ward	QB	WSU	486	510	36.7%
60	Tyler Van Dyke	QB	MIA	333	333	36.7%
61	Graham Mertz	QB	FLA	357	372	36.6%
62	Michael Pratt	QB	TULN	283	295	36.4%
63	Darren Grainger	QB	GAST	336	342	36.3%
64	Jordan Travis	QB	FSU	324	333	36.0%
65	Tanner Mordecai	QB	WIS	274	278	36.0%
66	Drew Allar	QB	PSU	349	349	36.0%
67	Brayden Schager	QB	HAW	525	540	35.9%
68	Mitch Griffis	QB	WAKE	207	223	35.9%
69	Daniel Richardson	QB	FAU	318	331	35.6%
70	Preston Stone	QB	SMU	344	328	35.3%
71	Cole Snyder	QB	BUF	372	332	35.2%
72	Alan Bowman	QB	OKST	452	447	35.2%
73	DJ Uiagalelei	QB	ORST	315	319	35.1%
74	Connor Bazelak	QB	BGSU	241	253	34.7%
75	Hudson Card	QB	PUR	365	377	34.7%
76	Devin Leary	QB	UK	343	354	34.0%
77	Jase Bauer	QB	CMU	287	279	33.8%
78	KJ Jefferson	QB	ARK	296	331	33.7%
79	Andrew Peasley	QB	WYO	241	244	33.3%
80	Cooper Legas	QB	USU	213	222	33.3%
81	Tommy Castellanos	QB	BC	312	305	33.3%
82	Tony Muskett	QB	UVA	147	161	33.3%
83	Jacob Zeno	QB	UAB	379	396	32.9%
84	Anthony Colandrea	QB	UVA	246	259	32.8%
85	Christian Veilleux	QB	PITT	184	188	32.8%
86	Donovan Smith	QB	HOU	396	416	32.7%
87	Rocky Lombardi	QB	NIU	298	302	32.6%
88	Jaxson Dart	QB	MISS	319	330	32.5%
89	Nicholas Vattiato	QB	MTSU	428	451	32.5%
90	Blake Shapen	QB	BAY	298	299	32.4%
91	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ARST	255	266	32.4%
92	Joe Milton III	QB	TENN	355	352	32.2%
93	Ta'Quan Roberson	QB	CONN	338	324	31.6%
94	Keegan Shoemaker	QB	SHSU	419	423	31.6%
95	Jalen Mayden	QB	SDSU	314	325	31.2%
96	Trexler Ivey	QB	CLT	203	214	31.2%
97	Brendon Lewis	QB	NEV	236	209	31.1%
98	Grant Wilson	QB	ODU	290	326	31.0%
99	Spencer Rattler	QB	SC	399	435	31.0%
100	Dante Moore	QB	UCLA	213	230	30.8%

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