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2026 College Clutch Passer Rating Leaders

Passer rating in the 4th quarter or overtime with the score within 8.

The 2026 leaders: John Alan Richter (139.8), Demond Williams Jr. (133.6), Cole Gonzales (125.6).

Clutch Passer Rating

Minimum to rank: cl att >= 3 × team games. 34 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksClutch Rate
1John Alan RichterQBTOL153152139.8
2Demond Williams Jr.QBWASH163174133.6
3Cole GonzalesQBCLT127128125.6
4Ethan GrunkemeyerQBVT177182124.5
5Carlos Del Rio-WilsonQBMRSH133138118.2
6Conner WeigmanQBHOU135136114.8
7Kevin JenningsQBSMU156159109.7
8Kenny MincheyQBUK142149104.7
9Ajani SheppardQBTEM7276101.3
10Jay KastantinQBBGSU12813299.1
11Hank BrownQBIOWA12412598.4
12Alberto MendozaQBGT12312798.1
13Jayden MaiavaQBUSC19119397.0
14Lincoln KienholzQBLOU13914495.0
15Owen McCownQBUTSA15115393.3
16DJ LagwayQBBAY13313790.5
17Trinidad ChamblissQBMISS14414489.1
18Ryan BrowneQBPUR15616386.2
19Micah AlejadoQBHAW21622581.8
20Kalieb OsborneQBCONN14014580.2
21Roman GaglianoQBMTSU15616075.8
22Luke WeaverQBSJSU17117974.5
23JJ KohlQBFIU14014273.7
24Jaden CraigQBTCU15716673.1
25Maddux MadsenQBBOIS13213468.1
26Drew MestemakerQBOKST14114266.6
27Baylor HayesQBTLSA9610065.8
28CJ BaileyQBNCSU15015662.3
29Austin SimmonsQBMIZ13614059.3
30Brad JacksonQBTXST13813658.1
31Bryce UnderwoodQBMICH11311953.9
32Mason McKenzieQBBC13914853.7
33Steve AngeliQBSYR10311040.4
34Noah KimQBEMU20320519.8

More 2026 College Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts Expected Completion % 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 Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback 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)

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