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2025 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 2025 leaders: Drake Maye (+0.33), Jordan Love (+0.26), Matthew Stafford (+0.24).

EPA per Dropback

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Drake MayeQBNE492601+0.33
2Jordan LoveQBGB439483+0.26
3Matthew StaffordQBLA597624+0.24
4Brock PurdyQBSF284313+0.22
5Josh AllenQBBUF460547+0.19
6Dak PrescottQBDAL600654+0.18
7Daniel JonesQBIND384426+0.18
8Jared GoffQBDET578619+0.18
9Patrick MahomesQBKC502586+0.17
10Sam DarnoldQBSEA477514+0.15
11Mac JonesQBSF289310+0.15
12C.J. StroudQBHOU423468+0.14
13Joe BurrowQBCIN259284+0.12
14Bo NixQBDEN612669+0.12
15Caleb WilliamsQBCHI568633+0.11
16Jalen HurtsQBPHI454524+0.10
17Lamar JacksonQBBAL302366+0.09
18Trevor LawrenceQBJAX560641+0.09
19Jaxson DartQBNYG339411+0.08
20Justin HerbertQBLAC512615+0.07
21Baker MayfieldQBTB543620+0.07
22Aaron RodgersQBPIT497536+0.06
23Michael Penix Jr.QBATL276302+0.05
24Tyler ShoughQBNO327375+0.04
25Tua TagovailoaQBMIA384423+0.03
26Jacoby BrissettQBARI485549+0.01
27Kirk CousinsQBATL269281-0.00
28Bryce YoungQBCAR478536-0.01
29Spencer RattlerQBNO257288-0.05
30Joe FlaccoQBCIN416434-0.09
31Geno SmithQBLV448519-0.13
32J.J. McCarthyQBMIN243287-0.15
33Cam WardQBTEN540615-0.16

More 2025 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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