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2025 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 2025 leaders: Drake Maye (+0.32), Jordan Love (+0.26), Matthew Stafford (+0.24).

EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB (no GT)
1Drake MayeQBNE492601+0.32
2Jordan LoveQBGB439483+0.26
3Matthew StaffordQBLA597624+0.24
4Brock PurdyQBSF284313+0.23
5Josh AllenQBBUF460547+0.19
6Dak PrescottQBDAL600654+0.19
7Patrick MahomesQBKC502586+0.17
8Daniel JonesQBIND384426+0.17
9Jared GoffQBDET578619+0.17
10Sam DarnoldQBSEA477514+0.16
11Mac JonesQBSF289310+0.15
12C.J. StroudQBHOU423468+0.13
13Bo NixQBDEN612669+0.12
14Caleb WilliamsQBCHI568633+0.11
15Joe BurrowQBCIN259284+0.11
16Jalen HurtsQBPHI454524+0.10
17Trevor LawrenceQBJAX560641+0.09
18Lamar JacksonQBBAL302366+0.08
19Justin HerbertQBLAC512615+0.07
20Jaxson DartQBNYG339411+0.07
21Baker MayfieldQBTB543620+0.07
22Aaron RodgersQBPIT497536+0.06
23Michael Penix Jr.QBATL276302+0.05
24Tyler ShoughQBNO327375+0.05
25Kirk CousinsQBATL269281+0.03
26Tua TagovailoaQBMIA384423+0.02
27Bryce YoungQBCAR478536+0.01
28Jacoby BrissettQBARI485549-0.03
29Spencer RattlerQBNO257288-0.05
30Joe FlaccoQBCIN416434-0.08
31Geno SmithQBLV448519-0.14
32Cam WardQBTEN540615-0.16
33J.J. McCarthyQBMIN243287-0.16

More 2025 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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