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2017 NFL QUARTERBACK RATINGS

Regular season totals, playoffs not included

Revised as of 9/9/2018

Quarterbacks are ranked according to DYAR, orDefense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement. This gives the value of thequarterback 's performance compared to replacement level, adjusted for situationand opponent and then translated into yardage. DYAR(and its cousin, YAR, which isn't adjusted based on opponent) is further explained here.

The other statistic given is DVOA, or Defense-adjusted Value Over Average. This number representsvalue, per play, over an average quarterback in the same gamesituations. The more positive the DVOA rating, the better the player'sperformance. Negative DVOA represents below-average offense. DVOA (and its cousin, VOA, which isn't adjusted based onopponent) is further explainedhere.

The simple version: DYAR means a quarterback with more total value. DVOA means a quarterback with more value per play.

Effective Yards, listed in red, translate DVOA into a yards perattempt figure. This provides an easy comparison: in general, playerswith more Effective Yards than standard yards played better than standardstats would otherwise indicate, while players with fewer Effective Yardsthan standard yards played worse than standard stats would otherwiseindicate. Effective Yards are not the best way to measure total valuebecause they are more dependent on usage than DYAR.

Total QBR (listed as just QBR) is a metric created by the ESPNStats & Information group. Total QBR is based on theby the quarterback on each play, then adjusts the numbers to a scale of 0-100.There are five main differences between Total QBR and Football Outsiders' DVOAmetric (with furtherexplanation here):

  • Total QBR incorporates information from game charting, such as passes dropped or thrown away on purpose.
  • Total QBR splits responsibility on plays between the quarterback, his receivers, and his blockers. Drops, for example, are more on the receiver, as are yards after the catch, and some sacks are more on the offensive line than others.
  • Total QBR has a clutch factor which adds (or subtracts) value for quarterbacks who perform best (or worst) in high-leverage situations.
  • Total QBR combines passing and rushing value into one number and differentiates between scrambles and planned runs.
  • Beginning in 2016, Total QBR is now adjusted for strength of opponent. Total QBR on other stats pages (pre-2016) has not yet been updated with oppponent adjustment.

Further information about the table below:

  • Passes total includes sacks and aborted snaps. Both count against a quarterback's value.
  • Intentional clock-stopping spikes are not counted as passes, which may cause completion rate to be different from official NFL stats.
  • Fumbles count the same whether lost to the defense or retained by the offense.
  • DPI lists the number of plays and yards where the quarterback drewDefensive Pass Interference. These plays are incorporated into DVOA and DYAR,but are not included in the totals for Passes or Yards.
  • ALEX represents Air Less EXpected on third downs, the average difference between the length of the quarterback's throw and the distance needed for a new set of downs. The number listed here only includes third downs and is not adjusted for passes thrown away or batted down.

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PASSING: Minimum 200 passes, 35 players ranked

Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA QBR Rk Pass Yards EYds TD FK FL INT C% DPI ALEX
T.Brady NE 1,595 1 1,621 1 27.8% 2 28.4% 70.6 4 617 4,366 5,468 32 3 3 8 66.4% 12/287 2.9
P.Rivers LACH 1,412 2 1,505 2 26.1% 4 28.6% 61.1 13 594 4,342 4,975 28 6 1 9 63.3% 16/231 0.9
D.Brees NO 1,390 3 1,402 3 27.4% 3 27.7% 62.5 11 555 4,171 4,794 23 3 0 8 72.6% 3/12 -0.2
C.Keenum MIN 1,293 4 1,307 4 28.1% 1 28.5% 72.8 3 503 3,403 4,420 22 0 1 7 67.6% 14/284 0.4
B.Roethlisberger PIT 1,270 5 1,247 5 21.8% 8 21.2% 66.6 7 580 4,112 4,834 28 2 1 14 64.6% 14/299 2.4
J.Goff LARM 1,125 6 1,041 8 24.0% 5 21.3% 55.7 18 500 3,619 4,090 28 5 2 7 62.6% 8/161 0.2
M.Ryan ATL 1,084 7 1,076 6 19.1% 9 18.9% 67.1 6 552 3,917 4,360 20 1 2 12 65.1% 6/76 1.2
C.Wentz PHI 1,047 8 934 9 23.8% 6 20.0% 78.5 2 471 3,100 3,837 33 4 2 7 60.5% 7/181 3.7
A.Smith KC 1,026 9 1,071 7 18.3% 10 19.6% 65.1 10 541 3,840 4,203 26 1 1 5 67.7% 4/46 0.7
M.Stafford DET 1,004 10 913 10 14.9% 11 12.5% 65.2 9 613 4,149 4,485 29 5 5 10 65.8% 9/193 2.1
J.Winston TB 779 11 684 12 14.3% 12 11.2% 52.0 20 474 3,288 3,522 19 2 7 11 64.2% 5/90 3.2
D.Carr OAK 709 12 721 11 9.7% 13 10.0% 50.5 22 534 3,399 3,692 22 2 2 11 62.8% 10/213 1.4
Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA QBR Rk Pass Yards EYds TD FK FL INT C% DPI ALEX
R.Wilson SEA 530 13 564 14 2.9% 15 3.8% 61.9 12 598 3,586 3,762 34 6 4 11 62.5% 9/134 1.5
D.Watson HOU 497 14 529 15 23.1% 7 25.2% 83.5 1 221 1,583 1,851 19 1 1 6 62.4% 8/173 2.1
B.Bortles JAC 408 15 597 13 0.3% 16 5.7% 59.2 14 547 3,552 3,417 21 4 3 13 60.3% 9/153 0.7
K.Cousins WAS 395 16 318 17 -0.6% 18 -2.7% 56.0 17 586 3,709 3,565 27 6 4 13 64.6% 6/113 0.7
D.Prescott DAL 375 17 322 16 -0.2% 17 -1.7% 69.9 5 520 3,139 3,257 22 1 3 13 63.1% 10/193 0.5
A.Rodgers GB 334 18 308 18 7.8% 14 6.3% 66.0 8 259 1,513 1,872 16 0 1 6 65.0% 6/65 3.9
M.Mariota TEN 236 19 262 21 -3.3% 20 -2.4% 58.6 15 479 3,059 2,745 13 0 0 15 62.2% 3/42 2.3
C.Palmer ARI 145 20 276 19 -3.2% 19 3.9% 50.0 23 289 1,828 1,666 10 0 0 7 61.4% 7/97 0.3
C.Newton CAR 141 21 197 22 -6.9% 21 -5.2% 51.5 21 525 3,059 2,872 22 4 0 15 59.5% 8/117 2.5
T.Taylor BUF 121 22 263 20 -7.0% 22 -2.1% 56.4 16 467 2,540 2,503 14 1 2 4 62.7% 5/103 1.2
E.Manning NYG 117 23 -1 26 -8.2% 23 -11.2% 47.5 24 602 3,270 3,373 19 5 5 13 61.6% 4/51 1.9
A.Dalton CIN 87 24 75 24 -8.6% 24 -9.0% 44.8 27 536 3,061 2,894 25 0 4 12 60.3% 10/121 2.2
Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA QBR Rk Pass Yards EYds TD FK FL INT C% DPI ALEX
J.McCown NYJ 62 25 133 23 -8.9% 25 -6.3% 55.6 19 437 2,659 2,313 18 5 4 9 68.4% 4/55 0.0
J.Cutler MIA 35 26 63 25 -9.9% 26 -8.9% 43.5 28 451 2,533 2,343 19 4 0 14 62.1% 4/83 0.1
B.Hoyer 2TM -80 27 -111 28 -16.7% 28 -18.8% 35.3 32 228 1,154 1,055 4 0 1 4 59.0% 3/40 0.1
J.Brissett IND -105 28 -178 30 -14.4% 27 -16.6% 43.3 29 518 2,774 2,464 13 3 2 7 59.5% 2/70 0.3
M.Trubisky CHI -119 29 -176 29 -16.8% 29 -19.5% 32.4 34 362 1,981 1,542 7 4 2 7 59.8% 3/30 -2.4
C.J.Beathard SF -176 30 -271 33 -23.1% 31 -29.6% 35.4 31 243 1,286 944 4 1 2 6 55.6% 0/0 1.3
T.Savage HOU -249 31 -252 32 -27.5% 33 -27.6% 41.7 30 243 1,255 896 5 1 7 6 56.6% 7/92 2.2
J.Flacco BAL -301 32 -102 27 -19.3% 30 -13.9% 46.7 25 574 2,924 2,552 18 4 0 13 64.6% 4/72 0.5
T.Siemian DEN -327 33 -242 31 -24.6% 32 -21.1% 30.9 35 382 2,063 1,524 12 2 2 14 59.0% 8/136 1.7
B.Hundley GB -396 34 -517 34 -28.3% 34 -33.5% 44.8 26 347 1,607 1,318 9 1 1 12 61.1% 4/87 2.0
D.Kizer CLE -756 35 -889 35 -34.5% 35 -38.6% 32.6 33 514 2,679 1,580 11 1 5 20 53.8% 8/131 1.2

PASSING, OTHERS: 10-199 passes

Player Team DYAR YAR DVOA VOA QBR Pass Yards EYds TD FK FL INT C% DPI ALEX
J.Garoppolo SF 598 556 39.1% 35.6% 82.7 185 1,502 1,772 7 1 0 5 68.2% 1/27 1.7
R.Fitzpatrick TB 307 315 17.3% 18.1% 58.1 170 1,059 1,284 7 0 0 3 59.3% 2/30 1.0
S.Bradford MIN 169 131 44.2% 31.6% 75.3 48 342 476 3 0 0 0 74.4% 0/0 -1.7
EJ Manuel OAK 56 17 9.6% -4.7% 55.5 47 236 293 1 0 0 1 55.8% 0/0 2.5
P.Mahomes KC 54 57 11.7% 13.0% 68.2 37 269 264 0 0 0 1 62.9% 0/0 -0.6
D.Fales MIA 45 30 3.7% -1.2% 16.6 44 244 307 1 0 0 1 69.0% 1/5 4.2
R.Mallett BAL 42 29 28.3% 16.2% 77.1 16 56 143 2 0 0 0 56.3% 0/0 -2.0
AJ McCarron CIN 0 -11 -11.1% -25.4% 24.0 15 57 61 0 0 0 0 50.0% 0/0 -6.8
N.Sudfeld PHI -22 -17 -24.5% -21.5% 34.4 26 110 102 0 0 0 0 82.6% 0/0 -11.0
M.Moore MIA -41 -30 -16.1% -14.7% 41.3 138 766 613 4 0 0 5 61.9% 2/52 0.1
L.Jones PIT -52 -12 -36.5% -17.2% 47.0 31 220 94 1 0 1 1 82.1% 0/0 -0.1
B.Osweiler DEN -56 -90 -16.2% -19.3% 50.2 180 1,018 812 5 1 1 5 56.5% 0/0 -1.9
D.Stanton ARI -75 -62 -18.3% -17.1% 39.5 166 850 736 6 3 0 5 49.7% 4/55 1.6
Player Team DYAR YAR DVOA VOA QBR Pass Yards EYds TD FK FL INT C% DPI ALEX
G.Smith NYG -83 -44 -41.4% -27.2% 38.0 39 195 108 1 0 2 0 58.3% 1/17 -1.0
C.Kessler CLE -98 -73 -66.4% -52.5% 5.9 30 82 9 0 0 0 1 50.0% 0/0 -1.1
S.Tolzien IND -110 -132 -91.6% -107.7% 11.5 22 99 -39 0 0 0 2 50.0% 0/0 3.8
N.Foles PHI -114 -63 -28.5% -20.7% 31.1 107 486 374 5 2 1 2 56.4% 1/32 0.9
K.Hogan CLE -120 -86 -32.4% -26.4% 39.4 82 484 292 4 1 0 5 62.7% 4/33 6.4
B.Petty NYJ -122 -182 -26.8% -34.6% 29.7 121 492 459 1 1 0 1 50.4% 3/48 1.6
S.Mannion LARM -141 -97 -66.6% -49.2% 16.4 40 162 13 0 0 1 0 59.5% 0/0 -3.3
B.Gabbert ARI -189 -304 -26.4% -35.8% 34.0 194 944 738 6 3 2 6 55.9% 3/52 0.2
N.Peterman BUF -194 -195 -73.8% -74.0% 12.4 50 244 -15 2 1 0 5 50.0% 0/0 1.4
P.Lynch DEN -224 -191 -76.3% -66.6% 25.7 54 242 -10 2 1 1 3 66.7% 0/0 2.9
M.Glennon CHI -231 -151 -37.1% -28.0% 24.6 150 756 403 4 1 3 5 66.4% 0/0 -1.5
T.J.Yates HOU -235 -242 -45.0% -45.9% 32.8 110 447 241 4 3 1 2 48.5% 2/11 6.6
M.Cassel TEN -257 -222 -96.0% -84.5% 13.7 50 125 -106 1 0 2 2 59.5% 0/0 -0.5

RUSHING: Minimum 8 rushes, 35 players ranked

Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA Runs Yards EYds TD FUM
R.Wilson SEA 169 1 171 1 34.1% 10 34.6% 78 601 660 3 2
D.Prescott DAL 165 2 171 2 46.1% 3 48.1% 51 363 572 6 0
M.Mariota TEN 131 3 139 3 43.9% 5 47.5% 46 325 474 5 1
C.Newton CAR 117 4 113 4 6.0% 20 5.4% 122 760 741 6 5
T.Taylor BUF 108 5 92 6 20.2% 15 15.2% 69 436 494 4 1
B.Hundley GB 100 6 96 5 40.3% 8 38.3% 33 273 369 2 1
B.Bortles JAC 84 7 81 8 25.3% 12 23.6% 44 328 361 2 2
A.Smith KC 84 8 90 7 19.8% 16 22.1% 50 366 387 1 0
C.Keenum MIN 75 9 75 9 57.9% 1 58.1% 22 180 253 1 0
C.J.Beathard SF 72 10 66 11 43.8% 6 39.5% 23 139 260 3 0
D.Watson HOU 68 11 67 10 28.4% 11 27.8% 35 270 280 2 1
M.Ryan ATL 54 12 50 16 43.4% 7 39.5% 20 153 195 0 1
Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA Runs Yards EYds TD FUM
A.Rodgers GB 54 13 53 14 47.4% 2 46.4% 17 133 190 0 0
J.McCown NYJ 50 14 54 12 24.0% 13 26.6% 20 138 203 5 1
C.Wentz PHI 50 15 52 15 5.8% 21 6.6% 50 306 319 0 3
M.Trubisky CHI 49 16 38 17 22.0% 14 14.9% 33 255 215 2 2
D.Kizer CLE 33 17 53 13 -3.5% 26 1.8% 74 408 355 5 3
K.Hogan CLE 27 18 25 18 46.0% 4 42.6% 10 71 97 0 0
J.Flacco BAL 24 19 20 21 36.8% 9 27.5% 10 68 94 1 0
A.Dalton CIN 24 20 20 20 10.9% 19 7.5% 19 117 130 0 0
D.Brees NO 21 21 22 19 12.6% 18 13.2% 12 31 113 2 0
K.Cousins WAS 21 22 17 23 -2.4% 24 -4.4% 36 168 205 4 3
R.Fitzpatrick TB 17 23 17 22 17.7% 17 18.2% 12 81 81 0 0
M.Stafford DET 11 24 9 24 -0.1% 23 -1.9% 19 104 88 0 1
Player Team DYAR Rk YAR Rk DVOA Rk VOA Runs Yards EYds TD FUM
B.Roethlisberger PIT 6 25 7 28 -2.8% 25 -1.4% 11 66 60 0 0
J.Cutler MIA 5 26 7 25 1.2% 22 6.2% 9 39 42 0 1
B.Osweiler DEN 2 27 7 26 -9.5% 27 0.4% 11 70 46 1 0
T.Siemian DEN 0 28 7 27 -12.0% 28 -6.6% 24 133 91 1 1
T.Brady NE -1 29 -1 30 -13.5% 29 -13.2% 13 39 62 0 0
J.Brissett IND -5 30 -26 34 -13.9% 30 -22.0% 53 263 181 4 3
J.Goff LARM -6 31 -11 32 -20.7% 32 -28.8% 14 68 36 1 1
B.Gabbert ARI -6 32 1 29 -19.5% 31 -10.5% 17 82 44 0 1
J.Winston TB -14 33 -8 31 -22.1% 33 -18.1% 27 132 70 1 2
C.Palmer ARI -18 34 -16 33 -45.2% 34 -42.5% 8 16 -2 0 2
D.Carr OAK -36 35 -34 35 -67.4% 35 -63.9% 12 75 -17 0 4