College Football QB Rankings 2016

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS quarterback of the 2016 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Ryan Higgins Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	99.0
2	Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State	Big 12	96.0
3	Baker Mayfield Oklahoma	Big 12	94.2
4	Zach Terrell Western Michigan	Mid-American	93.0
5	Jerod Evans Virginia Tech	ACC	91.7
6	Deshaun Watson Clemson	ACC	90.7
7	Luke Falk Washington State	Pac-12	89.8
8	Mike White Western Kentucky	Conference USA	89.0
9	Nathan Peterman Pittsburgh	ACC	88.3
10	Logan Woodside Toledo	Mid-American	87.7
11	Brent Stockstill Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	87.2
12	Eric Dungey Syracuse	ACC	86.7
13	Trace McSorley Penn State	Big Ten	86.2
14	Riley Ferguson Memphis	American Athletic	85.8
15	Brett Rypien Boise State	Mountain West	85.4
16	Chad Kelly Ole Miss	SEC	85.0
17	Gus Ragland Miami (OH)	Mid-American	84.5
18	Quinton Flowers South Florida	American Athletic	84.0
19	Lamar Jackson Louisville	ACC	83.5
20	Jake Browning Washington	Pac-12	83.1
21	Davis Webb California	Pac-12	82.6
22	Brogan Roback Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	82.2
23	Skyler Howard West Virginia	Big 12	81.9
24	Sam Darnold USC	Pac-12	81.5
25	Greg Ward Jr. Houston	American Athletic	81.1
26	Brad Kaaya Miami	ACC	80.8
27	Justin Herbert Oregon	Pac-12	80.5
28	Daniel Jones Duke	ACC	80.2
29	Dakota Prukop Oregon	Pac-12	79.9
30	David Washington Old Dominion	Conference USA	79.6
31	DeShone Kizer Notre Dame	FBS Independents	79.3
32	Joshua Dobbs Tennessee	SEC	79.0
33	Nick Stevens Colorado State	Mountain West	78.5
34	Deondre Francois Florida State	ACC	78.2
35	Clayton Thorson Northwestern	Big Ten	78.0
36	Trevor Knight Texas A&M	SEC	77.7
37	Philip Nelson East Carolina	American Athletic	77.5
38	Austin Allen Arkansas	SEC	77.3
39	Josh Allen Wyoming	Mountain West	77.1
40	Josh Rosen UCLA	Pac-12	76.9
41	Dru Brown Hawai'i	Mountain West	76.6
42	Drew Lock Missouri	SEC	76.4
43	Kenny Hill TCU	Big 12	76.2
44	Ryan Finley NC State	ACC	76.0
45	Dane Evans Tulsa	American Athletic	75.9
46	Thomas Woodson Akron	Mid-American	75.7
47	Tommy Armstrong Jr. Nebraska	Big Ten	75.5
48	J.T. Barrett Ohio State	Big Ten	75.3
49	Jalen Hurts Alabama	SEC	75.1
50	Collin Hill Colorado State	Mountain West	75.0
51	Shane Buechele Texas	Big 12	74.8
52	Riley Neal Ball State	Mid-American	74.6
53	Sefo Liufau Colorado	Pac-12	74.5
54	Seth Russell Baylor	Big 12	74.3
55	Tyler Stewart Nevada	Mountain West	74.0
56	Danny Etling LSU	SEC	73.9
57	Brandon Silvers Troy	Sun Belt	73.7
58	Jesse Ertz Kansas State	Big 12	73.6
59	Nick Fitzgerald Mississippi State	SEC	73.4
60	Jacob Park Iowa State	Big 12	73.3
61	Anthony Maddie Northern Illinois	Mid-American	73.1
62	Gardner Minshew East Carolina	American Athletic	73.0
63	Wilton Speight Michigan	Big Ten	72.8
64	Jake Bentley South Carolina	SEC	72.7
65	Matt Linehan Idaho	Sun Belt	72.5
66	Manny Wilkins Arizona State	Pac-12	72.4
67	David Blough Purdue	Big Ten	72.0
68	Sean White Auburn	SEC	71.8
69	Nic Shimonek Texas Tech	Big 12	71.7
70	Zach Smith Baylor	Big 12	71.3
71	Todd Porter Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	71.1
72	Justice Hansen Arkansas State	Sun Belt	71.0
73	Cooper Rush Central Michigan	Mid-American	70.9
74	Zack Mahoney Syracuse	ACC	70.7
75	Richard Lagow Indiana	Big Ten	70.6
76	Dallas Davis South Alabama	Sun Belt	70.5
77	Phillip Walker Temple	American Athletic	70.4
78	Conner Manning Georgia State	Sun Belt	70.3
79	Billy Bahl Miami (OH)	Mid-American	70.1
80	Hayden Moore Cincinnati	American Athletic	70.0
81	Troy Williams Utah	Pac-12	69.9
82	Tyler Stehling Rice	Conference USA	69.8
83	Greg Windham Ohio	Mid-American	69.7
84	Jason Driskel Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	69.6
85	Kent Myers Utah State	Mountain West	69.4
86	Tyler O'Connor Michigan State	Big Ten	69.3
87	Kenny Potter San José State	Mountain West	69.2
88	Dalton Sneed UNLV	Mountain West	69.1
89	Stephen Johnson Kentucky	SEC	69.0
90	Chase Litton Marshall	Conference USA	68.9
91	Steven Montez Colorado	Pac-12	68.8
92	Perry Orth South Carolina	SEC	68.7
93	Christian Chapman San Diego State	Mountain West	68.6
94	Kurt Palandech UNLV	Mountain West	68.5
95	Quinton Maxwell Ohio	Mid-American	68.4
96	McKenzie Milton UCF	American Athletic	68.3
97	Tyler Rogers New Mexico State	Sun Belt	68.2
98	Jake Hubenak Texas A&M	SEC	68.1
99	Johnny Stanton UNLV	Mountain West	68.0
100	Gunner Kiel Cincinnati	American Athletic	67.9

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