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2026 College NFL Passer Rating Leaders

The NFL's official passer rating, built from completion %, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and interception rate, each capped. 158.3 is the maximum.

How to read it. 100 is very good for a season; 85 to 90 is about average.

The 2026 leaders: Darian Mensah (149.3), Josh Hoover (143.7), Gunner Stockton (143.3).

NFL Passer Rating

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Darian MensahQBMIA133128149.3
2Josh HooverQBIU107110143.7
3Gunner StocktonQBUGA102104143.3
4Marcus StokesQBMEM123126137.3
5Julian SayinQBOSU142143135.0
6CJ CarrQBND124124133.0
7Dante MooreQBORE99105129.4
8Austin SimmonsQBMIZ136140129.2
9Keelon RussellQBALA132141127.5
10Aidan ChilesQBNU8995125.7
11Kevin JenningsQBSMU156159124.2
12Devon DampierQBUTAH101103123.2
13Beau PribulaQBUVA118130122.9
14Mason HeintschelQBPITT148151122.7
15Kamario TaylorQBMSST154163122.5
16Braden AtkinsonQBORST196200121.7
17Lincoln KienholzQBLOU139144120.0
18Conner WeigmanQBHOU135136118.9
19David McCombQBM-OH103107118.6
20Maddux MadsenQBBOIS132134118.2
21John Alan RichterQBTOL153152118.2
22Jayden MaiavaQBUSC191193116.9
23Noah FifitaQBARIZ167176116.8
24Kenny MincheyQBUK142149115.6
25Malachi SingletonQBAPP132134115.3
26Caden VeltkampQBFAU174177115.2
27Anthony ColandreaQBNEB143145114.6
28Deshawn PurdieQBLIB100108114.4
29Michael Hawkins Jr.QBWVU8389114.3
30Ethan GrunkemeyerQBVT177182113.8
31Gio LopezQBWAKE151156113.5
32Aaron PhiloQBFLA121126113.4
33Cameran BrownQBGAST131131113.3
34William Watson IIIQBMASS100104112.9
35Ryan BrowneQBPUR156163112.4
36Brad JacksonQBTXST138136111.0
37Camden ColemanQBJMU128130109.5
38Tayven JacksonQBUNT168167109.0
39JC French IVQBCIN123130108.8
40Bear BachmeierQBBYU8689107.9
41Landyn LockeQBSHSU145151107.5
42Drew MestemakerQBOKST141142107.0
43Caden CreelQBJXST126127107.0
44Jared HollinsQBUSA8285106.7
45Trinidad ChamblissQBMISS144144106.3
46Skyler LocklearQBMOST8491106.2
47Katin HouserQBILL155160106.0
48Jackson ArnoldQBUNLV133144105.1
49Nathan HayesQBNDSU116122104.6
50Cutter BoleyQBASU127129103.8
51Rocco BechtQBPSU134136103.7
52Walker EgetQBDUKE9391103.4
53Jaden CraigQBTCU157166102.9
54Kalieb OsborneQBCONN140145102.8
55Deuce BaileyQBCCU155161102.3
56Demond Williams Jr.QBWASH163174100.9
57Jayden MandalQBFRES137136100.4
58Faizon BrandonQBTENN101113100.1
59John MateerQBOU109111100.1
60Julian LewisQBCOLO95101100.0
61Aidan ArmentaQBULM10711199.7
62EJ Colson Jr.QBUTEP779098.5
63CJ BaileyQBNCSU15015698.4
64Alberto MendozaQBGT12312798.1
65Avery JohnsonQBKSU13313097.0
66Owen McCownQBUTSA15115396.7
67Keyone JenkinsQBUCF767996.4
68Max JohnsonQBGASO18618796.4
69Carlos Del Rio-WilsonQBMRSH13313896.0
70Arch ManningQBTEX11612495.7
71Lunch WinfieldQBUL11011595.6
72Broc LowryQBWMU11311894.2
73Luke WeaverQBSJSU17117994.1
74Nico IamaleavaQBUCLA9910493.8
75Drake LindseyQBMINN15715793.0
76Hank BrownQBIOWA12412592.5
77Rodney Tisdale Jr.QBWKU11712792.4
78Sam LeavittQBLSU13914492.0
79Colton JosephQBWIS14314591.0
80Taron DickensQBNIU12013190.9
81Trey OwensQBARST13313890.5
82Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQBCAL16416790.0
83Billy Edwards Jr.QBUNC10611289.3
84Will HammondQBTTU14214788.4
85Jay KastantinQBBGSU12813288.3
86Jared CurtisQBVAN9810188.2
87LaNorris SellersQBSC15215788.1
88Ashton DanielsQBFSU11612788.0
89Roman GaglianoQBMTSU15616087.9
90Nick MinicucciQBDEL10310887.8
91Davis WarrenQBSTAN17317887.5
92Isaiah MarshallQBKU10410887.4
93Rickie CollinsQBKENN11611987.4
94DJ LagwayQBBAY13313787.3
95Baylor HayesQBTLSA9610086.5
96Dylan LonerganQBRUTG929486.1
97Noah KimQBEMU20320585.6
98Jaylen RaynorQBISU11912384.8
99Bryce UnderwoodQBMICH11311984.0
100KJ JacksonQBARK15716582.2

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 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 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)

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