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2017 NFL EPA per Dropback Leaders

Expected points added per dropback. Every play changes how many points a team can expect to score from where it stands; EPA is that change. Dropbacks are pass attempts, sacks and scrambles, so a sack counts against the quarterback and a scramble for a first down counts for him. Spikes and kneel-downs are left out.

How to read it. 0.00 is about average. +0.20 is very good; +0.30 is a top-three season. Below −0.10 is a struggle.

The 2017 leaders: Tom Brady (+0.22), Carson Wentz (+0.21), Philip Rivers (+0.20).

EPA per Dropback

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Tom BradyQBNE581622+0.22
2Carson WentzQBPHI440498+0.21
3Philip RiversQBLAC575593+0.20
4Jared GoffQBLA477510+0.19
5Drew BreesQBNO536558+0.19
6Alex SmithQBKC505572+0.19
7Matt RyanQBATL529567+0.15
8Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT562589+0.15
9Case KeenumQBMIN481522+0.13
10Aaron RodgersQBGB238275+0.12
11Jameis WinstonQBTB442495+0.11
12Matthew StaffordQBDET565629+0.08
13Russell WilsonQBSEA553645+0.08
14Blake BortlesQBJAX523570+0.07
15Josh McCownQBNYJ397445+0.07
16Tyrod TaylorQBBUF420506+0.06
17Derek CarrQBLV515544+0.05
18Kirk CousinsQBWAS540604+0.05
19Cam NewtonQBCAR492556+0.02
20Marcus MariotaQBTEN453501+0.01
21Carson PalmerQBARI267290-0.01
22Dak PrescottQBDAL490552-0.02
23Andy DaltonQBCIN496545-0.05
24Jay CutlerQBMIA429455-0.05
25Jacoby BrissettQBIND469558-0.07
26Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI330380-0.08
27Joe FlaccoQBBAL549579-0.09
28Eli ManningQBNYG571608-0.10
29Trevor SiemianQBDEN349406-0.11
30C.J. BeathardQBSF224254-0.14
31Brett HundleyQBGB316366-0.16
32DeShone KizerQBCLE476558-0.16

More 2017 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts 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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