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Leaderboards
The 2017 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 | Tom Brady | NE | 0.22 | 624 | 4577 | 32 | 3.74 |
| 2 | Carson Wentz | PHI |
Built on data from the nflverse project. Definitions for every metric live in the glossary.
| 0.22 |
| 501 |
| 3296 |
| 33 |
| 0.41 |
| 3 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 0.20 | 594 | 4515 | 28 | 1.02 |
| 4 | Jared Goff | LA | 0.19 | 510 | 3804 | 28 | -0.91 |
| 5 | Drew Brees | NO | 0.19 | 558 | 4334 | 23 | 4.68 |
| 6 | Alex Smith | KC | 0.19 | 573 | 4042 | 26 | 4.99 |
| 7 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | 0.16 | 242 | 1699 | 19 | 2.26 |
| 8 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 0.15 | 592 | 4259 | 28 | 2.91 |
| 9 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 0.15 | 567 | 4095 | 20 | 2.97 |
| 10 | Case Keenum | MIN | 0.14 | 523 | 3547 | 22 | 3.58 |
| 11 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 0.12 | 277 | 1675 | 16 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Jameis Winston | TB | 0.11 | 497 | 3504 | 19 | 4.93 |
| 13 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 0.08 | 632 | 4446 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Blake Bortles | JAX | 0.08 | 574 | 3687 | 21 | -2.88 |
| 15 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 0.07 | 650 | 3983 | 34 | 4.62 |
| 16 | Josh McCown | NYJ | 0.06 | 446 | 2926 | 18 | 5.53 |
| 17 | Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 0.06 | 506 | 2799 | 14 | 1.26 |
| 18 | Derek Carr | LV | 0.05 | 546 | 3496 | 22 | -0.32 |
| 19 | Kirk Cousins | WAS | 0.05 | 604 | 4093 | 27 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Cam Newton | CAR | 0.02 | 558 | 3302 | 22 | -2.32 |
| 21 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | 0.01 | 501 | 3232 | 13 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Carson Palmer | ARI | -0.02 | 291 | 1978 | 9 | -0.03 |
| 23 | Dak Prescott | DAL | -0.03 | 555 | 3324 | 22 | -0.24 |
| 24 | Andy Dalton | CIN | -0.05 | 545 | 3320 | 25 | -1.68 |
| 25 | Jay Cutler | MIA | -0.05 | 455 | 2666 | 19 | -0.39 |
EPA per carry, regular season. Minimum 100 carries.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per carry | Carries | Rush yds | TD | Y/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Kamara | NO | 0.25 | 120 | 728 | 8 | 6.07 |
| 2 | Dion Lewis | NE | 0.10 | 180 | 896 | 6 | 4.98 |
| 3 | Cam Newton | CAR | 0.08 | 139 | 754 | 6 | 5.42 |
| 4 | Kareem Hunt | KC | 0.01 | 272 | 1327 | 8 | 4.88 |
| 5 | Alfred Morris | DAL | 0.01 | 115 | 547 | 1 | 4.76 |
| 6 | Matt Breida | SF | 0.00 | 105 | 465 | 2 | 4.43 |
| 7 | Alex Collins | BAL | -0.01 | 212 | 973 | 6 | 4.59 |
| 8 | Jamaal Williams | GB | -0.01 | 153 | 556 | 4 | 3.63 |
| 9 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | -0.02 | 242 | 983 | 7 | 4.06 |
| 10 | Mark Ingram | NO | -0.03 | 230 | 1124 | 12 | 4.89 |
| 11 | Peyton Barber | TB | -0.03 | 108 | 423 | 3 | 3.92 |
| 12 | Todd Gurley | LA | -0.04 | 279 | 1305 | 13 | 4.68 |
| 13 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | -0.05 | 111 | 476 | 0 | 4.29 |
| 14 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | -0.05 | 321 | 1291 | 9 | 4.02 |
| 15 | Jordan Howard | CHI | -0.05 | 276 | 1122 | 9 | 4.07 |
| 16 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | -0.06 | 171 | 751 | 5 | 4.39 |
| 17 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | -0.06 | 196 | 865 | 7 | 4.41 |
| 18 | Leonard Fournette | JAX | -0.06 | 268 | 1040 | 9 | 3.88 |
| 19 | Javorius Allen | BAL | -0.07 | 153 | 591 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 20 | Marshawn Lynch | LV | -0.07 | 207 | 891 | 7 | 4.30 |
| 21 | Derrick Henry | TEN | -0.08 | 176 | 744 | 5 | 4.23 |
| 22 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | -0.08 | 284 | 1105 | 8 | 3.89 |
| 23 | Latavius Murray | MIN | -0.09 | 216 | 842 | 8 | 3.90 |
| 24 | Frank Gore | IND | -0.09 | 261 | 961 | 3 | 3.68 |
| 25 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | -0.09 | 105 | 458 | 2 | 4.36 |
EPA per target, regular season. Minimum 50 targets.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per target | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | 0.70 | 105 | 69 | 1084 | 8 |
| 2 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | 0.67 | 79 | 58 | 917 | 7 |
| 3 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 0.63 | 62 | 45 | 579 | 4 |
| 4 | Marvin Jones | DET | 0.55 | 107 | 61 | 1101 | 9 |
| 5 | Tyreek Hill | KC | 0.53 | 105 | 75 | 1183 | 7 |
| 6 | Robert Woods | LA | 0.50 | 85 | 56 | 781 | 5 |
| 7 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | 0.50 | 95 | 64 | 849 | 8 |
| 8 | Danny Amendola | NE | 0.47 | 86 | 61 | 659 | 2 |
| 9 | Chris Thompson | WAS | 0.46 | 54 | 39 | 510 | 4 |
| 10 | Davante Adams | GB | 0.46 | 117 | 74 | 885 | 10 |
| 11 | Cooper Kupp | LA | 0.44 | 94 | 62 | 869 | 5 |
| 12 | Travis Kelce | KC | 0.43 | 122 | 83 | 1038 | 8 |
| 13 | Sammy Watkins | LA | 0.43 | 70 | 39 | 593 | 8 |
| 14 | Chris Godwin Jr. | TB | 0.42 | 55 | 34 | 525 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael Thomas | NO | 0.42 | 149 | 104 | 1245 | 5 |
| 16 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | 0.41 | 95 | 62 | 768 | 8 |
| 17 | Ted Ginn | NO | 0.40 | 70 | 53 | 787 | 4 |
| 18 | Ryan Grant | WAS | 0.39 | 65 | 45 | 573 | 4 |
| 19 | Allen Hurns | JAX | 0.39 | 56 | 39 | 484 | 2 |
| 20 | Albert Wilson | KC | 0.39 | 62 | 42 | 554 | 3 |
| 21 | Julio Jones | ATL | 0.39 | 148 | 88 | 1444 | 3 |
| 22 | Keenan Allen | LAC | 0.39 | 159 | 102 | 1393 | 6 |
| 23 | Alvin Kamara | NO | 0.38 | 100 | 81 | 826 | 5 |
| 24 | Tyrell Williams | LAC | 0.38 | 69 | 43 | 728 | 4 |
| 25 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | 0.37 | 116 | 75 | 991 | 8 |
Off EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Off EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 0.14 | 0.49 | 5.63 | 458 |
| 2 | NO | 0.09 | 0.45 | 6.20 | 448 |
| 3 | LAC | 0.08 | 0.45 | 5.80 | 355 |
| 4 | KC | 0.08 | 0.44 | 5.93 | 415 |
| 5 | PIT | 0.08 | 0.46 | 5.63 | 406 |
| 6 | LA | 0.05 | 0.43 | 5.73 | 478 |
| 7 | PHI | 0.05 | 0.44 | 5.29 | 457 |
| 8 | ATL | 0.05 | 0.45 | 5.79 | 353 |
| 9 | MIN | 0.03 | 0.43 | 5.25 | 382 |
| 10 | JAX | 0.02 | 0.42 | 5.28 | 417 |
| 11 | DAL | 0.00 | 0.44 | 5.05 | 354 |
| 12 | TB | 0.00 | 0.44 | 5.41 | 335 |
| 13 | CAR | -0.02 | 0.41 | 4.97 | 363 |
| 14 | GB | -0.02 | 0.45 | 4.73 | 320 |
| 15 | SEA | -0.02 | 0.41 | 5.07 | 366 |
| 16 | SF | -0.04 | 0.41 | 5.16 | 331 |
| 17 | LV | -0.04 | 0.41 | 5.20 | 301 |
| 18 | DET | -0.05 | 0.41 | 5.24 | 410 |
| 19 | WAS | -0.05 | 0.41 | 5.19 | 342 |
| 20 | HOU | -0.05 | 0.40 | 4.71 | 338 |
| 21 | BAL | -0.05 | 0.43 | 4.59 | 395 |
| 22 | TEN | -0.07 | 0.43 | 5.00 | 334 |
| 23 | BUF | -0.07 | 0.39 | 4.69 | 302 |
| 24 | NYJ | -0.07 | 0.38 | 4.82 | 298 |
| 25 | CIN | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.78 | 290 |
| 26 | IND | -0.11 | 0.39 | 4.49 | 263 |
| 27 | NYG | -0.11 | 0.41 | 4.68 | 246 |
| 28 | CHI | -0.11 | 0.39 | 4.70 | 264 |
| 29 | DEN | -0.12 | 0.38 | 4.67 | 289 |
| 30 | MIA | -0.12 | 0.39 | 4.80 | 281 |
| 31 | ARI | -0.13 | 0.39 | 4.57 | 295 |
| 32 | CLE | -0.14 | 0.38 | 4.65 | 234 |
Def EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Def EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAX | -0.19 | 0.39 | 4.50 | 268 |
| 2 | MIN | -0.13 | 0.38 | 4.52 | 252 |
| 3 | BAL | -0.11 | 0.41 | 4.81 | 303 |
| 4 | PHI | -0.11 | 0.40 | 4.80 | 295 |
| 5 | ARI | -0.09 | 0.39 | 4.75 | 361 |
| 6 | DEN | -0.09 | 0.40 | 4.79 | 382 |
| 7 | LA | -0.07 | 0.39 | 5.11 | 329 |
| 8 | LAC | -0.07 | 0.42 | 5.04 | 272 |
| 9 | CAR | -0.06 | 0.43 | 5.20 | 327 |
| 10 | SEA | -0.06 | 0.40 | 4.80 | 332 |
| 11 | DET | -0.05 | 0.43 | 5.32 | 376 |
| 12 | CHI | -0.05 | 0.42 | 4.92 | 320 |
| 13 | PIT | -0.04 | 0.41 | 5.07 | 308 |
| 14 | WAS | -0.04 | 0.41 | 5.16 | 388 |
| 15 | TEN | -0.03 | 0.42 | 4.88 | 356 |
| 16 | NO | -0.03 | 0.42 | 5.15 | 326 |
| 17 | CIN | -0.02 | 0.42 | 4.78 | 349 |
| 18 | ATL | -0.01 | 0.44 | 4.95 | 315 |
| 19 | NYJ | 0.01 | 0.40 | 5.10 | 382 |
| 20 | NYG | 0.01 | 0.41 | 5.55 | 388 |
| 21 | BUF | 0.01 | 0.44 | 5.25 | 359 |
| 22 | CLE | 0.02 | 0.43 | 5.04 | 410 |
| 23 | DAL | 0.02 | 0.45 | 4.95 | 332 |
| 24 | KC | 0.03 | 0.45 | 5.39 | 339 |
| 25 | NE | 0.03 | 0.45 | 5.62 | 296 |
| 26 | SF | 0.03 | 0.44 | 5.13 | 383 |
| 27 | HOU | 0.03 | 0.41 | 5.55 | 436 |
| 28 | MIA | 0.03 | 0.42 | 5.26 | 393 |
| 29 | TB | 0.04 | 0.44 | 5.80 | 382 |
| 30 | GB | 0.04 | 0.43 | 5.41 | 384 |
| 31 | LV | 0.05 | 0.44 | 5.48 | 373 |
| 32 | IND | 0.07 | 0.42 | 5.57 | 404 |