Final Results
Qualification: minimum 224 pass attempts (14 per scheduled game).
How QER is calculated
QER combines a Pass Score (90%) with a Rush Score (10%). All percentiles are calculated among qualified quarterbacks from the same season.
Pass Score
- Success percentage (30% of Pass Score): How often pass plays meet the success criteria for the down and distance.
- Yards per attempt (25%): Passing yards gained per attempt, rewarding efficient downfield production.
- Interception avoidance (20%): Rewards a lower percentage of attempts resulting in interceptions.
- Passing first-down percentage (15%): The percentage of attempts that produce a first down.
- Completion percentage (10%): The percentage of pass attempts completed.
Rush Score
Rushing production is measured per quarterback play, where QB plays = pass attempts + sacks + rushing attempts. This prevents a small number of carries from dominating the rating.
- Successful rushes per QB play (35% of Rushing Score): Estimated successful carries based on rushing attempts and rushing success percentage.
- Rushing first downs per QB play (30%): How often rushing creates a first down.
- Rushing yards per QB play (25%): Rushing production relative to the quarterback’s total workload.
- Rushing touchdowns per QB play (10%): Rushing scoring production relative to total workload.
| Rank | Player | Team | G | QER | Pass Score | Rush Score | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Y/A | TD | Int | Int% | 1D | 1D% | Succ% | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rush 1D | Rush Succ% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Brees | NOR | 16 | 89.0 | 96.1 | 25.0 | 386 | 536 | 72.0 | 8.1 | 23 | 8 | 1.5 | 203 | 37.9 | 51.6 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 30.3 |
| 2 | Tom Brady | NWE | 16 | 82.8 | 89.9 | 18.2 | 385 | 581 | 66.3 | 7.9 | 32 | 8 | 1.4 | 230 | 39.6 | 49.7 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 32.0 |
| 3 | Case Keenum | MIN | 15 | 80.1 | 83.7 | 47.7 | 325 | 481 | 67.6 | 7.4 | 22 | 7 | 1.5 | 180 | 37.4 | 50.5 | 40 | 160 | 1 | 13 | 42.5 |
| 4 | Alex Smith | KAN | 15 | 80.0 | 81.4 | 67.7 | 341 | 505 | 67.5 | 8.0 | 26 | 5 | 1.0 | 182 | 36.0 | 45.6 | 60 | 355 | 1 | 20 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 16 | 75.7 | 80.0 | 37.4 | 342 | 529 | 64.7 | 7.7 | 20 | 12 | 2.3 | 199 | 37.6 | 49.9 | 32 | 143 | 0 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 6 | Jared Goff | LAR | 15 | 74.2 | 80.1 | 21.1 | 296 | 477 | 62.1 | 8.0 | 28 | 7 | 1.5 | 177 | 37.1 | 46.6 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 7 | Jameis Winston | TAM | 13 | 73.0 | 76.5 | 40.8 | 282 | 442 | 63.8 | 7.9 | 19 | 11 | 2.5 | 185 | 41.9 | 49.7 | 33 | 135 | 1 | 8 | 45.5 |
| 8 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 16 | 70.2 | 74.9 | 27.4 | 371 | 565 | 65.7 | 7.9 | 29 | 10 | 1.8 | 210 | 37.2 | 45.6 | 29 | 98 | 0 | 9 | 34.5 |
| 9 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 16 | 69.9 | 77.3 | 2.7 | 360 | 575 | 62.6 | 7.9 | 28 | 10 | 1.7 | 217 | 37.7 | 46.4 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 10 | Carson Wentz | PHI | 13 | 64.1 | 62.9 | 75.0 | 265 | 440 | 60.2 | 7.5 | 33 | 7 | 1.6 | 161 | 36.6 | 45.3 | 64 | 299 | 0 | 27 | 53.1 |
| 11 | Kirk Cousins | WAS | 16 | 62.7 | 63.3 | 57.3 | 347 | 540 | 64.3 | 7.6 | 27 | 13 | 2.4 | 194 | 35.9 | 45.6 | 49 | 179 | 4 | 19 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 15 | 62.5 | 67.7 | 15.6 | 360 | 561 | 64.2 | 7.6 | 28 | 14 | 2.5 | 204 | 36.4 | 47.9 | 28 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 21.4 |
| 13 | Aaron Rodgers | GNB | 7 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 61.1 | 154 | 238 | 64.7 | 7.0 | 16 | 6 | 2.5 | 86 | 36.1 | 47.7 | 24 | 126 | 0 | 10 | 58.3 |
| 14 | Josh McCown | NYJ | 13 | 56.9 | 57.3 | 53.5 | 267 | 397 | 67.3 | 7.4 | 18 | 9 | 2.3 | 137 | 34.5 | 44.5 | 37 | 124 | 5 | 14 | 40.5 |
| 15 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 16 | 52.3 | 47.9 | 91.6 | 339 | 553 | 61.3 | 7.2 | 34 | 11 | 2.0 | 189 | 34.2 | 43.8 | 95 | 586 | 3 | 36 | 50.5 |
| 16 | Blake Bortles | JAX | 16 | 51.2 | 49.8 | 63.7 | 315 | 523 | 60.2 | 7.0 | 21 | 13 | 2.5 | 195 | 37.3 | 45.2 | 57 | 322 | 2 | 20 | 50.9 |
| 17 | Tyrod Taylor | BUF | 15 | 48.7 | 44.2 | 89.2 | 263 | 420 | 62.6 | 6.7 | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 133 | 31.7 | 42.5 | 84 | 427 | 4 | 28 | 42.9 |
| 18 | Derek Carr | OAK | 15 | 46.0 | 49.1 | 18.2 | 323 | 515 | 62.7 | 6.8 | 22 | 13 | 2.5 | 168 | 32.6 | 46.2 | 23 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 26.1 |
| 19 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | 15 | 44.7 | 41.1 | 76.8 | 281 | 453 | 62.0 | 7.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.3 | 149 | 32.9 | 45.0 | 60 | 312 | 5 | 23 | 55.0 |
| 20 | Carson Palmer | ARI | 7 | 41.9 | 43.9 | 24.0 | 164 | 267 | 61.4 | 7.4 | 9 | 7 | 2.6 | 95 | 35.6 | 43.9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 35.7 |
| 21 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 16 | 39.9 | 35.4 | 80.8 | 308 | 490 | 62.9 | 6.8 | 22 | 13 | 2.7 | 162 | 33.1 | 43.3 | 57 | 357 | 6 | 29 | 63.2 |
| 22 | Cam Newton | CAR | 16 | 35.9 | 28.9 | 98.7 | 291 | 492 | 59.1 | 6.7 | 22 | 16 | 3.3 | 167 | 33.9 | 43.8 | 139 | 754 | 6 | 46 | 49.6 |
| 23 | Jacoby Brissett | IND | 16 | 34.2 | 31.5 | 57.7 | 276 | 469 | 58.8 | 6.6 | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 146 | 31.1 | 40.1 | 63 | 260 | 4 | 15 | 33.3 |
| 24 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 16 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 34.5 | 297 | 496 | 59.9 | 6.7 | 25 | 12 | 2.4 | 163 | 32.9 | 40.9 | 38 | 99 | 0 | 10 | 26.3 |
| 25 | Eli Manning | NYG | 15 | 31.3 | 34.0 | 6.9 | 352 | 571 | 61.6 | 6.1 | 19 | 13 | 2.3 | 172 | 30.1 | 44.7 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 |
| 26 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | 12 | 28.5 | 24.0 | 69.5 | 196 | 330 | 59.4 | 6.6 | 7 | 7 | 2.1 | 100 | 30.3 | 35.5 | 41 | 248 | 2 | 14 | 39.0 |
| 27 | Jay Cutler | MIA | 14 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 15.3 | 266 | 429 | 62.0 | 6.2 | 19 | 14 | 3.3 | 138 | 32.2 | 44.3 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 31.6 |
| 28 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 16 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 15.6 | 352 | 549 | 64.1 | 5.7 | 18 | 13 | 2.4 | 163 | 29.7 | 40.6 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 |
| 29 | C.J. Beathard | SFO | 7 | 18.5 | 11.9 | 77.7 | 123 | 224 | 54.9 | 6.4 | 4 | 6 | 2.7 | 67 | 29.9 | 37.4 | 26 | 136 | 3 | 11 | 65.4 |
| 30 | Brett Hundley | GNB | 11 | 17.0 | 9.4 | 86.1 | 192 | 316 | 60.8 | 5.8 | 9 | 12 | 3.8 | 90 | 28.5 | 40.0 | 36 | 270 | 2 | 21 | 66.7 |
| 31 | Trevor Siemian | DEN | 11 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 50.8 | 206 | 349 | 59.0 | 6.5 | 12 | 14 | 4.0 | 112 | 32.1 | 39.8 | 31 | 127 | 1 | 8 | 45.2 |
| 32 | DeShone Kizer | CLE | 15 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 91.8 | 255 | 476 | 53.6 | 6.1 | 11 | 22 | 4.6 | 131 | 27.5 | 34.2 | 77 | 419 | 5 | 32 | 50.6 |