Quarterback U
QBU Rankings
Schools producing drafted quarterbacks who became NFL contributors. This view keeps the question college-first: which schools turned college production and draft volume into NFL starts, production, and hit rate?
- Schools
- 121
- Players
- 328
- Leader
- USC
- Era
- 2000-present
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School Rankings
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| 1 | USC Latest draft: 2024 | 96.3 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 120,119 | 40,708 | 88.9% | |
| 2 | California Latest draft: 2017 | 81.1 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 119,835 | 21,838 | 75% | |
| 3 | Purdue Latest draft: 2023 | 77.7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 105,213 | 8,934 | 100% | |
| 4 | Michigan Latest draft: 2024 | 73.8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 106,262 | 15,254 | 50% | |
| 5 | Oklahoma Latest draft: 2020 | 73.2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 96,286 | 60,041 | 83.3% | |
| 6 | Oregon Latest draft: 2025 | 70.9 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 80,882 | 52,871 | 75% | |
| 7 | NC State Latest draft: 2019 | 63.9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 88,441 | 24,952 | 75% | |
| 8 | Georgia Latest draft: 2023 | 56.2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 73,003 | 30,773 | 28.6% | |
| 9 | Auburn Latest draft: 2019 | 50.8 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 57,508 | 7,436 | 100% | |
| 10 | Wisconsin Latest draft: 2012 | 49.4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 55,844 | 13,141 | 100% | |
| 11 | Louisville Latest draft: 2025 | 48.8 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 51,369 | 31,690 | 57.1% | |
| 12 | Alabama Latest draft: 2026 | 48.4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 44,060 | 48,953 | 62.5% | |
| 13 | Fresno State Latest draft: 2023 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 58,229 | 21,985 | 50% | |
| 14 | Ole Miss Latest draft: 2025 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 60,348 | 30,970 | 50% | |
| 15 | LSU Latest draft: 2026 | 46.7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37,141 | 45,877 | 50% | |
| 16 | Miami (OH) Latest draft: 2013 | 46.2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 65,461 | 12,678 | 50% | |
| 17 | Virginia Tech Latest draft: 2014 | 45.6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 44,161 | 19,566 | 100% | |
| 18 | Boston College Latest draft: 2008 | 44.3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 64,515 | 0 | 50% | |
| 19 | Florida State Latest draft: 2024 | 43.4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 41,567 | 35,172 | 66.7% | |
| 20 | West Virginia Latest draft: 2019 | 41.8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 47,216 | 20,705 | 50% | |
| 21 | Stanford Latest draft: 2023 | 40.8 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 40,602 | 29,814 | 42.9% | |
| 22 | Utah Latest draft: 2005 | 40.3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 38,254 | 0 | 100% | |
| 23 | Clemson Latest draft: 2026 | 39.8 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 41,929 | 47,207 | 60% | |
| 24 | Michigan State Latest draft: 2016 | 39.8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 50,094 | 18,407 | 50% | |
| 25 | Ohio State Latest draft: 2025 | 38.5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29,185 | 34,499 | 50% | |
| 26 | North Carolina Latest draft: 2024 | 37.7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28,352 | 29,564 | 100% | |
| 27 | Harvard Latest draft: 2005 | 37.1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 37,615 | 0 | 100% | Ryan FitzpatrickQB · 2005 pick 250 |
| 28 | Delaware Latest draft: 2008 | 36.9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 49,101 | 0 | 50% | |
| 29 | Vanderbilt Latest draft: 2006 | 36.8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 36,815 | 0 | 100% | |
| 30 | Marshall Latest draft: 2003 | 34.8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29,235 | 0 | 100% | |
| 31 | Texas A&M Latest draft: 2021 | 33.7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 39,453 | 27,002 | 20% | |
| 32 | TCU Latest draft: 2023 | 33.6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 41,302 | 23,389 | 50% | |
| 33 | Texas Latest draft: 2025 | 32.1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23,455 | 37,190 | 60% | |
| 34 | Iowa State Latest draft: 2022 | 31.3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21,803 | 13,347 | 100% | |
| 35 | Mississippi State Latest draft: 2020 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 38,128 | 14,243 | 50% | |
| 36 | Virginia Latest draft: 2004 | 30.9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 25,820 | 0 | 100% | |
| 37 | Texas Tech Latest draft: 2026 | 30.7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 38,621 | 21,003 | 25% | |
| 38 | Missouri Latest draft: 2019 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17,991 | 19,910 | 100% | |
| 39 | North Dakota State Latest draft: 2026 | 29.9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 28,026 | 0 | 40% | |
| 40 | Wyoming Latest draft: 2018 | 29.2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 34,823 | 5,822 | 50% | |
| 41 | Florida Latest draft: 2025 | 29.1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17,388 | 32,939 | 50% | |
| 42 | UCF Latest draft: 2014 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19,415 | 8,159 | 100% | |
| 43 | East Carolina Latest draft: 2002 | 26.7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17,749 | 0 | 100% | |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech Latest draft: 2016 | 25.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10,288 | 8,411 | 100% | |
| 45 | Notre Dame Latest draft: 2025 | 25.1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10,101 | 34,500 | 50% | |
| 46 | Eastern Illinois Latest draft: 2014 | 24.6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16,087 | 0 | 100% | |
| 47 | Washington Latest draft: 2024 | 24.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9,408 | 28,948 | 50% | |
| 48 | Arizona Latest draft: 2012 | 24.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14,634 | 9,779 | 100% | |
| 49 | Arizona State Latest draft: 2012 | 23.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9,652 | 5,303 | 100% | |
| 50 | Utah State Latest draft: 2020 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12,090 | 8,988 | 100% | |
| 51 | Duke Latest draft: 2019 | 22.7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20,033 | 18,726 | 50% | |
| 52 | Tulane Latest draft: 2024 | 21.8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12,780 | 10,758 | 66.7% | |
| 53 | Sam Houston Latest draft: 2009 | 21.6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18,837 | 0 | 50% | |
| 54 | Oklahoma State Latest draft: 2018 | 21.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11,796 | 32,927 | 66.7% | |
| 55 | Alabama State Latest draft: 2006 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7,899 | 0 | 100% | |
| 56 | Pittsburgh Latest draft: 2022 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8,088 | 24,263 | 66.7% | |
| 57 | Kansas State Latest draft: 2022 | 19.7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15,565 | 8,218 | 50% | |
| 58 | UCLA Latest draft: 2023 | 19.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6,293 | 33,260 | 66.7% | |
| 59 | Nevada Latest draft: 2011 | 19.4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14,571 | 13,886 | 50% | |
| 60 | Akron Latest draft: 2005 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,501 | 0 | 100% | |
| 61 | Fordham Latest draft: 2010 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,889 | 0 | 100% | |
| 62 | Coastal Carolina Latest draft: 2007 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,691 | 0 | 100% | |
| 63 | UConn Latest draft: 2005 | 18.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,166 | 0 | 100% | |
| 64 | Washington State Latest draft: 2019 | 18.4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13,084 | 22,392 | 33.3% | |
| 65 | Miami Latest draft: 2026 | 18.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5,428 | 33,258 | 50% | |
| 66 | Oregon State Latest draft: 2020 | 18.1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12,311 | 23,932 | 25% | |
| 67 | South Carolina Latest draft: 2024 | 18.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,216 | 11,211 | 100% | |
| 68 | San Diego Latest draft: 2008 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,150 | 0 | 100% | |
| 69 | Baylor Latest draft: 2015 | 17.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12,507 | 21,153 | 50% | |
| 70 | UC Davis Latest draft: 2002 | 17.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,011 | 0 | 100% | J.T. O'SullivanQB · 2002 pick 186 |
| 71 | Liberty Latest draft: 2022 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,727 | 7,309 | 100% | |
| 72 | Arkansas Latest draft: 2026 | 16.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3,780 | 35,603 | 50% | |
| 73 | BYU Latest draft: 2023 | 16.8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8,478 | 15,224 | 25% | |
| 74 | Tennessee Latest draft: 2024 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4,520 | 30,519 | 16.7% | |
| 75 | Northwestern Latest draft: 2019 | 15.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8,109 | 17,045 | 33.3% | |
| 76 | Houston Latest draft: 2023 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5,596 | 13,247 | 50% | |
| 77 | Kentucky Latest draft: 2024 | 13.9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4,139 | 16,095 | 33.3% | |
| 78 | Cincinnati Latest draft: 2022 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4,342 | 17,587 | 50% | |
| 79 | Toledo Latest draft: 2018 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4,430 | 10,611 | 50% | |
| 80 | Iowa Latest draft: 2020 | 12.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4,152 | 21,535 | 33.3% | |
| 81 | Rutgers Latest draft: 2026 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3,276 | 9,063 | 33.3% | |
| 82 | Penn State Latest draft: 2026 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 39,694 | 0% | |
| 83 | Indiana Latest draft: 2026 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 28,238 | 0% | |
| 84 | Western Kentucky Latest draft: 2022 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4,554 | 29,353 | 0% | |
| 85 | San Diego State Latest draft: 2012 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,396 | 12,415 | 0% | |
| 86 | Ball State Latest draft: 2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,416 | 0% | |
| 87 | Bowling Green Latest draft: 2006 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 88 | Colorado State Latest draft: 2015 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9,469 | 0% | |
| 89 | Florida International Latest draft: 2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,072 | 0% | |
| 90 | Hawai'i Latest draft: 2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,896 | 0% | |
| 91 | Syracuse Latest draft: 2025 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 17,767 | 0% | |
| 92 | Colorado Latest draft: 2025 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,569 | 7,237 | 0% | |
| 93 | Memphis Latest draft: 2016 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 847 | 9,550 | 0% | |
| 94 | SMU Latest draft: 2014 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 502 | 10,774 | 0% | |
| 95 | Texas State Latest draft: 2000 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 0 | 0% | |
| 96 | West Texas A&M Latest draft: 2009 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 0 | 0% | Keith NullQB · 2009 pick 196 |
| 97 | Florida Atlantic Latest draft: 2010 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 9,777 | 0% | |
| 98 | Illinois Latest draft: 2002 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 0 | 0% | |
| 99 | James Madison Latest draft: 2020 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 1,251 | 0% | |
| 100 | Northwestern State Latest draft: 2002 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 0 | 0% | |
| 101 | San José State Latest draft: 2014 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 8,250 | 0% | |
| 102 | South Dakota State Latest draft: 2022 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 317 | 0% | |
| 103 | Cal Poly Latest draft: 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | Seth BurfordQB · 2002 pick 216 |
| 104 | Central Michigan Latest draft: 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,853 | 0% | |
| 105 | Chattanooga Latest draft: 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 106 | Florida A&M Latest draft: 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | JaJuan SeiderQB · 2000 pick 205 |
| 107 | Furman Latest draft: 2006 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0% | |
| 108 | Georgia Tech Latest draft: 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 109 | Hofstra Latest draft: 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | Giovanni CarmazziQB · 2000 pick 65 |
| 110 | Idaho Latest draft: 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 111 | Montana State Latest draft: 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 112 | Nebraska Latest draft: 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,360 | 0% | |
| 113 | Northern Illinois Latest draft: 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,681 | 0% | |
| 114 | Richmond Latest draft: 2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 115 | South Florida Latest draft: 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10,496 | 0% | |
| 116 | Southern Miss Latest draft: 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 117 | Southern Utah Latest draft: 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 118 | Stephen F. Austin Latest draft: 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | Wes PateQB · 2002 pick 236 |
| 119 | Troy Latest draft: 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6,308 | 0% | |
| 120 | Tulsa Latest draft: 2005 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| 121 | UTEP Latest draft: 2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0% |