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CollegeOctober 4, 2026

College QB Rankings: Week 5

All 158 qualifying quarterbacks through Week 5, graded on what their plays were worth against the defenses they faced. Sortable by any column.

Every qualifying quarterback in college football through Week 5 — all 158 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 on an FBS roster.

What changed this week

Twenty more quarterbacks qualify. The pool grew from 138 to 158. Every one of them is on the table below, sortable by any column.

Darian Mensah is first for the third straight week. His grade dipped from 2.71 to 2.48 after Clemson, the toughest defense he has faced, and he is still clear of the field. Dylan Raiola holds No. 2 on only 36 dropbacks.

This week's tiers: 23 S, 29 A, 47 B, 34 C and 25 D.

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 2.48 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. 7 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.

Garbage time is out. Fourth-quarter snaps in a blowout don't count.

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 158

1Darian MensahMiamiS2.480.60260.5%80.5%5128Clemson (Tough)→
2Dylan RaiolaOregonS2.320.63156.4%80.6%236USC (Average)→
3Josh HooverIndianaS2.050.59853.9%67.0%5109Rutgers (Weak)↑
4Gunner StocktonGeorgiaS2.020.53556.8%72.0%5100Vanderbilt (Tough)↑
5Julian SayinOhio StateS1.920.51456.4%67.4%5144Iowa (Tough)↑
6Jayden MaiavaUSCS1.920.52655.7%66.0%6194Washington (Tough)↓
7Keelon RussellAlabamaS1.750.54052.3%67.3%4110Mississippi State (Average)→
8Conner WeigmanHoustonS1.690.45156.1%64.7%5136UCF (Tough)↓
9C.J. CarrNotre DameS1.680.47654.5%69.4%5124North Carolina (Tough)↑
10Aaron PhiloFloridaS1.650.49253.3%69.0%5116Missouri (Tough)↓
11Aidan ChilesNorthwesternS1.610.46354.1%64.9%494Penn State (Tough)↓
12David McCombMiami (OH)S1.510.54248.3%60.4%4106UConn (Weak)↑
13Austin SimmonsMissouriS1.460.50249.7%65.0%5137Florida (Tough)↑
14Emory WilliamsEast CarolinaS1.410.36356.5%69.2%239North Carolina Central (unrated)↑
15Cameran BrownGeorgia StateS1.400.45151.5%66.2%5130Old Dominion (Average)↑
16Ryan BrownePurdueS1.390.43552.2%66.3%5163Illinois (Average)↑
17Devon DampierUtahS1.370.41253.2%67.3%4101Iowa State (Tough)↑
18Tayven JacksonNorth TexasS1.370.41453.0%71.5%5158Tulsa (Average)↑
19Marcus StokesMemphisS1.220.43249.7%67.7%5127Charlotte (Weak)↑
20Malachi SingletonApp StateS1.220.45148.6%71.1%4135NC State (Average)→
21Hauss HejnyColorado StateS1.210.46347.9%63.5%374BYU (Tough)→
22Ethan GrunkemeyerVirginia TechS1.180.42749.4%71.7%5180Pittsburgh (Tough)↑
23Brad JacksonTexas StateS1.150.37151.9%64.7%5139San Diego State (Average)↓
24CJ BaileyNC StateA1.140.39250.6%61.5%5156Louisville (Average)↑
25Cutter BoleyArizona StateA1.090.42448.0%61.0%4118Baylor (Tough)↓
26Mason HeintschelPittsburghA1.010.41947.0%61.8%5144Virginia Tech (Tough)↓
27Kamario TaylorMississippi StateA0.940.36548.9%61.3%5163Alabama (Tough)↓
28Lincoln KienholzLouisvilleA0.880.36048.2%63.7%5146NC State (Average)↓
29Sam LeavittLSUA0.870.32050.2%62.5%5144McNeese (unrated)↓
30Trinidad ChamblissOle MissA0.860.30750.7%68.1%4144Florida (Tough)↓
31Kevin JenningsSMUA0.820.30850.1%70.7%4123Boston College (Average)↓
32Noah FifitaArizonaA0.710.28149.8%66.9%5172Cincinnati (Average)↑
33Maddux MadsenBoise StateA0.710.34146.6%62.4%5133Utah State (Average)↑
34Drew MestemakerOklahoma StateA0.700.25950.8%65.5%4142West Virginia (Average)↑
35Amari OdomSyracuseA0.700.26650.4%73.3%245UConn (Weak)NEW
36Walker EgetDukeA0.650.35644.8%60.9%492William & Mary (unrated)↑
37Landyn LockeSam HoustonA0.620.32046.3%62.8%4148Texas Tech (Tough)↑
38Anthony ColandreaNebraskaA0.620.31646.4%62.9%5143Maryland (Average)↓
39Caden VeltkampFlorida AtlanticA0.610.25649.5%68.8%5170Texas Southern (unrated)↑
40Hank BrownIowaA0.580.27148.3%60.8%5125Ohio State (Tough)↓
41Isaac WilsonColoradoA0.570.25349.1%52.8%272Texas Tech (Tough)NEW
42Braden AtkinsonOregon StateA0.560.34843.8%62.5%4168UTEP (Weak)→
43Katin HouserIllinoisA0.520.23349.4%61.3%5160Purdue (Weak)↓
44Giovanni LopezWake ForestA0.510.30145.6%59.7%5154Stanford (Weak)↑
45Dylan LonerganRutgersA0.510.31744.7%53.7%495Indiana (Tough)↓
46Jaden CraigTCUA0.510.29845.6%62.3%5162BYU (Tough)→
47JC FrenchCincinnatiA0.490.26647.1%65.4%5127Arizona (Tough)NEW
48Avery JohnsonKansas StateA0.440.29245.0%65.6%4128Cincinnati (Average)↓
49Nathan HayesNorth Dakota StateA0.440.28245.5%62.0%5121Wyoming (Average)↓
50Camden ColemanJames MadisonA0.440.28745.1%60.3%5131Marshall (Weak)↑
51Jared HollinsSouth AlabamaA0.420.31643.3%58.8%385UL Monroe (Weak)↑
52Blaze BerlowitzVanderbiltA0.400.26845.5%52.1%348Georgia (Tough)NEW
53Dante MooreOregonB0.370.28044.5%65.7%4105USC (Average)↓
54Bear BachmeierBYUB0.370.25345.8%61.4%488TCU (Tough)↓
55Billy EdwardsNorth CarolinaB0.350.23846.4%52.7%4112Notre Dame (Tough)NEW
56John MateerOklahomaB0.330.28343.6%60.2%4108Georgia (Tough)↓
57AJ SuraceRutgersB0.280.22546.0%56.2%348Indiana (Tough)↑
58Bishop DavenportSouth AlabamaB0.270.26243.8%65.6%261Tulane (Average)↑
59Ashton DanielsFlorida StateB0.270.23645.2%57.4%4101Virginia (Tough)↓
60Carlos Del Rio-WilsonMarshallB0.250.29041.9%62.7%251Missouri State (Weak)NEW
61John Alan RichterToledoB0.200.25643.0%62.3%5151Ball State (Weak)↓
62Demond Williams Jr.WashingtonB0.200.22244.8%61.1%5175USC (Average)NEW
63Nate BennettBaylorB0.200.25942.8%69.4%262Louisiana Tech (Weak)↑
64William Watson IIIMassachusettsB0.180.24243.5%70.7%599Eastern Michigan (Weak)NEW
65Kenny MincheyKentuckyB0.180.21445.0%62.2%5143South Carolina (Average)↓
66Ajani SheppardTempleB0.180.32538.9%51.9%577South Florida (Average)↓
67Rocco BechtPenn StateB0.170.23643.7%57.7%5137Northwestern (Tough)↓
68Colton JosephWisconsinB0.160.20645.1%53.4%5131Michigan State (Average)↓
69Jaylen RaynorIowa StateB0.160.21844.3%55.3%5123West Virginia (Average)↑
70Drake LindseyMinnesotaB0.130.18245.9%65.6%5157Michigan (Tough)↓
71Luke WeaverSan José StateB0.130.23443.0%59.8%5174Hawai'i (Weak)→
72Arch ManningTexasB0.130.20444.6%56.9%4123Tennessee (Tough)↓
73D.J. LagwayBaylorB0.120.28440.3%51.8%3137Arizona State (Tough)↑
74Trey KukukLouisiana TechB0.100.16946.2%62.1%266Army (Average)NEW
75Skyler LocklearMissouri StateB0.100.32038.0%66.7%487SMU (Tough)↓
76Jayden MandalFresno StateB0.080.22842.7%64.4%5132Washington State (Average)↑
77Kalieb OsborneUConnB0.080.23941.9%53.4%5146Syracuse (Average)↓
78Michael Hawkins Jr.West VirginiaB0.070.29438.9%51.7%589Iowa State (Tough)NEW
79Bryce UnderwoodMichiganB0.040.16145.7%54.5%5121Minnesota (Tough)↓
80Caden CreelJacksonville StateB-0.040.15844.4%63.8%5127Middle Tennessee (Weak)↓
81Matt VezzaOhioB-0.050.12646.1%62.3%461Kent State (Weak)↓
82Lanorris SellersSouth CarolinaB-0.050.18842.7%57.0%5158Kentucky (Average)↓
83Davis WarrenStanfordB-0.080.26738.0%56.5%5161Wake Forest (Average)↓
84Will HammondTexas TechB-0.100.14544.2%63.9%5144Colorado (Average)↓
85Jay KastantinBowling GreenB-0.140.15643.1%62.0%5129Miami (OH) (Average)↑
86Deshawn PurdieLibertyB-0.150.18441.3%54.1%5109Delaware (Weak)↓
87Max JohnsonGeorgia SouthernB-0.160.17641.7%62.0%5187Coastal Carolina (Weak)↓
88KJ JacksonArkansasB-0.160.11644.8%55.6%5151Texas A&M (Tough)↓
89Julian LewisColoradoB-0.170.20839.8%58.5%494Baylor (Tough)↓
90Alberto MendozaGeorgia TechB-0.170.13843.5%61.7%4128Stanford (Weak)↓
91Isaiah MarshallKansasB-0.230.18040.2%52.8%4108Middle Tennessee (Weak)↓
92Luke MogaNew MexicoB-0.280.12742.4%58.3%336Oklahoma (Tough)↓
93Aidan ArmentaUL MonroeB-0.300.18838.8%58.5%4106South Alabama (Weak)↑
94Cale HellumsArmyB-0.310.08244.4%54.0%450Louisiana Tech (Weak)NEW
95Nick MinicucciDelawareB-0.320.14740.6%52.8%4106Virginia (Tough)↓
96Keldric LusterBall StateB-0.350.15439.8%60.3%4116Toledo (Average)↑
97Trey OwensArkansas StateB-0.360.07643.9%63.0%5135Louisiana (Average)↓
98Toa FaavaeNew MexicoB-0.360.15339.7%49.3%567UTEP (Weak)NEW
99Jared CurtisVanderbiltB-0.380.12141.0%59.8%4102Auburn (Tough)↓
100EJ ColsonUTEPC-0.420.13039.9%51.2%586New Mexico (Tough)NEW
101Beau PribulaVirginiaC-0.430.09142.0%57.9%5126Florida State (Average)↓
102Rickie CollinsKennesaw StateC-0.440.07542.7%66.4%4107Arkansas State (Weak)↓
103Malik WashingtonMarylandC-0.450.06642.9%61.0%5195Nebraska (Tough)↓
104Tait ReynoldsClemsonC-0.470.10640.4%57.0%5142Miami (Tough)↑
105Alessio MilivojevicMichigan StateC-0.520.02244.2%55.5%5137Wisconsin (Tough)↓
106Elijah HolmesBuffaloC-0.530.12738.4%58.1%262Florida International (Average)→
107Keyone JenkinsUCFC-0.580.13437.3%65.7%370Houston (Average)↓
108Trey HeddenNew Mexico StateC-0.600.09838.8%51.3%4119New Mexico (Tough)↓
109Jackson SharmanSacramento StateC-0.610.03642.1%57.1%4126Massachusetts (Average)↓
110Deuce BaileyCoastal CarolinaC-0.610.13736.6%49.1%5165Georgia Southern (Weak)↓
111Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleCaliforniaC-0.620.05840.8%62.9%5167UNLV (Average)↓
112Marcel ReedTexas A&MC-0.620.08239.5%55.4%5148Arkansas (Average)↓
113Faizon BrandonTennesseeC-0.660.08538.6%53.6%5110Auburn (Tough)↓
114Alonza BarnettUCFC-0.690.00542.5%60.0%250Pittsburgh (Tough)NEW
115Landy LyddySouthern MissC-0.700.06838.9%52.4%242Tulane (Average)↓
116Dexter Williams IITulsaC-0.700.10137.1%54.7%253Arkansas (Average)NEW
117Byrum BrownAuburnC-0.700.03740.5%58.5%5176Tennessee (Tough)↓
118Mitch GriffisEast CarolinaC-0.720.12135.7%48.1%252Old Dominion (Average)↓
119Noah KimEastern MichiganC-0.730.08037.7%60.8%6194Massachusetts (Average)↑
120J.J. KohlFlorida InternationalC-0.740.01241.2%54.9%4142Long Island University (unrated)↓
121Jackson ArnoldUNLVC-0.780.10035.8%53.5%5144California (Average)↓
122Roman GaglianoMiddle TennesseeC-0.780.08436.7%55.6%5153Kansas (Average)↓
123Nico IamaleavaUCLAC-0.790.05238.3%58.3%4103Maryland (Average)↓
124Rodney Tisdale Jr.Western KentuckyC-0.790.06137.7%59.5%4121New Mexico State (Weak)NEW
125Ethan HamptonSouthern MissC-0.80-0.01741.9%59.2%376UConn (Weak)↓
126Owen McCownUTSAC-0.820.06337.2%65.3%5150Rice (Weak)↓
127Ryder BurtonUABC-0.830.03638.5%50.0%5122Samford (unrated)↓
128Broc LowryWestern MichiganC-0.850.00839.8%63.4%5112Buffalo (Weak)↑
129Cibastian BroughtonAkronC-0.860.00439.8%73.8%365Minnesota (Tough)↓
130Baylor HayesTulsaC-0.870.04137.7%58.0%3100North Texas (Weak)↓
131Taron DickensNorthern IllinoisC-0.93-0.02840.5%64.3%4115Georgia State (Weak)↓
132Jackson BrousseauCaliforniaC-0.940.06835.1%52.5%240UNLV (Average)NEW
133Blake BakerLouisiana TechC-0.960.07734.3%45.9%237LSU (Tough)↓
134Liam SzarkaAir ForceD-0.96-0.01639.3%43.2%337Navy (Weak)NEW
135Ksaan FarrarColorado StateD-0.960.02836.9%60.0%270UTSA (Weak)↓
136Micah AlejadoHawai'iD-0.960.03936.3%55.7%5228San José State (Weak)↓
137Nick PoulosOhioD-1.010.08633.0%42.1%238Jacksonville State (Average)↓
138Grady BrosterhousUtah StateD-1.040.02036.0%51.6%5126Boise State (Average)↓
139Jason WrightBuffaloD-1.040.05534.1%44.9%498Western Michigan (Average)↓
140Mason McKenzieBoston CollegeD-1.060.02535.5%53.4%5148SMU (Tough)↓
141Steven AngeliSyracuseD-1.12-0.01236.5%50.5%3107Pittsburgh (Tough)↓
142Carter JonesNevadaD-1.150.03433.6%56.2%373Air Force (Weak)↓
143Cole GonzalesCharlotteD-1.22-0.05937.5%57.8%5128Memphis (Weak)↓
144Jacurri BrownRiceD-1.22-0.00234.4%47.6%463UTSA (Weak)↓
145Tyler HughesWyomingD-1.25-0.06837.4%54.9%5113North Dakota State (Tough)↓
146Dru DeshieldsKent StateD-1.26-0.00433.9%56.0%5125Ohio (Weak)↓
147Caden PinnickWashington StateD-1.35-0.07836.4%56.2%5153Fresno State (Average)↓
148Adam DamanteNew Mexico StateD-1.36-0.10337.7%61.8%234Western Kentucky (Weak)NEW
149Brock GlennWestern KentuckyD-1.43-0.01732.0%45.2%342New Mexico State (Weak)↓
150Quinn HenicleOld DominionD-1.45-0.02031.7%50.7%471Georgia State (Weak)↓
151Kadin SemonzaTulaneD-1.46-0.02431.8%48.0%4102Southern Miss (Weak)↓
152Austin CarlisleUL MonroeD-1.49-0.26244.3%60.0%355SE Louisiana (unrated)↓
153McCae HillsteadUtah StateD-1.49-0.15038.1%38.5%239Boise State (Average)NEW
154Jayden DenegalSan Diego StateD-1.55-0.06632.6%54.0%5126Texas State (Weak)↓
155Brayden RoggowAkronD-1.64-0.08132.0%43.8%373Central Michigan (Weak)↓
156Jackson GutierrezNavyD-1.80-0.09530.3%34.9%343Air Force (Weak)NEW
157Ryan HuffOld DominionD-2.12-0.15628.5%38.6%257Georgia State (Weak)NEW
158Angel H FloresCentral MichiganD-2.32-0.19327.2%51.0%549Akron (Weak)↓

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