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2020 NFL Explosive Pass Rate Leaders

Completions of 20 or more yards for every pass attempt.

The 2020 leaders: Deshaun Watson (12.7%), Patrick Mahomes (11.4%), Kirk Cousins (11.3%).

Explosive Pass Rate

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksExpl%
1Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465312.7%
2Patrick MahomesQBKC58864911.4%
3Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656911.3%
4Aaron RodgersQBGB52656710.9%
5Josh AllenQBBUF57262710.8%
6Derek CarrQBLV51756210.5%
7Tom BradyQBTB61063110.4%
8Philip RiversQBIND54356010.4%
9Matthew StaffordQBDET52857510.4%
10Nick MullensQBSF32634710.1%
11Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR49255810.0%
12Lamar JacksonQBBAL3764519.9%
13Matt RyanQBATL6266829.3%
14Ryan TannehillQBTEN4815259.1%
15Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA2672959.0%
16Baker MayfieldQBCLE4865328.9%
17Justin HerbertQBLAC5956488.6%
18Drew LockQBDEN4434818.6%
19Jared GoffQBLA5525958.5%
20Cam NewtonQBNE3684178.5%
21Gardner MinshewQBJAX3273778.3%
22Russell WilsonQBSEA5586578.1%
23Kyler MurrayQBARI5586278.0%
24Drew BreesQBNO3904038.0%
25Nick FolesQBCHI3123327.7%
26Sam DarnoldQBNYJ3644227.5%
27Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT6086247.1%
28Daniel JonesQBNYG4485137.0%
29Alex SmithQBWAS2522776.3%
30Carson WentzQBPHI4375086.2%
31Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI2973326.1%
32Andy DaltonQBDAL3333726.0%
33Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS2412685.8%
34Joe BurrowQBCIN4044495.7%
35Tua TagovailoaQBMIA2903235.2%

More 2020 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 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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