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 | 15 | 87.6 | 93.2 | 37.5 | 364 | 489 | 74.4 | 8.2 | 32 | 5 | 1.0 | 197 | 40.3 | 57.3 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 38.7 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | KAN | 16 | 80.8 | 83.0 | 61.4 | 383 | 580 | 66.0 | 8.8 | 50 | 12 | 2.1 | 237 | 40.9 | 54.1 | 60 | 272 | 2 | 17 | 53.3 |
| 3 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 16 | 79.3 | 82.6 | 49.4 | 422 | 608 | 69.4 | 8.1 | 35 | 7 | 1.2 | 236 | 38.8 | 51.7 | 33 | 125 | 3 | 15 | 57.6 |
| 4 | Philip Rivers | LAC | 16 | 74.0 | 81.9 | 3.4 | 347 | 508 | 68.3 | 8.5 | 32 | 12 | 2.4 | 211 | 41.5 | 52.0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 5 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | TAM | 8 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 73.4 | 164 | 246 | 66.7 | 9.6 | 17 | 12 | 4.9 | 113 | 45.9 | 51.9 | 36 | 152 | 2 | 9 | 44.4 |
| 6 | Carson Wentz | PHI | 11 | 71.8 | 75.2 | 40.6 | 279 | 401 | 69.6 | 7.7 | 21 | 7 | 1.7 | 159 | 39.7 | 50.7 | 34 | 93 | 0 | 8 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | 16 | 70.7 | 68.5 | 90.6 | 345 | 505 | 68.3 | 8.2 | 26 | 9 | 1.8 | 202 | 40.0 | 46.4 | 99 | 551 | 5 | 33 | 52.5 |
| 8 | Jared Goff | LAR | 16 | 69.5 | 73.8 | 30.9 | 364 | 561 | 64.9 | 8.4 | 32 | 12 | 2.1 | 233 | 41.5 | 50.7 | 43 | 108 | 2 | 9 | 32.6 |
| 9 | Andrew Luck | IND | 16 | 60.7 | 63.4 | 36.1 | 430 | 639 | 67.3 | 7.2 | 39 | 15 | 2.3 | 236 | 36.9 | 53.0 | 46 | 148 | 0 | 12 | 39.1 |
| 10 | Tom Brady | NWE | 16 | 60.5 | 64.7 | 23.0 | 375 | 570 | 65.8 | 7.6 | 29 | 11 | 1.9 | 205 | 36.0 | 51.8 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 43.5 |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 16 | 60.3 | 63.0 | 36.4 | 452 | 675 | 67.0 | 7.6 | 34 | 16 | 2.4 | 248 | 36.7 | 50.9 | 31 | 98 | 3 | 13 | 51.6 |
| 12 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | 14 | 58.5 | 54.7 | 93.3 | 228 | 331 | 68.9 | 7.6 | 11 | 8 | 2.4 | 121 | 36.6 | 46.4 | 64 | 357 | 2 | 26 | 56.3 |
| 13 | Jameis Winston | TAM | 11 | 58.2 | 56.2 | 75.3 | 244 | 378 | 64.6 | 7.9 | 19 | 14 | 3.7 | 152 | 40.2 | 50.6 | 49 | 281 | 1 | 19 | 53.1 |
| 14 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 16 | 56.2 | 54.1 | 74.7 | 280 | 427 | 65.6 | 8.1 | 35 | 7 | 1.6 | 156 | 36.5 | 44.1 | 67 | 376 | 0 | 23 | 50.7 |
| 15 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 16 | 56.2 | 58.3 | 37.3 | 425 | 606 | 70.1 | 7.1 | 30 | 10 | 1.7 | 218 | 36.0 | 49.4 | 44 | 123 | 1 | 12 | 36.4 |
| 16 | Cam Newton | CAR | 14 | 56.1 | 52.0 | 93.0 | 320 | 471 | 67.9 | 7.2 | 24 | 13 | 2.8 | 180 | 38.2 | 49.8 | 101 | 488 | 4 | 36 | 48.5 |
| 17 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 16 | 53.1 | 50.8 | 74.4 | 356 | 526 | 67.7 | 7.4 | 22 | 8 | 1.5 | 184 | 35.0 | 45.2 | 75 | 305 | 6 | 25 | 46.7 |
| 18 | Derek Carr | OAK | 16 | 52.0 | 56.2 | 14.1 | 381 | 553 | 68.9 | 7.3 | 19 | 10 | 1.8 | 197 | 35.6 | 48.5 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 29.2 |
| 19 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | 14 | 49.8 | 45.6 | 86.9 | 289 | 434 | 66.6 | 7.4 | 24 | 12 | 2.8 | 151 | 34.8 | 48.9 | 68 | 421 | 3 | 29 | 58.8 |
| 20 | Aaron Rodgers | GNB | 16 | 49.6 | 48.3 | 61.1 | 372 | 597 | 62.3 | 7.4 | 25 | 2 | 0.3 | 200 | 33.5 | 45.8 | 43 | 269 | 2 | 20 | 69.8 |
| 21 | Nick Mullens | SFO | 8 | 48.3 | 53.4 | 2.5 | 176 | 274 | 64.2 | 8.3 | 13 | 10 | 3.6 | 106 | 38.7 | 47.4 | 18 | -16 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 22 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | 14 | 41.4 | 42.0 | 36.2 | 310 | 486 | 63.8 | 7.7 | 27 | 14 | 2.9 | 171 | 35.2 | 46.0 | 39 | 131 | 0 | 8 | 38.5 |
| 23 | Eli Manning | NYG | 16 | 37.1 | 40.2 | 9.4 | 380 | 576 | 66.0 | 7.5 | 21 | 11 | 1.9 | 205 | 35.6 | 43.0 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 46.7 |
| 24 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 16 | 36.1 | 38.1 | 18.3 | 367 | 555 | 66.1 | 6.8 | 21 | 11 | 2.0 | 197 | 35.5 | 45.7 | 25 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 44.0 |
| 25 | Andy Dalton | CIN | 11 | 34.7 | 36.1 | 22.2 | 226 | 365 | 61.9 | 7.0 | 21 | 11 | 3.0 | 132 | 36.2 | 48.4 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 37.5 |
| 26 | Alex Smith | WAS | 10 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 69.1 | 205 | 328 | 62.5 | 6.6 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 106 | 32.3 | 43.7 | 41 | 168 | 1 | 15 | 48.8 |
| 27 | Joe Flacco | BAL | 9 | 30.1 | 29.3 | 37.5 | 232 | 379 | 61.2 | 6.5 | 12 | 6 | 1.6 | 119 | 31.4 | 44.8 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 57.9 |
| 28 | Blake Bortles | JAX | 13 | 26.8 | 20.6 | 82.2 | 243 | 403 | 60.3 | 6.7 | 13 | 11 | 2.7 | 126 | 31.3 | 44.7 | 58 | 365 | 1 | 28 | 60.3 |
| 29 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | 11 | 24.8 | 21.2 | 56.6 | 176 | 274 | 64.2 | 7.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.3 | 92 | 33.6 | 42.1 | 32 | 145 | 0 | 9 | 40.6 |
| 30 | Case Keenum | DEN | 16 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 29.4 | 365 | 586 | 62.3 | 6.6 | 18 | 15 | 2.6 | 179 | 30.5 | 44.5 | 26 | 93 | 2 | 11 | 46.2 |
| 31 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | 13 | 19.0 | 14.7 | 58.3 | 239 | 414 | 57.7 | 6.9 | 17 | 15 | 3.6 | 130 | 31.4 | 43.2 | 44 | 138 | 1 | 16 | 38.6 |
| 32 | Josh Allen | BUF | 12 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 169 | 320 | 52.8 | 6.5 | 10 | 12 | 3.8 | 89 | 27.8 | 37.1 | 89 | 631 | 8 | 41 | 59.6 |
| 33 | Josh Rosen | ARI | 14 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 35.6 | 217 | 393 | 55.2 | 5.8 | 11 | 14 | 3.6 | 112 | 28.5 | 36.3 | 23 | 138 | 0 | 8 | 39.1 |