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2020 NFL EPA per Dropback Leaders

Expected points added per dropback. Every play changes how many points a team can expect to score from where it stands; EPA is that change. Dropbacks are pass attempts, sacks and scrambles, so a sack counts against the quarterback and a scramble for a first down counts for him. Spikes and kneel-downs are left out.

How to read it. 0.00 is about average. +0.20 is very good; +0.30 is a top-three season. Below −0.10 is a struggle.

The 2020 leaders: Aaron Rodgers (+0.36), Patrick Mahomes (+0.32), Josh Allen (+0.30).

EPA per Dropback

Minimum to rank: 14 pass attempts per team game (the NFL's minimum for passing rate leaders). 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Aaron RodgersQBGB526567+0.36
2Patrick MahomesQBKC588649+0.32
3Josh AllenQBBUF572627+0.30
4Ryan TannehillQBTEN481525+0.27
5Deshaun WatsonQBHOU544653+0.24
6Tom BradyQBTB610631+0.21
7Baker MayfieldQBCLE486532+0.19
8Philip RiversQBIND543560+0.19
9Kirk CousinsQBMIN516569+0.18
10Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA267295+0.18
11Lamar JacksonQBBAL376451+0.17
12Drew BreesQBNO390403+0.17
13Justin HerbertQBLAC595648+0.15
14Russell WilsonQBSEA558657+0.14
15Derek CarrQBLV517562+0.13
16Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI297332+0.12
17Matthew StaffordQBDET528575+0.12
18Matt RyanQBATL626682+0.12
19Kyler MurrayQBARI558627+0.11
20Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR492558+0.10
21Joe BurrowQBCIN404449+0.10
22Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT608624+0.09
23Gardner MinshewQBJAX327377+0.08
24Jared GoffQBLA552595+0.04
25Cam NewtonQBNE368417+0.01
26Nick MullensQBSF326347+0.01
27Andy DaltonQBDAL333372-0.01
28Tua TagovailoaQBMIA290323-0.02
29Daniel JonesQBNYG448513-0.02
30Drew LockQBDEN443481-0.06
31Nick FolesQBCHI312332-0.10
32Alex SmithQBWAS252277-0.12
33Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS241268-0.13
34Carson WentzQBPHI437508-0.14
35Sam DarnoldQBNYJ364422-0.16

More 2020 NFL Quarterback Leaderboards

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 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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