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2026 NFL First-Down Rate per Dropback Leaders

The share of dropbacks that produced a first down or touchdown, including scrambles.

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (44.1%), Brock Purdy (40.5%), Josh Allen (37.5%).

First-Down Rate per Dropback

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacks1D%
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611144.1%
2Brock PurdyQBSF17119040.5%
3Josh AllenQBBUF17120037.5%
4Kirk CousinsQBLV21322137.1%
5Joe BurrowQBCIN18920436.3%
6Trevor LawrenceQBJAX18420036.0%
7Jared GoffQBDET19120735.7%
8Drake MayeQBNE18321435.5%
9Bryce YoungQBCAR20121735.5%
10Patrick MahomesQBKC15817435.1%
11Sam DarnoldQBSEA14916634.3%
12Dak PrescottQBDAL24626534.0%
13C.J. StroudQBHOU21923733.8%
14Jayden DanielsQBWAS11614333.6%
15Matthew StaffordQBLA24926033.5%
16Caleb WilliamsQBCHI9111132.4%
17Michael Penix Jr.QBATL11012232.0%
18Jacoby BrissettQBARI23424931.7%
19Tyler ShoughQBNO23525531.0%
20Jordan LoveQBGB22624030.0%
21Jalon DanielsQBTB9812329.3%
22Jameis WinstonQBNYG15817828.7%
23Deshaun WatsonQBCLE17422028.6%
24Geno SmithQBNYJ17720428.4%
25Kyler MurrayQBMIN10112227.9%
26Daniel JonesQBIND21823927.6%
27Aaron RodgersQBPIT23325227.0%
28Jalen HurtsQBPHI15417926.8%
29Cam WardQBTEN17719926.6%
30Malik WillisQBMIA13016026.2%
31Justin HerbertQBLAC18021925.6%
32Baker MayfieldQBTB9611825.4%
33Bo NixQBDEN18920225.2%

More 2026 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) 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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