However, in my opinion, the most important and relevant statistic for predicting future success for collegiate quarterbacks is how well they fare on third downs. Our first set of data is the eight yards per attempt threshold. Otherwise, you can see that most of the Pro Bowl-caliber quarterbacks will hit that eight-yards-per-attempt threshold on third down in college. Five different quarterbacks crossed the eight yards per attempt threshold, and two were well over the 10 yards per attempt on third down. Using the eight-yards per attempt threshold should be able to do just that.

Source: Daily Sun February 11, 2019 21:45 UTC