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2020 NFL 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Leaders

First downs or touchdowns on 3rd-down dropbacks.

The 2020 leaders: Patrick Mahomes (49.7%), Aaron Rodgers (48.4%), Josh Allen (47.4%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 35 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacks3D Conv%
1Patrick MahomesQBKC58864949.7%
2Aaron RodgersQBGB52656748.4%
3Josh AllenQBBUF57262747.4%
4Jared GoffQBLA55259546.2%
5Gardner MinshewQBJAX32737745.1%
6Derek CarrQBLV51756244.0%
7Justin HerbertQBLAC59564843.3%
8Ryan TannehillQBTEN48152542.4%
9Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT60862441.9%
10Baker MayfieldQBCLE48653241.3%
11Matthew StaffordQBDET52857541.1%
12Matt RyanQBATL62668241.0%
13Russell WilsonQBSEA55865740.7%
14Deshaun WatsonQBHOU54465339.9%
15Tom BradyQBTB61063139.8%
16Ryan FitzpatrickQBMIA26729539.1%
17Lamar JacksonQBBAL37645138.8%
18Philip RiversQBIND54356038.3%
19Teddy BridgewaterQBCAR49255837.7%
20Nick MullensQBSF32634737.2%
21Daniel JonesQBNYG44851336.8%
22Kyler MurrayQBARI55862736.7%
23Mitchell TrubiskyQBCHI29733236.6%
24Kirk CousinsQBMIN51656936.5%
25Dwayne HaskinsQBWAS24126835.5%
26Drew BreesQBNO39040335.2%
27Andy DaltonQBDAL33337235.1%
28Drew LockQBDEN44348135.1%
29Joe BurrowQBCIN40444934.5%
30Carson WentzQBPHI43750832.3%
31Sam DarnoldQBNYJ36442232.1%
32Tua TagovailoaQBMIA29032329.6%
33Cam NewtonQBNE36841729.3%
34Nick FolesQBCHI31233225.8%
35Alex SmithQBWAS25227721.4%

More 2020 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 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 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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