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2017 NFL NFL Passer Rating Leaders

The NFL's official passer rating, built from completion %, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and interception rate, each capped. 158.3 is the maximum.

How to read it. 100 is very good for a season; 85 to 90 is about average.

The 2017 leaders: Alex Smith (104.7), Drew Brees (103.9), Tom Brady (102.8).

NFL Passer Rating

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Alex SmithQBKC505572104.7
2Drew BreesQBNO536558103.9
3Tom BradyQBNE581622102.8
4Carson WentzQBPHI440498101.9
5Jared GoffQBLA477510100.5
6Matthew StaffordQBDET56562999.3
7Case KeenumQBMIN48152298.3
8Aaron RodgersQBGB23827597.2
9Philip RiversQBLAC57559396.0
10Russell WilsonQBSEA55364595.4
11Josh McCownQBNYJ39744594.5
12Kirk CousinsQBWAS54060493.9
13Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT56258993.4
14Jameis WinstonQBTB44249592.2
15Matt RyanQBATL52956791.4
16Tyrod TaylorQBBUF42050689.2
17Dak PrescottQBDAL49055286.6
18Andy DaltonQBCIN49654586.6
19Derek CarrQBLV51554486.4
20Blake BortlesQBJAX52357084.7
21Carson PalmerQBARI26729084.4
22Jacoby BrissettQBIND46955881.7
23Jay CutlerQBMIA42945580.8
24Cam NewtonQBCAR49255680.7
25Joe FlaccoQBBAL54957980.4
26Eli ManningQBNYG57160880.4
27Marcus MariotaQBTEN45350179.3
28Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI33038077.5
29Trevor SiemianQBDEN34940673.3
30Brett HundleyQBGB31636670.6
31C.J. BeathardQBSF22425469.2
32DeShone KizerQBCLE47655860.5

More 2017 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 EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time 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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