2026 College 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Leaders

First downs or touchdowns on 3rd-down dropbacks.

The 2026 leaders: Conner Weigman (62.5%), Cameran Brown (57.1%), Tayven Jackson (56.8%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 127 players.

Rk	Player	Pos	Team	Att	Dropbacks	3D Conv%
1	Conner Weigman	QB	HOU	135	136	62.5%
2	Cameran Brown	QB	GAST	131	131	57.1%
3	Tayven Jackson	QB	UNT	168	167	56.8%
4	Brad Jackson	QB	TXST	138	136	55.9%
5	Mason Heintschel	QB	PITT	148	151	54.8%
6	Gunner Stockton	QB	UGA	102	104	54.2%
7	Josh Hoover	QB	IU	107	110	53.3%
8	Austin Simmons	QB	MIZ	136	140	52.3%
9	CJ Bailey	QB	NCSU	150	156	52.3%
10	Avery Johnson	QB	KSU	133	130	51.7%
11	Sam Leavitt	QB	LSU	139	144	51.4%
12	JJ Kohl	QB	FIU	140	142	50.0%
13	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	99	104	48.1%
14	Darian Mensah	QB	MIA	133	128	48.0%
15	Noah Fifita	QB	ARIZ	167	176	47.5%
16	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	156	159	45.5%
17	Trey Hedden	QB	NMSU	116	120	45.5%
18	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	WKU	117	127	45.2%
19	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB	VT	177	182	45.0%
20	John Alan Richter	QB	TOL	153	152	45.0%
21	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	142	143	44.1%
22	Malachi Singleton	QB	APP	132	134	43.3%
23	Anthony Colandrea	QB	NEB	143	145	43.2%
24	JC French IV	QB	CIN	123	130	42.9%
25	Dante Moore	QB	ORE	99	105	42.3%
26	William Watson III	QB	MASS	100	104	42.3%
27	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	191	193	42.1%
28	Colton Joseph	QB	WIS	143	145	41.5%
29	Dru DeShields	QB	KENT	120	125	41.5%
30	Kalieb Osborne	QB	CONN	140	145	41.0%
31	Nathan Hayes	QB	NDSU	116	122	41.0%
32	David McComb	QB	M-OH	103	107	40.7%
33	Will Hammond	QB	TTU	142	147	40.6%
34	Hank Brown	QB	IOWA	124	125	40.0%
35	Hauss Hejny	QB	CSU	73	74	40.0%
36	Jayden Mandal	QB	FRES	137	136	40.0%
37	Keelon Russell	QB	ALA	132	141	40.0%
38	Drake Lindsey	QB	MINN	157	157	39.5%
39	Caden Veltkamp	QB	FAU	174	177	39.4%
40	Micah Alejado	QB	HAW	216	225	39.3%
41	Byrum Brown	QB	AUB	158	176	39.1%
42	Caden Creel	QB	JXST	126	127	39.1%
43	Carter Jones	QB	NEV	70	73	39.1%
44	Elijah Holmes	QB	BUF	61	62	39.1%
45	Walker Eget	QB	DUKE	93	91	39.1%
46	Jay Kastantin	QB	BGSU	128	132	39.0%
47	Ashton Daniels	QB	FSU	116	127	38.9%
48	Billy Edwards Jr.	QB	UNC	106	112	38.5%
49	Michael Hawkins Jr.	QB	WVU	83	89	38.2%
50	Brock Glenn	QB	WKU	63	61	38.1%
51	Jared Hollins	QB	USA	82	85	38.1%
52	Deuce Bailey	QB	CCU	155	161	37.8%
53	Jaden Craig	QB	TCU	157	166	37.8%
54	Aidan Chiles	QB	NU	89	95	37.5%
55	Ryder Burton	QB	UAB	110	121	37.5%
56	Kamario Taylor	QB	MSST	154	163	37.1%
57	Taron Dickens	QB	NIU	120	131	37.1%
58	Aaron Philo	QB	FLA	121	126	36.7%
59	Katin Houser	QB	ILL	155	160	36.7%
60	Braden Atkinson	QB	ORST	196	200	36.6%
61	Alberto Mendoza	QB	GT	123	127	36.4%
62	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	CAL	164	167	36.4%
63	Max Johnson	QB	GASO	186	187	36.4%
64	KJ Jackson	QB	ARK	157	165	35.9%
65	Isaiah Marshall	QB	KU	104	108	35.7%
66	Arch Manning	QB	TEX	116	124	35.5%
67	Broc Lowry	QB	WMU	113	118	35.5%
68	Noah Kim	QB	EMU	203	205	35.4%
69	Ajani Sheppard	QB	TEM	72	76	35.0%
70	DJ Lagway	QB	BAY	133	137	35.0%
71	Landry Lyddy	QB	USM	62	67	35.0%
72	Julian Lewis	QB	COLO	95	101	34.6%
73	Trey Owens	QB	ARST	133	138	34.5%
74	Camden Coleman	QB	JMU	128	130	34.4%
75	Trinidad Chambliss	QB	MISS	144	144	34.4%
76	Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	QB	MRSH	133	138	34.2%
77	Jackson Sharman	QB	SAC	143	146	34.1%
78	Aidan Armenta	QB	ULM	107	111	33.3%
79	CJ Carr	QB	ND	124	124	33.3%
80	Dexter Williams II	QB	TLSA	59	60	33.3%
81	Landyn Locke	QB	SHSU	145	151	33.3%
82	Luke Weaver	QB	SJSU	171	179	33.3%
83	Maddux Madsen	QB	BOIS	132	134	33.3%
84	Ryan Browne	QB	PUR	156	163	33.3%
85	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU	129	137	32.4%
86	Rocco Becht	QB	PSU	134	136	32.4%
87	Skyler Locklear	QB	MOST	84	91	32.3%
88	Marcus Stokes	QB	MEM	123	126	32.1%
89	K'saan Farrar	QB	CSU	102	107	32.0%
90	Steve Angeli	QB	SYR	103	110	31.8%
91	LaNorris Sellers	QB	SC	152	157	31.6%
92	Lincoln Kienholz	QB	LOU	139	144	31.2%
93	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH	113	119	31.0%
94	EJ Colson Jr.	QB	UTEP	77	90	30.8%
95	Tait Reynolds	QB	CLEM	127	140	30.6%
96	Kadin Semonza	QB	TULN	93	102	30.3%
97	Cole Gonzales	QB	CLT	127	128	29.7%
98	Tyler Hughes	QB	WYO	112	117	29.7%
99	Jackson Arnold	QB	UNLV	133	144	29.5%
100	Grady Brosterhous	QB	USU	116	130	29.0%

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