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2018 NFL 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Leaders

First downs or touchdowns on 3rd-down dropbacks.

The 2018 leaders: Andrew Luck (48.3%), Patrick Mahomes (47.9%), Jameis Winston (46.2%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacks3D Conv%
1Andrew LuckQBIND63967648.3%
2Patrick MahomesQBKC58063347.9%
3Jameis WinstonQBTB37844046.2%
4Matt RyanQBATL60866644.3%
5Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI43449344.1%
6Jared GoffQBLA56161243.0%
7Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT67570842.0%
8Drew BreesQBNO48951041.7%
9Marcus MariotaQBTEN33140740.0%
10Nick MullensQBSF27428839.2%
11Joe FlaccoQBBAL37939639.2%
12Philip RiversQBLAC50854538.1%
13Cam NewtonQBCAR47152338.0%
14Baker MayfieldQBCLE48652537.8%
15Carson WentzQBPHI40144637.7%
16Tom BradyQBNE57059437.1%
17Blake BortlesQBJAX40347337.1%
18Dak PrescottQBDAL52661136.7%
19Eli ManningQBNYG57662636.5%
20Matthew StaffordQBDET55560736.3%
21Aaron RodgersQBGB59767736.1%
22Derek CarrQBLV55360535.6%
23Andy DaltonQBCIN36539535.4%
24Alex SmithQBWAS32836935.4%
25Deshaun WatsonQBHOU50561935.1%
26Russell WilsonQBSEA42749934.8%
27Kirk CousinsQBMIN60666034.6%
28Sam DarnoldQBNYJ41445834.6%
29Jeff DriskelQBCIN17620330.8%
30Josh AllenQBBUF31939430.3%
31Case KeenumQBDEN58663030.2%
32Josh RosenQBARI39345128.9%
33Ryan TannehillQBMIA27431522.8%

More 2018 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback 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 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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