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). 2020 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 | Allen Lazard | WR | GB | 46 | 33 | 451 | 3 | 71.7% | +0.83 |
| 2 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | 68 | 51 | 771 | 3 | 75.0% | +0.79 |
| 3 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | 75 | 53 | 879 | 8 | 70.7% | +0.78 |
| 4 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB | 59 | 52 | 586 | 11 | 88.1% | +0.74 |
| 5 | Rashard Higgins | WR | CLE | 52 | 37 | 599 | 4 | 71.2% | +0.69 |
| 6 | Chris Godwin Jr. | WR | TB | 84 | 65 | 840 | 7 | 77.4% | +0.66 |
| 7 | Irv Smith | TE | MIN | 43 | 30 | 365 | 5 | 69.8% | +0.65 |
| 8 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR | BUF | 34 | 30 | 282 | 5 | 88.2% | +0.63 |
| 9 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN | 106 | 70 | 1,075 | 11 | 66.0% | +0.62 |
| 10 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN | 92 | 65 | 984 | 5 | 70.7% | +0.61 |
| 11 | George Kittle | TE | SF | 63 | 48 | 634 | 2 | 76.2% | +0.59 |
| 12 | Dan Arnold | TE | ARI | 45 | 31 | 438 | 4 | 68.9% | +0.57 |
| 13 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LA | 60 | 44 | 521 | 5 | 73.3% | +0.57 |
| 14 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF | 107 | 82 | 967 | 4 | 76.6% | +0.56 |
| 15 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | 132 | 100 | 1,054 | 10 | 75.8% | +0.56 |
| 16 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 135 | 87 | 1,276 | 15 | 64.4% | +0.56 |
| 17 | David Moore | WR | SEA | 47 | 35 | 417 | 6 | 74.5% | +0.54 |
| 18 | Randall Cobb | WR | HOU | 48 | 38 | 441 | 3 | 79.2% | +0.54 |
| 19 | John Brown | WR | BUF | 52 | 33 | 458 | 3 | 63.5% | +0.53 |
| 20 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 125 | 88 | 1,400 | 7 | 70.4% | +0.52 |
| 21 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | 149 | 115 | 1,374 | 18 | 77.2% | +0.52 |
| 22 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | 145 | 105 | 1,416 | 11 | 72.4% | +0.51 |
| 23 | Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF | 166 | 127 | 1,535 | 8 | 76.5% | +0.51 |
| 24 | Mecole Hardman | WR | KC | 62 | 41 | 560 | 4 | 66.1% | +0.49 |
| 25 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN | 108 | 67 | 908 | 6 | 62.0% | +0.49 |
| 26 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | NO | 50 | 34 | 448 | 4 | 68.0% | +0.49 |
| 27 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE | 101 | 72 | 840 | 3 | 71.3% | +0.48 |
| 28 | Jared Cook | TE | NO | 60 | 37 | 504 | 7 | 61.7% | +0.48 |
| 29 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | 109 | 70 | 1,006 | 13 | 64.2% | +0.48 |
| 30 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | GB | 63 | 33 | 690 | 6 | 52.4% | +0.46 |
| 31 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA | 129 | 83 | 1,303 | 10 | 64.3% | +0.46 |
| 32 | Nelson Agholor | WR | LV | 82 | 48 | 896 | 8 | 58.5% | +0.45 |
| 33 | Tim Patrick | WR | DEN | 79 | 51 | 742 | 6 | 64.6% | +0.45 |
| 34 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT | 109 | 62 | 859 | 9 | 56.9% | +0.43 |
| 35 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | 108 | 74 | 925 | 14 | 68.5% | +0.43 |
| 36 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | 88 | 58 | 701 | 7 | 65.9% | +0.42 |
| 37 | Cam Sims | WR | WAS | 48 | 32 | 477 | 1 | 66.7% | +0.41 |
| 38 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | SF | 74 | 49 | 667 | 2 | 66.2% | +0.41 |
| 39 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU | 119 | 81 | 1,143 | 6 | 68.1% | +0.41 |
| 40 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | NO | 82 | 61 | 726 | 5 | 74.4% | +0.40 |
| 41 | Antonio Brown | WR | TB | 62 | 45 | 483 | 4 | 72.6% | +0.40 |
| 42 | Curtis Samuel | WR | CAR | 97 | 77 | 851 | 3 | 79.4% | +0.39 |
| 43 | Darren Waller | TE | LV | 145 | 107 | 1,196 | 9 | 73.8% | +0.39 |
| 44 | Sammy Watkins | WR | KC | 55 | 37 | 421 | 2 | 67.3% | +0.39 |
| 45 | Willie Snead | WR | BAL | 48 | 33 | 432 | 3 | 68.8% | +0.38 |
| 46 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA | 47 | 41 | 388 | 2 | 87.2% | +0.38 |
| 47 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND | 61 | 40 | 503 | 1 | 65.6% | +0.36 |
| 48 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV | 77 | 56 | 656 | 2 | 72.7% | +0.36 |
| 49 | Travis Fulgham | WR | PHI | 67 | 38 | 539 | 4 | 56.7% | +0.36 |
| 50 | Anthony Firkser | TE | TEN | 53 | 39 | 387 | 1 | 73.6% | +0.36 |
| 51 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC | 85 | 48 | 756 | 5 | 56.5% | +0.35 |
| 52 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL | 143 | 90 | 1,374 | 9 | 62.9% | +0.35 |
| 53 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | KC | 59 | 45 | 466 | 3 | 76.3% | +0.35 |
| 54 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | 110 | 79 | 841 | 4 | 71.8% | +0.34 |
| 55 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | 39 | 36 | 299 | 1 | 92.3% | +0.34 |
| 56 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI | 160 | 115 | 1,407 | 6 | 71.9% | +0.34 |
| 57 | Jordan Akins | TE | HOU | 49 | 37 | 403 | 1 | 75.5% | +0.33 |
| 58 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND | 39 | 31 | 394 | 2 | 79.5% | +0.33 |
| 59 | Austin Hooper | TE | CLE | 70 | 46 | 435 | 4 | 65.7% | +0.32 |
| 60 | Zach Pascal | WR | IND | 71 | 44 | 629 | 5 | 62.0% | +0.32 |
| 61 | Keelan Cole | WR | JAX | 88 | 55 | 642 | 5 | 62.5% | +0.31 |
| 62 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | 93 | 56 | 762 | 5 | 60.2% | +0.31 |
| 63 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | NE | 81 | 59 | 729 | 0 | 72.8% | +0.30 |
| 64 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | TB | 77 | 45 | 623 | 7 | 58.4% | +0.30 |
| 65 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL | 130 | 92 | 1,114 | 5 | 70.8% | +0.30 |
| 66 | Russell Gage | WR | ATL | 109 | 72 | 786 | 4 | 66.1% | +0.29 |
| 67 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | 90 | 66 | 656 | 3 | 73.3% | +0.29 |
| 68 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | 55 | 40 | 438 | 0 | 72.7% | +0.28 |
| 69 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL | 105 | 59 | 843 | 5 | 56.2% | +0.28 |
| 70 | Jamison Crowder | WR | NYJ | 89 | 59 | 699 | 6 | 66.3% | +0.27 |
| 71 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL | 100 | 58 | 769 | 8 | 58.0% | +0.27 |
| 72 | Keke Coutee | WR | HOU | 40 | 33 | 400 | 3 | 82.5% | +0.27 |
| 73 | Scott Miller | WR | TB | 53 | 33 | 501 | 3 | 62.3% | +0.26 |
| 74 | Golden Tate | WR | NYG | 52 | 35 | 388 | 2 | 67.3% | +0.26 |
| 75 | Jonnu Smith | TE | TEN | 65 | 41 | 448 | 8 | 63.1% | +0.26 |
| 76 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF | 96 | 60 | 748 | 5 | 62.5% | +0.25 |
| 77 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | JAX | 79 | 58 | 600 | 5 | 73.4% | +0.25 |
| 78 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA | 85 | 53 | 703 | 6 | 62.4% | +0.24 |
| 79 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI | 151 | 102 | 1,250 | 6 | 67.5% | +0.23 |
| 80 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | 115 | 76 | 978 | 9 | 66.1% | +0.23 |
| 81 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR | SF | 44 | 33 | 391 | 1 | 75.0% | +0.23 |
| 82 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | 65 | 46 | 524 | 3 | 70.8% | +0.23 |
| 83 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LA | 124 | 92 | 974 | 3 | 74.2% | +0.23 |
| 84 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR | 118 | 66 | 1,193 | 4 | 55.9% | +0.22 |
| 85 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS | 134 | 87 | 1,118 | 4 | 64.9% | +0.22 |
| 86 | Gabe Davis | WR | BUF | 62 | 35 | 599 | 7 | 56.5% | +0.22 |
| 87 | Damiere Byrd | WR | NE | 77 | 47 | 604 | 1 | 61.0% | +0.21 |
| 88 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | 147 | 100 | 992 | 8 | 68.0% | +0.20 |
| 89 | Kareem Hunt | RB | CLE | 51 | 38 | 304 | 5 | 74.5% | +0.20 |
| 90 | Robbie Chosen | WR | CAR | 136 | 95 | 1,093 | 3 | 69.9% | +0.20 |
| 91 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | 65 | 54 | 403 | 2 | 83.1% | +0.20 |
| 92 | Hunter Henry | TE | LAC | 93 | 60 | 613 | 4 | 64.5% | +0.20 |
| 93 | Chris Conley | WR | JAX | 63 | 40 | 471 | 2 | 63.5% | +0.19 |
| 94 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | 103 | 63 | 793 | 4 | 61.2% | +0.19 |
| 95 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | 128 | 97 | 831 | 9 | 75.8% | +0.19 |
| 96 | Danny Amendola | WR | DET | 69 | 46 | 602 | 0 | 66.7% | +0.18 |
| 97 | Hayden Hurst | TE | ATL | 88 | 56 | 571 | 6 | 63.6% | +0.18 |
| 98 | Darius Slayton | WR | NYG | 96 | 50 | 751 | 3 | 52.1% | +0.18 |
| 99 | Greg Ward | WR | PHI | 79 | 53 | 419 | 6 | 67.1% | +0.17 |
| 100 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET | 57 | 46 | 357 | 2 | 80.7% | +0.16 |
| 101 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 111 | 74 | 935 | 5 | 66.7% | +0.15 |
| 102 | Dalton Schultz | TE | DAL | 89 | 63 | 615 | 4 | 70.8% | +0.15 |
| 103 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI | 79 | 48 | 621 | 6 | 60.8% | +0.14 |
| 104 | James Robinson | RB | JAX | 60 | 49 | 344 | 3 | 81.7% | +0.14 |
| 105 | Chase Edmonds | RB | ARI | 67 | 53 | 402 | 4 | 79.1% | +0.14 |
| 106 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT | 144 | 88 | 923 | 7 | 61.1% | +0.13 |
| 107 | James Washington | WR | PIT | 56 | 30 | 392 | 5 | 53.6% | +0.12 |
| 108 | Josh Reynolds | WR | LA | 81 | 52 | 618 | 2 | 64.2% | +0.12 |
| 109 | Jakeem Grant | WR | MIA | 54 | 36 | 373 | 1 | 66.7% | +0.12 |
| 110 | DJ Chark | WR | JAX | 93 | 53 | 706 | 5 | 57.0% | +0.12 |
| 111 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND | 76 | 63 | 482 | 4 | 82.9% | +0.12 |
| 112 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN | 93 | 62 | 673 | 3 | 66.7% | +0.11 |
| 113 | Jamaal Williams | RB | GB | 35 | 31 | 236 | 1 | 88.6% | +0.11 |
| 114 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | 59 | 47 | 355 | 3 | 79.7% | +0.11 |
| 115 | Jimmy Graham | TE | CHI | 76 | 50 | 456 | 8 | 65.8% | +0.10 |
| 116 | Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI | 98 | 61 | 631 | 4 | 62.2% | +0.10 |
| 117 | Robert Woods | WR | LA | 129 | 90 | 936 | 6 | 69.8% | +0.09 |
| 118 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB | 63 | 47 | 355 | 2 | 74.6% | +0.09 |
| 119 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET | 101 | 67 | 723 | 6 | 66.3% | +0.09 |
| 120 | Braxton Berrios | WR | NYJ | 55 | 37 | 394 | 3 | 67.3% | +0.08 |
| 121 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | 107 | 83 | 756 | 5 | 77.6% | +0.08 |
| 122 | Logan Thomas | TE | WAS | 110 | 72 | 670 | 6 | 65.5% | +0.07 |
| 123 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI | 68 | 54 | 438 | 2 | 79.4% | +0.05 |
| 124 | Jalen Reagor | WR | PHI | 54 | 31 | 396 | 1 | 57.4% | +0.05 |
| 125 | Drew Sample | TE | CIN | 53 | 40 | 349 | 1 | 75.5% | +0.04 |
| 126 | Anthony Miller | WR | CHI | 76 | 49 | 485 | 2 | 64.5% | +0.04 |
| 127 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC | 54 | 36 | 297 | 1 | 66.7% | +0.04 |
| 128 | Chris Herndon | TE | NYJ | 45 | 31 | 287 | 3 | 68.9% | +0.04 |
| 129 | David Johnson | RB | HOU | 46 | 33 | 314 | 2 | 71.7% | +0.03 |
| 130 | Eric Ebron | TE | PIT | 91 | 56 | 558 | 5 | 61.5% | +0.02 |
| 131 | Breshad Perriman | WR | NYJ | 60 | 30 | 505 | 3 | 50.0% | +0.02 |
| 132 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF | 50 | 38 | 269 | 0 | 76.0% | +0.01 |
| 133 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV | 45 | 33 | 238 | 0 | 73.3% | +0.01 |
| 134 | KJ Hamler | WR | DEN | 56 | 30 | 381 | 3 | 53.6% | +0.00 |
| 135 | James White | RB | NE | 62 | 49 | 375 | 1 | 79.0% | -0.00 |
| 136 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | DEN | 113 | 52 | 856 | 3 | 46.0% | -0.01 |
| 137 | Tyler Eifert | TE | JAX | 60 | 36 | 349 | 2 | 60.0% | -0.02 |
| 138 | Gerald Everett | TE | LA | 62 | 41 | 417 | 1 | 66.1% | -0.02 |
| 139 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | 72 | 54 | 409 | 1 | 75.0% | -0.02 |
| 140 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN | 54 | 44 | 361 | 1 | 81.5% | -0.04 |
| 141 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB | 47 | 36 | 233 | 0 | 76.6% | -0.04 |
| 142 | James Conner | RB | PIT | 43 | 35 | 215 | 0 | 81.4% | -0.08 |
| 143 | J.D. McKissic | RB | WAS | 110 | 80 | 589 | 2 | 72.7% | -0.09 |
| 144 | Mike Davis | RB | CAR | 70 | 59 | 373 | 2 | 84.3% | -0.09 |
| 145 | N'Keal Harry | WR | NE | 57 | 33 | 309 | 2 | 57.9% | -0.10 |
| 146 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | 104 | 47 | 523 | 2 | 45.2% | -0.15 |
| 147 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS | 44 | 36 | 247 | 0 | 81.8% | -0.15 |
| 148 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | 109 | 63 | 654 | 1 | 57.8% | -0.20 |
| 149 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | SF | 46 | 33 | 253 | 1 | 71.7% | -0.21 |
| 150 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | 71 | 52 | 338 | 2 | 73.2% | -0.26 |
| 151 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | 72 | 36 | 335 | 1 | 50.0% | -0.27 |
| 152 | Chris Carson | RB | SEA | 46 | 37 | 287 | 4 | 80.4% | -0.27 |
| 153 | Melvin Gordon | RB | DEN | 44 | 32 | 158 | 1 | 72.7% | -0.42 |
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