2026 College Completion % Leaders

Completions divided by pass attempts. Spikes count as incomplete attempts, as the NFL counts them.

The 2026 leaders: Darian Mensah (84.2%), Gunner Stockton (75.5%), Lunch Winfield (75.5%).

Completion %

Minimum to rank: 15 pass attempts per team game (the NCAA's minimum for passing efficiency). 125 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	Cmp%
1	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	84.2%
2	Gunner Stockton	QB	UGA	102	104	75.5%
3	Lunch Winfield	QB	UL	110	115	75.5%
4	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	75.0%
5	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	74.0%
6	William Watson III	QB	MASS	100	104	74.0%
7	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	73.7%
8	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	73.2%
9	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	73.0%
10	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	72.7%
11	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	72.5%
12	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	71.4%
13	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	71.2%
14	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	71.0%
15	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	71.0%
16	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	70.8%
17	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	70.8%
18	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	70.5%
19	Devon Dampier	QB	UTAH	101	103	70.3%
20	Skyler Locklear	QB	MOST	84	91	70.2%
21	Taron Dickens	QB	NIU	120	131	70.0%
22	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	69.9%
23	Keyone Jenkins	QB	UCF	76	79	69.7%
24	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	69.7%
25	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	69.4%
26	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	69.4%
27	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	69.1%
28	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	69.0%
29	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	68.8%
30	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	68.6%
31	Kenny Minchey	QB	UK	142	149	68.3%
32	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	68.3%
33	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	68.3%
34	Owen McCown	QB	UTSA	151	153	68.2%
35	Broc Lowry	QB	WMU	113	118	68.1%
36	Rickie Collins	QB	KENN	116	119	68.1%
37	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	67.9%
38	Beau Pribula	QB	UVA	118	130	67.8%
39	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	67.6%
40	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH	163	174	67.5%
41	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	67.4%
42	Drew Mestemaker	QB	OKST	141	142	67.4%
43	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	66.9%
44	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	66.9%
45	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	66.7%
46	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	WKU	117	127	66.7%
47	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	66.4%
48	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	66.2%
49	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	66.2%
50	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	66.2%
51	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	66.2%
52	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	66.2%
53	John Mateer	QB	OU	109	111	66.1%
54	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	65.9%
55	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	65.8%
56	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	65.7%
57	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	65.6%
58	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	65.4%
59	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	65.3%
60	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	65.2%
61	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	65.2%
62	Gio Lopez	QB	WAKE	151	156	64.9%
63	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	64.8%
64	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	64.7%
65	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	64.6%
66	Jared Curtis	QB	VAN	98	101	64.3%
67	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	64.2%
68	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	64.1%
69	Bear Bachmeier	QB	BYU	86	89	64.0%
70	Keldric Luster	QB	BALL	119	124	63.9%
71	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	63.8%
72	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	63.6%
73	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	63.6%
74	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	63.3%
75	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	63.1%
76	Malik Washington	QB	MD	197	200	62.9%
77	Hank Brown	QB	IOWA	124	125	62.9%
78	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	99	104	62.6%
79	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	62.6%
80	Walker Eget	QB	DUKE	93	91	62.4%
81	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	62.2%
82	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	62.0%
83	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	62.0%
84	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	61.9%
85	K'saan Farrar	QB	CSU	102	107	61.8%
86	Cutter Boley	QB	ASU	127	129	61.4%
87	Caden Pinnick	QB	WSU	142	155	61.3%
88	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	61.1%
89	Jared Hollins	QB	USA	82	85	61.0%
90	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	60.5%
91	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	60.5%
92	Baylor Hayes	QB	TLSA	96	100	60.4%
93	Faizon Brandon	QB	TENN	101	113	60.4%
94	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	60.3%
95	Deshawn Purdie	QB	LIB	100	108	60.0%
96	Ethan Hampton	QB	USM	75	76	60.0%
97	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	59.4%
98	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	59.3%
99	Davis Warren	QB	STAN	173	178	59.0%
100	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	58.9%

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