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Leaderboards
The 2021 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 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 0.23 | 559 | 4115 | 37 | 5.77 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | KC |
Built on data from the nflverse project. Definitions for every metric live in the glossary.
| 0.20 |
| 687 |
| 4839 |
| 37 |
| 2.67 |
| 3 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | 0.20 | 469 | 3810 | 20 | 2.62 |
| 4 | Tom Brady | TB | 0.20 | 740 | 5316 | 43 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Matthew Stafford | LA | 0.19 | 634 | 4886 | 41 | -0.12 |
| 6 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 0.17 | 571 | 4611 | 34 | 6.64 |
| 7 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 0.17 | 631 | 4449 | 37 | 2.31 |
| 8 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 0.17 | 709 | 5014 | 38 | -0.62 |
| 9 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 0.13 | 514 | 3787 | 24 | 4.21 |
| 10 | Teddy Bridgewater | DEN | 0.12 | 460 | 3052 | 18 | 3.91 |
| 11 | Josh Allen | BUF | 0.12 | 675 | 4407 | 36 | 2.10 |
| 12 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 0.12 | 587 | 4221 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 13 | Mac Jones | NE | 0.10 | 550 | 3801 | 22 | 2.38 |
| 14 | Derek Carr | LV | 0.06 | 666 | 4804 | 23 | 2.20 |
| 15 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 0.05 | 409 | 2653 | 16 | 1.93 |
| 16 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 0.05 | 421 | 2882 | 16 | 0.68 |
| 17 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | 0.04 | 578 | 3734 | 21 | 2.36 |
| 18 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 0.04 | 459 | 3144 | 16 | 0.12 |
| 19 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 0.04 | 435 | 3113 | 25 | 3.20 |
| 20 | Carson Wentz | IND | 0.02 | 552 | 3563 | 27 | -2.12 |
| 21 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 0.01 | 601 | 3968 | 20 | 1.76 |
| 22 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | -0.01 | 462 | 3010 | 17 | -2.72 |
| 23 | Daniel Jones | NYG | -0.03 | 383 | 2428 | 10 | -0.84 |
| 24 | Jared Goff | DET | -0.05 | 529 | 3245 | 19 | 0.55 |
| 25 | Trevor Siemian | NO | -0.05 | 201 | 1154 | 11 | -4.72 |
EPA per carry, regular season. Minimum 100 carries.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per carry | Carries | Rush yds | TD | Y/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Allen | BUF | 0.46 | 122 | 763 | 6 | 6.25 |
| 2 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 0.29 | 139 | 784 | 10 | 5.64 |
| 3 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 0.12 | 133 | 767 | 2 | 5.77 |
| 4 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | 0.10 | 332 | 1811 | 18 | 5.45 |
| 5 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | 0.10 | 116 | 592 | 2 | 5.10 |
| 6 | Tony Pollard | DAL | 0.10 | 130 | 719 | 2 | 5.53 |
| 7 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | 0.09 | 119 | 749 | 6 | 6.29 |
| 8 | D'Ernest Johnson | CLE | 0.06 | 100 | 534 | 3 | 5.34 |
| 9 | Leonard Fournette | TB | 0.05 | 180 | 812 | 8 | 4.51 |
| 10 | Nick Chubb | CLE | 0.05 | 228 | 1259 | 8 | 5.52 |
| 11 | Darrel Williams | KC | 0.03 | 144 | 558 | 6 | 3.88 |
| 12 | AJ Dillon | GB | 0.03 | 187 | 803 | 5 | 4.29 |
| 13 | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | 0.02 | 133 | 606 | 5 | 4.56 |
| 14 | Damien Harris | NE | 0.02 | 202 | 929 | 15 | 4.60 |
| 15 | Aaron Jones | GB | 0.01 | 171 | 799 | 4 | 4.67 |
| 16 | Miles Sanders | PHI | 0.00 | 137 | 754 | 0 | 5.50 |
| 17 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | -0.00 | 206 | 911 | 12 | 4.42 |
| 18 | Darrell Henderson | LA | -0.01 | 149 | 688 | 5 | 4.62 |
| 19 | James Conner | ARI | -0.02 | 202 | 752 | 15 | 3.72 |
| 20 | Jamaal Williams | DET | -0.02 | 153 | 601 | 3 | 3.93 |
| 21 | Devin Singletary | BUF | -0.02 | 188 | 870 | 7 | 4.63 |
| 22 | Devonta Freeman | BAL | -0.02 | 133 | 576 | 5 | 4.33 |
| 23 | Derrick Henry | TEN | -0.03 | 219 | 937 | 10 | 4.28 |
| 24 | Khalil Herbert | CHI | -0.03 | 103 | 433 | 2 | 4.20 |
| 25 | Michael Carter | NYJ | -0.04 | 147 | 639 | 4 | 4.35 |
EPA per target, regular season. Minimum 50 targets.
| # | Player | Team | EPA per target | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 0.69 | 76 | 56 | 830 | 4 |
| 2 | DeAndre Hopkins | ARI | 0.66 | 64 | 42 | 572 | 8 |
| 3 | Byron Pringle | KC | 0.61 | 60 | 42 | 568 | 5 |
| 4 | Allen Lazard | GB | 0.61 | 60 | 40 | 513 | 8 |
| 5 | Kendrick Bourne | NE | 0.61 | 70 | 55 | 800 | 5 |
| 6 | Cooper Kupp | LA | 0.59 | 191 | 145 | 1947 | 16 |
| 7 | Mike Evans | TB | 0.58 | 114 | 74 | 1035 | 14 |
| 8 | Cedrick Wilson Jr. | DAL | 0.57 | 61 | 45 | 602 | 6 |
| 9 | Antonio Brown | TB | 0.55 | 62 | 42 | 545 | 4 |
| 10 | Tee Higgins | CIN | 0.52 | 110 | 74 | 1091 | 6 |
| 11 | Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | 0.51 | 128 | 81 | 1455 | 13 |
| 12 | Mike Williams | LAC | 0.51 | 129 | 76 | 1146 | 9 |
| 13 | Christian Kirk | ARI | 0.50 | 103 | 77 | 982 | 5 |
| 14 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 0.49 | 107 | 73 | 1175 | 8 |
| 15 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 0.48 | 84 | 56 | 826 | 5 |
| 16 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 0.48 | 167 | 108 | 1616 | 10 |
| 17 | Quez Watkins | PHI | 0.48 | 62 | 43 | 647 | 1 |
| 18 | Dawson Knox | BUF | 0.47 | 71 | 49 | 587 | 9 |
| 19 | Amari Cooper | DAL | 0.46 | 104 | 68 | 865 | 8 |
| 20 | Hunter Henry | NE | 0.46 | 75 | 50 | 603 | 9 |
| 21 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | SF | 0.46 | 121 | 77 | 1397 | 6 |
| 22 | Laquon Treadwell | JAX | 0.45 | 51 | 33 | 434 | 1 |
| 23 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | CLE | 0.45 | 58 | 34 | 597 | 3 |
| 24 | Dalton Schultz | DAL | 0.44 | 104 | 78 | 808 | 8 |
| 25 | Tim Patrick | DEN | 0.44 | 85 | 53 | 734 | 5 |
Off EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Off EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB | 0.14 | 0.50 | 5.97 | 511 |
| 2 | KC | 0.14 | 0.51 | 5.77 | 480 |
| 3 | GB | 0.14 | 0.49 | 5.71 | 450 |
| 4 | BUF | 0.09 | 0.47 | 5.58 | 483 |
| 5 | LAC | 0.09 | 0.48 | 5.65 | 474 |
| 6 | SF | 0.09 | 0.46 | 5.97 | 427 |
| 7 | DAL | 0.08 | 0.47 | 5.77 | 530 |
| 8 | LA | 0.08 | 0.47 | 5.91 | 460 |
| 9 | ARI | 0.08 | 0.47 | 5.52 | 449 |
| 10 | NE | 0.07 | 0.49 | 5.58 | 462 |
| 11 | PHI | 0.06 | 0.47 | 5.55 | 444 |
| 12 | CIN | 0.06 | 0.44 | 5.69 | 460 |
| 13 | IND | 0.06 | 0.45 | 5.40 | 451 |
| 14 | SEA | 0.04 | 0.44 | 5.62 | 395 |
| 15 | TEN | 0.03 | 0.45 | 5.00 | 419 |
| 16 | DEN | 0.02 | 0.45 | 5.25 | 335 |
| 17 | CLE | 0.02 | 0.44 | 5.31 | 349 |
| 18 | MIN | 0.01 | 0.41 | 5.49 | 425 |
| 19 | BAL | 0.01 | 0.46 | 5.27 | 387 |
| 20 | LV | -0.00 | 0.45 | 5.50 | 374 |
| 21 | WAS | -0.04 | 0.45 | 4.96 | 335 |
| 22 | MIA | -0.05 | 0.42 | 4.60 | 341 |
| 23 | PIT | -0.05 | 0.40 | 4.67 | 343 |
| 24 | DET | -0.06 | 0.42 | 5 | 325 |
| 25 | NO | -0.07 | 0.41 | 4.83 | 364 |
| 26 | NYJ | -0.07 | 0.42 | 4.85 | 310 |
| 27 | ATL | -0.08 | 0.41 | 4.99 | 313 |
| 28 | JAX | -0.08 | 0.44 | 4.85 | 253 |
| 29 | CHI | -0.08 | 0.41 | 4.74 | 311 |
| 30 | CAR | -0.13 | 0.41 | 4.48 | 304 |
| 31 | HOU | -0.13 | 0.38 | 4.47 | 280 |
| 32 | NYG | -0.14 | 0.40 | 4.50 | 258 |
Def EPA per play, regular season.
| # | Team | Def EPA per play | Success rate | Yds per play | Points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | -0.11 | 0.40 | 4.38 | 289 |
| 2 | NO | -0.10 | 0.40 | 4.89 | 335 |
| 3 | DAL | -0.09 | 0.41 | 5.28 | 358 |
| 4 | NE | -0.07 | 0.42 | 4.97 | 303 |
| 5 | TB | -0.06 | 0.43 | 4.97 | 353 |
| 6 | ARI | -0.06 | 0.44 | 5.18 | 366 |
| 7 | CAR | -0.04 | 0.41 | 4.94 | 404 |
| 8 | MIA | -0.03 | 0.43 | 5.21 | 373 |
| 9 | LA | -0.02 | 0.45 | 5.11 | 372 |
| 10 | TEN | -0.02 | 0.43 | 5.15 | 354 |
| 11 | CIN | -0.01 | 0.44 | 5.37 | 376 |
| 12 | MIN | -0.00 | 0.46 | 5.47 | 426 |
| 13 | IND | 0.00 | 0.46 | 5.42 | 365 |
| 14 | PIT | 0.00 | 0.43 | 5.31 | 398 |
| 15 | SF | 0.01 | 0.42 | 4.92 | 365 |
| 16 | DEN | 0.01 | 0.45 | 5.22 | 322 |
| 17 | PHI | 0.01 | 0.46 | 5.08 | 385 |
| 18 | CLE | 0.01 | 0.42 | 4.82 | 371 |
| 19 | GB | 0.02 | 0.47 | 5.26 | 371 |
| 20 | SEA | 0.03 | 0.47 | 5.18 | 366 |
| 21 | NYG | 0.03 | 0.46 | 5.22 | 416 |
| 22 | CHI | 0.03 | 0.45 | 5.22 | 407 |
| 23 | KC | 0.04 | 0.47 | 5.68 | 364 |
| 24 | LAC | 0.05 | 0.47 | 5.36 | 459 |
| 25 | LV | 0.06 | 0.45 | 5.02 | 439 |
| 26 | BAL | 0.08 | 0.43 | 5.79 | 392 |
| 27 | WAS | 0.08 | 0.45 | 5.61 | 434 |
| 28 | HOU | 0.08 | 0.48 | 5.81 | 452 |
| 29 | ATL | 0.08 | 0.48 | 5.41 | 459 |
| 30 | DET | 0.10 | 0.46 | 5.84 | 467 |
| 31 | JAX | 0.11 | 0.47 | 5.51 | 457 |
| 32 | NYJ | 0.14 | 0.48 | 5.82 | 504 |