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Leaderboards
The 2001 regular season, ranked by the efficiency metrics that hold up. Every board states its sample minimum.
EPA per dropback, regular season. Minimum 200 dropbacks.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per dropback | Dropbacks | Pass yds | TD | CPOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Warner | LA | 0.26 | 593 | 4830 | 36 | |
| 2 | Jeff Garcia | SF |
Built on data from the nflverse project. Definitions for every metric live in the glossary.
| 0.18 |
| 546 |
| 3538 |
| 32 |
| 3 | Rich Gannon | LV | 0.17 | 605 | 3828 | 27 |
| 4 | Brett Favre | GB | 0.17 | 537 | 3921 | 32 |
| 5 | Steve McNair | TEN | 0.15 | 497 | 3350 | 21 |
| 6 | Kordell Stewart | PIT | 0.14 | 494 | 3109 | 14 |
| 7 | Jay Fiedler | MIA | 0.10 | 504 | 3248 | 20 |
| 8 | Jake Plummer | ARI | 0.08 | 570 | 3653 | 18 |
| 9 | Doug Flutie | LAC | 0.06 | 567 | 3464 | 15 |
| 10 | Chris Chandler | ATL | 0.05 | 414 | 2847 | 16 |
| 11 | Alex Van Pelt | BUF | 0.05 | 328 | 2056 | 12 |
| 12 | Peyton Manning | IND | 0.04 | 586 | 4131 | 26 |
| 13 | Tom Brady | NE | 0.04 | 459 | 2843 | 18 |
| 14 | Aaron Brooks | NO | 0.03 | 638 | 3832 | 26 |
| 15 | Brad Johnson | TB | 0.02 | 616 | 3406 | 13 |
| 16 | Daunte Culpepper | MIN | 0.02 | 431 | 2612 | 14 |
| 17 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | 0.02 | 564 | 3233 | 25 |
| 18 | Vinny Testaverde | NYJ | 0.01 | 465 | 2752 | 15 |
| 19 | Kerry Collins | NYG | -0.00 | 612 | 3764 | 19 |
| 20 | Trent Green | KC | -0.02 | 576 | 3783 | 17 |
| 21 | Charlie Batch | DET | -0.04 | 379 | 2392 | 12 |
| 22 | Brian Griese | DEN | -0.04 | 497 | 2827 | 23 |
| 23 | Jim Miller | CHI | -0.05 | 405 | 2299 | 13 |
| 24 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | -0.05 | 374 | 2023 | 7 |
| 25 | Jon Kitna | CIN | -0.06 | 614 | 3216 | 12 |
EPA per carry, regular season. Minimum 100 carries.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per carry | Carries | Rush yds | TD | Y/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Faulk | LA | 0.08 | 260 | 1382 | 12 | 5.32 |
| 2 | Garrison Hearst | SF | 0.07 | 252 | 1206 | 4 | 4.79 |
| 3 | Priest Holmes | KC | 0.05 | 327 | 1555 | 8 | 4.76 |
| 4 | Tiki Barber | NYG | 0.05 | 166 | 865 | 4 | 5.21 |
| 5 | Mike Alstott | TB | 0.05 | 165 | 680 | 10 | 4.12 |
| 6 | Edgerrin James | IND | 0.00 | 151 | 662 | 3 | 4.38 |
| 7 | Kevan Barlow | SF | -0.00 | 125 | 512 | 4 | 4.10 |
| 8 | Anthony Thomas | CHI | -0.01 | 278 | 1183 | 7 | 4.26 |
| 9 | Troy Hambrick | DAL | -0.02 | 113 | 579 | 2 | 5.12 |
| 10 | Jerome Bettis | PIT | -0.02 | 225 | 1072 | 4 | 4.76 |
| 11 | Curtis Martin | NYJ | -0.04 | 333 | 1502 | 10 | 4.51 |
| 12 | Antowain Smith | NE | -0.04 | 287 | 1157 | 12 | 4.03 |
| 13 | Terrell Davis | DEN | -0.04 | 167 | 701 | 0 | 4.20 |
| 14 | Ahman Green | GB | -0.05 | 304 | 1387 | 9 | 4.56 |
| 15 | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | PIT | -0.06 | 120 | 453 | 3 | 3.77 |
| 16 | Jamel White | CLE | -0.06 | 126 | 443 | 5 | 3.52 |
| 17 | Shaun Alexander | SEA | -0.06 | 309 | 1318 | 14 | 4.27 |
| 18 | Mike Anderson | DEN | -0.07 | 175 | 678 | 4 | 3.87 |
| 19 | Michael Bennett | MIN | -0.08 | 172 | 682 | 2 | 3.97 |
| 20 | Correll Buckhalter | PHI | -0.08 | 129 | 586 | 2 | 4.54 |
| 21 | Stephen Davis | WAS | -0.08 | 356 | 1432 | 5 | 4.02 |
| 22 | Thomas Jones | ARI | -0.09 | 112 | 380 | 5 | 3.39 |
| 23 | Dominic Rhodes | IND | -0.09 | 233 | 1104 | 9 | 4.74 |
| 24 | James Allen | CHI | -0.09 | 135 | 469 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 25 | Corey Dillon | CIN | -0.10 | 340 | 1315 | 10 | 3.87 |
EPA per target, regular season. Minimum 50 targets.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per target | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Rice | LV | 0.64 | 125 | 83 | 1139 | 9 |
| 2 | Bill Schroeder | GB | 0.57 | 93 | 53 | 918 | 9 |
| 3 | Isaac Bruce | LA | 0.53 | 103 | 64 | 1106 | 6 |
| 4 | Tim Brown | LV | 0.51 | 140 | 91 | 1165 | 9 |
| 5 | Torry Holt | LA | 0.48 | 133 | 81 | 1363 | 7 |
| 6 | MarTay Jenkins | ARI | 0.46 | 54 | 32 | 518 | 3 |
| 7 | Derrick Mason | TEN | 0.45 | 113 | 73 | 1128 | 9 |
| 8 | Wayne Chrebet | NYJ | 0.45 | 92 | 56 | 750 | 1 |
| 9 | Terrell Owens | SF | 0.43 | 155 | 93 | 1412 | 16 |
| 10 | Ricky Proehl | LA | 0.41 | 55 | 40 | 563 | 5 |
| 11 | Chris Chambers | MIA | 0.41 | 90 | 48 | 883 | 7 |
| 12 | Eddie Kennison | KC | 0.40 | 50 | 31 | 491 | 1 |
| 13 | Marvin Harrison | IND | 0.40 | 164 | 109 | 1524 | 15 |
| 14 | Ike Hilliard | NYG | 0.39 | 88 | 52 | 659 | 6 |
| 15 | Plaxico Burress | PIT | 0.39 | 120 | 66 | 1008 | 6 |
| 16 | Troy Brown | NE | 0.38 | 142 | 101 | 1199 | 5 |
| 17 | Kevin Johnson | CLE | 0.38 | 129 | 84 | 1097 | 9 |
| 18 | David Boston | ARI | 0.38 | 175 | 98 | 1598 | 8 |
| 19 | Bobby Engram | SEA | 0.36 | 51 | 29 | 400 | 0 |
| 20 | Curtis Conway | LAC | 0.35 | 126 | 71 | 1125 | 6 |
| 21 | Laveranues Coles | NYJ | 0.35 | 103 | 59 | 868 | 7 |
| 22 | Rod Smith | DEN | 0.35 | 172 | 113 | 1343 | 11 |
| 23 | Corey Bradford | GB | 0.34 | 58 | 31 | 526 | 2 |
| 24 | Marshall Faulk | LA | 0.34 | 104 | 83 | 765 | 9 |
| 25 | J.J. Stokes | SF | 0.33 | 90 | 54 | 585 | 7 |
Off EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Off EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA | 0.13 | 0.49 | 6.48 | 503 |
| 2 | SF | 0.10 | 0.45 | 5.32 | 409 |
| 3 | LV | 0.07 | 0.46 | 5.06 | 399 |
| 4 | PIT | 0.06 | 0.42 | 5.34 | 352 |
| 5 | GB | 0.05 | 0.43 | 5.57 | 390 |
| 6 | KC | 0.01 | 0.44 | 5.38 | 320 |
| 7 | IND | 0.01 | 0.46 | 5.64 | 413 |
| 8 | TEN | -0.01 | 0.40 | 5.01 | 336 |
| 9 | LAC | -0.02 | 0.40 | 4.97 | 332 |
| 10 | SEA | -0.02 | 0.39 | 4.71 | 301 |
| 11 | NE | -0.02 | 0.41 | 4.72 | 371 |
| 12 | MIA | -0.02 | 0.41 | 4.91 | 344 |
| 13 | TB | -0.02 | 0.40 | 4.37 | 324 |
| 14 | ARI | -0.03 | 0.39 | 4.96 | 295 |
| 15 | NYJ | -0.03 | 0.41 | 5.01 | 308 |
| 16 | PHI | -0.04 | 0.39 | 4.91 | 343 |
| 17 | DEN | -0.04 | 0.42 | 4.46 | 340 |
| 18 | NYG | -0.05 | 0.40 | 5.01 | 294 |
| 19 | MIN | -0.05 | 0.42 | 5.10 | 290 |
| 20 | ATL | -0.06 | 0.39 | 4.92 | 291 |
| 21 | CHI | -0.06 | 0.39 | 4.43 | 338 |
| 22 | BUF | -0.07 | 0.39 | 4.87 | 265 |
| 23 | NO | -0.07 | 0.38 | 4.92 | 333 |
| 24 | CIN | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.31 | 226 |
| 25 | BAL | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.56 | 303 |
| 26 | WAS | -0.10 | 0.39 | 4.47 | 256 |
| 27 | DET | -0.10 | 0.39 | 4.62 | 270 |
| 28 | CLE | -0.11 | 0.37 | 4.26 | 285 |
| 29 | DAL | -0.13 | 0.36 | 4.49 | 246 |
| 30 | CAR | -0.20 | 0.36 | 4.19 | 253 |
| 31 | JAX | -0.28 | 0.41 | 4.84 | 294 |
Def EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Def EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | -0.15 | 0.36 | 4.25 | 265 |
| 2 | PIT | -0.15 | 0.39 | 4.33 | 212 |
| 3 | LA | -0.15 | 0.39 | 4.53 | 273 |
| 4 | CHI | -0.15 | 0.41 | 4.75 | 203 |
| 5 | PHI | -0.12 | 0.38 | 4.47 | 208 |
| 6 | CIN | -0.11 | 0.39 | 4.57 | 309 |
| 7 | GB | -0.11 | 0.37 | 4.57 | 266 |
| 8 | CLE | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.68 | 319 |
| 9 | TB | -0.08 | 0.39 | 4.81 | 280 |
| 10 | NE | -0.08 | 0.41 | 5.06 | 272 |
| 11 | WAS | -0.07 | 0.40 | 4.77 | 303 |
| 12 | SF | -0.06 | 0.42 | 4.88 | 282 |
| 13 | NYG | -0.05 | 0.39 | 4.83 | 321 |
| 14 | MIA | -0.05 | 0.40 | 4.57 | 290 |
| 15 | NYJ | -0.05 | 0.43 | 4.92 | 295 |
| 16 | DEN | -0.04 | 0.42 | 4.76 | 339 |
| 17 | DAL | -0.04 | 0.40 | 4.52 | 338 |
| 18 | LAC | -0.03 | 0.41 | 4.62 | 321 |
| 19 | JAX | -0.02 | 0.42 | 4.61 | 286 |
| 20 | KC | -0.01 | 0.42 | 5.13 | 344 |
| 21 | LV | -0.01 | 0.41 | 4.88 | 327 |
| 22 | SEA | 0.00 | 0.41 | 4.90 | 324 |
| 23 | NO | 0.01 | 0.40 | 5.09 | 409 |
| 24 | ARI | 0.01 | 0.43 | 5.11 | 343 |
| 25 | CAR | 0.02 | 0.41 | 5.52 | 410 |
| 26 | BUF | 0.04 | 0.44 | 5.23 | 420 |
| 27 | MIN | 0.04 | 0.45 | 5.47 | 390 |
| 28 | TEN | 0.04 | 0.42 | 5.27 | 388 |
| 29 | IND | 0.06 | 0.43 | 5.56 | 486 |
| 30 | ATL | 0.06 | 0.42 | 5.92 | 377 |
| 31 | DET | 0.06 | 0.43 | 5.21 | 424 |