Passer Rating vs EPA: Which Tells You More?
Why we rank quarterbacks by EPA per dropback, and what passer rating still gets right.
Read Article →Ranked by EPA per Target. Qualified: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 2017 regular season.
EPA per Target Catch Rate Over Expected Receiving Yards Receptions Targets Receiving Touchdowns Catch Rate Yards per Target Yards per Reception Receiving Yards per Game Yards per Team Pass Attempt Target Share Air Yards Share WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating) RACR (Receiver Air Conversion Ratio) Receiver Average Depth of Target YAC per Reception YAC over Expected per Reception Success Rate per Target First-Down Rate per Target Passer Rating When Targeted Red Zone Targets End Zone Targets Deep Targets 100-Yard Receiving Games Scrimmage Yards
| Rk | Player | Pos | Team | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch% | EPA/Tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 105 | 69 | 1,084 | 8 | 65.7% | +0.70 |
| 2 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | 79 | 58 | 917 | 7 | 73.4% | +0.67 |
| 3 | Hunter Henry | TE | LAC | 62 | 45 | 579 | 4 | 72.6% | +0.63 |
| 4 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 107 | 61 | 1,101 | 9 | 57.0% | +0.55 |
| 5 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 105 | 75 | 1,183 | 7 | 71.4% | +0.53 |
| 6 | Robert Woods | WR | LA | 85 | 56 | 781 | 5 | 65.9% | +0.50 |
| 7 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 95 | 64 | 849 | 8 | 67.4% | +0.50 |
| 8 | Danny Amendola | WR | NE | 86 | 61 | 659 | 2 | 70.9% | +0.47 |
| 9 | Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 54 | 39 | 510 | 4 | 72.2% | +0.46 |
| 10 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 117 | 74 | 885 | 10 | 63.2% | +0.46 |
| 11 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LA | 94 | 62 | 869 | 5 | 66.0% | +0.44 |
| 12 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 122 | 83 | 1,038 | 8 | 68.0% | +0.43 |
| 13 | Sammy Watkins | WR | LA | 70 | 39 | 593 | 8 | 55.7% | +0.43 |
| 14 | Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | TB | 55 | 34 | 525 | 1 | 61.8% | +0.42 |
| 15 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 149 | 104 | 1,245 | 5 | 69.8% | +0.42 |
| 16 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 95 | 62 | 768 | 8 | 65.3% | +0.41 |
| 17 | Ted Ginn | WR | NO | 70 | 53 | 787 | 4 | 75.7% | +0.40 |
| 18 | Ryan Grant | WR | WAS | 65 | 45 | 573 | 4 | 69.2% | +0.39 |
| 19 | Allen Hurns | WR | JAX | 56 | 39 | 484 | 2 | 69.6% | +0.39 |
| 20 | Albert Wilson | WR | KC | 62 | 42 | 554 | 3 | 67.7% | +0.39 |
| 21 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 148 | 88 | 1,444 | 3 | 59.5% | +0.39 |
| 22 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 159 | 102 | 1,393 | 6 | 64.2% | +0.39 |
| 23 | Dion Lewis | RB | NE | 35 | 32 | 214 | 3 | 91.4% | +0.38 |
| 24 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 100 | 81 | 826 | 5 | 81.0% | +0.38 |
| 25 | Tyrell Williams | WR | LAC | 69 | 43 | 728 | 4 | 62.3% | +0.38 |
| 26 | Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | 116 | 75 | 991 | 8 | 64.7% | +0.37 |
| 27 | Rex Burkhead | RB | NE | 36 | 30 | 254 | 3 | 83.3% | +0.36 |
| 28 | Ed Dickson | TE | CAR | 48 | 30 | 437 | 1 | 62.5% | +0.36 |
| 29 | Paul Richardson | WR | SEA | 80 | 44 | 703 | 6 | 55.0% | +0.36 |
| 30 | T.J. Jones | WR | DET | 49 | 30 | 399 | 1 | 61.2% | +0.36 |
| 31 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | 84 | 59 | 731 | 2 | 70.2% | +0.35 |
| 32 | Brandin Cooks | WR | NE | 114 | 65 | 1,082 | 7 | 57.0% | +0.35 |
| 33 | Adam Humphries | WR | TB | 83 | 61 | 631 | 1 | 73.5% | +0.34 |
| 34 | Jared Cook | TE | LV | 86 | 54 | 688 | 2 | 62.8% | +0.33 |
| 35 | Devin Funchess | WR | CAR | 111 | 63 | 840 | 8 | 56.8% | +0.31 |
| 36 | Chris Hogan | WR | NE | 59 | 34 | 439 | 5 | 57.6% | +0.30 |
| 37 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | SF | 105 | 56 | 962 | 2 | 53.3% | +0.29 |
| 38 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 77 | 48 | 591 | 6 | 62.3% | +0.29 |
| 39 | Lamar Miller | RB | HOU | 45 | 36 | 327 | 3 | 80.0% | +0.29 |
| 40 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 142 | 91 | 1,276 | 4 | 64.1% | +0.29 |
| 41 | Mike Wallace | WR | BAL | 92 | 52 | 748 | 4 | 56.5% | +0.28 |
| 42 | Tyler Kroft | TE | CIN | 62 | 42 | 404 | 7 | 67.7% | +0.28 |
| 43 | Kareem Hunt | RB | KC | 63 | 53 | 455 | 3 | 84.1% | +0.28 |
| 44 | J.D. McKissic | RB | SEA | 46 | 34 | 266 | 2 | 73.9% | +0.26 |
| 45 | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 163 | 101 | 1,533 | 9 | 62.0% | +0.26 |
| 46 | Jermaine Kearse | WR | NYJ | 102 | 65 | 810 | 5 | 63.7% | +0.26 |
| 47 | Eric Decker | WR | TEN | 83 | 54 | 563 | 1 | 65.1% | +0.25 |
| 48 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 110 | 74 | 824 | 8 | 67.3% | +0.25 |
| 49 | Todd Gurley | RB | LA | 87 | 64 | 788 | 6 | 73.6% | +0.24 |
| 50 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | PHI | 120 | 57 | 789 | 9 | 47.5% | +0.24 |
| 51 | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 47 | 36 | 317 | 1 | 76.6% | +0.24 |
| 52 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 63 | 43 | 515 | 2 | 68.3% | +0.22 |
| 53 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 174 | 96 | 1,378 | 13 | 55.2% | +0.22 |
| 54 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 81 | 57 | 532 | 8 | 70.4% | +0.21 |
| 55 | Martavis Bryant | WR | PIT | 84 | 50 | 603 | 3 | 59.5% | +0.21 |
| 56 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | CAR | 77 | 47 | 671 | 3 | 61.0% | +0.21 |
| 57 | Trent Taylor | WR | SF | 60 | 43 | 430 | 2 | 71.7% | +0.21 |
| 58 | Randall Cobb | WR | GB | 92 | 66 | 653 | 4 | 71.7% | +0.21 |
| 59 | Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 87 | 63 | 560 | 5 | 72.4% | +0.20 |
| 60 | Matt Forte | RB | NYJ | 45 | 37 | 293 | 1 | 82.2% | +0.19 |
| 61 | Travis Benjamin | WR | LAC | 65 | 34 | 567 | 4 | 52.3% | +0.19 |
| 62 | Rishard Matthews | WR | TEN | 87 | 53 | 795 | 4 | 60.9% | +0.19 |
| 63 | Jesse James | TE | PIT | 63 | 43 | 372 | 3 | 68.3% | +0.19 |
| 64 | Robbie Chosen | WR | NYJ | 114 | 63 | 941 | 7 | 55.3% | +0.19 |
| 65 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 71 | 45 | 555 | 2 | 63.4% | +0.19 |
| 66 | Kendall Wright | WR | CHI | 91 | 59 | 614 | 1 | 64.8% | +0.19 |
| 67 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 96 | 67 | 703 | 5 | 69.8% | +0.19 |
| 68 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 161 | 109 | 1,156 | 6 | 67.7% | +0.17 |
| 69 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 136 | 71 | 1,004 | 5 | 52.2% | +0.17 |
| 70 | Marqise Lee | WR | JAX | 96 | 56 | 702 | 3 | 58.3% | +0.16 |
| 71 | Leonard Fournette | RB | JAX | 48 | 36 | 302 | 1 | 75.0% | +0.16 |
| 72 | Benjamin Watson | TE | BAL | 79 | 61 | 522 | 4 | 77.2% | +0.15 |
| 73 | Vernon Davis | TE | WAS | 69 | 43 | 648 | 3 | 62.3% | +0.15 |
| 74 | James White | RB | NE | 72 | 56 | 429 | 3 | 77.8% | +0.14 |
| 75 | Kenny Stills | WR | MIA | 105 | 58 | 847 | 6 | 55.2% | +0.14 |
| 76 | Michael Crabtree | WR | LV | 101 | 58 | 618 | 8 | 57.4% | +0.13 |
| 77 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | 34 | 30 | 287 | 0 | 88.2% | +0.13 |
| 78 | Deonte Thompson | WR | BUF | 69 | 38 | 555 | 2 | 55.1% | +0.13 |
| 79 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 109 | 57 | 966 | 4 | 52.3% | +0.12 |
| 80 | Charles Clay | TE | BUF | 74 | 49 | 558 | 2 | 66.2% | +0.12 |
| 81 | Pierre Garcon | WR | SF | 67 | 40 | 500 | 0 | 59.7% | +0.12 |
| 82 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | PIT | 107 | 86 | 663 | 2 | 80.4% | +0.11 |
| 83 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC | 83 | 58 | 476 | 4 | 69.9% | +0.11 |
| 84 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 92 | 47 | 555 | 2 | 51.1% | +0.11 |
| 85 | Jaron Brown | WR | ARI | 69 | 31 | 477 | 4 | 44.9% | +0.11 |
| 86 | Golden Tate | WR | DET | 120 | 92 | 1,003 | 5 | 76.7% | +0.10 |
| 87 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | 113 | 80 | 651 | 5 | 70.8% | +0.10 |
| 88 | Eric Ebron | TE | DET | 86 | 53 | 574 | 4 | 61.6% | +0.09 |
| 89 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | LV | 42 | 31 | 305 | 0 | 73.8% | +0.08 |
| 90 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 77 | 59 | 448 | 2 | 76.6% | +0.08 |
| 91 | DeSean Jackson | WR | TB | 90 | 50 | 668 | 3 | 55.6% | +0.08 |
| 92 | Antonio Gates | TE | LAC | 52 | 30 | 316 | 3 | 57.7% | +0.08 |
| 93 | Devontae Booker | RB | DEN | 38 | 30 | 275 | 0 | 78.9% | +0.06 |
| 94 | Austin Hooper | TE | ATL | 65 | 49 | 526 | 3 | 75.4% | +0.06 |
| 95 | Torrey Smith | WR | PHI | 68 | 36 | 430 | 2 | 52.9% | +0.06 |
| 96 | Duke Johnson | RB | CLE | 93 | 74 | 693 | 3 | 79.6% | +0.05 |
| 97 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 60 | 32 | 386 | 4 | 53.3% | +0.05 |
| 98 | Terrance Williams | WR | DAL | 78 | 53 | 568 | 0 | 67.9% | +0.05 |
| 99 | Brandon LaFell | WR | CIN | 89 | 52 | 548 | 3 | 58.4% | +0.04 |
| 100 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 143 | 75 | 1,078 | 8 | 52.4% | +0.04 |
| 101 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | 115 | 64 | 722 | 6 | 55.7% | +0.04 |
| 102 | Keelan Cole | WR | JAX | 83 | 42 | 748 | 3 | 50.6% | +0.03 |
| 103 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND | 108 | 80 | 690 | 4 | 74.1% | +0.03 |
| 104 | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 161 | 112 | 987 | 9 | 69.6% | +0.03 |
| 105 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | ATL | 51 | 33 | 378 | 1 | 64.7% | +0.03 |
| 106 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | SF | 42 | 33 | 315 | 1 | 78.6% | +0.03 |
| 107 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | ARI | 46 | 33 | 322 | 2 | 71.7% | +0.02 |
| 108 | Mark Ingram | RB | NO | 71 | 58 | 416 | 0 | 81.7% | +0.01 |
| 109 | Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 111 | 74 | 807 | 3 | 66.7% | +0.01 |
| 110 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | BAL | 72 | 40 | 440 | 3 | 55.6% | +0.01 |
| 111 | Danny Woodhead | RB | BAL | 39 | 33 | 200 | 0 | 84.6% | +0.01 |
| 112 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 60 | 43 | 381 | 2 | 71.7% | +0.01 |
| 113 | Jimmy Graham | TE | SEA | 96 | 57 | 520 | 10 | 59.4% | +0.01 |
| 114 | Martellus Bennett | TE | GB | 44 | 30 | 286 | 0 | 68.2% | +0.00 |
| 115 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 96 | 57 | 670 | 1 | 59.4% | +0.00 |
| 116 | Seth Roberts | WR | LV | 65 | 43 | 455 | 1 | 66.2% | -0.01 |
| 117 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | JAX | 41 | 30 | 224 | 0 | 73.2% | -0.02 |
| 118 | Amari Cooper | WR | LV | 96 | 48 | 680 | 7 | 50.0% | -0.04 |
| 119 | Theo Riddick | RB | DET | 71 | 53 | 444 | 2 | 74.6% | -0.04 |
| 120 | Jamison Crowder | WR | WAS | 103 | 66 | 789 | 3 | 64.1% | -0.05 |
| 121 | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | 88 | 53 | 482 | 6 | 60.2% | -0.05 |
| 122 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | MIN | 68 | 51 | 421 | 2 | 75.0% | -0.06 |
| 123 | DeMarco Murray | RB | TEN | 47 | 39 | 266 | 1 | 83.0% | -0.06 |
| 124 | Seth DeValve | TE | CLE | 58 | 33 | 395 | 1 | 56.9% | -0.06 |
| 125 | Javorius Allen | RB | BAL | 60 | 46 | 250 | 2 | 76.7% | -0.06 |
| 126 | Josh Doctson | WR | WAS | 78 | 35 | 502 | 6 | 44.9% | -0.07 |
| 127 | Julius Thomas | TE | MIA | 62 | 41 | 388 | 3 | 66.1% | -0.07 |
| 128 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 140 | 83 | 949 | 5 | 59.3% | -0.07 |
| 129 | Kenyan Drake | RB | MIA | 48 | 32 | 239 | 1 | 66.7% | -0.08 |
| 130 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 132 | 69 | 838 | 6 | 52.3% | -0.08 |
| 131 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | NYJ | 74 | 50 | 357 | 3 | 67.6% | -0.10 |
| 132 | Roger Lewis | WR | NYG | 72 | 36 | 416 | 2 | 50.0% | -0.15 |
| 133 | Charles Sims | RB | TB | 47 | 35 | 252 | 1 | 74.5% | -0.15 |
| 134 | Andre Ellington | RB | ARI | 59 | 39 | 369 | 0 | 66.1% | -0.16 |
| 135 | Shane Vereen | RB | NYG | 53 | 44 | 253 | 0 | 83.0% | -0.19 |
| 136 | Carlos Hyde | RB | SF | 88 | 59 | 350 | 0 | 67.0% | -0.20 |
| 137 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI | 71 | 53 | 356 | 1 | 74.6% | -0.21 |
| 138 | Wayne Gallman | RB | NYG | 48 | 34 | 193 | 1 | 70.8% | -0.26 |
| 139 | Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | 63 | 36 | 314 | 4 | 57.1% | -0.27 |
| 140 | DeAndre Washington | RB | LV | 45 | 34 | 197 | 1 | 75.6% | -0.30 |
| 141 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN | 65 | 34 | 375 | 0 | 52.3% | -0.30 |
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