Passer Rating vs EPA: Which Tells You More?
Why we rank quarterbacks by EPA per dropback, and what passer rating still gets right.
Read Article →Ranked by EPA per Target. Qualified: 1.875 receptions per team game (the NFL's minimum for receiving rate leaders). 2016 regular season.
EPA per Target Catch Rate Over Expected Receiving Yards Receptions Targets Receiving Touchdowns Catch Rate Yards per Target Yards per Reception Receiving Yards per Game Yards per Team Pass Attempt Target Share Air Yards Share WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating) RACR (Receiver Air Conversion Ratio) Receiver Average Depth of Target YAC per Reception YAC over Expected per Reception Success Rate per Target First-Down Rate per Target Passer Rating When Targeted Red Zone Targets End Zone Targets Deep Targets 100-Yard Receiving Games Scrimmage Yards
| Rk | Player | Pos | Team | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch% | EPA/Tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Henry | TE | LAC | 53 | 36 | 478 | 8 | 67.9% | +0.67 |
| 2 | Cole Beasley | WR | DAL | 98 | 75 | 833 | 5 | 76.5% | +0.63 |
| 3 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 117 | 85 | 1,125 | 4 | 72.6% | +0.60 |
| 4 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | ATL | 50 | 35 | 579 | 6 | 70.0% | +0.59 |
| 5 | Tevin Coleman | RB | ATL | 40 | 31 | 421 | 3 | 77.5% | +0.59 |
| 6 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 92 | 69 | 967 | 5 | 75.0% | +0.55 |
| 7 | Martellus Bennett | TE | NE | 73 | 55 | 701 | 7 | 75.3% | +0.53 |
| 8 | Malcolm Mitchell | WR | NE | 48 | 32 | 401 | 4 | 66.7% | +0.50 |
| 9 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB | 81 | 57 | 660 | 8 | 70.4% | +0.50 |
| 10 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 100 | 66 | 964 | 4 | 66.0% | +0.49 |
| 11 | Terrance Williams | WR | DAL | 61 | 44 | 594 | 4 | 72.1% | +0.48 |
| 12 | Chris Hogan | WR | NE | 58 | 38 | 680 | 4 | 65.5% | +0.48 |
| 13 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 129 | 83 | 1,409 | 6 | 64.3% | +0.48 |
| 14 | Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA | 125 | 94 | 1,128 | 7 | 75.2% | +0.48 |
| 15 | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | 152 | 97 | 1,257 | 14 | 63.8% | +0.48 |
| 16 | Brandin Cooks | WR | NO | 117 | 78 | 1,173 | 8 | 66.7% | +0.47 |
| 17 | Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | 114 | 79 | 1,041 | 3 | 69.3% | +0.47 |
| 18 | Dwayne Allen | TE | IND | 52 | 35 | 406 | 6 | 67.3% | +0.46 |
| 19 | Mohamed Sanu | WR | ATL | 81 | 59 | 653 | 4 | 72.8% | +0.43 |
| 20 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 103 | 55 | 930 | 4 | 53.4% | +0.42 |
| 21 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | 112 | 84 | 903 | 3 | 75.0% | +0.41 |
| 22 | Jimmy Graham | TE | SEA | 95 | 65 | 923 | 6 | 68.4% | +0.39 |
| 23 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 155 | 91 | 1,448 | 6 | 58.7% | +0.39 |
| 24 | Eli Rogers | WR | PIT | 66 | 48 | 594 | 3 | 72.7% | +0.39 |
| 25 | Eric Ebron | TE | DET | 85 | 61 | 711 | 1 | 71.8% | +0.39 |
| 26 | Willie Snead | WR | NO | 104 | 72 | 895 | 4 | 69.2% | +0.36 |
| 27 | Steve Smith | WR | BAL | 101 | 70 | 799 | 5 | 69.3% | +0.36 |
| 28 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 121 | 75 | 997 | 12 | 62.0% | +0.36 |
| 29 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 173 | 96 | 1,321 | 12 | 55.5% | +0.36 |
| 30 | Gary Barnidge | TE | CLE | 82 | 55 | 612 | 2 | 67.1% | +0.35 |
| 31 | Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | 89 | 66 | 686 | 6 | 74.2% | +0.35 |
| 32 | Eddie Royal | WR | CHI | 43 | 33 | 369 | 2 | 76.7% | +0.34 |
| 33 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 40 | 32 | 363 | 1 | 80.0% | +0.34 |
| 34 | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | 154 | 106 | 1,284 | 12 | 68.8% | +0.33 |
| 35 | DeSean Jackson | WR | WAS | 100 | 56 | 1,005 | 4 | 56.0% | +0.33 |
| 36 | Randall Cobb | WR | GB | 84 | 60 | 610 | 4 | 71.4% | +0.32 |
| 37 | Zach Miller | TE | CHI | 64 | 47 | 486 | 4 | 73.4% | +0.32 |
| 38 | Kenny Britt | WR | LA | 111 | 68 | 1,002 | 5 | 61.3% | +0.31 |
| 39 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL | 96 | 50 | 796 | 8 | 52.1% | +0.30 |
| 40 | Jared Cook | TE | GB | 51 | 30 | 377 | 1 | 58.8% | +0.30 |
| 41 | Rishard Matthews | WR | TEN | 108 | 65 | 945 | 9 | 60.2% | +0.30 |
| 42 | Jamison Crowder | WR | WAS | 99 | 67 | 847 | 7 | 67.7% | +0.30 |
| 43 | Anquan Boldin | WR | DET | 95 | 67 | 584 | 8 | 70.5% | +0.30 |
| 44 | Spencer Ware | RB | KC | 42 | 33 | 447 | 2 | 78.6% | +0.29 |
| 45 | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | 131 | 94 | 1,136 | 4 | 71.8% | +0.29 |
| 46 | Mike Wallace | WR | BAL | 116 | 72 | 1,017 | 4 | 62.1% | +0.29 |
| 47 | Brandon LaFell | WR | CIN | 107 | 64 | 862 | 6 | 59.8% | +0.29 |
| 48 | Mark Ingram | RB | NO | 58 | 46 | 319 | 4 | 79.3% | +0.28 |
| 49 | Robert Woods | WR | BUF | 76 | 51 | 613 | 1 | 67.1% | +0.28 |
| 50 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 66 | 41 | 597 | 1 | 62.1% | +0.27 |
| 51 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC | 57 | 41 | 419 | 2 | 71.9% | +0.27 |
| 52 | Dontrelle Inman | WR | LAC | 97 | 58 | 810 | 4 | 59.8% | +0.27 |
| 53 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | PIT | 94 | 75 | 616 | 2 | 79.8% | +0.27 |
| 54 | Terrelle Pryor | WR | CLE | 140 | 77 | 1,007 | 4 | 55.0% | +0.27 |
| 55 | Michael Crabtree | WR | LV | 145 | 89 | 1,003 | 8 | 61.4% | +0.26 |
| 56 | Cameron Meredith | WR | CHI | 97 | 66 | 888 | 4 | 68.0% | +0.26 |
| 57 | J.J. Nelson | WR | ARI | 74 | 34 | 568 | 6 | 45.9% | +0.26 |
| 58 | Jordan Matthews | WR | PHI | 117 | 73 | 804 | 3 | 62.4% | +0.26 |
| 59 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 106 | 78 | 816 | 4 | 73.6% | +0.25 |
| 60 | Julian Edelman | WR | NE | 159 | 98 | 1,106 | 3 | 61.6% | +0.25 |
| 61 | Amari Cooper | WR | LV | 132 | 83 | 1,153 | 5 | 62.9% | +0.24 |
| 62 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN | 132 | 83 | 840 | 7 | 62.9% | +0.24 |
| 63 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF | 57 | 50 | 352 | 1 | 87.7% | +0.24 |
| 64 | Travis Benjamin | WR | LAC | 75 | 47 | 677 | 4 | 62.7% | +0.24 |
| 65 | Jason Witten | TE | DAL | 95 | 69 | 673 | 3 | 72.6% | +0.24 |
| 66 | Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | 102 | 65 | 800 | 7 | 63.7% | +0.23 |
| 67 | Chris Conley | WR | KC | 69 | 44 | 530 | 0 | 63.8% | +0.23 |
| 68 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | NYG | 169 | 101 | 1,367 | 10 | 59.8% | +0.23 |
| 69 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 121 | 92 | 1,137 | 9 | 76.0% | +0.23 |
| 70 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 87 | 56 | 744 | 4 | 64.4% | +0.22 |
| 71 | Andrew Hawkins | WR | CLE | 54 | 33 | 324 | 3 | 61.1% | +0.22 |
| 72 | Frank Gore | RB | IND | 47 | 38 | 277 | 4 | 80.9% | +0.22 |
| 73 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND | 75 | 59 | 584 | 5 | 78.7% | +0.22 |
| 74 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 83 | 61 | 599 | 6 | 73.5% | +0.21 |
| 75 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 150 | 107 | 1,023 | 6 | 71.3% | +0.20 |
| 76 | Charles Clay | TE | BUF | 87 | 57 | 552 | 4 | 65.5% | +0.20 |
| 77 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | 105 | 65 | 683 | 8 | 61.9% | +0.20 |
| 78 | Vernon Davis | TE | WAS | 59 | 44 | 581 | 2 | 74.6% | +0.19 |
| 79 | Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | 129 | 80 | 1,073 | 3 | 62.0% | +0.19 |
| 80 | Clive Walford | TE | LV | 52 | 33 | 359 | 3 | 63.5% | +0.19 |
| 81 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | CAR | 118 | 63 | 941 | 7 | 53.4% | +0.19 |
| 82 | David Johnson | RB | ARI | 120 | 80 | 879 | 4 | 66.7% | +0.19 |
| 83 | Donte Moncrief | WR | IND | 56 | 30 | 307 | 7 | 53.6% | +0.18 |
| 84 | Golden Tate | WR | DET | 135 | 91 | 1,077 | 4 | 67.4% | +0.18 |
| 85 | Ted Ginn | WR | CAR | 95 | 54 | 752 | 4 | 56.8% | +0.17 |
| 86 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN | 144 | 90 | 1,083 | 5 | 62.5% | +0.17 |
| 87 | Adam Humphries | WR | TB | 83 | 55 | 622 | 2 | 66.3% | +0.17 |
| 88 | Tyrell Williams | WR | LAC | 119 | 69 | 1,059 | 7 | 58.0% | +0.17 |
| 89 | Victor Cruz | WR | NYG | 72 | 39 | 586 | 1 | 54.2% | +0.17 |
| 90 | Kenny Stills | WR | MIA | 81 | 42 | 726 | 9 | 51.9% | +0.16 |
| 91 | Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | PHI | 74 | 36 | 392 | 2 | 48.6% | +0.16 |
| 92 | Coby Fleener | TE | NO | 81 | 50 | 631 | 3 | 61.7% | +0.15 |
| 93 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | ARI | 61 | 37 | 391 | 2 | 60.7% | +0.15 |
| 94 | Marqise Lee | WR | JAX | 105 | 63 | 851 | 3 | 60.0% | +0.15 |
| 95 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | DEN | 137 | 79 | 1,032 | 5 | 57.7% | +0.15 |
| 96 | DeMarco Murray | RB | TEN | 67 | 53 | 377 | 3 | 79.1% | +0.14 |
| 97 | Antonio Gates | TE | LAC | 93 | 53 | 548 | 7 | 57.0% | +0.14 |
| 98 | C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | HOU | 89 | 54 | 559 | 4 | 60.7% | +0.14 |
| 99 | Richard Rodgers | TE | GB | 47 | 30 | 271 | 2 | 63.8% | +0.11 |
| 100 | James White | RB | NE | 86 | 60 | 551 | 5 | 69.8% | +0.11 |
| 101 | Michael Floyd | WR | ARI | 76 | 37 | 488 | 5 | 48.7% | +0.11 |
| 102 | Isaiah Crowell | RB | CLE | 53 | 40 | 319 | 0 | 75.5% | +0.10 |
| 103 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 51 | 39 | 336 | 1 | 76.5% | +0.10 |
| 104 | Travaris Cadet | RB | NO | 54 | 40 | 281 | 4 | 74.1% | +0.09 |
| 105 | Phillip Dorsett | WR | IND | 59 | 33 | 528 | 2 | 55.9% | +0.09 |
| 106 | Chris Thompson | RB | WAS | 62 | 49 | 349 | 2 | 79.0% | +0.09 |
| 107 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 92 | 47 | 630 | 2 | 51.1% | +0.09 |
| 108 | Brian Quick | WR | LA | 77 | 41 | 564 | 3 | 53.2% | +0.08 |
| 109 | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | 65 | 54 | 462 | 2 | 83.1% | +0.08 |
| 110 | Tajae Sharpe | WR | TEN | 83 | 41 | 522 | 2 | 49.4% | +0.07 |
| 111 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 81 | 54 | 603 | 1 | 66.7% | +0.07 |
| 112 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | MIN | 70 | 52 | 453 | 2 | 74.3% | +0.07 |
| 113 | Terrance West | RB | BAL | 45 | 34 | 236 | 1 | 75.6% | +0.06 |
| 114 | Trey Burton | TE | PHI | 60 | 37 | 327 | 1 | 61.7% | +0.06 |
| 115 | Ty Montgomery | RB | GB | 56 | 44 | 348 | 0 | 78.6% | +0.05 |
| 116 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | KC | 76 | 44 | 536 | 2 | 57.9% | +0.05 |
| 117 | Quincy Enunwa | WR | NYJ | 105 | 58 | 857 | 4 | 55.2% | +0.05 |
| 118 | Quinton Patton | WR | SF | 63 | 37 | 408 | 0 | 58.7% | +0.04 |
| 119 | Corey Coleman | WR | CLE | 73 | 33 | 413 | 3 | 45.2% | +0.04 |
| 120 | Theo Riddick | RB | DET | 67 | 53 | 371 | 5 | 79.1% | +0.04 |
| 121 | Julius Thomas | TE | JAX | 51 | 30 | 281 | 4 | 58.8% | +0.03 |
| 122 | Darren Sproles | RB | PHI | 71 | 52 | 427 | 2 | 73.2% | +0.03 |
| 123 | Matt Asiata | RB | MIN | 38 | 32 | 263 | 0 | 84.2% | +0.03 |
| 124 | Duke Johnson | RB | CLE | 74 | 53 | 514 | 0 | 71.6% | +0.02 |
| 125 | Latavius Murray | RB | LV | 43 | 33 | 264 | 0 | 76.7% | +0.01 |
| 126 | Seth Roberts | WR | LV | 77 | 38 | 397 | 5 | 49.4% | +0.00 |
| 127 | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | 128 | 59 | 788 | 4 | 46.1% | -0.00 |
| 128 | Ryan Griffin | TE | HOU | 74 | 50 | 442 | 2 | 67.6% | -0.00 |
| 129 | Lamar Miller | RB | HOU | 39 | 31 | 199 | 1 | 79.5% | -0.01 |
| 130 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | 151 | 78 | 954 | 4 | 51.7% | -0.01 |
| 131 | John Brown | WR | ARI | 73 | 39 | 517 | 2 | 53.4% | -0.03 |
| 132 | Rashad Jennings | RB | NYG | 42 | 35 | 201 | 1 | 83.3% | -0.03 |
| 133 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | CHI | 94 | 52 | 821 | 2 | 55.3% | -0.04 |
| 134 | Jesse James | TE | PIT | 60 | 39 | 338 | 3 | 65.0% | -0.05 |
| 135 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | BAL | 49 | 37 | 266 | 0 | 75.5% | -0.06 |
| 136 | Breshad Perriman | WR | BAL | 66 | 33 | 499 | 3 | 50.0% | -0.06 |
| 137 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI | 69 | 36 | 365 | 2 | 52.2% | -0.08 |
| 138 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | MIN | 53 | 43 | 255 | 2 | 81.1% | -0.08 |
| 139 | Bilal Powell | RB | NYJ | 74 | 58 | 384 | 1 | 78.4% | -0.08 |
| 140 | Allen Robinson | WR | JAX | 151 | 73 | 883 | 6 | 48.3% | -0.11 |
| 141 | Lance Kendricks | TE | LA | 87 | 50 | 499 | 2 | 57.5% | -0.11 |
| 142 | Robbie Chosen | WR | NYJ | 78 | 42 | 587 | 2 | 53.8% | -0.11 |
| 143 | Albert Wilson | WR | KC | 51 | 31 | 279 | 2 | 60.8% | -0.13 |
| 144 | Dennis Pitta | TE | BAL | 121 | 86 | 729 | 2 | 71.1% | -0.13 |
| 145 | Matt Forte | RB | NYJ | 43 | 30 | 263 | 1 | 69.8% | -0.14 |
| 146 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | JAX | 68 | 50 | 312 | 1 | 73.5% | -0.15 |
| 147 | Allen Hurns | WR | JAX | 76 | 35 | 477 | 3 | 46.1% | -0.16 |
| 148 | Will Tye | TE | NYG | 70 | 48 | 395 | 1 | 68.6% | -0.17 |
| 149 | Todd Gurley | RB | LA | 58 | 43 | 327 | 0 | 74.1% | -0.19 |
| 150 | Devontae Booker | RB | DEN | 45 | 31 | 265 | 1 | 68.9% | -0.20 |
| 151 | Jeremy Kerley | WR | SF | 115 | 64 | 667 | 3 | 55.7% | -0.20 |
| 152 | Jermaine Kearse | WR | SEA | 89 | 41 | 510 | 1 | 46.1% | -0.22 |
| 153 | Kenneth Dixon | RB | BAL | 41 | 30 | 162 | 1 | 73.2% | -0.29 |
| 154 | Tavon Austin | WR | LA | 106 | 58 | 509 | 3 | 54.7% | -0.36 |
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