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2016 NFL ACE per 100 Attempts Leaders

ACE per 100 attempts: completions above expected for every hundred throws. It is the fair way to compare a starter who threw 600 times with one who threw 300.

How to read it. +3.0 is excellent; 0 is average; −3.0 is well below.

The 2016 leaders: Matt Ryan (+8.2), Sam Bradford (+7.2), Kirk Cousins (+6.3).

ACE per 100 Attempts

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 30 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksACE/100
1Matt RyanQBATL534587+8.2
2Sam BradfordQBMIN552596+7.2
3Kirk CousinsQBWAS606635+6.3
4Drew BreesQBNO673696+6.2
5Ryan TannehillQBMIA389430+5.9
6Dak PrescottQBDAL459509+5.3
7Tom BradyQBNE432458+5.1
8Aaron RodgersQBGB610686+4.7
9Russell WilsonQBSEA546619+4.0
10Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT509526+3.3
11Alex SmithQBKC489537+3.1
12Tyrod TaylorQBBUF436526+2.0
13Jameis WinstonQBTB567630+2.0
14Andrew LuckQBIND545624+1.6
15Andy DaltonQBCIN563624+1.4
16Matthew StaffordQBDET594653+1.3
17Marcus MariotaQBTEN451494+1.0
18Joe FlaccoQBBAL672707+0.9
19Carson PalmerQBARI597639+0.7
20Derek CarrQBLV560591+0.3
21Carson WentzQBPHI607657+0.1
22Eli ManningQBNYG598622-0.4
23Philip RiversQBLAC578619-1.2
24Trevor SiemianQBDEN486530-2.0
25Brock OsweilerQBHOU510550-2.8
26Case KeenumQBLA322353-3.1
27Colin KaepernickQBSF331401-3.6
28Ryan FitzpatrickQBNYJ403440-3.8
29Blake BortlesQBJAX625694-4.0
30Cam NewtonQBCAR510554-5.6

More 2016 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) Expected Completion % Success Rate Total Passing EPA Total QB EPA (Passing + Rushing) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time NFL Passer Rating Completion % Yards per Attempt Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Adjusted Yards per Attempt Net Yards per Attempt Yards per Completion Touchdown % Interception % TD:INT Ratio Sack % Passing Yards per Game Pass Attempts per Game Passing Yards Passing Touchdowns Completions Pass Attempts Interceptions Thrown Sacks Taken Passing First Downs 20+ Yard Completions 40+ Yard Completions Longest Completion 300-Yard Passing Games 4-Touchdown Games Wins as Starter Average Depth of Target Deep Attempt Rate Deep Completion % YAC per Completion Share of Yards Through the Air 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Red Zone Touchdown Rate Clutch EPA per Dropback Clutch Passer Rating Two-Minute Drill EPA per Dropback Game-Winning Drives 4th-Quarter Comebacks Quarterback Rushing Yards Quarterback Rushing EPA Scrambles QB Sneak Conversion Rate Touchdowns Responsible For Total Yards (Passing + Rushing) Turnovers Turnover Rate per Play

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