2024 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 2024 leaders: Kurtis Rourke (49.3%), Kevin Jennings (48.9%), Kyle McCord (48.6%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 126 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Kurtis Rourke	QB	IU	287	299	49.3%
2	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	345	349	48.9%
3	Kyle McCord	QB	SYR	558	565	48.6%
4	Garrett Nussmeier	QB	LSU	490	495	47.2%
5	Cam Ward	QB	MIA	435	449	46.7%
6	Colton Joseph	QB	ODU	222	217	45.6%
7	Ben Wooldridge	QB	UL	271	275	44.8%
8	Seth Henigan	QB	MEM	451	464	44.5%
9	Evan Bullock	QB	LT	274	295	44.3%
10	Jordan McCloud	QB	TXST	354	316	44.3%
11	Dillon Gabriel	QB	ORE	406	411	43.7%
12	Jalon Daniels	QB	KU	300	300	43.1%
13	Davis Warren	QB	MICH	195	200	42.9%
14	Luke Altmyer	QB	ILL	325	324	42.9%
15	Nico Iamaleava	QB	TENN	303	325	42.5%
16	Matthew Caldwell	QB	TROY	224	228	42.4%
17	Drew Allar	QB	PSU	324	332	42.1%
18	Will Howard	QB	OSU	314	310	42.1%
19	Garrett Greene	QB	WVU	276	289	41.9%
20	Sam Leavitt	QB	ASU	304	292	41.5%
21	Behren Morton	QB	TTU	463	466	41.4%
22	Cade Klubnik	QB	CLEM	443	460	41.3%
23	John Mateer	QB	WSU	347	347	41.2%
24	Darian Mensah	QB	TULN	287	296	41.1%
25	Walker Eget	QB	SJSU	270	269	41.0%
26	Miller Moss	QB	USC	362	369	41.0%
27	Ethan Garbers	QB	UCLA	363	392	40.9%
28	Jake Garcia	QB	ECU	181	187	40.7%
29	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	430	452	40.7%
30	Caden Veltkamp	QB	WKU	350	362	40.4%
31	Cole Snyder	QB	EMU	402	400	40.4%
32	Marcel Reed	QB	TA&M	198	209	40.0%
33	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	437	437	40.0%
34	Sawyer Robertson	QB	BAY	317	320	40.0%
35	Tommy Castellanos	QB	BC	161	173	40.0%
36	Fernando Mendoza	QB	CAL	386	391	39.6%
37	Athan Kaliakmanis	QB	RUTG	363	350	39.5%
38	Hunter Watson	QB	SHSU	253	257	39.5%
39	Ashton Daniels	QB	STAN	271	287	39.3%
40	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	266	267	39.1%
41	Gevani McCoy	QB	ORST	202	215	38.9%
42	Cade McNamara	QB	IOWA	172	168	38.1%
43	Josh Hoover	QB	TCU	439	425	38.0%
44	Joey Aguilar	QB	APP	390	397	37.8%
45	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	MD	420	432	37.7%
46	Brady Cook	QB	MIZ	288	300	37.5%
47	Brendan Sorsby	QB	CIN	389	396	37.5%
48	Hajj-Malik Williams	QB	UNLV	234	253	37.5%
49	Payton Thorne	QB	AUB	317	338	37.5%
50	Quinn Ewers	QB	TEX	352	355	37.4%
51	Spencer Petras	QB	USU	327	289	37.3%
52	Haynes King	QB	GT	236	238	37.3%
53	Brendon Lewis	QB	NEV	312	334	36.8%
54	Kadin Semonza	QB	BALL	427	444	36.7%
55	Connor Bazelak	QB	BGSU	353	376	36.5%
56	Katin Houser	QB	ECU	216	213	36.4%
57	Mikey Keene	QB	FRES	392	399	35.9%
58	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	361	364	35.8%
59	Max Brosmer	QB	MINN	374	383	35.4%
60	Shedeur Sanders	QB	COLO	454	472	35.3%
61	Carson Beck	QB	UGA	448	450	35.2%
62	Nicholas Vattiato	QB	MTSU	418	439	35.2%
63	Rocco Becht	QB	ISU	421	430	35.2%
64	Tyler Shough	QB	LOU	389	396	35.2%
65	Kaidon Salter	QB	LIB	261	270	35.1%
66	Diego Pavia	QB	VAN	277	290	34.7%
67	JC French IV	QB	GASO	377	390	34.7%
68	Tyler Huff	QB	JXST	259	266	34.7%
69	Brett Gabbert	QB	M-OH	354	352	34.5%
70	Parker Awad	QB	NMSU	159	170	34.5%
71	Christian Veilleux	QB	GAST	291	296	34.2%
72	Jaxson Dart	QB	MISS	363	380	33.8%
73	Jacolby Criswell	QB	UNC	319	332	33.7%
74	Alonza Barnett III	QB	JMU	354	379	33.3%
75	Braylon Braxton	QB	MRSH	206	204	33.3%
76	Ethan Hampton	QB	NIU	245	235	33.3%
77	Taisun Phommachanh	QB	MASS	234	241	33.3%
78	Hank Bachmeier	QB	WAKE	357	383	33.0%
79	Tucker Gleason	QB	TOL	335	319	32.9%
80	Danny O'Neil	QB	SDSU	330	351	32.7%
81	Jalen Milroe	QB	ALA	287	291	32.5%
82	Jaylen Raynor	QB	ARST	390	410	32.5%
83	Riley Leonard	QB	ND	293	299	32.4%
84	Dylan Raiola	QB	NEB	379	365	32.2%
85	Ethan Vasko	QB	CCU	271	270	32.2%
86	Gio Lopez	QB	USA	311	312	31.8%
87	E.J. Warner	QB	RICE	438	423	31.8%
88	Alan Bowman	QB	OKST	340	334	31.7%
89	Bryce Archie	QB	USF	255	267	31.5%
90	Chandler Morris	QB	UNT	509	499	31.4%
91	Brayden Schager	QB	HAW	404	427	31.4%
92	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	276	279	31.2%
93	Kyron Drones	QB	VT	224	231	31.2%
94	Taylen Green	QB	ARK	360	380	31.0%
95	Evan Simon	QB	TEM	308	313	30.9%
96	Nick Evers	QB	CONN	179	185	30.8%
97	CJ Ogbonna	QB	BUF	317	281	30.7%
98	Keyone Jenkins	QB	FIU	304	312	30.6%
99	Parker Navarro	QB	OHIO	267	277	30.5%
100	Jalen Kitna	QB	UAB	316	344	30.3%

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