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). 2019 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 | Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | TB | 121 | 86 | 1,333 | 9 | 71.1% | +0.70 |
| 2 | Hayden Hurst | TE | BAL | 39 | 30 | 349 | 2 | 76.9% | +0.62 |
| 3 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN | 84 | 52 | 1,051 | 8 | 61.9% | +0.59 |
| 4 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 89 | 58 | 860 | 7 | 65.2% | +0.56 |
| 5 | Jared Cook | TE | NO | 65 | 43 | 705 | 9 | 66.2% | +0.56 |
| 6 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | SF | 44 | 30 | 358 | 5 | 68.2% | +0.55 |
| 7 | Allen Lazard | WR | GB | 52 | 35 | 477 | 3 | 67.3% | +0.55 |
| 8 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 107 | 85 | 1,053 | 5 | 79.4% | +0.54 |
| 9 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 185 | 149 | 1,725 | 9 | 80.5% | +0.54 |
| 10 | Kenny Stills | WR | HOU | 55 | 40 | 561 | 4 | 72.7% | +0.53 |
| 11 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS | 93 | 58 | 919 | 7 | 62.4% | +0.52 |
| 12 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 110 | 82 | 1,057 | 8 | 74.5% | +0.51 |
| 13 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV | 71 | 49 | 605 | 4 | 69.0% | +0.50 |
| 14 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LA | 134 | 94 | 1,161 | 10 | 70.1% | +0.50 |
| 15 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL | 93 | 63 | 866 | 7 | 67.7% | +0.50 |
| 16 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN | 69 | 43 | 601 | 2 | 62.3% | +0.50 |
| 17 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 94 | 63 | 1,126 | 6 | 67.0% | +0.50 |
| 18 | James Conner | RB | PIT | 38 | 34 | 251 | 3 | 89.5% | +0.48 |
| 19 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 98 | 64 | 852 | 10 | 65.3% | +0.47 |
| 20 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 48 | 39 | 367 | 6 | 81.2% | +0.47 |
| 21 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 136 | 97 | 1,229 | 5 | 71.3% | +0.46 |
| 22 | Darren Fells | TE | HOU | 48 | 34 | 341 | 7 | 70.8% | +0.46 |
| 23 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 128 | 72 | 1,202 | 9 | 56.2% | +0.45 |
| 24 | Tyrell Williams | WR | LV | 64 | 42 | 651 | 6 | 65.6% | +0.45 |
| 25 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN | 63 | 53 | 519 | 0 | 84.1% | +0.45 |
| 26 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL | 119 | 79 | 1,189 | 8 | 66.4% | +0.44 |
| 27 | John Brown | WR | BUF | 115 | 72 | 1,060 | 6 | 62.6% | +0.44 |
| 28 | Chris Conley | WR | JAX | 90 | 47 | 775 | 5 | 52.2% | +0.43 |
| 29 | Breshad Perriman | WR | TB | 69 | 36 | 645 | 6 | 52.2% | +0.43 |
| 30 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 157 | 99 | 1,394 | 6 | 63.1% | +0.42 |
| 31 | Ryan Griffin | TE | NYJ | 41 | 34 | 320 | 5 | 82.9% | +0.42 |
| 32 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 48 | 30 | 418 | 6 | 62.5% | +0.41 |
| 33 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | 124 | 72 | 1,112 | 6 | 58.1% | +0.41 |
| 34 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 91 | 62 | 779 | 9 | 68.1% | +0.40 |
| 35 | Darius Slayton | WR | NYG | 84 | 48 | 740 | 8 | 57.1% | +0.40 |
| 36 | Darren Waller | TE | LV | 117 | 90 | 1,145 | 3 | 76.9% | +0.40 |
| 37 | Kenny Golladay | WR | DET | 116 | 65 | 1,190 | 11 | 56.0% | +0.40 |
| 38 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL | 113 | 66 | 1,107 | 6 | 58.4% | +0.40 |
| 39 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 150 | 104 | 1,165 | 7 | 69.3% | +0.39 |
| 40 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | 108 | 92 | 993 | 8 | 85.2% | +0.38 |
| 41 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 127 | 83 | 997 | 5 | 65.4% | +0.38 |
| 42 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 71 | 49 | 670 | 3 | 69.0% | +0.38 |
| 43 | Adam Humphries | WR | TEN | 47 | 37 | 374 | 2 | 78.7% | +0.38 |
| 44 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC | 90 | 49 | 1,001 | 2 | 54.4% | +0.37 |
| 45 | Allen Hurns | WR | MIA | 47 | 32 | 416 | 2 | 68.1% | +0.37 |
| 46 | Tyler Eifert | TE | CIN | 63 | 43 | 436 | 3 | 68.3% | +0.37 |
| 47 | Jonnu Smith | TE | TEN | 44 | 35 | 439 | 3 | 79.5% | +0.37 |
| 48 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR | SF | 81 | 57 | 802 | 3 | 70.4% | +0.37 |
| 49 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | 142 | 116 | 1,005 | 4 | 81.7% | +0.36 |
| 50 | Randall Cobb | WR | DAL | 83 | 55 | 828 | 3 | 66.3% | +0.35 |
| 51 | Jamaal Williams | RB | GB | 45 | 39 | 253 | 5 | 86.7% | +0.35 |
| 52 | Blake Jarwin | TE | DAL | 41 | 31 | 365 | 3 | 75.6% | +0.34 |
| 53 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL | 71 | 46 | 584 | 7 | 64.8% | +0.34 |
| 54 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 68 | 45 | 501 | 5 | 66.2% | +0.33 |
| 55 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 89 | 69 | 734 | 3 | 77.5% | +0.32 |
| 56 | Willie Snead | WR | BAL | 46 | 31 | 339 | 5 | 67.4% | +0.32 |
| 57 | Kareem Hunt | RB | CLE | 44 | 37 | 285 | 1 | 84.1% | +0.31 |
| 58 | Damiere Byrd | WR | ARI | 46 | 32 | 359 | 1 | 69.6% | +0.31 |
| 59 | Hunter Henry | TE | LAC | 76 | 55 | 652 | 5 | 72.4% | +0.31 |
| 60 | Nick Boyle | TE | BAL | 43 | 31 | 321 | 2 | 72.1% | +0.31 |
| 61 | DJ Chark | WR | JAX | 118 | 73 | 1,008 | 8 | 61.9% | +0.29 |
| 62 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI | 63 | 50 | 509 | 3 | 79.4% | +0.29 |
| 63 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 149 | 104 | 1,199 | 6 | 69.8% | +0.29 |
| 64 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR | 135 | 87 | 1,175 | 4 | 64.4% | +0.28 |
| 65 | James White | RB | NE | 95 | 72 | 645 | 5 | 75.8% | +0.28 |
| 66 | Zach Pascal | WR | IND | 72 | 41 | 607 | 5 | 56.9% | +0.27 |
| 67 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI | 154 | 98 | 1,147 | 7 | 63.6% | +0.27 |
| 68 | Austin Hooper | TE | ATL | 97 | 75 | 787 | 6 | 77.3% | +0.26 |
| 69 | Kaden Smith | TE | NYG | 42 | 31 | 268 | 3 | 73.8% | +0.26 |
| 70 | Brandin Cooks | WR | LA | 72 | 42 | 583 | 2 | 58.3% | +0.26 |
| 71 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA | 100 | 58 | 900 | 7 | 58.0% | +0.26 |
| 72 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 135 | 88 | 916 | 6 | 65.2% | +0.25 |
| 73 | Irv Smith | TE | MIN | 47 | 36 | 311 | 2 | 76.6% | +0.25 |
| 74 | Bisi Johnson | WR | MIN | 45 | 31 | 294 | 3 | 68.9% | +0.25 |
| 75 | Jordan Akins | TE | HOU | 55 | 36 | 418 | 2 | 65.5% | +0.24 |
| 76 | Anthony Miller | WR | CHI | 85 | 52 | 656 | 2 | 61.2% | +0.24 |
| 77 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | KC | 55 | 32 | 449 | 4 | 58.2% | +0.24 |
| 78 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 118 | 67 | 1,157 | 8 | 56.8% | +0.23 |
| 79 | Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 83 | 63 | 529 | 4 | 75.9% | +0.23 |
| 80 | Golden Tate | WR | NYG | 85 | 49 | 670 | 6 | 57.6% | +0.23 |
| 81 | Kelvin Harmon | WR | WAS | 44 | 30 | 365 | 0 | 68.2% | +0.23 |
| 82 | Jalen Richard | RB | LV | 43 | 36 | 323 | 0 | 83.7% | +0.22 |
| 83 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT | 92 | 59 | 680 | 5 | 64.1% | +0.22 |
| 84 | Jimmy Graham | TE | GB | 60 | 38 | 447 | 3 | 63.3% | +0.22 |
| 85 | Sammy Watkins | WR | KC | 90 | 52 | 673 | 3 | 57.8% | +0.19 |
| 86 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | 45 | 35 | 287 | 3 | 77.8% | +0.18 |
| 87 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | SF | 97 | 66 | 869 | 5 | 68.0% | +0.18 |
| 88 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | NYJ | 58 | 36 | 433 | 1 | 62.1% | +0.18 |
| 89 | O.J. Howard | TE | TB | 53 | 34 | 459 | 1 | 64.2% | +0.18 |
| 90 | James Washington | WR | PIT | 80 | 44 | 735 | 3 | 55.0% | +0.17 |
| 91 | Robert Woods | WR | LA | 139 | 90 | 1,134 | 2 | 64.7% | +0.16 |
| 92 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI | 108 | 68 | 709 | 3 | 63.0% | +0.16 |
| 93 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE | 138 | 83 | 1,174 | 6 | 60.1% | +0.16 |
| 94 | Damien Williams | RB | KC | 37 | 30 | 213 | 2 | 81.1% | +0.15 |
| 95 | Danny Amendola | WR | DET | 97 | 62 | 678 | 1 | 63.9% | +0.15 |
| 96 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET | 59 | 32 | 367 | 2 | 54.2% | +0.15 |
| 97 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | PHI | 73 | 43 | 490 | 4 | 58.9% | +0.14 |
| 98 | DeAndre Washington | RB | LV | 41 | 36 | 292 | 0 | 87.8% | +0.13 |
| 99 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF | 106 | 67 | 778 | 6 | 63.2% | +0.13 |
| 100 | Duke Johnson | RB | HOU | 62 | 44 | 410 | 3 | 71.0% | +0.13 |
| 101 | Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | 82 | 52 | 597 | 2 | 63.4% | +0.12 |
| 102 | Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 153 | 100 | 1,117 | 6 | 65.4% | +0.11 |
| 103 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB | 68 | 49 | 474 | 3 | 72.1% | +0.11 |
| 104 | Chris Carson | RB | SEA | 47 | 37 | 266 | 2 | 78.7% | +0.10 |
| 105 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 87 | 58 | 607 | 5 | 66.7% | +0.10 |
| 106 | Gerald Everett | TE | LA | 60 | 37 | 408 | 2 | 61.7% | +0.10 |
| 107 | Russell Gage | WR | ATL | 74 | 49 | 446 | 1 | 66.2% | +0.09 |
| 108 | Auden Tate | WR | CIN | 80 | 40 | 575 | 1 | 50.0% | +0.09 |
| 109 | Ted Ginn | WR | NO | 56 | 30 | 421 | 2 | 53.6% | +0.09 |
| 110 | Curtis Samuel | WR | CAR | 105 | 54 | 627 | 6 | 51.4% | +0.08 |
| 111 | Albert Wilson | WR | MIA | 62 | 43 | 351 | 1 | 69.4% | +0.08 |
| 112 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | 83 | 57 | 576 | 3 | 68.7% | +0.08 |
| 113 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 55 | 36 | 311 | 4 | 65.5% | +0.07 |
| 114 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | NE | 89 | 59 | 520 | 2 | 66.3% | +0.07 |
| 115 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 71 | 54 | 420 | 2 | 76.1% | +0.07 |
| 116 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | 73 | 52 | 438 | 2 | 71.2% | +0.06 |
| 117 | Geronimo Allison | WR | GB | 55 | 34 | 287 | 2 | 61.8% | +0.06 |
| 118 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 148 | 90 | 1,046 | 5 | 60.8% | +0.05 |
| 119 | Ronald Jones | RB | TB | 40 | 31 | 309 | 0 | 77.5% | +0.05 |
| 120 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND | 72 | 43 | 448 | 4 | 59.7% | +0.05 |
| 121 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | 68 | 44 | 467 | 3 | 64.7% | +0.05 |
| 122 | Robbie Chosen | WR | NYJ | 96 | 52 | 779 | 5 | 54.2% | +0.04 |
| 123 | Jamison Crowder | WR | NYJ | 122 | 78 | 833 | 6 | 63.9% | +0.04 |
| 124 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 109 | 75 | 804 | 4 | 68.8% | +0.04 |
| 125 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | CLE | 133 | 74 | 1,035 | 4 | 55.6% | +0.03 |
| 126 | David Johnson | RB | ARI | 47 | 36 | 370 | 4 | 76.6% | +0.02 |
| 127 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 97 | 81 | 533 | 1 | 83.5% | +0.02 |
| 128 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA | 89 | 51 | 570 | 5 | 57.3% | +0.01 |
| 129 | Preston Williams | WR | MIA | 60 | 32 | 428 | 3 | 53.3% | -0.00 |
| 130 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN | 66 | 40 | 562 | 3 | 60.6% | -0.01 |
| 131 | Latavius Murray | RB | NO | 43 | 34 | 235 | 1 | 79.1% | -0.01 |
| 132 | Dede Westbrook | WR | JAX | 101 | 66 | 660 | 3 | 65.3% | -0.02 |
| 133 | Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 58 | 42 | 378 | 0 | 72.4% | -0.03 |
| 134 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | 70 | 42 | 552 | 3 | 60.0% | -0.03 |
| 135 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC | 55 | 42 | 296 | 1 | 76.4% | -0.04 |
| 136 | Royce Freeman | RB | DEN | 50 | 43 | 256 | 1 | 86.0% | -0.05 |
| 137 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND | 58 | 44 | 320 | 0 | 75.9% | -0.05 |
| 138 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE | 49 | 36 | 278 | 0 | 73.5% | -0.05 |
| 139 | Eric Ebron | TE | IND | 52 | 31 | 375 | 3 | 59.6% | -0.06 |
| 140 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | NYJ | 78 | 66 | 461 | 1 | 84.6% | -0.06 |
| 141 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | DEN | 48 | 35 | 196 | 0 | 72.9% | -0.06 |
| 142 | Jacob Hollister | TE | SEA | 59 | 41 | 349 | 3 | 69.5% | -0.06 |
| 143 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 69 | 39 | 363 | 3 | 56.5% | -0.07 |
| 144 | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 70 | 59 | 410 | 4 | 84.3% | -0.07 |
| 145 | Jaylen Samuels | RB | PIT | 57 | 47 | 305 | 1 | 82.5% | -0.07 |
| 146 | Todd Gurley | RB | LA | 49 | 31 | 207 | 2 | 63.3% | -0.09 |
| 147 | Kenyan Drake | RB | ARI | 68 | 50 | 345 | 0 | 73.5% | -0.11 |
| 148 | Alex Erickson | WR | CIN | 78 | 43 | 529 | 0 | 55.1% | -0.13 |
| 149 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI | 104 | 79 | 456 | 3 | 76.0% | -0.15 |
| 150 | J.D. McKissic | RB | DET | 42 | 34 | 233 | 1 | 81.0% | -0.15 |
| 151 | Steven Sims | WR | WAS | 56 | 34 | 310 | 4 | 60.7% | -0.16 |
| 152 | Leonard Fournette | RB | JAX | 100 | 76 | 521 | 0 | 76.0% | -0.19 |
| 153 | Vance McDonald | TE | PIT | 55 | 38 | 273 | 3 | 69.1% | -0.21 |
| 154 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | TB | 46 | 35 | 286 | 0 | 76.1% | -0.23 |
| 155 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 43 | 30 | 234 | 0 | 69.8% | -0.32 |
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