2016 National Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deshaun Watson | Clemson | JR | QB | 15 | 49 | 33 | 67.3 | 426 | 5 | 1 | 169.97 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
| 2 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 9 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 365 | 2 | 0 | 200.93 | 70 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Brett Rypien | Boise St | SO | QB | 13 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 352 | 6 | 0 | 201.05 | 76 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Ryan Finley | NC State | SO | QB | 13 | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 131.91 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Luke Falk | Wash St | JR | QB | 12 | 41 | 28 | 68.3 | 341 | 3 | 0 | 162.30 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Logan Woodside | Toledo | JR | QB | 13 | 47 | 33 | 70.2 | 328 | 10 | 3 | 186.27 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 11 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 320 | 2 | 0 | 151.20 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 12 | 37 | 24 | 64.9 | 306 | 2 | 2 | 141.37 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Skyler Howard | WVU | SR | QB | 12 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 304 | 4 | 0 | 181.86 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | Patrick Mahomes II | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 11 | 27 | 21 | 77.8 | 298 | 5 | 0 | 231.60 | 61 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Danny Etling | LSU | JR | QB | 11 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 282 | 1 | 0 | 164.24 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Jacob Eason | Georgia | FR | QB | 12 | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 277 | 5 | 0 | 165.05 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 12 | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 264 | 4 | 2 | 143.09 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 11 | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 150.97 | 60 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | JR | QB | 12 | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 176.84 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Cooper Rush | CMU | SR | QB | 11 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 261 | 1 | 2 | 122.85 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Riley Neal | Ball State | SO | QB | 11 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 259 | 4 | 0 | 135.33 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Collin Hill | CSU | FR | QB | 5 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 250 | 2 | 0 | 232.94 | 60 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 19 | Brent Stockstill | MTSU | SO | QB | 9 | 34 | 25 | 73.5 | 248 | 8 | 1 | 206.57 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Stephen Johnson | Kentucky | JR | QB | 11 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 146.39 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Josh Allen | Wyoming | SO | QB | 10 | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 242 | 4 | 0 | 162.21 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 242 | 3 | 1 | 140.65 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 11 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 147.61 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Jalen Hurts | Alabama | FR | QB | 12 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 236 | 4 | 0 | 196.10 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Drew Lock | Missouri | SO | QB | 12 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 233 | 2 | 1 | 112.28 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Ryan Burns | Stanford | SR | QB | 8 | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 154.10 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | Conner Manning | Georgia St | JR | QB | 9 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 168.99 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Brad Kaaya | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 12 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 215 | 3 | 0 | 149.86 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Chad Kelly | Miss | SR | QB | 7 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 226.62 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | Nick Mullens | USM | SR | QB | 10 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 105.83 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 13 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 114.04 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Matt Linehan | Idaho | JR | QB | 11 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 207 | 2 | 1 | 137.89 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Tyler Stehling | Rice | SR | QB | 9 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 161.75 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Jake Browning | Washington | SO | QB | 13 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 204 | 3 | 1 | 136.78 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Nathan Peterman | Pittsburgh | SR | QB | 13 | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 203 | 3 | 0 | 127.14 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Troy Williams | Utah | JR | QB | 12 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 109.00 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Daniel Jones | Duke | FR | QB | 11 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 201 | 3 | 1 | 121.03 | 36 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Kenny Hill | TCU | JR | QB | 12 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 116.84 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 39 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 13 | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 197 | 5 | 2 | 127.62 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Mason Rudolph | Okla St | JR | QB | 11 | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 123.39 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 41 | Ryan Higgins | La Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 193 | 5 | 0 | 198.80 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Davis Webb | California | SR | QB | 12 | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 103.57 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Will Worth | Navy | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 315.75 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 44 | Sam Darnold | USC | FR | QB | 10 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 141.35 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | Nick Fitzgerald | Miss St | SO | QB | 12 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 185 | 3 | 1 | 130.15 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 46 | Eric Dungey | Syracuse | SO | QB | 8 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 183 | 4 | 1 | 172.05 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 47 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 12 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 181 | 1 | 1 | 108.94 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 48 | Jacob Park | Iowa State | SO | QB | 8 | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 204.26 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 49 | Ryan Metz | UTEP | SO | QB | 8 | 20 | 14 | 70.0 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 150.84 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Kyle Shurmur | Vanderbilt | SO | QB | 13 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 177 | 4 | 1 | 150.21 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Jerod Evans | Va Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 176 | 3 | 0 | 181.23 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Brandon Silvers | Troy | JR | QB | 12 | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 93.48 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 53 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 11 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 105.72 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 10 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 158.72 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Shane Buechele | Texas | FR | QB | 10 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 158.17 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Dru Brown | Hawai'i | SO | QB | 11 | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 132.37 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Dalton Sturm | UTSA | JR | QB | 12 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 167 | 4 | 1 | 163.45 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Justin Thomas | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 143.06 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 59 | Kent Myers | Utah State | JR | QB | 10 | 26 | 20 | 76.9 | 165 | 2 | 0 | 155.61 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Jake Bentley | S Carolina | FR | QB | 7 | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 158.54 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 61 | Brogan Roback | EMU | JR | QB | 9 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 160.45 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Kurt Benkert | Virginia | JR | QB | 10 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 110.38 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 63 | Andrew Ford | U Mass | SO | QB | 7 | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 139.16 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 63 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 12 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 127.07 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Tyree Jackson | Buffalo | FR | QB | 9 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 109.44 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | Anthony Jennings | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 12 | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 130.30 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | SR | QB | 11 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 98.20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Dallas Davis | USA | SO | QB | 9 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 130.50 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Sean White | Auburn | SO | QB | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 144.36 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 9 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 132.45 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Deondre Francois | FSU | FR | QB | 12 | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 148 | 5 | 0 | 155.30 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | SO | QB | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 140.26 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Kenny Potter | SJSU | SR | QB | 11 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 110.68 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 74 | Marcus McMaryion | Oregon St | SO | QB | 7 | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 184.24 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 140.27 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Justice Hansen | Ark St | SO | QB | 11 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 126.37 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 11 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 155.31 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 8 | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 152.52 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Tyler Jones | Texas St | SR | QB | 9 | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 124.58 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Patrick Towles | BC | SR | QB | 13 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 92.56 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Austin Allen | Arkansas | JR | QB | 9 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 121.98 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Taylor Lamb | App St | JR | QB | 13 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 103.36 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Austin Appleby | Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 117.47 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 10 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 111.35 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 9 | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 124.87 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Alex Hornibrook | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 11 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 110.39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 86 | Sefo Liufau | Colorado | SR | QB | 11 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 83.62 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Chason Virgil | Fresno St | FR | QB | 9 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 115.68 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Mitch Trubisky | N Carolina | JR | QB | 12 | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 119.12 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Thomas Woodson | Akron | JR | QB | 7 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 128.65 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | James Morgan | BGSU | FR | QB | 8 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 122.74 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 92 | Kevin Ellison | Ga South | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 146.17 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 93 | Caleb Evans | La-Monroe | FR | QB | 6 | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 184.53 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Manny Wilkins | Ariz St | SO | QB | 8 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 130.70 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Trevor Knight | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 10 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 122.62 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Zach Terrell | W Mich | SR | QB | 12 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 134.17 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 97 | Josh Rosen | UCLA | SO | QB | 6 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 100.39 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 98 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 6 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 146.71 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 7 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 106.53 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Nick Stevens | CSU | JR | QB | 7 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 154.73 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||