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Leaderboards
The 2018 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 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 0.37 | 634 | 5097 | 50 | 4.47 |
| 2 | Drew Brees | NO |
Built on data from the nflverse project. Definitions for every metric live in the glossary.
| 0.32 |
| 512 |
| 3992 |
| 32 |
| 6.49 |
| 3 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 0.25 | 552 | 4308 | 32 | 3.61 |
| 4 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | TB | 0.23 | 284 | 2366 | 17 | 5.25 |
| 5 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 0.22 | 713 | 5129 | 34 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Jared Goff | LA | 0.21 | 615 | 4688 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 0.20 | 672 | 4924 | 35 | 4.35 |
| 8 | Andrew Luck | IND | 0.18 | 679 | 4593 | 39 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 0.17 | 500 | 3448 | 35 | 7.46 |
| 10 | Tom Brady | NE | 0.17 | 595 | 4355 | 29 | 1.03 |
| 11 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | 0.17 | 497 | 3223 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 12 | Jameis Winston | TB | 0.14 | 443 | 2992 | 19 | 2.20 |
| 13 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | 0.13 | 620 | 4165 | 26 | 4.61 |
| 14 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 0.12 | 680 | 4442 | 25 | -0.59 |
| 15 | Nick Mullens | SF | 0.11 | 289 | 2277 | 13 | 1.94 |
| 16 | Carson Wentz | PHI | 0.09 | 447 | 3074 | 21 | 5.10 |
| 17 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | 0.08 | 532 | 3725 | 27 | 1.32 |
| 18 | Nick Foles | PHI | 0.08 | 205 | 1413 | 7 | 5.72 |
| 19 | Cam Newton | CAR | 0.08 | 527 | 3395 | 24 | 3.04 |
| 20 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 0.08 | 396 | 2566 | 21 | -3.04 |
| 21 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 0.06 | 611 | 3885 | 22 | 1.11 |
| 22 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | 0.06 | 408 | 2528 | 11 | 3.45 |
| 23 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 0.05 | 398 | 2465 | 12 | -2.61 |
| 24 | Eli Manning | NYG | 0.05 | 631 | 4299 | 21 | 0.46 |
| 25 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 0.01 | 610 | 3777 | 21 | -2.11 |
EPA per carry, regular season. Minimum 100 carries.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per carry | Carries | Rush yds | TD | Y/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Newton | CAR | 0.10 | 101 | 488 | 4 | 4.83 |
| 2 | Gus Edwards | BAL | 0.09 | 137 | 718 | 2 | 5.24 |
| 3 | Todd Gurley | LA | 0.08 | 256 | 1251 | 17 | 4.89 |
| 4 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 0.08 | 106 | 554 | 3 | 5.23 |
| 5 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | 0.06 | 175 | 885 | 10 | 5.06 |
| 6 | Alvin Kamara | NO | 0.06 | 194 | 883 | 14 | 4.55 |
| 7 | Derrick Henry | TEN | 0.05 | 215 | 1059 | 12 | 4.93 |
| 8 | Aaron Jones | GB | 0.05 | 133 | 728 | 8 | 5.47 |
| 9 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 0.03 | 219 | 1098 | 7 | 5.01 |
| 10 | Marlon Mack | IND | 0.03 | 195 | 908 | 9 | 4.66 |
| 11 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | 0.03 | 192 | 1037 | 9 | 5.40 |
| 12 | Mike Davis | SEA | 0.02 | 112 | 514 | 4 | 4.59 |
| 13 | Matt Breida | SF | 0.02 | 153 | 814 | 3 | 5.32 |
| 14 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 0.01 | 147 | 695 | 5 | 4.73 |
| 15 | Nick Chubb | CLE | 0.01 | 192 | 996 | 8 | 5.19 |
| 16 | Kareem Hunt | KC | 0.01 | 181 | 824 | 7 | 4.55 |
| 17 | Chris Carson | SEA | -0.00 | 247 | 1151 | 9 | 4.66 |
| 18 | Sony Michel | NE | -0.01 | 209 | 931 | 6 | 4.45 |
| 19 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | -0.02 | 118 | 641 | 3 | 5.43 |
| 20 | James Conner | PIT | -0.02 | 215 | 973 | 12 | 4.53 |
| 21 | Frank Gore | MIA | -0.03 | 156 | 722 | 0 | 4.63 |
| 22 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | -0.03 | 261 | 1307 | 11 | 5.01 |
| 23 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | -0.03 | 304 | 1434 | 6 | 4.72 |
| 24 | Joe Mixon | CIN | -0.05 | 237 | 1168 | 8 | 4.93 |
| 25 | Lamar Miller | HOU | -0.06 | 210 | 973 | 5 | 4.63 |
EPA per target, regular season. Minimum 50 targets.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per target | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 1.05 | 70 | 57 | 965 | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 0.78 | 50 | 34 | 552 | 3 |
| 3 | Mike Williams | LAC | 0.73 | 66 | 43 | 664 | 10 |
| 4 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | 0.68 | 108 | 76 | 1028 | 7 |
| 5 | Cooper Kupp | LA | 0.65 | 55 | 40 | 566 | 6 |
| 6 | Tyreek Hill | KC | 0.60 | 137 | 87 | 1479 | 12 |
| 7 | Michael Thomas | NO | 0.59 | 147 | 125 | 1405 | 9 |
| 8 | Sammy Watkins | KC | 0.57 | 55 | 40 | 519 | 3 |
| 9 | Rashard Higgins | CLE | 0.55 | 53 | 39 | 572 | 4 |
| 10 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | 0.53 | 120 | 76 | 1270 | 6 |
| 11 | Cole Beasley | DAL | 0.52 | 87 | 65 | 672 | 3 |
| 12 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | 0.50 | 92 | 65 | 840 | 6 |
| 13 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | 0.50 | 73 | 50 | 618 | 5 |
| 14 | Josh Gordon | NE | 0.50 | 71 | 41 | 737 | 4 |
| 15 | Mohamed Sanu | ATL | 0.49 | 94 | 66 | 838 | 4 |
| 16 | Brandin Cooks | LA | 0.49 | 117 | 80 | 1204 | 5 |
| 17 | George Kittle | SF | 0.48 | 136 | 88 | 1377 | 5 |
| 18 | Davante Adams | GB | 0.48 | 169 | 111 | 1386 | 13 |
| 19 | Robert Woods | LA | 0.47 | 130 | 86 | 1219 | 6 |
| 20 | Travis Kelce | KC | 0.47 | 150 | 103 | 1336 | 10 |
| 21 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 0.47 | 163 | 115 | 1572 | 11 |
| 22 | Kenny Golladay | DET | 0.44 | 119 | 70 | 1063 | 5 |
| 23 | Mike Evans | TB | 0.44 | 138 | 86 | 1524 | 8 |
| 24 | Kenny Stills | MIA | 0.43 | 64 | 37 | 553 | 7 |
| 25 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | 0.43 | 72 | 47 | 682 | 3 |
Off EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Off EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC | 0.24 | 0.50 | 6.63 | 565 |
| 2 | NO | 0.16 | 0.50 | 5.94 | 504 |
| 3 | LA | 0.15 | 0.51 | 6.27 | 527 |
| 4 | LAC | 0.13 | 0.47 | 6.12 | 428 |
| 5 | PIT | 0.10 | 0.48 | 5.89 | 428 |
| 6 | SEA | 0.09 | 0.44 | 5.43 | 428 |
| 7 | NE | 0.09 | 0.47 | 5.77 | 436 |
| 8 | ATL | 0.08 | 0.47 | 5.93 | 414 |
| 9 | CAR | 0.07 | 0.48 | 5.76 | 376 |
| 10 | IND | 0.06 | 0.48 | 5.60 | 433 |
| 11 | GB | 0.06 | 0.46 | 5.57 | 376 |
| 12 | TB | 0.04 | 0.45 | 6.02 | 396 |
| 13 | CHI | 0.04 | 0.47 | 5.23 | 421 |
| 14 | PHI | 0.04 | 0.46 | 5.45 | 367 |
| 15 | BAL | 0.03 | 0.46 | 5.16 | 389 |
| 16 | HOU | 0.03 | 0.44 | 5.41 | 402 |
| 17 | NYG | 0.02 | 0.40 | 5.59 | 369 |
| 18 | CIN | 0.01 | 0.43 | 5.03 | 368 |
| 19 | DAL | 0.01 | 0.44 | 5.20 | 339 |
| 20 | CLE | -0.01 | 0.43 | 5.54 | 359 |
| 21 | SF | -0.02 | 0.45 | 5.55 | 342 |
| 22 | DEN | -0.03 | 0.43 | 5.28 | 329 |
| 23 | DET | -0.03 | 0.41 | 4.94 | 324 |
| 24 | TEN | -0.03 | 0.43 | 5.14 | 310 |
| 25 | LV | -0.06 | 0.45 | 5.28 | 290 |
| 26 | WAS | -0.07 | 0.42 | 4.76 | 281 |
| 27 | MIN | -0.07 | 0.43 | 5.34 | 360 |
| 28 | MIA | -0.11 | 0.40 | 5.14 | 319 |
| 29 | NYJ | -0.13 | 0.37 | 4.85 | 333 |
| 30 | JAX | -0.13 | 0.40 | 4.68 | 245 |
| 31 | BUF | -0.14 | 0.38 | 4.52 | 269 |
| 32 | ARI | -0.24 | 0.36 | 4.16 | 225 |
Def EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Def EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | -0.13 | 0.40 | 4.58 | 283 |
| 2 | MIN | -0.09 | 0.43 | 4.83 | 341 |
| 3 | BUF | -0.08 | 0.43 | 4.76 | 374 |
| 4 | BAL | -0.07 | 0.39 | 4.57 | 287 |
| 5 | HOU | -0.06 | 0.41 | 5.19 | 316 |
| 6 | NE | -0.04 | 0.43 | 5.56 | 325 |
| 7 | JAX | -0.03 | 0.39 | 4.98 | 316 |
| 8 | DAL | -0.03 | 0.44 | 5.22 | 324 |
| 9 | IND | -0.03 | 0.46 | 5.27 | 344 |
| 10 | LAC | -0.02 | 0.44 | 5.19 | 329 |
| 11 | TEN | -0.01 | 0.43 | 5.17 | 303 |
| 12 | LA | -0.01 | 0.44 | 5.73 | 384 |
| 13 | SEA | 0.00 | 0.46 | 5.77 | 347 |
| 14 | DEN | 0.01 | 0.45 | 5.54 | 349 |
| 15 | CLE | 0.01 | 0.46 | 5.43 | 392 |
| 16 | NO | 0.02 | 0.44 | 5.51 | 353 |
| 17 | PHI | 0.02 | 0.44 | 5.67 | 348 |
| 18 | NYJ | 0.03 | 0.44 | 5.56 | 441 |
| 19 | PIT | 0.03 | 0.43 | 5.08 | 360 |
| 20 | ARI | 0.03 | 0.47 | 5.24 | 425 |
| 21 | WAS | 0.03 | 0.46 | 5.59 | 359 |
| 22 | DET | 0.04 | 0.44 | 5.53 | 360 |
| 23 | CAR | 0.06 | 0.43 | 5.78 | 382 |
| 24 | GB | 0.06 | 0.44 | 5.42 | 400 |
| 25 | MIA | 0.07 | 0.46 | 5.91 | 433 |
| 26 | SF | 0.07 | 0.44 | 5.32 | 435 |
| 27 | NYG | 0.07 | 0.45 | 5.58 | 412 |
| 28 | KC | 0.07 | 0.49 | 5.57 | 421 |
| 29 | ATL | 0.08 | 0.47 | 5.72 | 423 |
| 30 | TB | 0.10 | 0.49 | 6.03 | 464 |
| 31 | CIN | 0.11 | 0.50 | 6.00 | 455 |
| 32 | LV | 0.14 | 0.45 | 6.11 | 467 |