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2017 NFL Expected Completion % Leaders

The completion percentage an average passer would have had on these exact throws. Low numbers mean a quarterback is attempting hard, deep or contested passes.

How to read it. Read it next to completion %. A high completion % with a low expected one is the sign of real accuracy.

The 2017 leaders: Drew Brees (66.1%), Joe Flacco (65.4%), Eli Manning (64.5%).

Expected Completion %

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 32 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksxCmp%
1Drew BreesQBNO53655866.1%
2Joe FlaccoQBBAL54957965.4%
3Eli ManningQBNYG57160864.5%
4Aaron RodgersQBGB23827564.5%
5Matthew StaffordQBDET56562964.0%
6Andy DaltonQBCIN49654563.9%
7Jacoby BrissettQBIND46955863.8%
8Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI33038063.7%
9Derek CarrQBLV51554463.6%
10Case KeenumQBMIN48152263.5%
11Alex SmithQBKC50557263.5%
12Blake BortlesQBJAX52357063.2%
13Dak PrescottQBDAL49055263.1%
14Kirk CousinsQBWAS54060463.0%
15Jay CutlerQBMIA42945562.8%
16Philip RiversQBLAC57559362.7%
17C.J. BeathardQBSF22425462.7%
18Brett HundleyQBGB31636662.6%
19Jared GoffQBLA47751062.4%
20Josh McCownQBNYJ39744562.3%
21Cam NewtonQBCAR49255662.2%
22Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT56258962.1%
23Trevor SiemianQBDEN34940662.0%
24Matt RyanQBATL52956762.0%
25Tom BradyQBNE58162262.0%
26Tyrod TaylorQBBUF42050661.9%
27Carson PalmerQBARI26729061.5%
28Marcus MariotaQBTEN45350161.5%
29DeShone KizerQBCLE47655860.2%
30Jameis WinstonQBTB44249559.7%
31Russell WilsonQBSEA55364559.6%
32Carson WentzQBPHI44049859.5%

More 2017 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

EPA per Dropback ACE (Accuracy Compared to Expectation) ACE per 100 Attempts 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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