Player rankings
Altitude Rankings
2021 regular season. Minimum 8 qualifying games. Players are ranked by their mean Altitude. One position group at a time.
QBWithin position
Quarterbacks
31 qualifying players. Ranked by season mean Altitude.
| # | Player | Team | Altitude | Games | Adjusted EPA | APY | CostCost / adj. EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stafford | LA | 70Cruising | 17 | 110.7 | $27.0M | $243.9K |
| 2 | Tom Brady | TB | 68Cruising | 17 | 125.6 | $25.0M | $199.0K |
| 3 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 66Cruising | 17 | 116.3 | $45.0M | $387.1K |
| 4 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | 66Cruising | 15 | 70.1 | $27.5M | $392.2K |
| 5 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 65Cruising | 17 | 112.9 | $6.6M | $58.8K |
| 6 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 64Cruising | 16 | 86.2 | $33.5M | $388.6K |
| 7 | Josh Allen | BUF | 63Cruising | 17 | 96.7 | $43.0M | $444.9K |
| 8 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 63Cruising | 16 | 96.2 | $40.0M | $415.7K |
| 9 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 62Cruising | 14 | 63.1 | $8.8M | $139.4K |
| 10 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 58Level | 12 | 50.4 | $7.6M | $150.2K |
| 11 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 58Level | 16 | 77.2 | $9.0M | $117.2K |
| 12 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 58Level | 16 | 68.9 | $33.0M | $479.0K |
| 13 | Mac Jones | NE | 57Level | 16 | 62.1 | $3.9M | $62.8K |
| 14 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 55Level | 14 | 43.2 | $1.5M | $34.8K |
| 15 | Teddy Bridgewater | DEN | 52Level | 14 | 42.2 | $11.5M | $272.8K |
| 16 | Derek Carr | LV | 51Level | 17 | 60.5 | $25.0M | $413.1K |
| 17 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 50Level | 11 | 35.6 | $2.4M | $66.4K |
| 18 | Carson Wentz | IND | 49Level | 16 | 39.1 | $32.0M | $817.8K |
| 19 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | 47Level | 17 | 34.4 | $29.5M | $858.4K |
| 20 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 45Level | 14 | 21.9 | $35.0M | $1.6M |
| 21 | Taylor Heinicke | WAS | 45Level | 16 | 15.2 | $2.4M | $156.4K |
| 22 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | 43Level | 14 | 13.2 | $8.2M | $617.4K |
| 23 | Daniel Jones | NYG | 42Level | 10 | 15.2 | $6.4M | $422.4K |
| 24 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 41Level | 17 | 22.3 | $30.0M | $1.3M |
| 25 | Jared Goff | DET | 41Level | 14 | 6.3 | $33.5M | $5.3M |
| 26 | Justin Fields | CHI | 39Turbulence | 10 | -6.6 | $4.7M | — |
| 27 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | 39Turbulence | 17 | 21.1 | $9.2M | $435.2K |
| 28 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 38Turbulence | 16 | 8.8 | $14.0M | $1.6M |
| 29 | Davis Mills | HOU | 36Turbulence | 13 | -6.1 | $1.3M | — |
| 30 | Sam Darnold | CAR | 32Turbulence | 12 | -10.3 | $7.6M | — |
| 31 | Zach Wilson | NYJ | 25Turbulence | 12 | -36.0 | $8.8M | — |
Altitude is a historical percentile built from qualifying regular-season games. Contract values come from Over The Cap through nflverse.