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2026 NFL 3rd-Down Conversion Rate Leaders

First downs or touchdowns on 3rd-down dropbacks.

The 2026 leaders: Caleb Williams (51.6%), Brock Purdy (47.9%), Joe Burrow (46.3%).

3rd-Down Conversion Rate

Minimum to rank: t3 db >= 4 × team games. 34 players.

RkPlayerPosTeamAttDropbacks3D Conv%
1Caleb WilliamsQBCHI9111151.6%
2Brock PurdyQBSF17119047.9%
3Joe BurrowQBCIN18920446.3%
4Kirk CousinsQBLV21322146.0%
5Michael Penix Jr.QBATL11012244.7%
6Josh AllenQBBUF17120042.9%
7Dak PrescottQBDAL24626541.9%
8Kyler MurrayQBMIN10112239.6%
9Tyler HuntleyQBBAL728539.3%
10Patrick MahomesQBKC15817439.1%
11Trevor LawrenceQBJAX18420038.8%
12Drake MayeQBNE18321438.6%
13Jalen HurtsQBPHI15417937.9%
14Matthew StaffordQBLA24926037.9%
15Jalon DanielsQBTB9812337.5%
16Lamar JacksonQBBAL9611137.5%
17Malik WillisQBMIA13016037.5%
18Tyler ShoughQBNO23525537.1%
19C.J. StroudQBHOU21923736.1%
20Jared GoffQBDET19120736.0%
21Jayden DanielsQBWAS11614334.2%
22Bryce YoungQBCAR20121734.0%
23Jordan LoveQBGB22624033.3%
24Jacoby BrissettQBARI23424931.9%
25Daniel JonesQBIND21823931.7%
26Geno SmithQBNYJ17720431.7%
27Jameis WinstonQBNYG15817831.5%
28Sam DarnoldQBSEA14916630.4%
29Cam WardQBTEN17719929.8%
30Baker MayfieldQBTB9611829.7%
31Justin HerbertQBLAC18021929.4%
32Aaron RodgersQBPIT23325228.8%
33Deshaun WatsonQBCLE17422027.7%
34Bo NixQBDEN18920225.0%

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 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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