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2024 NFL EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time Leaders

EPA per dropback with garbage time removed: a margin of more than 38 points in the 2nd quarter, 28 in the 3rd or 22 in the 4th. This is a split, never a replacement for the full number.

The 2024 leaders: Lamar Jackson (+0.37), Josh Allen (+0.31), Jared Goff (+0.28).

EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 36 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB (no GT)
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL474538+0.37
2Josh AllenQBBUF483539+0.31
3Jared GoffQBDET539581+0.28
4Tua TagovailoaQBMIA399425+0.23
5Baker MayfieldQBTB570651+0.20
6Brock PurdyQBSF455525+0.19
7Joe BurrowQBCIN652721+0.19
8Jayden DanielsQBWAS480597+0.18
9Jalen HurtsQBPHI361437+0.17
10Patrick MahomesQBKC581652+0.16
11Derek CarrQBNO279295+0.16
12Jordan LoveQBGB425451+0.15
13Kyler MurrayQBARI541611+0.14
14Justin HerbertQBLAC504573+0.14
15Sam DarnoldQBMIN545620+0.11
16Bo NixQBDEN567640+0.08
17Mac JonesQBJAX262290+0.08
18Matthew StaffordQBLA517547+0.07
19Geno SmithQBSEA578650+0.06
20Kirk CousinsQBATL453480+0.05
21Trevor LawrenceQBJAX284314+0.05
22Aaron RodgersQBNYJ584640+0.03
23Drake MayeQBNE338416+0.03
24Bryce YoungQBCAR384450+0.02
25Russell WilsonQBPIT336387+0.02
26Joe FlaccoQBIND248269+0.02
27Dak PrescottQBDAL286311+0.01
28Aidan O'ConnellQBLV243255+0.01
29C.J. StroudQBHOU532620+0.01
30Caleb WilliamsQBCHI562676-0.04
31Cooper RushQBDAL308324-0.06
32Daniel JonesQBNYG341381-0.07
33Jameis WinstonQBCLE296327-0.08
34Anthony RichardsonQBIND264297-0.10
35Gardner MinshewQBLV306343-0.14
36Will LevisQBTEN301362-0.16

More 2024 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 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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