2024 College Quarterback Rankings

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.

Ranked by EPA per Dropback. Qualified: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 2024 regular season. Counting stats are the official NCAA lines.

2024 Leaders

EPA per Dropback

1Kurtis Rourke Indiana+0.51
2Jordan McCloud Texas State+0.51
3Jaxson Dart Ole Miss+0.48
4Darian Mensah Tulane+0.48
5Haynes King Georgia Tech+0.46

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NFL Passer Rating

1Kurtis Rourke Indiana127.3
2Jaxson Dart Ole Miss119.8
3Cam Ward Miami118.6
4Shedeur Sanders Colorado118.3
5Will Howard Ohio State118.3

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Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt

1Jaxson Dart Ole Miss10.36
2Kurtis Rourke Indiana10.10
3Cam Ward Miami9.57
4Darian Mensah Tulane9.33
5Will Howard Ohio State9.28

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Completion %

1Shedeur Sanders Colorado74.2%
2Dillon Gabriel Oregon73.2%
3Haynes King Georgia Tech72.5%
4Will Howard Ohio State72.3%
5Will Rogers Washington70.7%

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Passing Yards

1Kyle McCord Syracuse4,326
2Cam Ward Miami4,123
3Shedeur Sanders Colorado3,926
4Jaxson Dart Ole Miss3,875
5Chandler Morris North Texas3,774

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Passing Touchdowns

1Cam Ward Miami36
2Shedeur Sanders Colorado35
3Cade Klubnik Clemson33
4Chandler Morris North Texas31
5Kyle McCord Syracuse29

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Success Rate

1Jordan McCloud Texas State61.4%
2Will Howard Ohio State58.7%
3Kurtis Rourke Indiana58.5%
4Haynes King Georgia Tech56.7%
5Will Rogers Washington56.2%

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Game-Winning Drives

1Brady Cook Missouri3
2Cam Ward Miami3
3Deshawn Purdie Charlotte3
4Jaylen Raynor Arkansas State3
5Maalik Murphy Duke3

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All 2024 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 Clutch Passer Rating 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)

ACE Ranking

"Accuracy Compared to Expectation"

ACE needs to know how hard each throw was. College play-by-play records the depth and direction of passes only from 2025, so college ACE starts in 2025.

How ACE works

Quarterback Rankings, All Qualified Quarterbacks

Rk	Player	Team	GS	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT	Eff	Rate	ANY/A	EPA/DB
1	Kurtis Rourke	IU	11	202-287	2,827	27	4	181.4	127.3	10.10	+0.51
2	Jordan McCloud	TXST	10	246-354	2,915	29	12	158.9	107.5	8.10	+0.51
3	Jaxson Dart	MISS	12	249-363	3,875	25	6	177.7	119.8	10.36	+0.48
4	Darian Mensah	TULN	13	189-287	2,723	22	6	166.7	113.3	9.33	+0.48
5	Haynes King	GT	9	171-236	1,910	11	1	155.0	110.0	8.69	+0.46
6	Will Howard	OSU	11	227-314	2,860	27	8	172.1	118.3	9.28	+0.45
7	Cam Ward	MIA	12	293-435	4,123	36	7	171.1	118.6	9.57	+0.44
8	Josh Hoover	TCU	11	293-439	3,697	23	10	150.2	100.8	8.03	+0.42
9	Dillon Gabriel	ORE	13	297-406	3,558	28	6	166.6	116.4	9.01	+0.41
10	Kevin Jennings	SMU	10	228-345	2,994	22	8	155.4	104.9	8.53	+0.39
11	Drew Allar	PSU	13	224-324	2,894	21	7	161.2	109.5	8.71	+0.39
12	Sawyer Robertson	BAY	10	199-317	2,626	26	7	155.0	107.1	8.44	+0.38
13	Maddux Madsen	BOIS	12	224-361	2,714	22	3	143.6	102.0	8.04	+0.36
14	Luke Altmyer	ILL	12	198-325	2,543	21	5	144.9	100.6	7.55	+0.36
15	John Mateer	WSU	11	224-347	3,139	29	7	164.1	113.0	8.70	+0.35
16	Colton Joseph	ODU	8	133-222	1,623	11	5	133.2	89.6	6.66	+0.35
17	Tyler Shough	LOU	12	244-389	3,195	23	6	148.1	101.9	8.24	+0.35
18	Ben Wooldridge	UL	10	185-271	2,392	17	5	159.4	109.0	8.76	+0.34
19	Sam Leavitt	ASU	11	192-304	2,663	24	5	159.5	110.7	8.92	+0.34
20	Kyle McCord	SYR	12	367-558	4,326	29	12	143.7	97.6	7.23	+0.31
21	Katin Houser	ECU	6	131-216	1,859	18	9	152.1	98.9	8.02	+0.30
22	Will Rogers	WASH	11	220-311	2,458	14	7	147.5	99.6	7.20	+0.30
23	Gio Lopez	USA	10	205-311	2,557	18	5	150.9	103.9	8.22	+0.30
24	Fernando Mendoza	CAL	10	265-386	3,004	16	6	144.6	99.1	6.91	+0.29
25	Cade Klubnik	CLEM	13	282-443	3,303	33	5	148.6	106.3	7.85	+0.28
26	Athan Kaliakmanis	RUTG	11	199-363	2,459	17	6	123.9	84.7	6.63	+0.27
27	LaNorris Sellers	SC	10	173-266	2,267	17	7	152.5	102.1	7.65	+0.27
28	Nico Iamaleava	TENN	12	199-303	2,512	19	5	152.7	105.4	7.89	+0.27
29	Caden Veltkamp	WKU	10	233-350	2,806	23	10	149.9	101.0	7.36	+0.26
30	Marcel Reed	TA&M	7	121-198	1,572	12	4	143.8	97.9	7.45	+0.26
31	Seth Henigan	MEM	12	291-451	3,208	23	6	138.4	96.9	7.00	+0.25
32	Braylon Braxton	MRSH	8	124-206	1,624	19	2	154.9	111.8	8.51	+0.25
33	Walker Eget	SJSU	6	155-270	2,224	11	9	133.4	83.9	7.44	+0.25
34	Shedeur Sanders	COLO	12	337-454	3,926	35	8	168.8	118.3	8.18	+0.25
35	Diego Pavia	VAN	12	164-277	2,133	17	4	141.3	97.9	7.40	+0.25
36	Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi	CSU	12	204-329	2,434	13	6	133.5	90.2	7.04	+0.24
37	Carson Beck	UGA	13	290-448	3,485	28	12	145.3	98.1	7.43	+0.24
38	Max Brosmer	MINN	12	250-374	2,618	17	5	138.0	96.5	6.50	+0.23
39	Brady Cook	MIZ	11	182-288	2,238	9	2	137.4	94.6	7.23	+0.23
40	Jalon Daniels	KU	12	171-300	2,454	14	12	133.1	82.6	7.03	+0.23
41	Emmett Brown	SJSU	6	125-217	1,621	16	5	140.1	96.2	7.59	+0.22
42	Rocco Becht	ISU	13	250-421	3,235	22	9	136.9	92.1	7.36	+0.22
43	Tucker Gleason	TOL	11	207-335	2,457	22	7	140.9	97.3	7.26	+0.22
44	CJ Bailey	NCSU	8	177-276	2,182	14	9	140.8	91.8	6.62	+0.22
45	Taylen Green	ARK	12	219-360	2,812	13	9	133.4	86.9	6.45	+0.22
46	Payton Thorne	AUB	10	199-317	2,713	21	9	150.8	100.3	7.51	+0.22
47	Riley Leonard	ND	12	194-293	2,092	16	5	140.8	98.1	7.05	+0.22
48	Matthew Caldwell	TROY	6	141-224	1,608	13	8	135.3	88.9	6.25	+0.21
49	Ethan Vasko	CCU	11	148-271	2,120	14	8	131.5	85.1	7.23	+0.21
50	Brendan Sorsby	CIN	12	249-389	2,813	18	7	136.4	93.5	6.85	+0.21
51	Tyler Huff	JXST	12	157-259	2,179	13	6	143.2	94.7	7.55	+0.21
52	Eli Holstein	PITT	10	179-290	2,225	17	7	140.7	95.0	6.88	+0.20
53	Hayden Wolff	WMU	11	191-285	2,214	17	7	147.0	99.9	7.00	+0.20
54	Parker Navarro	OHIO	12	176-267	2,169	12	10	141.5	90.2	6.76	+0.19
55	Garrett Nussmeier	LSU	12	312-490	3,735	26	11	140.7	95.2	7.24	+0.19
56	Kaidon Salter	LIB	11	147-261	1,886	15	6	131.4	88.7	6.55	+0.19
57	Hajj-Malik Williams	UNLV	10	145-234	1,845	17	5	147.9	101.9	7.12	+0.19
58	Miller Moss	USC	9	233-362	2,555	18	9	135.1	91.3	6.68	+0.18
59	Deshawn Purdie	CLT	7	100-200	1,802	10	6	136.2	85.5	7.25	+0.18
60	Jacolby Criswell	UNC	10	185-319	2,452	15	6	134.3	90.3	7.06	+0.18
61	CJ Ogbonna	BUF	12	181-317	2,244	19	5	133.2	92.6	6.99	+0.18
62	Brendon Lewis	NEV	11	211-312	2,290	16	7	141.7	96.8	6.40	+0.18
63	Keyone Jenkins	FIU	12	188-304	2,557	22	8	151.1	101.8	8.12	+0.18
64	Connor Bazelak	BGSU	12	237-353	2,654	15	5	141.5	97.6	6.82	+0.18
65	Maalik Murphy	DUKE	12	254-421	2,932	26	12	133.5	90.1	6.54	+0.18
66	Joe Fagnano	CONN	3	104-184	1,480	18	4	152.0	106.2	8.87	+0.18
67	Evan Bullock	LT	9	185-274	1,938	14	2	142.3	101.8	6.48	+0.18
68	Ethan Garbers	UCLA	11	235-363	2,727	16	11	136.3	89.4	5.99	+0.18
69	Spencer Petras	USU	9	214-327	2,315	17	11	135.3	89.4	6.25	+0.18
70	Chandler Morris	UNT	12	322-509	3,774	31	12	140.9	96.2	7.29	+0.18
71	Devon Dampier	UNM	11	226-390	2,768	12	12	121.6	77.4	6.26	+0.18
72	Behren Morton	TTU	12	293-463	3,300	27	8	138.9	96.8	6.95	+0.17
73	Garrett Greene	WVU	10	160-276	1,972	13	11	125.6	79.3	5.54	+0.16
74	Aidan Chiles	MSU	12	192-324	2,415	13	12	127.7	80.5	5.75	+0.15
75	Jalen Milroe	ALA	12	189-287	2,652	15	10	153.8	98.4	7.90	+0.15
76	Mikey Keene	FRES	11	276-392	2,887	18	11	141.8	95.1	6.24	+0.15
77	JC French IV	GASO	11	249-377	2,619	16	7	134.7	92.5	6.34	+0.15
78	Jaylen Raynor	ARST	12	241-390	2,562	14	9	124.2	83.3	5.49	+0.15
79	Avery Johnson	KSU	12	202-342	2,517	22	9	136.9	92.4	7.08	+0.14
80	Quinn Ewers	TEX	11	233-352	2,665	25	9	148.1	101.8	7.06	+0.14
81	Brett Gabbert	M-OH	12	204-354	2,737	21	11	135.9	89.1	6.85	+0.14
82	Owen McCown	UTSA	11	271-437	3,170	24	9	137.0	93.7	6.76	+0.14
83	Alan Bowman	OKST	9	204-340	2,442	17	12	129.8	84.0	6.30	+0.13
84	Billy Edwards Jr.	MD	11	273-420	2,881	15	9	130.1	87.8	6.12	+0.13
85	Joey Aguilar	APP	10	218-390	3,002	23	14	132.8	85.4	6.78	+0.12
86	Noah Fifita	ARIZ	12	260-430	2,958	18	12	126.5	83.5	5.62	+0.12
87	Jake Retzlaff	BYU	12	199-346	2,745	19	10	136.5	89.3	7.15	+0.11
88	Braedyn Locke	WIS	9	164-296	1,936	13	10	118.1	76.1	5.64	+0.11
89	Taisun Phommachanh	MASS	9	132-234	1,590	8	6	119.6	78.1	5.38	+0.11
90	Kyron Drones	VT	9	136-224	1,562	10	6	128.7	85.5	6.12	+0.11
91	Nicholas Vattiato	MTSU	12	269-418	3,092	16	10	134.3	89.3	6.25	+0.11
92	Christian Veilleux	GAST	8	166-291	2,047	13	11	123.3	78.1	5.77	+0.10
93	Dylan Raiola	NEB	11	252-379	2,582	12	10	128.9	85.4	5.79	+0.10
94	Michael Van Buren Jr.	MSST	8	140-256	1,886	11	7	125.3	81.3	5.88	+0.10
95	Hank Bachmeier	WAKE	11	224-357	2,593	16	10	132.9	87.9	5.86	+0.09
96	Ethan Hampton	NIU	9	143-245	1,608	12	6	124.8	84.2	6.02	+0.08
97	E.J. Warner	RICE	10	271-438	2,710	17	13	120.7	80.0	5.47	+0.08
98	Brock Vandagriff	UK	11	125-218	1,593	10	8	126.5	80.3	5.26	+0.08
99	Jalen Kitna	UAB	7	196-316	2,209	17	11	131.5	86.3	5.74	+0.07
100	Kadin Semonza	BALL	12	275-427	2,900	25	10	136.1	93.8	6.03	+0.07
101	Evan Simon	TEM	9	181-308	2,032	15	9	124.4	82.6	5.32	+0.07
102	Alonza Barnett III	JMU	12	212-354	2,596	26	4	143.5	102.3	7.11	+0.06
103	Danny O'Neil	SDSU	11	209-330	2,181	12	6	127.2	86.9	5.64	+0.06
104	Ben Finley	AKR	10	211-387	2,581	16	9	119.5	79.4	5.78	+0.05
105	Cole Snyder	EMU	12	239-402	2,676	15	9	123.2	82.5	5.59	+0.05
106	Hudson Card	PUR	10	144-248	1,641	9	7	120.0	78.4	5.07	+0.05
107	Jake Garcia	ECU	5	109-181	1,426	8	12	127.7	72.2	5.28	+0.04
108	Jackson Arnold	OU	9	154-246	1,421	12	3	124.8	89.5	5.09	+0.04
109	Cam Fancher	FAU	8	126-212	1,528	6	6	123.7	79.3	5.40	+0.03
110	Brayden Schager	HAW	11	233-404	2,591	19	13	120.6	79.1	4.87	+0.01
111	Bryce Archie	USF	7	148-255	1,679	9	9	117.9	74.9	4.94	+0.01
112	Ashton Daniels	STAN	10	170-271	1,700	10	12	118.7	74.3	4.24	-0.00
113	Davis Warren	MICH	8	124-195	1,125	6	9	113.0	70.1	4.06	-0.01
114	Skyler Locklear	UTEP	9	149-236	1,591	10	6	128.7	86.3	5.84	-0.02
115	Hunter Watson	SHSU	10	152-253	1,598	11	8	121.2	79.8	5.06	-0.02
116	Aidan Armenta	ULM	9	102-188	1,294	9	10	117.2	69.8	4.57	-0.03
117	Gevani McCoy	ORST	9	123-202	1,300	3	6	113.9	72.2	4.68	-0.06
118	Jack Lausch	NU	10	159-296	1,714	7	8	104.8	67.6	4.28	-0.07
119	Kirk Francis	TLSA	7	149-253	1,585	9	6	118.5	79.2	5.51	-0.09
120	Anthony Colandrea	UVA	10	198-320	2,125	13	11	124.2	80.5	4.71	-0.11
121	Isaac Wilson	UTAH	6	127-225	1,510	10	11	117.7	71.5	4.54	-0.11

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