Career Leaders and Records for Passing Efficiency Rating

Minimum 700 pass attempts.
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Rank	Player	Rate	From	To	Last School
1.	Sam Bradford*	175.62	2007	2009	Oklahoma
2.	Tim Tebow*	170.79	2006	2009	Florida
3.	Kellen Moore*	168.98	2008	2011	Boise State
4.	Ryan Dinwiddie*	168.89	2000	2003	Boise State
5.	Colt Brennan*	167.65	2005	2007	Hawaii
6.	Danny Wuerffel	163.56	1993	1996	Florida
7.	Andrew Luck*	162.76	2009	2011	Stanford
8.	Ty Detmer*	162.55	1988	1991	Brigham Young
9.	Omar Jacobs*	162.52	2003	2005	Bowling Green State
10.	Steve Sarkisian	161.96	1995	1996	Brigham Young
11.	Case Keenum*	160.60	2007	2011	Houston
12.	Matt Leinart*	159.51	2003	2005	Southern California
13.	Robert Griffin III*	158.90	2008	2011	Baylor
14.	Aaron Murray*	158.54	2010	2012	Georgia
15.	Brian Brohm*	157.92	2004	2007	Louisville
16.	Brandon Weeden*	157.65	2008	2011	Oklahoma State
17.	Chad Pennington*	157.61	1997	1999	Marshall
18.	Bruce Gradkowski*	157.38	2002	2005	Toledo
19.	Billy Blanton	157.06	1993	1996	San Diego State
20.	Jim McMahon*	156.91	1977	1981	Brigham Young
21.	John Dutton	155.32	1996	1997	Nevada
22.	Colt McCoy*	155.01	2006	2009	Texas
23.	Bryn Renner*	154.59	2010	2012	North Carolina
24.	Graham Harrell*	154.42	2005	2008	Texas Tech
25.	Tim Rattay	154.33	1997	1999	Louisiana Tech
26.	Darron Thomas*	154.06	2008	2011	Oregon
27.	Donovan McNabb*	153.53	1995	1998	Syracuse
28.	Geno Smith*	153.52	2009	2012	West Virginia
29.	Daunte Culpepper	153.08	1996	1998	Central Florida
30.	Josh Wallwork	152.71	1995	1996	Wyoming
31.	Jason White*	152.70	1999	2004	Oklahoma
32.	Ben Roethlisberger*	151.29	2001	2003	Miami (OH)
33.	Chris Weinke	151.15	1997	2000	Florida State
34.	Max Hall*	151.08	2007	2009	Brigham Young
35.	Joe Germaine*	151.00	1996	1998	Ohio State
36.	Byron Leftwich*	150.94	1998	2002	Marshall
37.	David Carr	150.64	1997	2001	Fresno State
38.	Derek Carr*	150.44	2009	2012	Fresno State
39.	E.J. Manuel*	150.43	2009	2012	Florida State
40.	Ryan Mallett*	150.37	2007	2010	Arkansas
41.	Steve Young	149.82	1981	1983	Brigham Young
42.	Tajh Boyd*	149.58	2010	2012	Clemson
43.	Paul Smith*	149.34	2003	2007	Tulsa
44.	Chase Daniel*	148.95	2005	2008	Missouri
45.	Teddy Bridgewater*	148.87	2011	2012	Louisville
46.	Matt Barkley*	148.74	2009	2012	Southern California
47.	Mike Maxwell	148.48	1993	1995	Nevada
48.	Chuck Long*	148.37	1981	1985	Iowa
49.	Trent Dilfer*	148.31	1991	1993	Fresno State
50.	Jason Campbell*	148.20	2001	2004	Auburn
51.	Joe Hamilton	148.19	1996	1999	Georgia Tech
52.	Elvis Grbac*	148.14	1989	1992	Michigan
53.	JaMarcus Russell*	147.94	2004	2006	Louisiana State
54.	John Walsh	147.60	1991	1994	Brigham Young
55.	Terrance Owens*	147.54	2010	2012	Toledo
56.	Ken Dorsey*	147.38	1999	2002	Miami (FL)
57.	Pat White*	147.37	2005	2008	West Virginia
58.	Russell Wilson*	147.16	2008	2011	Wisconsin
59.	B.J. Symons*	147.14	2000	2003	Texas Tech
60.	Nate Davis*	147.13	2006	2008	Ball State
61.	Peyton Manning	147.11	1994	1997	Tennessee
62.	Rex Grossman*	146.75	2000	2002	Florida
63.	Zac Robinson*	146.59	2006	2009	Oklahoma State
64.	Chuck Hartlieb*	146.45	1985	1988	Iowa
65.	Robbie Bosco*	146.19	1983	1985	Brigham Young
66.	Kirk Cousins*	146.08	2008	2011	Michigan State
67.	Chase Holbrook	145.63	2006	2008	New Mexico State
68.	Rob Johnson*	145.61	1991	1994	Southern California
69.	Kevin Kolb*	145.14	2003	2006	Houston
70.	Chandler Harnish*	145.11	2008	2011	Northern Illinois
71.	Todd Collins	145.03	1991	1994	Michigan
72.	Tyler Bray*	145.01	2010	2012	Tennessee
73.	Jared Zabransky*	144.99	2003	2006	Boise State
74.	Vince Young*	144.92	2003	2005	Texas
75.	Seth Doege*	144.91	2009	2012	Texas Tech
76.	G.J. Kinne*	144.85	2009	2011	Tulsa
77.	Terrelle Pryor*	144.57	2008	2010	Ohio State
78.	Brian Johnson*	144.22	2004	2008	Utah
79.	Bryant Moniz*	144.19	2009	2011	Hawaii
80.	Nick Florence*	144.11	2009	2012	Baylor
81.	Zach Collaros*	144.08	2008	2011	Cincinnati
82.	Philip Rivers*	144.08	2000	2003	North Carolina State
83.	Tyler Wilson*	143.97	2008	2012	Arkansas
84.	Todd Reesing*	143.96	2006	2009	Kansas
85.	George Godsey	143.64	1998	2001	Georgia Tech
86.	Rudy Carpenter*	143.43	2005	2008	Arizona State
87.	Andre Ware	143.43	1987	1989	Houston
88.	Tyler Tettleton*	143.11	2009	2012	Ohio
89.	Dan Lefevour*	142.92	2006	2009	Central Michigan
90.	Moses Moreno	142.89	1994	1997	Colorado State
91.	Bobby Hoying*	142.61	1992	1995	Ohio State
92.	Ryan Schneider	142.58	2000	2003	Central Florida
93.	Colin Kaepernick*	142.47	2007	2010	Nevada
94.	Mike McCoy*	142.46	1992	1994	Utah
95.	Kyle Padron*	141.98	2009	2011	Southern Methodist
96.	Thad Busby	141.92	1994	1997	Florida State
97.	Shawn Moore	141.88	1987	1990	Virginia
98.	Doug Gaynor	141.76	1984	1985	Long Beach State
99.	Tim Couch	141.70	1996	1998	Kentucky
100.	Richard Stanzi*	141.62	2007	2010	Iowa
101.	Landry Jones*	141.46	2009	2012	Oklahoma
102.	Marvin Graves*	141.46	1990	1993	Syracuse
103.	Charlie Ward	141.43	1989	1993	Florida State
104.	Ryan Leaf*	141.37	1995	1997	Washington State
105.	Steve Stenstrom*	141.36	1991	1994	Stanford
106.	John Beck*	141.29	2003	2006	Brigham Young
107.	Herb Tyler	141.28	1995	1998	Louisiana State
108.	Colby Cameron*	141.28	2009	2012	Louisiana Tech
109.	Keith Smith	141.07	1996	1999	Arizona
110.	Danny Kanell	141.05	1992	1995	Florida State
111.	Marc Bulger*	140.91	1996	1999	West Virginia
112.	John David Booty*	140.87	2003	2007	Southern California
113.	Dave Barr*	140.86	1991	1994	California
114.	Tyler Palko*	140.80	2002	2006	Pittsburgh
115.	Andy Dalton*	140.67	2007	2010	Texas Christian
116.	Tom Ramsey*	140.63	1979	1982	UCLA
117.	Daryll Clark*	140.41	2006	2009	Penn State
118.	Kevin Feterik	140.18	1996	1999	Brigham Young
119.	Chris Leak*	140.14	2003	2006	Florida
120.	Dan McGwire*	140.03	1986	1990	San Diego State
121.	Bart Hendricks	139.92	1997	2000	Boise State
122.	Andre Woodson*	139.90	2004	2007	Kentucky
123.	Casey Clausen*	139.83	2000	2003	Tennessee
124.	Rakeem Cato*	139.80	2011	2012	Marshall
125.	Bernie Kosar	139.78	1983	1984	Miami (FL)
126.	Taylor Potts*	139.76	2007	2010	Texas Tech
127.	Kellen Clemens*	139.40	2002	2005	Oregon
128.	Chris Vargas	139.36	1992	1993	Nevada
129.	Brett Smith*	139.28	2011	2012	Wyoming
130.	John Elway	139.28	1979	1982	Stanford
131.	Ryan Aplin*	139.02	2009	2012	Arkansas State
132.	Keith Price*	138.92	2010	2012	Washington
133.	Alex Carder*	138.90	2009	2012	Western Michigan
134.	Don McPherson*	138.76	1984	1987	Syracuse
135.	Drew Stanton*	138.73	2003	2006	Michigan State
136.	Levi Brown*	138.71	2008	2009	Troy
137.	Denard Robinson*	138.65	2009	2012	Michigan
138.	Joshua Haldi*	138.63	2001	2004	Northern Illinois
139.	Asad Abdul-Khaliq*	138.51	2000	2003	Minnesota
140.	Cade McNown*	138.46	1995	1998	UCLA
141.	Charlie Frye	138.46	2001	2004	Akron
142.	Matt Schaub*	138.35	2000	2003	Virginia
143.	Bryan Cupito*	138.34	2002	2006	Minnesota
144.	Chris Simms*	138.33	1999	2002	Texas
145.	David Greene*	138.26	2001	2004	Georgia
146.	Sam Keller*	138.26	2003	2007	Nebraska
147.	Nick Foles*	138.19	2007	2011	Arizona
148.	David Klingler	138.18	1988	1991	Houston
149.	Scott Milanovich	137.98	1992	1995	Maryland
150.	Chase Clement*	137.90	2005	2008	Rice
151.	Tino Sunseri*	137.88	2009	2012	Pittsburgh
152.	Rod Rutherford*	137.86	2000	2003	Pittsburgh
153.	Eli Manning*	137.66	2000	2003	Mississippi
154.	Shane Matthews	137.63	1990	1992	Florida
155.	Tyrod Taylor*	137.53	2007	2010	Virginia Tech
156.	Tim Hiller*	137.48	2005	2009	Western Michigan
157.	Marc Wilson*	137.38	1977	1979	Brigham Young
158.	Randall Cunningham*	137.34	1982	1984	Nevada-Las Vegas
159.	Jimmy Clausen*	137.25	2007	2009	Notre Dame
160.	Wes Counts	137.24	1999	2001	Middle Tennessee State
161.	Josh Heupel*	137.14	1999	2000	Oklahoma
162.	Drew Tate*	137.14	2003	2006	Iowa
163.	Eric Zeier*	137.00	1991	1994	Georgia
164.	Riley Skinner*	136.92	2006	2009	Wake Forest
165.	Matt Sherman*	136.78	1994	1997	Iowa
166.	Mike Bobo	136.78	1994	1997	Georgia
167.	Darian Durant*	136.74	2001	2004	North Carolina
168.	Craig Erickson	136.68	1987	1990	Miami (FL)
169.	Sonny Cumbie*	136.60	2002	2004	Texas Tech
170.	Major Applewhite*	136.59	1998	2001	Texas
171.	Kerwin Bell	136.51	1984	1987	Florida
172.	Kordell Stewart	136.47	1991	1994	Colorado
173.	Jason Gesser*	136.35	1999	2002	Washington State
174.	Tommy Hodson	136.32	1986	1989	Louisiana State
175.	Jordan Palmer*	136.26	2003	2006	Texas-El Paso
176.	Brian Lindgren	136.25	2001	2003	Idaho
177.	Doug Johnson	136.07	1996	1999	Florida
178.	Bryan Randall*	136.02	2001	2004	Virginia Tech
179.	Taylor Martinez*	135.85	2010	2012	Nebraska
180.	Darrell Hackney*	135.82	2002	2005	Alabama-Birmingham
181.	Ron Powlus	135.62	1994	1997	Notre Dame
182.	Matt Jones*	135.61	2001	2004	Arkansas
183.	John Welsh	135.45	1998	2001	Idaho
184.	Austin Davis*	135.42	2008	2011	Southern Mississippi
185.	Billy Volek	135.38	1997	1999	Fresno State
186.	Mike Teel*	135.37	2005	2008	Rutgers
187.	Scott Mitchell	135.20	1987	1989	Utah
188.	Chris Rix*	135.09	2001	2004	Florida State
189.	Cullen Harper*	135.04	2005	2008	Clemson
190.	Jacory Harris*	134.99	2008	2011	Miami (FL)
191.	Ryan Clement*	134.96	1994	1997	Miami (FL)
192.	Pat Barnes*	134.90	1993	1996	California
193.	Troy Kopp	134.85	1989	1992	Pacific
194.	Erik Ainge*	134.83	2004	2007	Tennessee
195.	David Neill	134.72	1998	2001	Nevada
196.	Willie Tuitama*	134.70	2005	2008	Arizona
197.	Dave Ragone*	134.68	1999	2002	Louisville
198.	Josh Harris*	134.64	2000	2003	Bowling Green State
199.	Chris Redman	134.58	1996	1999	Louisville
200.	Lee Roberts*	134.48	1995	1998	Southern Mississippi
201.	Josh Betts*	134.47	2002	2005	Miami (OH)
202.	Dave Yarema*	134.44	1982	1986	Michigan State
203.	Brady Quinn*	134.36	2003	2006	Notre Dame
204.	Jerrod Johnson*	134.36	2007	2010	Texas A&M
205.	Brad Otton*	134.28	1994	1996	Southern California
206.	Ryan Tannehill*	134.16	2008	2011	Texas A&M
207.	Caleb Hanie*	134.16	2004	2007	Colorado State
208.	John Stocco*	134.07	2003	2006	Wisconsin
209.	Corey Robinson*	134.02	2010	2012	Troy
210.	Dan Orlovsky*	133.97	2002	2004	Connecticut
211.	Drew Olson*	133.95	2002	2005	UCLA
212.	Jevan Snead*	133.93	2006	2009	Mississippi
213.	Jeff Smoker*	133.91	2000	2003	Michigan State
214.	Chad Henne*	133.90	2004	2007	Michigan
215.	Todd Santos	133.87	1984	1987	San Diego State
216.	Darrell Bevell*	133.87	1992	1995	Wisconsin
217.	Tony Eason	133.78	1981	1982	Illinois
218.	Jake Plummer	133.77	1993	1996	Arizona State
219.	Trevor Vittatoe*	133.76	2007	2010	Texas-El Paso
220.	Tim Lester	133.59	1996	1999	Western Michigan
221.	Mike Perez*	133.54	1986	1987	San Jose State
222.	Josh Fields*	133.50	2001	2003	Oklahoma State
223.	Jason Johnson	133.44	1999	2002	Arizona
224.	Mike Gundy	133.33	1986	1989	Oklahoma State
225.	Matthew Stafford*	133.30	2006	2008	Georgia
226.	Cory Paus*	133.29	1999	2002	UCLA
227.	Paul Pinegar*	133.28	2002	2005	Fresno State
228.	Charlie Batch	133.23	1994	1997	Eastern Michigan
229.	Kliff Kingsbury*	133.23	1999	2002	Texas Tech
230.	Matt Grothe*	133.17	2006	2009	South Florida
231.	Reggie McNeal*	133.09	2002	2005	Texas A&M
232.	Alex Brink	132.98	2004	2007	Washington State
233.	Dominique Davis*	132.89	2010	2011	East Carolina
234.	Tyler Sheehan*	132.85	2006	2009	Bowling Green State
235.	Joe Hughes	132.80	1992	1993	Wyoming
236.	Rich Campbell*	132.74	1977	1980	California
237.	Jeff Francis	132.70	1985	1988	Tennessee
238.	Danny McCoin	132.59	1984	1987	Cincinnati
239.	Blaine Gabbert*	132.59	2008	2010	Missouri
240.	Andrew Walter*	132.58	2001	2004	Arizona State
241.	Clint Marks*	132.49	2003	2006	Middle Tennessee State
242.	Ryan Nassib*	132.47	2009	2012	Syracuse
243.	Drew Brees*	132.45	1997	2000	Purdue
244.	Zac Dysert*	132.42	2009	2012	Miami (OH)
245.	Blake Mitchell*	132.33	2004	2007	South Carolina
246.	Mike Glennon*	132.31	2009	2012	North Carolina State
247.	Scott Hall*	132.26	2000	2004	North Texas
248.	Brock Berlin*	132.23	2000	2004	Miami (FL)
249.	Martin Hankins*	132.12	2006	2007	Memphis
250.	Christian Ponder*	132.12	2007	2010	Florida State

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