College QB Rankings: Week 4
All 138 qualifying quarterbacks, by what their plays were worth — adjusted for who they played.
Every qualifying quarterback in college football through Week 4 — all 138 of them — by what their plays were actually worth, weighed against who they were playing. To qualify, a quarterback needs at least two games and 30 dropbacks.
What changed this week
The full pool, not just the top 25. Every quarterback who qualifies is on the table below, sortable by any column.
Darian Mensah is still first, and further clear. His grade rose from 2.35 to 2.71 after Central Michigan, and he still has the highest completion rate in the country at 87.6%.
Dylan Raiola debuts at No. 2. He stepped in for the injured Dante Moore at USC and graded 2.34 on 37 dropbacks. His one real start came against a Tough defense, so this is not a number built on a soft opponent — but 37 dropbacks is a small sample, and the grade already pulls it toward average for exactly that reason.
One caveat on the defense labels. The opponent adjustment is still working off last week's defense ratings, because those had not been updated for Week 4 when this was built. Each quarterback's own numbers are current through Saturday; only the Tough, Average and Weak labels, and the adjustment behind them, are a week behind. They catch up on the next refresh.
What the number means
Grade blends two things. How many points a quarterback's plays were worth per snap, and how often those plays gained enough to keep the drive on schedule. Efficiency carries the larger share; staying on schedule carries the rest. Both are measured against the national average, so zero is average and Mensah at 2.71 is a long way above it.
The grade adjusts for opponent. Before a quarterback's numbers get pulled toward average for sample size, they're moved up or down by how good the defense he faced was. Beat a bad defense and the game counts for a bit less; beat a good one and it counts for more. 14 quarterbacks last faced a lower-division opponent with no rating, shown as unrated — those games are treated as neutral rather than guessed at.
Small samples still get pulled toward average. A quarterback with forty dropbacks has his number dragged toward the middle in proportion to how little he has thrown.
Completion percentage is for color only. It's raw accuracy with no adjustment for how hard the throws were, and it doesn't feed the grade.
Tiers reset every week, calculated fresh from that week's numbers rather than fixed bands.
All 138
| 1 | Darian Mensah |  Miami | S | 2.71 | 0.68 | 63.5% | 87.6% | 99 | Central Michigan (Average) | → |
| 2 | Dylan Raiola |  Oregon | S | 2.34 | 0.67 | 57.9% | 83.3% | 37 | USC (Tough) | NEW |
| 3 | Jayden Maiava |  USC | S | 1.98 | 0.57 | 57.8% | 69.0% | 159 | Oregon (Tough) | → |
| 4 | Josh Hoover |  Indiana | S | 1.85 | 0.60 | 53.8% | 68.8% | 81 | Northwestern (Tough) | → |
| 5 | Conner Weigman |  Houston | S | 1.80 | 0.55 | 56.1% | 70.7% | 102 | Georgia Southern (Weak) | ↑ |
| 6 | Aidan Chiles |  Northwestern | S | 1.79 | 0.57 | 54.7% | 70.8% | 79 | Indiana (Tough) | → |
| 7 | Keelon Russell |  Alabama | S | 1.76 | 0.59 | 53.0% | 74.7% | 85 | South Carolina (Tough) | ↑ |
| 8 | Aaron Philo |  Florida | S | 1.72 | 0.51 | 56.8% | 72.4% | 89 | Ole Miss (Tough) | ↓ |
| 9 | Julian Sayin |  Ohio State | S | 1.71 | 0.50 | 57.1% | 71.4% | 117 | Illinois (Average) | ↑ |
| 10 | Kevin Jennings |  SMU | S | 1.64 | 0.53 | 54.5% | 78.7% | 93 | Missouri State (Weak) | ↑ |
| 11 | C.J. Carr |  Notre Dame | S | 1.58 | 0.50 | 54.8% | 69.9% | 94 | Purdue (Weak) | → |
| 12 | Gunner Stockton |  Georgia | S | 1.51 | 0.48 | 55.2% | 75.0% | 68 | Oklahoma (Tough) | ↓ |
| 13 | Brad Jackson |  Texas State | S | 1.48 | 0.51 | 52.7% | 68.5% | 92 | Incarnate Word (unrated) | ↑ |
| 14 | Bear Bachmeier |  BYU | S | 1.36 | 0.43 | 55.0% | 70.5% | 63 | Colorado State (Average) | ↓ |
| 15 | Cutter Boley |  Arizona State | S | 1.28 | 0.53 | 48.6% | 65.8% | 81 | Kansas (Average) | → |
| 16 | David McComb |  Miami (OH) | S | 1.27 | 0.53 | 48.3% | 62.4% | 105 | UConn (Weak) | → |
| 17 | Emory Williams |  East Carolina | S | 1.25 | 0.37 | 56.6% | 73.0% | 39 | North Carolina Central (unrated) | NEW |
| 18 | Devon Dampier |  Utah | A | 1.12 | 0.40 | 52.8% | 69.4% | 101 | Iowa State (Tough) | → |
| 19 | Ryan Browne |  Purdue | A | 1.08 | 0.41 | 51.7% | 70.9% | 136 | Notre Dame (Tough) | ↓ |
| 20 | Malachi Singleton |  App State | A | 1.05 | 0.45 | 48.8% | 72.7% | 135 | NC State (Average) | ↓ |
| 21 | Hauss Hejny |  Colorado State | A | 1.03 | 0.46 | 47.9% | 64.4% | 74 | BYU (Tough) | ↑ |
| 22 | Kamario Taylor |  Mississippi State | A | 0.99 | 0.43 | 49.3% | 68.9% | 126 | Missouri (Tough) | ↑ |
| 23 | Mason Heintschel |  Pittsburgh | A | 0.99 | 0.42 | 49.5% | 65.3% | 125 | Bucknell (unrated) | ↑ |
| 24 | Tayven Jackson |  North Texas | A | 0.97 | 0.37 | 52.2% | 76.1% | 119 | Houston Christian (unrated) | ↑ |
| 25 | Marcus Stokes |  Memphis | A | 0.96 | 0.43 | 48.6% | 70.1% | 102 | UT Martin (unrated) | ↓ |
| 26 | Lincoln Kienholz |  Louisville | A | 0.89 | 0.39 | 49.7% | 67.3% | 114 | Wake Forest (Average) | ↓ |
| 27 | Sam Leavitt |  LSU | A | 0.85 | 0.39 | 48.8% | 63.7% | 120 | Texas A&M (Tough) | ↑ |
| 28 | Austin Simmons |  Missouri | A | 0.84 | 0.43 | 46.6% | 64.4% | 107 | Mississippi State (Average) | ↓ |
| 29 | Trinidad Chambliss |  Ole Miss | A | 0.78 | 0.33 | 51.4% | 69.5% | 144 | Florida (Tough) | ↑ |
| 30 | Ethan Grunkemeyer |  Virginia Tech | A | 0.78 | 0.38 | 48.3% | 73.6% | 134 | Boston College (Average) | ↓ |
| 31 | Anthony Colandrea |  Nebraska | A | 0.76 | 0.42 | 45.7% | 64.6% | 102 | Michigan State (Average) | ↑ |
| 32 | Katin Houser |  Illinois | A | 0.74 | 0.31 | 51.6% | 66.7% | 122 | Ohio State (Tough) | ↓ |
| 33 | Hank Brown |  Iowa | A | 0.74 | 0.34 | 50.2% | 67.4% | 97 | Michigan (Tough) | ↓ |
| 34 | Noah Fifita |  Arizona | A | 0.73 | 0.35 | 49.5% | 75.2% | 132 | Washington State (Average) | → |
| 35 | Nathan Hayes |  North Dakota State | A | 0.72 | 0.39 | 46.9% | 67.8% | 94 | Sacramento State (Weak) | ↑ |
| 36 | Bryce Underwood |  Michigan | A | 0.71 | 0.35 | 49.3% | 60.2% | 97 | Iowa (Tough) | ↑ |
| 37 | Beau Pribula |  Virginia | A | 0.62 | 0.30 | 50.3% | 74.4% | 88 | Delaware (Weak) | ↑ |
| 38 | Cameran Brown |  Georgia State | A | 0.61 | 0.30 | 50.4% | 67.0% | 111 | Northern Illinois (Weak) | ↓ |
| 39 | John Alan Richter |  Toledo | A | 0.56 | 0.35 | 46.3% | 66.1% | 117 | San Diego State (Average) | ↑ |
| 40 | Walker Eget |  Duke | A | 0.54 | 0.37 | 45.3% | 60.9% | 92 | William & Mary (unrated) | ↑ |
| 41 | CJ Bailey |  NC State | A | 0.54 | 0.28 | 50.0% | 66.1% | 113 | App State (Weak) | ↓ |
| 42 | Braden Atkinson |  Oregon State | A | 0.52 | 0.38 | 44.5% | 65.0% | 169 | UTEP (Weak) | ↓ |
| 43 | Dylan Lonergan |  Rutgers | A | 0.47 | 0.35 | 45.2% | 56.8% | 85 | Howard (unrated) | ↓ |
| 44 | Landyn Locke |  Sam Houston | A | 0.40 | 0.31 | 46.0% | 66.4% | 148 | Texas Tech (Tough) | ↓ |
| 45 | Avery Johnson |  Kansas State | A | 0.40 | 0.32 | 45.6% | 65.9% | 129 | Cincinnati (Average) | ↓ |
| 46 | Jaden Craig |  TCU | A | 0.40 | 0.32 | 45.5% | 66.4% | 133 | UCF (Tough) | ↓ |
| 47 | Kenny Minchey |  Kentucky | B | 0.31 | 0.28 | 46.6% | 67.0% | 98 | South Alabama (Weak) | ↓ |
| 48 | Giovanni Lopez |  Wake Forest | B | 0.27 | 0.33 | 43.2% | 61.0% | 126 | Louisville (Tough) | ↑ |
| 49 | Ajani Sheppard |  Temple | B | 0.27 | 0.35 | 41.7% | 53.4% | 61 | Army (Average) | ↑ |
| 50 | Drew Mestemaker |  Oklahoma State | B | 0.25 | 0.23 | 47.9% | 64.9% | 115 | Murray State (unrated) | ↓ |
| 51 | Ashton Daniels |  Florida State | B | 0.25 | 0.28 | 45.4% | 62.2% | 78 | Central Arkansas (unrated) | ↑ |
| 52 | Dante Moore | Oregon | B | 0.24 | 0.29 | 44.7% | 69.7% | 105 | USC (Tough) | ↑ |
| 53 | Colton Joseph |  Wisconsin | B | 0.23 | 0.26 | 46.3% | 56.4% | 111 | Penn State (Tough) | ↓ |
| 54 | Maddux Madsen |  Boise State | B | 0.23 | 0.27 | 45.4% | 62.0% | 112 | Western Michigan (Average) | ↑ |
| 55 | John Mateer |  Oklahoma | B | 0.22 | 0.30 | 43.9% | 64.1% | 109 | Georgia (Tough) | ↓ |
| 56 | Drake Lindsey |  Minnesota | B | 0.22 | 0.26 | 45.9% | 66.4% | 133 | Washington (Tough) | ↑ |
| 57 | Matt Vezza |  Ohio | B | 0.18 | 0.20 | 48.6% | 71.4% | 52 | Stonehill (unrated) | ↑ |
| 58 | Will Hammond |  Texas Tech | B | 0.17 | 0.21 | 48.2% | 68.1% | 118 | Sam Houston (Weak) | ↓ |
| 59 | Malik Washington |  Maryland | B | 0.17 | 0.24 | 46.4% | 66.2% | 149 | UCLA (Average) | ↓ |
| 60 | Camden Coleman |  James Madison | B | 0.14 | 0.26 | 44.4% | 61.5% | 101 | Old Dominion (Average) | ↓ |
| 61 | Bishop Davenport |  South Alabama | B | 0.12 | 0.27 | 43.9% | 67.8% | 61 | Tulane (Average) | ↑ |
| 62 | Davis Warren |  Stanford | B | 0.10 | 0.33 | 39.9% | 57.4% | 133 | Georgia Tech (Average) | ↑ |
| 63 | Rocco Becht |  Penn State | B | 0.07 | 0.29 | 41.8% | 59.6% | 94 | Wisconsin (Tough) | ↓ |
| 64 | Nate Bennett |  Baylor | B | 0.07 | 0.27 | 43.0% | 72.9% | 62 | Louisiana Tech (Weak) | ↓ |
| 65 | Skyler Locklear |  Missouri State | B | 0.02 | 0.34 | 38.4% | 72.5% | 87 | SMU (Tough) | ↓ |
| 66 | Alberto Mendoza |  Georgia Tech | B | 0.01 | 0.23 | 44.1% | 67.5% | 126 | Stanford (Average) | ↓ |
| 67 | Caden Veltkamp |  Florida Atlantic | B | -0.02 | 0.17 | 47.1% | 71.4% | 154 | UL Monroe (Weak) | ↓ |
| 68 | Kalieb Osborne |  UConn | B | -0.02 | 0.27 | 41.3% | 60.2% | 105 | Miami (OH) (Average) | ↓ |
| 69 | Arch Manning |  Texas | B | -0.04 | 0.20 | 44.6% | 61.9% | 123 | Tennessee (Tough) | → |
| 70 | Landy Lyddy |  Southern Miss | B | -0.07 | 0.27 | 40.7% | 60.5% | 42 | Tulane (Average) | NEW |
| 71 | Luke Weaver |  San José State | B | -0.14 | 0.22 | 42.4% | 61.2% | 144 | Fresno State (Tough) | → |
| 72 | KJ Jackson |  Arkansas | B | -0.15 | 0.15 | 45.9% | 60.2% | 125 | Tulsa (Average) | ↓ |
| 73 | Caden Creel |  Jacksonville State | B | -0.16 | 0.16 | 45.2% | 67.5% | 125 | Middle Tennessee (Weak) | ↓ |
| 74 | AJ Surace | Rutgers | B | -0.18 | 0.13 | 46.2% | 65.7% | 39 | Boston College (Average) | ↓ |
| 75 | Isaiah Marshall |  Kansas | B | -0.19 | 0.23 | 41.1% | 53.7% | 86 | Arizona State (Tough) | ↓ |
| 76 | Deshawn Purdie |  Liberty | B | -0.20 | 0.22 | 41.3% | 58.8% | 88 | Coastal Carolina (Weak) | ↑ |
| 77 | Jayden Mandal |  Fresno State | B | -0.24 | 0.21 | 41.1% | 63.5% | 98 | Rice (Weak) | ↑ |
| 78 | Jaylen Raynor |  Iowa State | B | -0.24 | 0.20 | 41.6% | 55.7% | 91 | Utah (Tough) | → |
| 79 | Alessio Milivojevic |  Michigan State | B | -0.25 | 0.11 | 46.3% | 66.0% | 105 | Nebraska (Tough) | ↑ |
| 80 | Max Johnson |  Georgia Southern | B | -0.28 | 0.20 | 41.2% | 65.8% | 162 | Houston (Average) | ↑ |
| 81 | Lanorris Sellers |  South Carolina | B | -0.31 | 0.20 | 40.4% | 61.9% | 119 | Alabama (Tough) | → |
| 82 | Julian Lewis |  Colorado | B | -0.33 | 0.22 | 39.3% | 62.8% | 93 | Baylor (Average) | ↓ |
| 83 | Owen McCown |  UTSA | B | -0.33 | 0.19 | 40.5% | 68.3% | 122 | Colorado State (Average) | ↑ |
| 84 | D'Wayne Winfield |  Louisiana | B | -0.35 | 0.17 | 41.8% | 73.0% | 94 | Charlotte (Weak) | NEW |
| 85 | Jared Hollins | South Alabama | B | -0.35 | 0.17 | 41.4% | 58.1% | 65 | Kentucky (Tough) | NEW |
| 86 | Faizon Brandon |  Tennessee | B | -0.36 | 0.18 | 40.9% | 62.2% | 100 | Texas (Tough) | ↓ |
| 87 | Luke Moga |  New Mexico | B | -0.37 | 0.14 | 42.7% | 61.8% | 36 | Oklahoma (Tough) | ↑ |
| 88 | Trey Owens |  Arkansas State | C | -0.39 | 0.08 | 45.8% | 67.3% | 107 | Kennesaw State (Weak) | → |
| 89 | Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele |  California | C | -0.45 | 0.11 | 43.2% | 64.2% | 138 | Clemson (Tough) | ↓ |
| 90 | Keyone Jenkins |  UCF | C | -0.46 | 0.15 | 40.8% | 69.4% | 37 | TCU (Tough) | NEW |
| 91 | Nick Minicucci |  Delaware | C | -0.48 | 0.15 | 40.5% | 57.1% | 106 | Virginia (Tough) | ↓ |
| 92 | Jared Curtis |  Vanderbilt | C | -0.51 | 0.13 | 41.2% | 63.5% | 102 | Auburn (Tough) | ↑ |
| 93 | Roman Gagliano |  Middle Tennessee | C | -0.52 | 0.16 | 39.3% | 60.5% | 134 | Jacksonville State (Average) | ↑ |
| 94 | Deuce Bailey |  Coastal Carolina | C | -0.54 | 0.17 | 38.2% | 52.9% | 130 | Liberty (Average) | ↓ |
| 95 | Jay Kastantin |  Bowling Green | C | -0.55 | 0.14 | 40.0% | 63.3% | 93 | South Florida (Average) | ↓ |
| 96 | Jackson Sharman |  Sacramento State | C | -0.59 | 0.09 | 42.0% | 59.5% | 125 | Massachusetts (Weak) | ↓ |
| 97 | D.J. Lagway | Baylor | C | -0.67 | 0.17 | 36.2% | 48.9% | 94 | Colorado (Average) | NEW |
| 98 | Ethan Hampton | Southern Miss | C | -0.67 | 0.06 | 42.3% | 60.8% | 75 | UConn (Weak) | ↓ |
| 99 | Byrum Brown |  Auburn | C | -0.67 | 0.10 | 40.2% | 64.8% | 139 | Vanderbilt (Average) | ↓ |
| 100 | Rickie Collins |  Kennesaw State | C | -0.69 | 0.06 | 42.0% | 68.3% | 107 | Arkansas State (Weak) | → |
| 101 | Trey Hedden |  New Mexico State | C | -0.70 | 0.11 | 39.1% | 53.0% | 119 | New Mexico (Average) | ↓ |
| 102 | Nico Iamaleava |  UCLA | C | -0.71 | 0.09 | 40.1% | 61.9% | 103 | Maryland (Tough) | ↓ |
| 103 | Quinn Henicle |  Old Dominion | C | -0.73 | 0.17 | 35.6% | 59.6% | 52 | East Carolina (Average) | ↓ |
| 104 | Tyler Hughes |  Wyoming | C | -0.74 | 0.06 | 41.2% | 61.5% | 100 | Hawai'i (Weak) | ↑ |
| 105 | Marcel Reed |  Texas A&M | C | -0.74 | 0.07 | 40.3% | 57.0% | 129 | LSU (Tough) | ↓ |
| 106 | Elijah Holmes |  Buffalo | C | -0.74 | 0.12 | 37.9% | 58.1% | 62 | Florida International (Weak) | ↑ |
| 107 | Jackson Arnold |  UNLV | C | -0.75 | 0.11 | 38.1% | 60.4% | 120 | Akron (Weak) | ↑ |
| 108 | Mitch Griffis | East Carolina | C | -0.86 | 0.12 | 35.7% | 50.0% | 52 | Old Dominion (Average) | ↑ |
| 109 | Keldric Luster |  Ball State | C | -0.90 | 0.10 | 36.4% | 62.0% | 84 | Liberty (Average) | ↓ |
| 110 | Cibastian Broughton |  Akron | C | -0.93 | 0.02 | 40.3% | 80.0% | 65 | Minnesota (Tough) | ↑ |
| 111 | Caden Pinnick |  Washington State | C | -0.96 | 0.01 | 40.2% | 61.9% | 114 | Arizona (Tough) | ↓ |
| 112 | Ryder Burton |  UAB | C | -0.96 | 0.02 | 39.9% | 58.2% | 102 | Navy (Average) | ↑ |
| 113 | J.J. Kohl |  Florida International | D | -0.98 | 0.00 | 40.6% | 56.1% | 142 | Long Island University (unrated) | ↓ |
| 114 | Jacurri Brown |  Rice | D | -1.01 | 0.03 | 38.6% | 55.8% | 46 | Fresno State (Tough) | NEW |
| 115 | Cole Gonzales |  Charlotte | D | -1.02 | -0.01 | 40.6% | 63.6% | 113 | Louisiana (Weak) | ↓ |
| 116 | Micah Alejado |  Hawai'i | D | -1.03 | 0.06 | 36.7% | 58.4% | 188 | Wyoming (Average) | ↑ |
| 117 | Will Crowder |  Troy | D | -1.04 | 0.05 | 36.7% | 52.3% | 138 | Utah State (Average) | NEW |
| 118 | Ksaan Farrar | Colorado State | D | -1.06 | 0.04 | 37.1% | 60.9% | 70 | UTSA (Weak) | NEW |
| 119 | Baylor Hayes |  Tulsa | D | -1.07 | 0.05 | 36.4% | 62.3% | 56 | Sam Houston (Weak) | ↑ |
| 120 | Blake Baker |  Louisiana Tech | D | -1.08 | 0.08 | 34.5% | 54.8% | 37 | LSU (Tough) | ↓ |
| 121 | Dru Deshields |  Kent State | D | -1.11 | 0.11 | 32.3% | 58.1% | 87 | Ball State (Weak) | NEW |
| 122 | Grady Brosterhous |  Utah State | D | -1.14 | 0.02 | 36.6% | 55.2% | 103 | Troy (Average) | ↓ |
| 123 | Aidan Armenta |  UL Monroe | D | -1.16 | 0.09 | 32.7% | 61.7% | 64 | Florida Atlantic (Weak) | ↑ |
| 124 | Noah Kim |  Eastern Michigan | D | -1.17 | 0.03 | 35.8% | 61.8% | 170 | Lindenwood (unrated) | ↑ |
| 125 | Tait Reynolds |  Clemson | D | -1.17 | 0.02 | 36.2% | 61.9% | 93 | California (Average) | ↓ |
| 126 | Nick Poulos | Ohio | D | -1.17 | 0.08 | 32.9% | 44.4% | 38 | Jacksonville State (Average) | ↓ |
| 127 | Taron Dickens |  Northern Illinois | D | -1.19 | -0.04 | 39.5% | 69.5% | 114 | Georgia State (Weak) | ↓ |
| 128 | Jayden Denegal |  San Diego State | D | -1.24 | 0.04 | 34.3% | 55.8% | 102 | Toledo (Average) | ↓ |
| 129 | Broc Lowry |  Western Michigan | D | -1.26 | -0.04 | 37.9% | 64.2% | 86 | Boise State (Average) | ↓ |
| 130 | Carter Jones |  Nevada | D | -1.28 | 0.04 | 33.5% | 59.4% | 73 | Air Force (Average) | ↓ |
| 131 | Mason McKenzie |  Boston College | D | -1.30 | 0.00 | 35.3% | 55.7% | 114 | Virginia Tech (Tough) | ↓ |
| 132 | Austin Carlisle | UL Monroe | D | -1.31 | -0.17 | 44.5% | 67.3% | 54 | SE Louisiana (unrated) | ↓ |
| 133 | Steven Angeli |  Syracuse | D | -1.32 | -0.02 | 36.1% | 54.5% | 107 | Pittsburgh (Tough) | ↓ |
| 134 | Brayden Roggow | Akron | D | -1.40 | -0.02 | 34.9% | 51.2% | 47 | UNLV (Weak) | NEW |
| 135 | Kadin Semonza |  Tulane | D | -1.58 | -0.02 | 31.7% | 53.3% | 102 | Southern Miss (Weak) | ↓ |
| 136 | Jason Wright | Buffalo | D | -1.68 | -0.03 | 30.9% | 46.1% | 78 | Robert Morris (unrated) | ↓ |
| 137 | Brock Glenn |  Western Kentucky | D | -1.75 | -0.08 | 32.4% | 41.7% | 36 | Indiana (Tough) | ↓ |
| 138 | Angel H Flores |  Central Michigan | D | -2.33 | -0.21 | 30.0% | 56.2% | 35 | Miami (Tough) | NEW |
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Passer identity comes from the official play-by-play text checked against the roster, covering about nine in ten pass plays nationally; the rest, mostly trick plays and unclear text, were left out rather than guessed at.