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2019 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 2019 leaders: Lamar Jackson (+0.38), Patrick Mahomes (+0.30), Ryan Tannehill (+0.25).

EPA per Dropback

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL401459+0.38
2Patrick MahomesQBKC484524+0.30
3Ryan TannehillQBTEN286329+0.25
4Drew BreesQBNO378385+0.24
5Matthew StaffordQBDET291316+0.23
6Dak PrescottQBDAL596638+0.21
7Kirk CousinsQBMIN444481+0.19
8Derek CarrQBLV513554+0.19
9Russell WilsonQBSEA516606+0.18
10Deshaun WatsonQBHOU495580+0.17
11Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF476522+0.16
12Aaron RodgersQBGB569630+0.12
13Philip RiversQBLAC591628+0.11
14Jared GoffQBLA626657+0.10
15Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA502574+0.08
16Jameis WinstonQBTB626704+0.08
17Carson WentzQBPHI607671+0.07
18Tom BradyQBNE613643+0.05
19Matt RyanQBATL616685+0.05
20Jacoby BrissettQBIND447503+0.04
21Kyler MurrayQBARI542614+0.01
22Baker MayfieldQBCLE534589+0.01
23Josh AllenQBBUF461540+0.01
24Gardner MinshewQBJAX470552-0.00
25Case KeenumQBWAS247263-0.00
26Andy DaltonQBCIN528568-0.01
27Sam DarnoldQBNYJ441481-0.03
28Kyle AllenQBCAR489553-0.04
29Daniel JonesQBNYG459524-0.04
30Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI516573-0.05
31Mason RudolphQBPIT283308-0.06
32Joe FlaccoQBDEN262292-0.07

More 2019 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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