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2023 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 2023 leaders: Brock Purdy (+0.32), Dak Prescott (+0.22), Tua Tagovailoa (+0.20).

EPA per Dropback

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Brock PurdyQBSF444486+0.32
2Dak PrescottQBDAL590656+0.22
3Tua TagovailoaQBMIA560603+0.20
4Josh AllenQBBUF579649+0.19
5Jordan LoveQBGB579631+0.14
6Patrick MahomesQBKC597672+0.13
7Jalen HurtsQBPHI538622+0.13
8C.J. StroudQBHOU499554+0.13
9Lamar JacksonQBBAL457559+0.13
10Jared GoffQBDET605638+0.12
11Kirk CousinsQBMIN311329+0.12
12Jake BrowningQBCIN243283+0.12
13Matthew StaffordQBLA521562+0.11
14Baker MayfieldQBTB566636+0.09
15Justin HerbertQBLAC456516+0.08
16Geno SmithQBSEA499546+0.07
17Derek CarrQBNO548588+0.05
18Trevor LawrenceQBJAX564640+0.03
19Joe BurrowQBCIN365402+0.02
20Gardner MinshewQBIND490545+0.00
21Kyler MurrayQBARI268301-0.00
22Russell WilsonQBDEN447524-0.01
23Justin FieldsQBCHI370457-0.02
24Will LevisQBTEN255290-0.02
25Aidan O'ConnellQBLV343366-0.05
26Desmond RidderQBATL388436-0.05
27Kenny PickettQBPIT324360-0.10
28Sam HowellQBWAS612709-0.11
29Joshua DobbsQBARI417481-0.11
30Mac JonesQBNE345379-0.13
31Bryce YoungQBCAR527619-0.22
32Zach WilsonQBNYJ368436-0.24

More 2023 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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