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2026 NFL NFL Passer Rating Leaders

The NFL's official passer rating, built from completion %, yards per attempt, touchdown rate and interception rate, each capped. 158.3 is the maximum.

How to read it. 100 is very good for a season; 85 to 90 is about average.

The 2026 leaders: Lamar Jackson (119.6), Brock Purdy (118.1), Jared Goff (111.3).

NFL Passer Rating

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

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacksRate
1Lamar JacksonQBBAL96111119.6
2Brock PurdyQBSF171190118.1
3Jared GoffQBDET191207111.3
4Trevor LawrenceQBJAX184200106.2
5Michael Penix Jr.QBATL110122106.0
6Joe BurrowQBCIN189204104.4
7Patrick MahomesQBKC158174103.1
8Josh AllenQBBUF171200102.1
9Geno SmithQBNYJ177204101.8
10Caleb WilliamsQBCHI91111101.5
11C.J. StroudQBHOU219237100.9
12Bryce YoungQBCAR20121798.5
13Kirk CousinsQBLV21322198.0
14Jayden DanielsQBWAS11614397.6
15Drake MayeQBNE18321492.8
16Deshaun WatsonQBCLE17422092.0
17Jordan LoveQBGB22624091.8
18Matthew StaffordQBLA24926091.7
19Dak PrescottQBDAL24626590.1
20Tyler ShoughQBNO23525590.1
21Aaron RodgersQBPIT23325288.0
22Jalen HurtsQBPHI15417984.7
23Kyler MurrayQBMIN10112284.7
24Jacoby BrissettQBARI23424983.4
25Baker MayfieldQBTB9611880.0
26Bo NixQBDEN18920279.4
27Sam DarnoldQBSEA14916677.4
28Jameis WinstonQBNYG15817876.4
29Cam WardQBTEN17719975.0
30Daniel JonesQBIND21823971.1
31Justin HerbertQBLAC18021968.8
32Malik WillisQBMIA13016068.4
33Jalon DanielsQBTB9812363.4

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) First-Down Rate per Dropback Explosive Pass Rate Negative-Play Rate Win Probability Added EPA per Dropback, Excluding Garbage Time 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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