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2018 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 2018 leaders: Drew Brees (115.7), Patrick Mahomes (113.8), Russell Wilson (110.9).

NFL Passer Rating

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 33 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Drew BreesQBNO489510115.7
2Patrick MahomesQBKC580633113.8
3Russell WilsonQBSEA427499110.9
4Matt RyanQBATL608666108.1
5Philip RiversQBLAC508545105.5
6Deshaun WatsonQBHOU505619103.1
7Carson WentzQBPHI401446102.2
8Jared GoffQBLA561612101.1
9Ryan FitzpatrickQBTB246283100.4
10Kirk CousinsQBMIN60666099.7
11Andrew LuckQBIND63967698.7
12Tom BradyQBNE57059497.7
13Aaron RodgersQBGB59767797.6
14Dak PrescottQBDAL52661196.9
15Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT67570896.5
16Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI43449395.4
17Cam NewtonQBCAR47152394.2
18Derek CarrQBLV55360593.9
19Baker MayfieldQBCLE48652593.7
20Ryan TannehillQBMIA27431592.7
21Eli ManningQBNYG57662692.4
22Marcus MariotaQBTEN33140792.3
23Nick MullensQBSF27428890.8
24Jameis WinstonQBTB37844090.2
25Matthew StaffordQBDET55560789.9
26Andy DaltonQBCIN36539589.6
27Alex SmithQBWAS32836985.7
28Joe FlaccoQBBAL37939684.2
29Case KeenumQBDEN58663081.2
30Blake BortlesQBJAX40347379.8
31Sam DarnoldQBNYJ41445877.6
32Josh AllenQBBUF31939467.4
33Josh RosenQBARI39345166.7

More 2018 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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