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). 2018 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 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 70 | 57 | 965 | 10 | 81.4% | +1.05 |
| 2 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 50 | 34 | 552 | 3 | 68.0% | +0.78 |
| 3 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC | 66 | 43 | 664 | 10 | 65.2% | +0.73 |
| 4 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 45 | 32 | 503 | 4 | 71.1% | +0.70 |
| 5 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 108 | 76 | 1,028 | 7 | 70.4% | +0.68 |
| 6 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LA | 55 | 40 | 566 | 6 | 72.7% | +0.65 |
| 7 | Jesse James | TE | PIT | 39 | 30 | 423 | 2 | 76.9% | +0.60 |
| 8 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 137 | 87 | 1,479 | 12 | 63.5% | +0.60 |
| 9 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 147 | 125 | 1,405 | 9 | 85.0% | +0.59 |
| 10 | Sammy Watkins | WR | KC | 55 | 40 | 519 | 3 | 72.7% | +0.57 |
| 11 | Rashard Higgins | WR | CLE | 53 | 39 | 572 | 4 | 73.6% | +0.55 |
| 12 | O.J. Howard | TE | TB | 48 | 34 | 565 | 5 | 70.8% | +0.53 |
| 13 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 120 | 76 | 1,270 | 6 | 63.3% | +0.53 |
| 14 | Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | 87 | 65 | 672 | 3 | 74.7% | +0.52 |
| 15 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | PHI | 92 | 65 | 840 | 6 | 70.7% | +0.50 |
| 16 | Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | 73 | 50 | 618 | 5 | 68.5% | +0.50 |
| 17 | Josh Gordon | WR | NE | 71 | 41 | 737 | 4 | 57.7% | +0.50 |
| 18 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 94 | 66 | 838 | 4 | 70.2% | +0.49 |
| 19 | Brandin Cooks | WR | LA | 117 | 80 | 1,204 | 5 | 68.4% | +0.49 |
| 20 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 136 | 88 | 1,377 | 5 | 64.7% | +0.48 |
| 21 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 169 | 111 | 1,386 | 13 | 65.7% | +0.48 |
| 22 | Robert Woods | WR | LA | 130 | 86 | 1,219 | 6 | 66.2% | +0.47 |
| 23 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 150 | 103 | 1,336 | 10 | 68.7% | +0.47 |
| 24 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 163 | 115 | 1,572 | 11 | 70.6% | +0.47 |
| 25 | Benjamin Watson | TE | NO | 46 | 35 | 400 | 2 | 76.1% | +0.45 |
| 26 | Kenny Golladay | WR | DET | 119 | 70 | 1,063 | 5 | 58.8% | +0.44 |
| 27 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 138 | 86 | 1,524 | 8 | 62.3% | +0.44 |
| 28 | Kenny Stills | WR | MIA | 64 | 37 | 553 | 7 | 57.8% | +0.43 |
| 29 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 72 | 47 | 682 | 3 | 65.3% | +0.43 |
| 30 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 136 | 97 | 1,196 | 6 | 71.3% | +0.42 |
| 31 | Anthony Miller | WR | CHI | 54 | 33 | 423 | 7 | 61.1% | +0.42 |
| 32 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 170 | 113 | 1,677 | 8 | 66.5% | +0.41 |
| 33 | Chris Hogan | WR | NE | 55 | 35 | 532 | 3 | 63.6% | +0.39 |
| 34 | Seth Roberts | WR | LV | 64 | 45 | 494 | 2 | 70.3% | +0.39 |
| 35 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL | 92 | 64 | 821 | 10 | 69.6% | +0.39 |
| 36 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 77 | 46 | 694 | 6 | 59.7% | +0.38 |
| 37 | Vance McDonald | TE | PIT | 72 | 50 | 610 | 4 | 69.4% | +0.38 |
| 38 | Adam Humphries | WR | TB | 105 | 76 | 816 | 5 | 72.4% | +0.38 |
| 39 | Tyrell Williams | WR | LAC | 65 | 41 | 653 | 5 | 63.1% | +0.37 |
| 40 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 153 | 113 | 1,373 | 9 | 73.9% | +0.37 |
| 41 | Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | TB | 95 | 59 | 842 | 7 | 62.1% | +0.36 |
| 42 | Austin Hooper | TE | ATL | 88 | 71 | 660 | 4 | 80.7% | +0.34 |
| 43 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 97 | 64 | 743 | 4 | 66.0% | +0.32 |
| 44 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | 107 | 66 | 872 | 4 | 61.7% | +0.32 |
| 45 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 89 | 59 | 677 | 5 | 66.3% | +0.32 |
| 46 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 82 | 64 | 634 | 4 | 78.0% | +0.32 |
| 47 | Eric Ebron | TE | IND | 110 | 66 | 750 | 13 | 60.0% | +0.31 |
| 48 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | 166 | 111 | 1,383 | 7 | 66.9% | +0.31 |
| 49 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | 64 | 45 | 577 | 3 | 70.3% | +0.30 |
| 50 | Tevin Coleman | RB | ATL | 44 | 32 | 276 | 5 | 72.7% | +0.29 |
| 51 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | CHI | 93 | 67 | 688 | 2 | 72.0% | +0.29 |
| 52 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 62 | 35 | 508 | 5 | 56.5% | +0.28 |
| 53 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | 124 | 107 | 867 | 6 | 86.3% | +0.28 |
| 54 | Jared Cook | TE | LV | 101 | 68 | 896 | 6 | 67.3% | +0.27 |
| 55 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 44 | 33 | 334 | 4 | 75.0% | +0.27 |
| 56 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN | 112 | 65 | 891 | 4 | 58.0% | +0.27 |
| 57 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL | 107 | 75 | 1,005 | 7 | 70.1% | +0.27 |
| 58 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN | 64 | 43 | 439 | 3 | 67.2% | +0.26 |
| 59 | Duke Johnson | RB | CLE | 62 | 47 | 429 | 3 | 75.8% | +0.26 |
| 60 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | NYG | 124 | 77 | 1,052 | 6 | 62.1% | +0.26 |
| 61 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | 53 | 39 | 404 | 3 | 73.6% | +0.25 |
| 62 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | SF | 41 | 30 | 324 | 1 | 73.2% | +0.25 |
| 63 | Chris Herndon | TE | NYJ | 56 | 39 | 502 | 4 | 69.6% | +0.25 |
| 64 | Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 108 | 74 | 850 | 6 | 68.5% | +0.24 |
| 65 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI | 94 | 55 | 754 | 4 | 58.5% | +0.24 |
| 66 | Dede Westbrook | WR | JAX | 101 | 66 | 715 | 5 | 65.3% | +0.24 |
| 67 | Gerald Everett | TE | LA | 50 | 33 | 320 | 3 | 66.0% | +0.22 |
| 68 | Jordy Nelson | WR | LV | 88 | 63 | 739 | 3 | 71.6% | +0.22 |
| 69 | Chris Conley | WR | KC | 52 | 32 | 334 | 5 | 61.5% | +0.21 |
| 70 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR | 82 | 55 | 788 | 2 | 67.1% | +0.20 |
| 71 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 105 | 81 | 709 | 4 | 77.1% | +0.20 |
| 72 | Jalen Richard | RB | LV | 81 | 68 | 607 | 0 | 84.0% | +0.20 |
| 73 | Ryan Grant | WR | IND | 52 | 35 | 334 | 1 | 67.3% | +0.19 |
| 74 | Jarius Wright | WR | CAR | 59 | 43 | 447 | 1 | 72.9% | +0.19 |
| 75 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 98 | 71 | 866 | 4 | 72.4% | +0.19 |
| 76 | DeSean Jackson | WR | TB | 74 | 41 | 774 | 4 | 55.4% | +0.19 |
| 77 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | 84 | 42 | 704 | 4 | 50.0% | +0.19 |
| 78 | James White | RB | NE | 123 | 87 | 751 | 7 | 70.7% | +0.18 |
| 79 | James Conner | RB | PIT | 71 | 55 | 497 | 1 | 77.5% | +0.18 |
| 80 | John Brown | WR | BAL | 97 | 42 | 717 | 5 | 43.3% | +0.18 |
| 81 | Trey Burton | TE | CHI | 76 | 54 | 569 | 6 | 71.1% | +0.18 |
| 82 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC | 66 | 50 | 490 | 4 | 75.8% | +0.17 |
| 83 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | DET | 39 | 32 | 213 | 1 | 82.1% | +0.17 |
| 84 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI | 91 | 71 | 725 | 5 | 78.0% | +0.16 |
| 85 | Jimmy Graham | TE | GB | 89 | 55 | 636 | 2 | 61.8% | +0.16 |
| 86 | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 168 | 104 | 1,297 | 15 | 61.9% | +0.15 |
| 87 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI | 68 | 43 | 590 | 3 | 63.2% | +0.15 |
| 88 | Ryan Switzer | WR | PIT | 44 | 36 | 253 | 1 | 81.8% | +0.14 |
| 89 | Chester Rogers | WR | IND | 72 | 53 | 485 | 2 | 73.6% | +0.14 |
| 90 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR | DEN | 46 | 30 | 243 | 2 | 65.2% | +0.14 |
| 91 | Kenyan Drake | RB | MIA | 73 | 53 | 425 | 4 | 72.6% | +0.14 |
| 92 | Curtis Samuel | WR | CAR | 65 | 39 | 494 | 5 | 60.0% | +0.13 |
| 93 | Golden Tate | WR | DET | 113 | 74 | 789 | 4 | 65.5% | +0.12 |
| 94 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 156 | 116 | 1,163 | 8 | 74.4% | +0.12 |
| 95 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL | 68 | 33 | 507 | 2 | 48.5% | +0.11 |
| 96 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | GB | 73 | 38 | 581 | 2 | 52.1% | +0.11 |
| 97 | Phillip Dorsett | WR | NE | 42 | 32 | 290 | 3 | 76.2% | +0.10 |
| 98 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN | 49 | 40 | 305 | 2 | 81.6% | +0.10 |
| 99 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 49 | 30 | 289 | 6 | 61.2% | +0.10 |
| 100 | Donte Moncrief | WR | JAX | 89 | 48 | 672 | 3 | 53.9% | +0.10 |
| 101 | Todd Gurley | RB | LA | 81 | 59 | 580 | 4 | 72.8% | +0.10 |
| 102 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | SF | 67 | 42 | 487 | 4 | 62.7% | +0.10 |
| 103 | Robbie Chosen | WR | NYJ | 94 | 50 | 752 | 6 | 53.2% | +0.09 |
| 104 | Willie Snead | WR | BAL | 95 | 62 | 651 | 1 | 65.3% | +0.05 |
| 105 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 149 | 102 | 1,021 | 9 | 68.5% | +0.05 |
| 106 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | 88 | 56 | 639 | 4 | 63.6% | +0.04 |
| 107 | Randall Cobb | WR | GB | 61 | 38 | 383 | 2 | 62.3% | +0.03 |
| 108 | Taywan Taylor | WR | TEN | 56 | 37 | 466 | 1 | 66.1% | +0.03 |
| 109 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | 121 | 91 | 721 | 4 | 75.2% | +0.02 |
| 110 | Bruce Ellington | WR | DET | 42 | 31 | 224 | 1 | 73.8% | +0.02 |
| 111 | Devin Funchess | WR | CAR | 79 | 44 | 549 | 4 | 55.7% | +0.02 |
| 112 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 46 | 34 | 238 | 0 | 73.9% | +0.01 |
| 113 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND | 81 | 63 | 425 | 2 | 77.8% | +0.01 |
| 114 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 112 | 69 | 734 | 6 | 61.6% | +0.01 |
| 115 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE | 149 | 81 | 976 | 4 | 54.4% | +0.00 |
| 116 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | DEN | 47 | 35 | 241 | 1 | 74.5% | +0.00 |
| 117 | Josh Doctson | WR | WAS | 78 | 44 | 532 | 2 | 56.4% | +0.00 |
| 118 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 95 | 77 | 567 | 3 | 81.1% | -0.00 |
| 119 | Dion Lewis | RB | TEN | 67 | 59 | 400 | 1 | 88.1% | -0.01 |
| 120 | Zay Jones | WR | BUF | 102 | 56 | 652 | 7 | 54.9% | -0.01 |
| 121 | Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | 84 | 54 | 558 | 2 | 64.3% | -0.01 |
| 122 | Ian Thomas | TE | CAR | 49 | 36 | 333 | 2 | 73.5% | -0.02 |
| 123 | Quincy Enunwa | WR | NYJ | 68 | 38 | 449 | 1 | 55.9% | -0.03 |
| 124 | Danny Amendola | WR | MIA | 79 | 59 | 575 | 1 | 74.7% | -0.03 |
| 125 | Michael Crabtree | WR | BAL | 100 | 54 | 607 | 3 | 54.0% | -0.04 |
| 126 | Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 55 | 41 | 264 | 1 | 74.5% | -0.04 |
| 127 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | 55 | 43 | 296 | 1 | 78.2% | -0.04 |
| 128 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | JAX | 78 | 55 | 477 | 4 | 70.5% | -0.05 |
| 129 | Mike Davis | RB | SEA | 42 | 34 | 214 | 1 | 81.0% | -0.06 |
| 130 | Keelan Cole | WR | JAX | 70 | 38 | 491 | 1 | 54.3% | -0.07 |
| 131 | Javorius Allen | RB | BAL | 43 | 35 | 204 | 2 | 81.4% | -0.08 |
| 132 | Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | TB | 45 | 38 | 304 | 0 | 84.4% | -0.08 |
| 133 | Devontae Booker | RB | DEN | 51 | 38 | 275 | 0 | 74.5% | -0.08 |
| 134 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 48 | 35 | 218 | 0 | 72.9% | -0.09 |
| 135 | Jermaine Kearse | WR | NYJ | 76 | 37 | 371 | 1 | 48.7% | -0.09 |
| 136 | Jeff Heuerman | TE | DEN | 48 | 31 | 281 | 2 | 64.6% | -0.10 |
| 137 | Theo Riddick | RB | DET | 74 | 61 | 384 | 0 | 82.4% | -0.16 |
| 138 | Antonio Callaway | WR | CLE | 79 | 43 | 586 | 5 | 54.4% | -0.16 |
| 139 | David Johnson | RB | ARI | 76 | 50 | 446 | 3 | 65.8% | -0.18 |
| 140 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | MIN | 53 | 35 | 302 | 1 | 66.0% | -0.22 |
| 141 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | ARI | 69 | 34 | 343 | 1 | 49.3% | -0.38 |
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