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Leaderboards
The 2005 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 | Peyton Manning | IND | 0.38 | 471 | 3747 | 28 | |
| 2 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT |
Built on data from the nflverse project. Definitions for every metric live in the glossary.
| 0.25 |
| 291 |
| 2385 |
| 17 |
| 3 | Carson Palmer | CIN | 0.23 | 530 | 3836 | 32 |
| 4 | Matt Hasselbeck | SEA | 0.21 | 473 | 3455 | 24 |
| 5 | Tom Brady | NE | 0.20 | 557 | 4110 | 26 |
| 6 | Marc Bulger | LA | 0.16 | 313 | 2297 | 14 |
| 7 | Jake Plummer | DEN | 0.14 | 479 | 3366 | 18 |
| 8 | Trent Green | KC | 0.14 | 538 | 4014 | 17 |
| 9 | Drew Brees | LAC | 0.12 | 524 | 3576 | 24 |
| 10 | Jake Delhomme | CAR | 0.11 | 463 | 3421 | 24 |
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | DAL | 0.09 | 545 | 3639 | 23 |
| 12 | Byron Leftwich | JAX | 0.09 | 323 | 2123 | 15 |
| 13 | Kurt Warner | ARI | 0.08 | 397 | 2713 | 11 |
| 14 | Eli Manning | NYG | 0.07 | 586 | 3762 | 24 |
| 15 | Mark Brunell | WAS | 0.07 | 482 | 3050 | 23 |
| 16 | Donovan McNabb | PHI | 0.05 | 375 | 2507 | 16 |
| 17 | Kelly Holcomb | BUF | 0.02 | 246 | 1509 | 10 |
| 18 | Kerry Collins | LV | 0.02 | 605 | 3759 | 20 |
| 19 | Brad Johnson | MIN | 0.01 | 314 | 1885 | 12 |
| 20 | Aaron Brooks | NO | 0.00 | 460 | 2882 | 13 |
| 21 | Brett Favre | GB | 0.00 | 633 | 3892 | 20 |
| 22 | Gus Frerotte | MIA | -0.02 | 516 | 2996 | 18 |
| 23 | Steve McNair | TEN | -0.02 | 491 | 3161 | 16 |
| 24 | Josh McCown | ARI | -0.03 | 288 | 1832 | 9 |
| 25 | Mike Vick | ATL | -0.03 | 422 | 2412 | 15 |
EPA per carry, regular season. Minimum 100 carries.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per carry | Carries | Rush yds | TD | Y/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Vick | ATL | 0.35 | 101 | 610 | 6 | 6.04 |
| 2 | Shaun Alexander | SEA | 0.14 | 370 | 1880 | 27 | 5.08 |
| 3 | Larry Johnson | KC | 0.10 | 336 | 1750 | 20 | 5.21 |
| 4 | Mike Anderson | DEN | 0.09 | 239 | 1014 | 12 | 4.24 |
| 5 | Tatum Bell | DEN | 0.06 | 173 | 921 | 8 | 5.32 |
| 6 | LaDainian Tomlinson | LAC | 0.04 | 340 | 1464 | 18 | 4.31 |
| 7 | Jerome Bettis | PIT | 0.04 | 110 | 368 | 9 | 3.35 |
| 8 | Warrick Dunn | ATL | 0.04 | 280 | 1416 | 3 | 5.06 |
| 9 | Edgerrin James | IND | 0.04 | 360 | 1506 | 13 | 4.18 |
| 10 | Rudi Johnson | CIN | 0.03 | 337 | 1458 | 12 | 4.33 |
| 11 | Tiki Barber | NYG | 0.03 | 357 | 1860 | 9 | 5.21 |
| 12 | Priest Holmes | KC | 0.02 | 119 | 451 | 6 | 3.79 |
| 13 | Sam Gado | GB | 0.01 | 143 | 582 | 6 | 4.07 |
| 14 | Clinton Portis | WAS | -0.00 | 352 | 1516 | 11 | 4.31 |
| 15 | Willie Parker | PIT | -0.00 | 255 | 1202 | 4 | 4.71 |
| 16 | Ricky Williams | MIA | -0.01 | 168 | 743 | 6 | 4.42 |
| 17 | Frank Gore | SF | -0.01 | 127 | 608 | 3 | 4.79 |
| 18 | LaMont Jordan | LV | -0.04 | 272 | 1025 | 9 | 3.77 |
| 19 | Mewelde Moore | MIN | -0.04 | 155 | 662 | 1 | 4.27 |
| 20 | Carnell Williams | TB | -0.05 | 290 | 1178 | 6 | 4.06 |
| 21 | Corey Dillon | NE | -0.06 | 209 | 733 | 12 | 3.51 |
| 22 | Marion Barber | DAL | -0.06 | 138 | 538 | 5 | 3.90 |
| 23 | Kevin Jones | DET | -0.06 | 186 | 664 | 5 | 3.57 |
| 24 | Willis McGahee | BUF | -0.06 | 325 | 1247 | 5 | 3.84 |
| 25 | DeShaun Foster | CAR | -0.07 | 206 | 882 | 2 | 4.28 |
EPA per target, regular season. Minimum 50 targets.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per target | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santana Moss | WAS | 1.65 | 84 | 84 | 1483 | 9 |
| 2 | Terry Glenn | DAL | 1.58 | 62 | 62 | 1129 | 7 |
| 3 | Randy Moss | LV | 1.51 | 60 | 60 | 1005 | 8 |
| 4 | Plaxico Burress | NYG | 1.43 | 76 | 76 | 1214 | 7 |
| 5 | Hines Ward | PIT | 1.40 | 69 | 69 | 975 | 11 |
| 6 | Jimmy Smith | JAX | 1.39 | 70 | 70 | 1023 | 6 |
| 7 | Joey Galloway | TB | 1.39 | 83 | 83 | 1287 | 10 |
| 8 | Steve Smith | CAR | 1.38 | 103 | 103 | 1563 | 12 |
| 9 | Jeremy Shockey | NYG | 1.38 | 65 | 65 | 891 | 7 |
| 10 | Donald Driver | GB | 1.38 | 86 | 86 | 1221 | 5 |
| 11 | Marvin Harrison | IND | 1.33 | 82 | 82 | 1136 | 12 |
| 12 | Keenan McCardell | LAC | 1.32 | 70 | 70 | 917 | 9 |
| 13 | Chris Chambers | MIA | 1.29 | 82 | 82 | 1118 | 11 |
| 14 | Eddie Kennison | KC | 1.28 | 68 | 68 | 1102 | 5 |
| 15 | Chad Johnson | CIN | 1.27 | 97 | 97 | 1432 | 9 |
| 16 | Antonio Bryant | CLE | 1.25 | 69 | 69 | 1009 | 4 |
| 17 | Deion Branch | NE | 1.24 | 78 | 78 | 998 | 5 |
| 18 | Jerry Porter | LV | 1.22 | 76 | 76 | 942 | 5 |
| 19 | Joe Jurevicius | SEA | 1.21 | 55 | 55 | 694 | 10 |
| 20 | Donte' Stallworth | NO | 1.21 | 70 | 70 | 945 | 7 |
| 21 | Amani Toomer | NYG | 1.19 | 60 | 60 | 684 | 7 |
| 22 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | 1.18 | 103 | 103 | 1409 | 10 |
| 23 | Antonio Gates | LAC | 1.18 | 89 | 89 | 1101 | 10 |
| 24 | Eric Parker | LAC | 1.16 | 57 | 57 | 725 | 3 |
| 25 | Laveranues Coles | NYJ | 1.14 | 73 | 73 | 845 | 5 |
Off EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Off EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IND | 0.19 | 0.51 | 5.74 | 439 |
| 2 | SEA | 0.16 | 0.49 | 5.68 | 452 |
| 3 | CIN | 0.10 | 0.48 | 5.49 | 421 |
| 4 | KC | 0.10 | 0.46 | 5.71 | 403 |
| 5 | DEN | 0.09 | 0.45 | 5.50 | 395 |
| 6 | LAC | 0.09 | 0.45 | 5.23 | 418 |
| 7 | NE | 0.07 | 0.45 | 5.29 | 379 |
| 8 | PIT | 0.06 | 0.44 | 5.23 | 389 |
| 9 | NYG | 0.04 | 0.42 | 5.27 | 422 |
| 10 | JAX | 0.03 | 0.43 | 4.95 | 361 |
| 11 | WAS | 0.01 | 0.41 | 4.98 | 359 |
| 12 | CAR | 0.01 | 0.41 | 5.01 | 391 |
| 13 | LA | -0.01 | 0.44 | 5.27 | 363 |
| 14 | ATL | -0.02 | 0.41 | 5.05 | 351 |
| 15 | DAL | -0.02 | 0.41 | 4.66 | 325 |
| 16 | LV | -0.03 | 0.41 | 4.74 | 290 |
| 17 | MIA | -0.04 | 0.41 | 4.94 | 318 |
| 18 | GB | -0.06 | 0.42 | 4.68 | 298 |
| 19 | TB | -0.06 | 0.40 | 4.71 | 300 |
| 20 | ARI | -0.07 | 0.41 | 5.01 | 311 |
| 21 | MIN | -0.07 | 0.41 | 4.63 | 306 |
| 22 | BUF | -0.08 | 0.39 | 4.23 | 271 |
| 23 | NO | -0.10 | 0.41 | 4.73 | 235 |
| 24 | HOU | -0.10 | 0.40 | 4.18 | 260 |
| 25 | DET | -0.10 | 0.39 | 4.35 | 254 |
| 26 | PHI | -0.10 | 0.40 | 4.83 | 310 |
| 27 | BAL | -0.11 | 0.39 | 4.28 | 265 |
| 28 | TEN | -0.11 | 0.41 | 4.90 | 299 |
| 29 | NYJ | -0.12 | 0.40 | 4.16 | 240 |
| 30 | CLE | -0.13 | 0.39 | 4.76 | 232 |
| 31 | CHI | -0.14 | 0.37 | 4.29 | 260 |
| 32 | SF | -0.20 | 0.34 | 3.98 | 239 |
Def EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Def EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | -0.17 | 0.36 | 4.25 | 202 |
| 2 | CAR | -0.12 | 0.38 | 4.41 | 259 |
| 3 | TB | -0.10 | 0.38 | 4.52 | 274 |
| 4 | BAL | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.48 | 299 |
| 5 | PIT | -0.08 | 0.39 | 4.45 | 258 |
| 6 | JAX | -0.07 | 0.40 | 4.63 | 269 |
| 7 | IND | -0.06 | 0.45 | 5 | 247 |
| 8 | WAS | -0.06 | 0.38 | 4.74 | 293 |
| 9 | DEN | -0.05 | 0.41 | 4.80 | 258 |
| 10 | GB | -0.05 | 0.41 | 4.74 | 344 |
| 11 | DAL | -0.05 | 0.41 | 4.92 | 308 |
| 12 | ARI | -0.05 | 0.42 | 4.88 | 387 |
| 13 | NYG | -0.05 | 0.38 | 4.82 | 314 |
| 14 | SEA | -0.04 | 0.40 | 4.69 | 271 |
| 15 | MIA | -0.03 | 0.40 | 4.52 | 317 |
| 16 | MIN | -0.03 | 0.43 | 4.84 | 344 |
| 17 | PHI | -0.03 | 0.39 | 4.88 | 388 |
| 18 | LAC | -0.02 | 0.42 | 4.76 | 312 |
| 19 | ATL | -0.02 | 0.45 | 5.02 | 341 |
| 20 | DET | -0.02 | 0.43 | 4.93 | 345 |
| 21 | CLE | -0.00 | 0.43 | 4.90 | 301 |
| 22 | NYJ | 0.00 | 0.43 | 4.59 | 355 |
| 23 | KC | 0.00 | 0.42 | 5.25 | 325 |
| 24 | CIN | 0.01 | 0.49 | 5.48 | 350 |
| 25 | NO | 0.03 | 0.41 | 5.12 | 398 |
| 26 | NE | 0.03 | 0.42 | 5.11 | 338 |
| 27 | LV | 0.04 | 0.43 | 4.96 | 383 |
| 28 | TEN | 0.05 | 0.44 | 5.20 | 421 |
| 29 | LA | 0.05 | 0.45 | 5.40 | 429 |
| 30 | BUF | 0.07 | 0.47 | 5.22 | 367 |
| 31 | SF | 0.08 | 0.46 | 5.73 | 428 |
| 32 | HOU | 0.12 | 0.47 | 5.58 | 431 |