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2026 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 2026 leaders: Brock Purdy (+0.39), Lamar Jackson (+0.38), Josh Allen (+0.38).

EPA per Dropback

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksEPA/DB
1Brock PurdyQBSF171190+0.39
2Lamar JacksonQBBAL96111+0.38
3Josh AllenQBBUF171200+0.38
4Caleb WilliamsQBCHI91111+0.33
5Jared GoffQBDET191207+0.31
6Trevor LawrenceQBJAX184200+0.27
7Drake MayeQBNE183214+0.23
8Bryce YoungQBCAR201217+0.23
9Kirk CousinsQBLV213221+0.21
10Patrick MahomesQBKC158174+0.19
11Joe BurrowQBCIN189204+0.17
12C.J. StroudQBHOU219237+0.16
13Jayden DanielsQBWAS116143+0.14
14Dak PrescottQBDAL246265+0.14
15Matthew StaffordQBLA249260+0.12
16Jordan LoveQBGB226240+0.11
17Michael Penix Jr.QBATL110122+0.10
18Geno SmithQBNYJ177204+0.07
19Deshaun WatsonQBCLE174220+0.03
20Jacoby BrissettQBARI234249+0.01
21Tyler ShoughQBNO235255+0.00
22Kyler MurrayQBMIN101122-0.00
23Jalen HurtsQBPHI154179-0.03
24Jameis WinstonQBNYG158178-0.08
25Sam DarnoldQBSEA149166-0.10
26Aaron RodgersQBPIT233252-0.10
27Malik WillisQBMIA130160-0.11
28Jalon DanielsQBTB98123-0.11
29Bo NixQBDEN189202-0.11
30Daniel JonesQBIND218239-0.12
31Cam WardQBTEN177199-0.17
32Justin HerbertQBLAC180219-0.20
33Baker MayfieldQBTB96118-0.23

More 2026 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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