2024 College First-Down Rate per Dropback 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 share of dropbacks that produced a first down or touchdown, including scrambles.

The 2024 leaders: Kurtis Rourke (45.5%), Jordan McCloud (43.4%), Drew Allar (42.8%).

First-Down Rate per Dropback

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 121 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	1D%
1	Kurtis Rourke	QB	IU	287	299	45.5%
2	Jordan McCloud	QB	TXST	354	316	43.4%
3	Drew Allar	QB	PSU	324	332	42.8%
4	Cam Ward	QB	MIA	435	449	42.1%
5	Will Howard	QB	OSU	314	310	41.0%
6	Dillon Gabriel	QB	ORE	406	411	39.9%
7	Darian Mensah	QB	TULN	287	296	39.2%
8	Ben Wooldridge	QB	UL	271	275	38.9%
9	Sam Leavitt	QB	ASU	304	292	38.7%
10	Sawyer Robertson	QB	BAY	317	320	38.4%
11	Kyle McCord	QB	SYR	558	565	38.2%
12	Jaxson Dart	QB	MISS	363	380	37.9%
13	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	345	349	37.8%
14	John Mateer	QB	WSU	347	347	37.8%
15	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	361	364	37.6%
16	Will Rogers	QB	WASH	311	317	37.5%
17	Haynes King	QB	GT	236	238	37.4%
18	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	198	209	37.3%
19	Keyone Jenkins	QB	FIU	304	312	37.2%
20	Josh Hoover	QB	TCU	439	425	37.2%
21	Katin Houser	QB	ECU	216	213	37.1%
22	Luke Altmyer	QB	ILL	325	324	37.0%
23	Nico Iamaleava	QB	TENN	303	325	36.6%
24	Miller Moss	QB	USC	362	369	36.3%
25	Carson Beck	QB	UGA	448	450	36.2%
26	Tyler Shough	QB	LOU	389	396	36.1%
27	Hayden Wolff	QB	WMU	285	283	36.0%
28	Athan Kaliakmanis	QB	RUTG	363	350	36.0%
29	Matthew Caldwell	QB	TROY	224	228	36.0%
30	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	266	267	36.0%
31	Colton Joseph	QB	ODU	222	217	35.9%
32	Garrett Nussmeier	QB	LSU	490	495	35.8%
33	Jake Retzlaff	QB	BYU	346	356	35.7%
34	Jalon Daniels	QB	KU	300	300	35.7%
35	Brendan Sorsby	QB	CIN	389	396	35.4%
36	Joey Aguilar	QB	APP	390	397	35.3%
37	Hajj-Malik Williams	QB	UNLV	234	253	35.2%
38	Fernando Mendoza	QB	CAL	386	391	35.0%
39	Chandler Morris	QB	UNT	509	499	34.7%
40	Shedeur Sanders	QB	COLO	454	472	34.5%
41	Caden Veltkamp	QB	WKU	350	362	34.5%
42	Diego Pavia	QB	VAN	277	290	34.5%
43	Rocco Becht	QB	ISU	421	430	34.4%
44	Parker Navarro	QB	OHIO	267	277	34.3%
45	Max Brosmer	QB	MINN	374	383	34.2%
46	Walker Eget	QB	SJSU	270	269	34.2%
47	Ethan Garbers	QB	UCLA	363	392	34.2%
48	Riley Leonard	QB	ND	293	299	34.1%
49	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	276	279	34.1%
50	Emmett Brown	QB	SJSU	217	206	34.0%
51	Tyler Huff	QB	JXST	259	266	33.8%
52	Brett Gabbert	QB	M-OH	354	352	33.8%
53	Connor Bazelak	QB	BGSU	353	376	33.8%
54	Jake Garcia	QB	ECU	181	187	33.7%
55	Jalen Milroe	QB	ALA	287	291	33.7%
56	Gio Lopez	QB	USA	311	312	33.7%
57	Tucker Gleason	QB	TOL	335	319	33.2%
58	Eli Holstein	QB	PITT	290	301	33.2%
59	Payton Thorne	QB	AUB	317	338	33.1%
60	Ethan Vasko	QB	CCU	271	270	33.0%
61	Alan Bowman	QB	OKST	340	334	32.9%
62	Taylen Green	QB	ARK	360	380	32.9%
63	Garrett Greene	QB	WVU	276	289	32.9%
64	Braylon Braxton	QB	MRSH	206	204	32.8%
65	Cade Klubnik	QB	CLEM	443	460	32.8%
66	Joe Fagnano	QB	CONN	184	180	32.8%
67	Quinn Ewers	QB	TEX	352	355	32.7%
68	Jacolby Criswell	QB	UNC	319	332	32.5%
69	Hank Bachmeier	QB	WAKE	357	383	32.4%
70	Mikey Keene	QB	FRES	392	399	32.1%
71	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	MD	420	432	31.9%
72	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	437	437	31.8%
73	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	342	340	31.8%
74	Behren Morton	QB	TTU	463	466	31.8%
75	Christian Veilleux	QB	GAST	291	296	31.8%
76	Devon Dampier	QB	UNM	390	365	31.5%
77	Dylan Raiola	QB	NEB	379	365	31.5%
78	Spencer Petras	QB	USU	327	289	31.5%
79	Nicholas Vattiato	QB	MTSU	418	439	31.4%
80	Kaidon Salter	QB	LIB	261	270	31.1%
81	Seth Henigan	QB	MEM	451	464	31.0%
82	Davis Warren	QB	MICH	195	200	31.0%
83	Evan Bullock	QB	LT	274	295	30.8%
84	Brendon Lewis	QB	NEV	312	334	30.8%
85	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ARST	390	410	30.7%
86	Ashton Daniels	QB	STAN	271	287	30.7%
87	CJ Ogbonna	QB	BUF	317	281	30.6%
88	Deshawn Purdie	QB	CLT	200	206	30.6%
89	JC French IV	QB	GASO	377	390	30.5%
90	Alonza Barnett III	QB	JMU	354	379	30.3%
91	Hudson Card	QB	PUR	248	251	30.3%
92	Ethan Hampton	QB	NIU	245	235	30.2%
93	Maalik Murphy	QB	DUKE	421	414	30.2%
94	Aidan Chiles	QB	MSU	324	328	30.2%
95	Kadin Semonza	QB	BALL	427	444	30.2%
96	Cole Snyder	QB	EMU	402	400	30.0%
97	Brady Cook	QB	MIZ	288	300	29.7%
98	Cam Fancher	QB	FAU	212	231	29.4%
99	Kyron Drones	QB	VT	224	231	29.4%
100	Brock Vandagriff	QB	UK	218	233	29.2%

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