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2020 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 2020 leaders: Alex Smith (68.3%), Drew Brees (67.5%), Jared Goff (67.1%).

Expected Completion %

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksxCmp%
1Alex SmithQBWAS25227768.3%
2Drew BreesQBNO39040367.5%
3Jared GoffQBLA55259567.1%
4Cam NewtonQBNE36841766.8%
5Philip RiversQBIND54356066.7%
6Kyler MurrayQBARI55862766.7%
7Nick MullensQBSF32634766.3%
8Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS24126866.2%
9Andy DaltonQBDAL33337266.1%
10Tua TagovailoaQBMIA29032366.0%
11Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR49255865.8%
12Justin HerbertQBLAC59564865.8%
13Matthew StaffordQBDET52857565.1%
14Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT60862465.1%
15Derek CarrQBLV51756264.9%
16Gardner MinshewQBJAX32737764.5%
17Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656964.3%
18Matt RyanQBATL62668264.3%
19Aaron RodgersQBGB52656764.0%
20Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465363.9%
21Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA26729563.9%
22Daniel JonesQBNYG44851363.8%
23Lamar JacksonQBBAL37645163.6%
24Sam DarnoldQBNYJ36442263.5%
25Nick FolesQBCHI31233263.4%
26Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI29733263.4%
27Patrick MahomesQBKC58864963.2%
28Russell WilsonQBSEA55865763.1%
29Josh AllenQBBUF57262763.1%
30Drew LockQBDEN44348162.9%
31Tom BradyQBTB61063162.6%
32Joe BurrowQBCIN40444962.3%
33Baker MayfieldQBCLE48653262.2%
34Ryan TannehillQBTEN48152562.1%
35Carson WentzQBPHI43750861.6%

More 2020 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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